{"id":65048,"date":"2019-08-20T09:24:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T09:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easypromosapp.com\/blog\/guide-facebook-contests\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T12:10:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:10:29","slug":"guide-facebook-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easypromosapp.com\/blog\/en\/guide-facebook-contests\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 essential do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts for Facebook contests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to run a Facebook contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do&#8230; <\/strong>Keep Facebook contest rules simple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you announce a Facebook giveaway or contest, keep it simple. Make sure you tell your followers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What<\/strong> the prize is<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How<\/strong> to win it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When<\/strong> the contest closes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do&#8230; <\/strong>Monitor&nbsp;comments&nbsp;and&nbsp;respond&nbsp;to&nbsp;your&nbsp;followers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Be ready to answer any questions or doubts about the Facebook contest. But&#8230; it&#8217;s not just about customer service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole point of Facebook contests is to increase reach and engagement. So make sure you build on the opportunity by liking comments, responding to messages, and showing your followers that you really do value their contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do&#8230; <\/strong>Run&nbsp;regular&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;contests&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;variety&nbsp;of&nbsp;content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make Facebook contests a regular part of your social media strategy. If people know that there are regular prizes on offer, then they&#8217;ll keep coming back for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to mix things up a bit. Run comment contests and photo contests. Share videos, quiz questions, and puzzle challenges. Use your imagination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do&#8230; <\/strong>Cross-promote&nbsp;your&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;contest<strong>s<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use Facebook Ads if you want to increase your reach on the platform, or target a specific audience. Share your Facebook contests on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, your website and mailing lists to get more participants. Or you could just run a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easypromosapp.com\/multi-network-giveaway\/\">multi-network social media giveaway<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do&#8230; <\/strong>Give away group prizes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s called a &#8220;social&#8221; network for a reason. Facebook users love prizes that they can share with a partner or group of friends. We&#8217;re thinking restaurant vouchers, concert tickets, weekends away&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What not to do in Facebook contests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don&#8217;t&#8230;&nbsp;<\/strong>Give&nbsp;prizes&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;popular&nbsp;comment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you pick a winner based on popularity, then you might get backlash from your followers. And there&#8217;s no way to check whether people have gamed the system and asked friends to like their comment. It&#8217;s simpler, and safer, to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easypromosapp.com\/facebook-sweepstakes\/\">random comment picker<\/a> to choose your winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don&#8217;t&#8230;&nbsp;<\/strong>Ask&nbsp;followers&nbsp;for&nbsp;too&nbsp;much<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The more you ask for, the fewer participants you get. Don&#8217;t ask people to comment endlessly, tag all their friends, or like and share your page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead? Start a real conversation by asking an engaging question. People will be happy to comment and join in. If you&#8217;re lucky, the organic likes will follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don&#8217;t&#8230;&nbsp;<\/strong>Ignore&nbsp;the Facebook&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We don&#8217;t recommend asking for likes, follows, tags, or shares. And it&#8217;s not just because those requests annoy your followers. They&#8217;re also <strong>against&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;rules<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure your Facebook contests are fully compliant. That means including a link to terms and conditions, and not begging for likes or shares. If you need help with the legal details, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easypromosapp.com\/blog\/en\/free-tool-for-creating-and-hosting-terms-and-conditions-for-online-promotions\/\">terms and conditions template tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don&#8217;t&#8230; <\/strong>Forget to follow up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you follow up with your winners after the contest! You&#8217;ll need to get in touch so they can claim their prize and share delivery details with you. Later, you can encourage them to post photos and messages about how much they&#8217;ve enjoyed their reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Don&#8217;t&#8230;&nbsp;<\/strong>Leave&nbsp;the&nbsp;contest&nbsp;open&nbsp;for&nbsp;too&nbsp;long<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most giveaways last less than a week. 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