{"id":61501,"date":"2017-05-09T13:40:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T11:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easypromosapp.com\/blog\/how-to-pick-a-winner-of-a-facebook-sweepstakes\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:50:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T11:50:34","slug":"how-to-pick-a-winner-of-a-facebook-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easypromosapp.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-pick-a-winner-of-a-facebook-sweepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use a Facebook comment picker: the Easy Way to Run a Sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So you launched a giveaway, attracted participants, and now it’s time to pick a winner at random. This means that you need a guaranteed, fair way to pick a lucky participant to receive the prize raffled in your Facebook sweepstakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how the Facebook Giveaway<\/a> works – and why it’s good for both, brands and followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Use a Facebook comment picker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Start by setting up a giveaway that’s fair, transparent, and clear. Explain to people exactly how to take part – it’s the best way to ensure that your promotion will attract more participants and won’t generate confusion. Make sure to use an attractive image that showcases the prize involved in your Facebook promotion – it’s always a good idea to add words like Giveaway<\/em> or Win<\/em> to the image to grab more attention<\/b> from your Facebook community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next step is to specify entry requirements. Remember that Facebook has strict rules about giveaways<\/a>. You can only ask people to comment on your post or like it; you can’t ask for tags, shares, or follows. This is why we always recommend that you use open questions<\/strong> for your sweepstakes. It gives participants a chance to write more than one word; they can share their opinions, memories, or suggestions. Additionally, open-ended questions are great conversation starters and give you an opportunity to start long-lasting customer relationships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another important aspect to have in mind is terms and conditions<\/a>. Make sure you share a direct link to your T&Cs so that participants can read them whenever they want. Terms and conditions protect you from possible complaints from participants and clearly state all important information like eligibility, participation dates, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Use filters to make sure that everyone’s followed the rules properly. For example, if you asked participants to comment with a specific hashtag, you can reject all participations that come without it. You also have the option to create a blacklist for repeat offenders or exclude previous competition winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you want to launch a Facebook sweepstakes but you don’t know where to start? Use one of our 50+ Facebook giveaway templates<\/a> for a head start!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n


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Get proof your Facebook sweepstakes was fair: Certificate of Validity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use the Easypromos Facebook comment picker<\/strong> to ensure that once you choose the winner, the platform will generate a Certificate of Validity<\/b>. This is a permanent, public document that proves that your promotion was organized correctly and that all winners were chosen automatically in a transparent<\/b> process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t forget to share it with followers to demonstrate that your brand is trustworthy<\/strong>. You can add a direct link to your post or share it as a comment on the sweepstakes post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Pick the runners-up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a tip that many people forget: whenever you choose a prize recipient on Facebook, you should also choose runners-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can’t contact the first raffle recipient, or they have to be disqualified, you’ll need an alternate winner. Set up your Facebook comment picker<\/strong> to choose a few runners-up, in case of emergencies. In the above example of the Certificate of Validity, you can see that the organizer chose three alternate winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Announce the winners of your Facebook Sweeptsakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know how Facebook comment picker<\/strong> works, it’s time to do it and… share the results with your community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could announce the prize recipient by updating your giveaway post, sharing a new post or Story, streaming a live video… Or all of the above!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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