Do You Like On Line Contests?
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
April 9, 2016 8:23pm CST
If you have Twitter and see a tweet for a contest, do you usually check it out or ignore it? What if you see a post on Facebook, if you Facebook, for a giveaway, will you enter and try to win?
I have a business purpose in asking these questions. I'm currently conducting a promotional giveaway on Amazon for my book RIVER DREAM. I am giving away five paperback copies of the book to random winners who enter the contest by following me on Twitter. The contest is limited to the first 2,500 contestants so each person entering has a 1:500 chance of winning.
There have been two winners already, and over a thousands entries. I was just wondering if any of y'all enjoy such on line contests.
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21 responses
@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
10 Apr 16
I might be the only person on the planet that doesn't have a Twitter account.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
10 Apr 16
@DWDavis I do enjoy Instagram, it's a good social network 
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
10 Apr 16
@infatuatedbby I haven't joined Instagram. It's not that I have anything against it, it's a function of time available, and I've not got the time to utilize yet another social media site.
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
10 Apr 16
You and @infatuatedbby, Scott. I have one but don't tweet often. I need to get better about it.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
10 Apr 16
Personally for me, I don't join Twitter or follow tweets. Facebook, yes - I've won twice from Sammys - $25 gift certificate
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
10 Apr 16
I do DW. I see a lot of authors doing that on Twitter..and Facebook.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
20 Apr 16
Who wouldn't want a free book? Course there's always the library, but it takes a bit of work and sometimes planning to get there. I wondered why your book was used as the picture on this post, now it all makes sense. Are you hoping that some of those that enter but don't win may decide to purchase their own copy anyway?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
21 Apr 16
@DWDavis That would be the hope of course. I'd like to eventually have books written by those I know, but first I need to get my own bills in order. What's this book about? I suppose I could look on Amazon instead, but I'll be a tad busy in the days ahead. I was going to write another article at hubpages this week and read a manuscript to see if I wanted to edit it and haven't done that yet.
I also shouldn't be here right now, I should be paying my bills. Later.
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
21 Apr 16
many such contests are just spam so be cautious
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
22 Apr 16
I avoid most of them. I was wondering how others felt about them because I was running a contest to give away 5 copies of my first book. Considering how little I was able to publicize it, the contest did garner almost 1,400 entries, and two winners were chosen. A new winner was chosen every time the total entries hit the next 500 contestants mark.
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
11 Apr 16
I have never done it before. Good luck with your book.
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
10 Apr 16
@DWDavis Sounds harmless enough. I tend to use Twitter as described in one of my posts, otherwise keeping it at arm's length:
This strangulated burble, with its Pixabay picture of Iron Soldiers from Worpswede in Germany, is aimed squarely at the near-continuous streams of consciousness...
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
10 Apr 16
I don't do those on Twitter or Facebook, but I enter the giveaways on Goodreads.
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@JESSY3236 (22199)
• United States
11 Apr 16
As in book giveaways, I have once. Other contests, I have done some. I might do one today to win a trip to Biltmore Estate. I have always wanted to go, but I haven't been.
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@lovebeingmummy2 (806)
• Aberdeen, Scotland
16 Apr 16
I'll look out for you on Twitter and enter your contest
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@sarameastrong (826)
• Surrey, British Columbia
10 Apr 16
i never attend an online contest ,,i love to go online contest that suits my talent.i wish i can try to enter and win.
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
10 Apr 16
I see a lot of them, but I barely join them.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 Apr 16
I don't tweet so don't play there. I seldom see that sort of thing on FB.
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