Gain Facebook Followers in a Multi-Vendor Giveaway

byMeganAnthony

553 followers

12 years ago

So, one way that Facebook wants you to gain 'likes' is through their advertising system. Let me tell you what kiddos, I do Facebook EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. In every way. I hate their advertising system. HATE IT. Because it doesn't work. Hardly at all. So, I do what most page owners call a 'multi-vendor' giveaway to gain fans. Here is how it works:

Large groups of page owners, called 'vendors', get together and create a 'giveaway' of sorts. One larger page usually 'hosts' the giveaway. Then all of the other pages involved pay said page owner a fee. Typically between $20-$30 for a spot. All of the money is pooled together to purchase a large prize, typically a Kindle or iPad, and a few small prizes, like a $100 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash. The giveaway is set up through rafflecopter. Anyone who enters must like all pages involved. Usually, you will see anywhere from 30-100 'pages' on any given giveaway. The giveaway will last between 7-10 days for maximum exposure. Then all pages involved advertise the giveaway on their respective pages for their fan bases. There is always a minimum of a once a day sharing rule for these things. Sometimes two. Usually you will have anywhere from 500-2000 people enter these, gaining you that same amount of fans. One giveaway netted me nearly 1k fans in a week. My fee to enter was $25. I spent $15 on ad credit shortly after that. I gained 1 like. Which do you think is more profitable for me? Exactly.

I will warn you, you will lose some likes after a multi-vendor giveaway. Maybe 100 at the most. BUT if you gain 500, and lose 100 (which is extremely unlikely to lose that much. It's usually like 20) you will STILL be ahead 400 likes. That's a darn good job for a week of work and a $30 fee. A woman I typically work with on giveaways had 5k fans in August. She has had 1 giveaway a month since. She is now sitting pretty at about 16k fans. I'd say, she is doing something right, wouldn't you? And her post engagement is amazing. As is her readership.

So, now you know how to gain likes without using a Facebook ad