The feature that enables you to filter promotions by country can give a lot of added value to your promotions. It allows you to have more control over your contest, game, quiz, or giveaway. With a country-limited promotion, you might not attract as many participants as in promotions available to all countries, but you will be able to have better control over the users that sign up and vote. Furthermore, you can ensure that the users exposed to your promotion are genuinely part of the target audience you aim to impact.
The location restriction feature is based on the IP address of the user. It works for both, desktop and mobile devices.
The country restriction feature is available with Easypromos Premium plan and above. The filter by country is based on the geolocation information provided by the IP address. It means that the system doesn’t filter users based on their social media information (if you’re using social login), nor the data the user enters in the country field in the registration form. The only, and most reliable, indicator is the IP address.
The country filter can be enabled and disabled at any time in the editor of the promotion. You can select the countries where you want the promotion to be visible. By default, the promotion is available to all countries, therefore you must enable the location filter manually if you want to restrict the promotion only to certain countries. Learn how to use the location filter.
When country restriction is enabled, the promotion will only be accessible to users located in the selected country or countries. If a user from another country accesses the promotion link, they will not be able to register and will see a message indicating that the promotion is limited by country. Similarly, if no countries are selected, the promotion will be visible and open to participants worldwide.
When participating from a mobile device, the platform can also detect the user’s IP address and allow access accordingly. However, it’s important to ensure that the main promotion URL is always used when sharing the participation link, as this is the only link that supports access from all types of devices.
Recommendations for use a Country-Limited Promotion
- If you apply location restrictions to your campaign, we recommend you ask users to enter their country of residence when filling in the registration form. You will be able to identify invalid entries and eliminate them from the control panel.
- It should be clearly indicated in the terms and conditions of the promotion that only entries and votes from the countries you have selected are valid. We also recommend that you indicate that the country filter works based on the IP address of the user rather than the country settings in Facebook or social media.
- When promoting the campaign via Facebook or Meta Ads, ensure that your audience targeting matches the countries selected in the promotion’s restrictions.
Do you have more questions about country-limited promotions? Contact our Support Team in case of questions and doubts – they’re ready to answer all your questions.
