The latest poll showed there are roughly 3 million bloggers around the world, yet when I mention I’m a blogger to many friends and family they sometimes give me a puzzled look. Although blogging began as more of an online journal to some, blogging has become a way of life for many stay at home Moms & Dads. The power of our online voice has become recognized by hundreds of companies who work with bloggers to gain advertisement of their products through product reviews and campaigns.
Almost weekly I get questions from “non blogging” friends who want to know how to enter the awesome giveaways on my site. So I’ve decided to write-up a “Blog Giveaway How To” post for you all:
*Warning-you do NOT need to be a blogger to enter and win
1. Visit my blog My Boys and Their Toys and look on the right sidebar under Current Giveaways or you can click the Giveaways Tab at the top of the blog.
2. Choose the Giveaway you’d like to read about and enter by clicking the title or selecting “read more” located at the bottom of the post. After reading through my amazingly well written review scroll down to where it says “Giveaway Time”.
3. I currently use Rafflecopter as my giveaway form (which makes is super simple-Yay). Sign in using facebook or your email. Then at the tab that says “enter to win” you will see a button that says +1 Do It. Click the button that says Do It and follow the step to enter, then click ENTER. *My first entry is typically a simple entry*
4. Once you complete the mandatory entry it will open up the additional entries available for the giveaway. Other giveaway entries include: following my blog on twitter & facebook, following the company/sponsor on facebook & twitter, tweeting, liking the post on facebook, signing up for my blog emails, etc. All of these are OPTIONAL and only help you have a better chance at winning the giveaway prize.
5. That’s about it! Once you’ve completed the mandatory entry and any optional entries, you’re entered to win! All giveaways run for 2-3 weeks and you are welcome to return each day to gain and extra entry by tweeting daily. Once the giveaway is complete, a random winner is drawn and contacted via the email provided upon entering the form on rafflecopter. The winner has 48 hours to respond or another winner is chosen.
I hope this post has helped answer any questions you may have about entering blog giveaways. All giveaways are mailed directly from the sponsor/company free of charge.
Good luck and happy winning! 🙂
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says
Wow, there are 3 million bloggers?! Knowing this makes me feel mildly panicked. 🙂 I’ve found that a lot of people don’t know how to enter blog giveaways too, especially people who don’t read a lot of blogs.
Jennifer H says
Yea it kinda freaked me out too!
Katie says
This is a great post for people new to entering contests 🙂
Jennifer H says
Thanx Katie!
Debbie Petch says
Thanks for the great blogging info!
Jenn @therebelchick says
This is great info for people new to entering giveaways!! 🙂
RJ says
Thanks for sharing this! I know alot of people who would find this helpful.
Kathy says
I knew there were a lot of bloggers, but I had no idea there were that many! Thanks for the post!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
It really can be confusing when you first start. Good idea to do this!
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
I found out about blog giveaways on accident one day and once I found them, I got hooked and decided to start my own blog. I, too, was surprised by the number of people that weren’t familiar with blogs let alone blog giveaways.
Jennifer says
this is great for those non-blogging people out there.
but wow, 3 mil bloggers?? I’m a small fish in a HUGE sea