Run Giveaways on Facebook: A New Rafflecopter Facebook App

Run giveaways on Facebook

Get excited! Running a Facebook giveaway with Rafflecopter has just gotten easier. We’ve been rolling out some updates that will allow you to customize the look of your Facebook giveaway a bit – we think you’ll enjoy it!

The process of installing a giveaway on Facebook remains the same as before: after you build your giveaway widget, clicking the ‘Install To A Facebook Page’ will give you the ability to place your Rafflecopter giveaway on any Facebook page tab that you’re an admin of.

And hey… all the new features & updates are free to use.

New Facebook Giveaway App Features

The new features that you now have access to gives you the ability to customize the look of your Facebook tab. After installing the giveaway to your page, here’s what you’ll see at the top of your page tab:

Facebook Giveaway App

The new admin bar you see after installing the giveaway allows you to:

  • Change Background Colors. Choose from an array of background shades.
  • Toggle Light / Dark Color Scheme. Switching between light and dark schemes will change your background color as well as font color.
  • Toggle Visual / HTML Editing. Edit your giveaway with a WYSIWYG editor or with HTML (more info on HTML basics).
  • Access Mobile-Friendly Share Link. Use the link under the ‘Share This’ tab so your fans on mobile devices can enter your giveaway (more info).
  • Get Tips & Tricks. We’ll keep this tab updated & pointing to articles and strategies that will make your Facebook giveaways successful.

*Psst* Want to learn about Facebook’s rules pertaining to giveaways? Check out our Facebook Promotion Guidelines page.

As you’re editing your giveaway on your page tab, you’re also able to select text on the page to add a link, or bold / italicize:

Facebook Giveaway App Functions

Promoting Your Giveaway: The Mobile-Friendly URL

If you’re ready to launch your giveaway on Facebook, always use the mobile-friendly URL we provide at the top of your Facebook page tab.

As a limitation of Facebook, apps on Facebook page tabs aren’t accessible through Facebook’s mobile app the same way they are on a desktop browser. To allow those folks who want to enter your giveaway on a mobile device (and there are probably a lot of them!), they’ll have to be directed via the mobile-friendly share link we provide.

For step-by-step instructions & visual examples on sharing your giveaway on Facebook, check out this article on our knowledge base.

Giveaway Time — Enter To Win

To celebrate, we’re giving away 5 prize packs, each containing a Rafflecopter t-shirt & stickers, a 1 mo business subscription, & a $25 Amazon Gift Card. You can enter through the widget below or on our Facebook page. Good luck!

About the author

Greg Goodson

Greg Goodson is the cofounder of Rafflecopter. 25x ultramarathoner, bluegrass guitarist, & weather enthusiast. Owner of one doge.

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  • Melissa

    Love it! Thanks!

  • hmm i guess US$25+$10 =Google chrome cast yaee!!!!

  • Marie Moody

    Wow, this is wonderful, and a give-away too! Excitement sets in!! I’ve e-mailed everyone I know. hehehe

  • I love it and I have signed up for the contest, hoping I won!

  • Lisa Landers

    So exciting!

  • IntuitionHost

    Hey I can use this!

  • Blake

    How about a new feature that helps us get more entrants? A little bold text and different background color? Would have rather seen support for Campaign Monitor or Share with a Friend extended to blogger accounts.

    Share with a Friend on all paid accounts seems like a no brainer; especially with your branding all over the place on Blogger (along w/suggested twitter follow). You’d think you’d want more people to see your app via more successful contests. Very definition of Win-Win.

  • Barbara

    oh, what fun!

  • Kara Johnson Miller

    Awesome!! Looking forward to trying it out & hope I win the giveaway :)

  • dorey69

    how do u get the app plz

  • Wendi w

    No yet!

  • Michelle Lewis

    I just love the new look and features.

  • Lisa McPherson

    I don’t have it. What’s link /app

  • Tazim Damji

    I would love to try it out – haven’t done so yet!

  • Adrianne Stone

    For some reason Rafflecopter does not work for me on Google Chrome (Macbook Air, OSX 10.8.5) – do you know of any extension that could be causing this or how I can fix it. I love using Rafflecopter but it makes it frustrating to use on my site when i have to switch browsers.

    • hey Adrianne – shoot me an email at support at rafflecopter dot com if you haven’t already. happy to help there!

  • kinsie21

    Haven’t tried it yet but you make a great product so I think it’s gonna be great.

  • Pamela L. Lewis

    Will definitely try!

  • That’s a neat feature.. Thanks for the update and mobile friendly URL.. :)

  • Tammy Johnson Berbells

    I plan to…thanks!

  • Lisa Smith

    I have not had the opportunity to try it yet, but I love the RC system!

  • Delama Starling

    Hi, I really like everything about Rafflecopter!!! :0)
    Thank you
    Delama Starling

  • Eva

    its amazing!!!!!

  • Michelle Kay

    I LOVE that its mobile friendly! Great FEATURE!!

  • pillowsdotcom

    I LOVE it! It’s so easy to use for someone with minimal html knowledge. Thanks so much!!

  • Carolina

    can you add photos and how? Or still need to use the html version for that, thanks!

  • Maggie Harrison

    looking forward to it!

  • Racheal Nichole Bacon

    I love this page

  • Wendy Hutton

    haven’t tried it just heard about

  • kymnasium

    awesome, user friendly and looks easier to fill out.

  • Tasia Renae Lee

    Yay :) thanks for the oppurtunity!

  • Minna

    How do I change the text that shows up when the “share” link is used? I can’t figure out where it’s pulling the info from to change it.

  • Beth K. Vogt

    Love the changes!

  • Brandi

    The space is blank in the “share this” option under my app tab. I desperately need the mobile-friendly link so I can post about my giveaway on my page. Help!!!

    • Brandi

      Just got a reply…hopefully they can work it out!

  • love all the new things thank you :)

  • Marie-Pier Carpentier Banks

    yes

  • Connie Kline Fischer

    I use Rafflecopter a lot and am intrigued by the “new and improved” version.

  • Jennifer

    I use Rafflecopter all the time to enter giveaways. I’ll definitely have to try it!

  • Amber Keller-Beer

    I love rafflecopter..

  • Nicky Hopkins

    It’s great

  • blogger

    Just curious how winners are chosen. I notice a handful of people happen to win multiple flash giveaways because of the app.

  • TRACYMOORE66

    Its fantastic, but how are winners selected x

  • Josie T.

    I haven’t tried it yet. I just heard about it right now!

  • amanda hartin

    Amanda H as in me? how do you know?

    • Hey Amanda – it was a different Amanda H :( Sorry about that!

  • Amanda Haley Applegate

    I could be the Amanda H…
    How do we know?

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  • Tony Wright

    I am unable to enter contest on rafflecopter using my kindle hd fire, it just continues loading. do you have any suggestions

    • Michelle Proper

      I am having the same problem with the loading on my Home PC since I switched my internet to DishNet. Not really sure what to do here. I sent an email and I’m waiting on a reply.

  • Epicentropr

    I can’t find the link to install your app in my Facebook page…

  • Do tri trung

    Thanks

  • Cassie Wilson

    Totally do not like the new layout. It has NOT worked for me on my page since the update! It is frozen and wont let me edit ANYTHING. I can go into rafflecopter and add it to another page and it works fine. Any advice on how to get it to work on my page?

    • Angi Morgan

      Mine has too. Frozen and can’t get rid of the old (closed) rafflecopter.
      I have deleted the app and tried to reload it (as per above I can’t find an actual app and used Rafflecopter to install) but the page comes back as the closed contest that’s frozen (even after being deleted from my FB page.

      PLEASE HELP.

      • Dave Criswell

        Hey Angi – shoot us an email to support at rafflecopter dot com and we’ll check it out.

        Thanks!

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  • Kristen Petkus

    I’m not sure if I’m a total idiot or what…but I’ve been reading all these posts on the Facebook App and clicking on highlighted words I assumed would take me to the “app” but I can’t seem to find it….how am I supposed to install it? help!

    • Josh @ Rafflecopter

      Hey! You’ll be able to install the Facebook App via the embed page of the giveaway you’re wanting to run on your Facebook page. If you need any further help with this please don’t hesitate to get ahold of us at support (at) rafflecopter dot com

  • A’Lisha McKinney

    I’m using Foxfire and having trouble getting a giveaway set up. Need some assistance.

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  • JoeJoeBarker

    I will follow him on twitter and on Facebook that’s for sure !! Thanks So Much Yours Truly JoeJoeBarker !!!

  • glena

    I can’t get my giveaway to launch. I’ve tried over and over and no luck!

  • Fantastic, thank you.

  • Lisa Williamson

    Can you run a giveaway in a group or is it only possible to do in a fan page?

    • Josh @ Rafflecopter

      Hey Lisa — Currently it’s only possible to embed the giveaway on a FB fan page. If there’s anything else we can assist with please don’t hesitate to email us at support(at)rafflecopter(dot)com

  • Is it possible to put the same giveaway in the fb widget AND as a widget on my blog?

    • Dave Criswell

      Hey Sarah – yes you can :)

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  • Stephanie

    Can giveaways be put on Facebook event pages?

    • Hey Stephanie! Unfortunately they can’t — 3rd party apps like our giveaway app will need to be installed on a page tab, and events are set up a bit different than Facebook pages are. Installing 3rd party apps on event pages isn’t possible unfortunately.

      My best recommendation would be to link to where the giveaway is running from your events page and have the giveaway run on a separate landing page or blog.

  • Monica Sykes

    like this thank hope to win

  • Shannon Amelia PA

    I am going to scream. My tour starts tomorrow, and I cannot get the dang thing installed. It keeps saying I don’t have a page. I do. I made it today. I real live community-type Page. It keeps telling me I don’t have one. Prior to creating this one, I was already Admin on another. So, that’s two Pages it won’t see.

    I have logged out of everything and logged back in.

    I have made sure Rafflecopter was allowed in my Apps (at least I think I did because I told to be Public)…

    What else can I do???

    • Dave Criswell

      Hey Shannon, send an email to support at rafflecopter dot com with your account information and we’ll check it out. Thanks!

  • Mahesh

  • We are trying to use the timel;ine ap in a group and it will not work. Is there a way to allow a group or community on facebook to use the timeline contest app?

    • Dave Criswell

      Hi there! The app can only be used on a Facebook business page. This is a limitation that Facebook has.

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  • That’s a neat feature.. Thanks for the update and mobile friendly URL.. :)
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  • Michelle Conger

    How much does it cost to run a rafflecopter contest on FB?

  • bonnie_k

    Is it possible to collect email addresses with your app?