...there's a great giveaway over here for the Nicholas Sparks book "The Last Song." So jump over and sign up to win. Now that I've informed you of a giveaway, I want to know your thoughts and opinions on them.
*Have you done a giveaway? If so, for what and why?
*Have you ever won a giveaway? If so, how many people were entered and what did you win?
I really wanted to do a giveaway for my 313th (my birthday) post but I missed it, oh well but I'm thinking about doing one at some point. For what is a good reason? A certain # of posts? A milestone in my life? How do you pick a winner? What's the deal with the random generator thing? What is a good giveaway? Please leave me any thoughts or feedback you have on giveaways.
Okay, here's my whine fest-boohoo! I never win anything and I have to work ALL weekend, SO not looking forward to it. Okay, glad I got that off my chest.
Suprisingly, I have never hosted one, but have won several blog giveaways. The Mrs. has become suspicious of all the prizes arising and is still waiting for a bill.
ReplyDeleteI think you can choose a reason that makes sense to you. Blogging birthday, some accomplishment, etc.
I've hosted a giveaway, and I have to admit, I was a slacker getting the prize out to the poor girl, and finally sent it to her about 2 months later. That being said, I have won 3 giveaways and I've actually received the prize from 1. And that was a 3rd party company who actually sent it out. Both of the other prizes that I won from bloggers (one was an Easter basket LAST year and one was thank you cards) I never received.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's an easy way to go about tallying the entries unless you just get out a piece of paper and number them, then use the random # generator. Or you can just write all the names on pieces of paper and draw them out of a hat.
Just watch out for giveaway stalkers, who will undoubtedly find your blog by searching for a giveaway and join just for that reason. I had a girl follow my blog, and when I viewed her blog it was ONLY about giveaways she was trying to win. She actually won with the random generator, but I chose someone else who actually HAD a blog and didn't just join to win!
I've hosted and won. I think they are fun! There are plenty of companies out there that are willing to do giveaways since it give them advertising.
ReplyDeleteI always write the names on paper and have my husband draw. That way I have photo proof of the winner!!
I've hosted giveaways and won one when I first started blogging. Found your blog thru my good friends. It's cute!
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't like to win stuff? I've entered a few but haven't won. Eventually though, is what I keep telling myself ;)
ReplyDeleteI've entered tons and tons of giveaways and just in the past month, I've won two! It's so exciting to click on a blog and see your name there!
ReplyDeleteI want to host a giveaway when my blogoversary comes along but I just don't know what I'd want to give away!
No company has ever asked me to host a giveaway but I do know a company asked a good friend of mine to host one on her blog and it got so out of control. She gained a lot of followers, but only because of the giveaway and she hated it. So I'd probably just do a giveaway on my own, unless the product is so good I want to give it away and deal with all the crap.
Okay at first I started to re-think following Hilary because she won 3 giveaways but than I finished reading and decided she wasn't so lucky. Geech - people are CRAZY!!!!
ReplyDeleteI never win either. I am convenced that people say they use that random number thing but really pick their favorite blogger - like a popularity contest - and apparently I'm not popular. If my theory is true and you host - I expect to win!!! haha!!! Or maybe Muahahhah
I don't usually enter them because Justin and I have an agreement that we won't give out our address to anyone that we don't know in real life.
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