Participating in and Winning Social Sweepstakes
It’s now time to learn how to be successful with an increasingly popular means of delivering sweepstakes: social media.
Many businesses conduct contests on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others. If you haven’t entered these sweepstakes, you could be missing out on some fantastic opportunities to win.
Best of all, many people find it easier to enter social sweepstakes than internet sweepstakes. Here are some pointers to help you get started with social media sweepstakes.
Participating in a Twitter Sweepstakes
Twitter, like a blog, allows you to communicate with friends, businesses, professional contacts, celebrities, and just about anyone. Twitter is distinguished by the requirement that each post be limited to 140 characters or fewer, akin to a text message.
Begin entering Twitter sweepstakes by signing up for a free account at Twitter.com. Then, to locate contests to win, follow your favorite brands and/or sweepstakes sites (such as @ContestsGuide on Twitter).
More information on how to start winning Twitter contests may be found here.
When you first start using Twitter, you may come across certain lingo that seems weird. Check out this Twitter glossary for beginners if you want to make sure you’re following the instructions correctly.
Twitter parties are another another entertaining way to win prizes. Companies host conversations on a specific topic. Some subjects discussed at Twitter parties I’ve attended include giving affordable travel advice (hosted by a hotel booking firm) and a discussion on raising babies (organized by a diaper company).
During a Twitter party, the presenter gives out prizes to the attendees. The prizes are frequently related to the theme of the talk. Some parties will also give away prizes to anyone who tweet about their giveaways ahead of time. You can learn more about Twitter parties here.
Of course, it’s always a good idea to know how to remain safe when entering any type of sweepstakes. Before you begin, understand how to spot Twitter scams.
Participating in and Winning Facebook Contests
Facebook is a hugely popular way to stay in touch with your favorite people and businesses. You may use Facebook to post photos, reconnect with old acquaintances, and, yes, enter contests.
Once you’ve created your account, learn how to enter Facebook contests correctly.
If you don’t know where to go for Facebook sweepstakes, follow About Sweepstakes and your favorite companies. You can also enter certain current Facebook sweepstakes.
It’s also a good idea to understand how to safeguard your Facebook privacy and avoid Facebook page scams.
And don’t forget to do some Facebook account maintenance on a regular basis, such as removing app permissions you don’t need and unliking pages you don’t want to follow.
Participating in the Pinterest Sweepstakes
Pinterest is a website for social bookmarking. If you come across a recipe, a DIY project, a craft, or any other web page containing an image that you wish to revisit, simply pin the image to a pinboard.
You may also see what your friends are pinning, and they can pin the websites you enjoy.
Because Pinterest can attract a lot of traffic to websites, many businesses employ prizes to encourage new pins. Learn how to participate and win Pinterest contests, as well as how to take advantage of the prizes available for using this website.
