Social media giveaways are becoming more popular than ever. They are a great way for businesses to gain attention and new potential customers. Over the past couple of months, I have been fairly successful at winning these giveaways. People tell me that I have all the luck in the world, and although I do believe in good karma, there is certainly strategy and effort behind it. I am by no means on the hunt for these everyday. When I see a post already being shared about a contest, that is when I look into it. I am a firm believer in supporting businesses, especially during these trying times, so that is my main reason for joining in. However, why not win a prize while you’re at it? With that being said, I am here to share tips on how to win social media giveaways, so that you can win too!
1. Enter contests where the business has between 500-1,000 social media followers, whether it be on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. This means that you will have less competition in comparison to accounts that have 50,000 followers or more. You would be pleasantly surprised at the quality of prizes regardless. At the same time, you are advertising for a business that may be just starting out, which is the most important part.
2. Try to focus on contests that are only open for a week or less. This means that there is less of a window of opportunity for more competition. The bonus is, you don’t have to wait too long to find out who the winner is.
3. Plan ahead with your friends. If the prize is something that can be split amongst a few people, get your friends involved in tagging. This will increase your chances altogether as a whole if more than one person is trying to win! Or, if they aren’t really interested, at least ask them ahead of time if it is okay to tag them. I suggest trying to tag their “finsta” accounts, as they are less likely to be on these accounts receiving the notifications in real time.
4. Tag away! Honestly, what is the point in entering the contest once? Especially when there’s over 1,000 people trying to win. The way I see it is, if you’re going to take the 5 seconds to tag your friend once, spend another couple seconds to make it worth it. If you can manage to tag 10-15 times a day until the contest ends, you’re in a way better position to win. Of course, the businesses use a system that randomly generates a winner, but your chances will be much higher!
Take it from me, in the past 2 months, off the top of my head I recall that I have won a customized candle that looks lovely on the living room coffee table, a VIP session at iTan and a 2 night stay at a new Airbnb in Prince Edward County! I figured I’d write a blog on how to win social media giveaways because so many people message me about my luck, but this could be you too. Personally, I am on social media anyways to interact with friends, I may as well make it even more meaningful. Through participating during the pandemic, I have learned about so many businesses I did not know about before. Get to supporting and tagging! Good luck to you all!
