Category Archives: Best Practices

Best practices and recommendations regarding Rafflecopter’s application.

Make Your Facebook Giveaway Awesome In 5 Easy Steps

Running a giveaway on Facebook shouldn’t be a difficult process. Now you want to take it to the next level. With a solid understanding of how Facebook platform works pertaining to giveaways and a program like Rafflecopter in your back … Continue reading

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9 Features You Should Know When Choosing A Winner

With the release of the Rafflecopter premium version, the moderate entries page in your Rafflecopter account got a facelift. Now, the process of picking and choosing winners a piece of cake :)

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Rafflecopter Updates: New Features & Functionality

On your mark… get set… go! With the release of the Rafflecopter Premium Account, a whole bunch of awesome features are now ready for you to use in your Rafflecopter giveaways. This post is mean to be a quick run-through … Continue reading

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Insights From 50M+ Entries: When Are Giveaways Entered? [INFOGRAPHIC]

When do you enter giveaways? Maybe a little after dinner? Maybe after the kids are sent off to school or after they’re in bed? Or maybe while you’re at work? Don’t worry – we won’t tell! And you’re not alone :) … Continue reading

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Why Your Next Giveaway Promotion Should Avoid Google+

Are you running a giveaway by incentivizing entrants to use Google+ features and buttons, such as asking your readers to +1 a URL or add you to a circle? A word of caution: you’re probably in violation of Google’s terms … Continue reading

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Facebook Giveaway / Contest Rules & Regulations Explained

If you run a giveaway, contest, sweepstakes, or any kind of promotion on Facebook, you know that the Facebook Promotion Guidelines can be scary. Very scary. And if you break the rules, your Facebook page can be stripped from you … Continue reading

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FTC Blogger Guidelines & Rules: Disclose Your Relationships

Have you run a giveaway on your blog? If so, there might be a chance that the promotion you’re involved with is tied to a brand or business you’re working with. And hey – that’s fine! We estimate that over half of … Continue reading

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Rafflecopter Mini-Tip: Total Number of Entrants

Happy Friday :) Last week, you were shown how to easily edit your Facebook display names in your Rafflecopter widgets. This week, we’ll give you one easy tip regarding moderating your entries and the grid. Today’s Tip: Find The Total … Continue reading

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How Many Giveaway Entry Options Should You Use?

Last week, a post was published on our blog regarding Rafflecopter giveaways and the number of entry options you prefer from a giveaway admin perspective as well as an entrant perspective. Today, we’ll share with you the results of the survey. … Continue reading

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Survey: How Many Entry Options?

*Update* The results of this survey have been published here in our recent blog post “How Many Giveaway Entry Options Should You Use?“. Thanks for your help! When you run giveaways using Rafflecopter, you’re given complete control of how many … Continue reading

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