Why are there so many giveaways? These day companies are
using bloggers as a type of word-of-mouth advertising to draw attention to
their products through reviews and giveaways. Also, some blogs find sponsors
who will advertise on their site and occasionally have a giveaway (as with yarn
shops). Of course companies do their own sweepstakes on their websites and
Facebook, but these often have many, many people entering and last for months
before they close. I find blog giveaways the most fun because there are fewer
entrants and they close within days or weeks. Also, bloggers get together to
give away gift cards or Paypal cash to promote their blogs and get more
readers. Whatever the reason, we benefit!
How to find giveaways:
1.Follow my Twitter feed! Ha ha.
(no really, that’s almost all I use it for. @chels580)
2. Find a blog you like that also
has giveaways for things relevant to your interests and follow and or subscribe
to them.
3. Google search. Almost every day
I google “yarn giveaway” and, using the tools (or the little wrench glyph on my
ipad), limit it to the past 24 hours. Of course, if you are less compulsive
than I, you can search less frequently and select 2 days, one week, or a custom
time frame. An added bonus of this rather greedy enterprise is that I’ve found
some great knitting blogs, podcasts, and Etsy shops that I happily follow!
How to enter giveaways:
Needless to
say, the instructions are always right there for you. But I want to mention
Rafflecopter for the uninitiated so that fear of the unknown will not be an
issue. Rafflecopter is a widget that changed the face of blog giveaways ad has
made entering them so very easy. When it loads on the blog page you can log in
with Facebook or your name and email. I like the facebook login option myself. Here’s
a tutorial, if you wish. Have no fear, I have entered oodles of giveaways
without my computer bursting into flames. Well, there was that one time, but we
can’t really say where the virus actually
came from and my husband got to work his sexy computer-fixing mojo!
And just for kicks, here is a Rafflecopter giveaway to win
$500 dollars! Contest Chest is a site that lists giveaways of all kinds. If you
sign up for their email they will send you a list of giveaways once a day. There is one mandatory entry and everything else is optional. Have fun!
Haha!!!! I am so glad someone else is entering oodles of blog giveaways!!! Being a stay at home mom means less income so anything helps!!!!
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