Scroll down to leave a comment, THEN click Continue in the widget! Blogs have different commenting methods – you can read more about these on my Rafflecopter guide. Click on the +1 button in the widget to see what your comment should be about – a lot of entrants mess up here and leave a comment to say ‘I love this prize!’ instead of answering the question. If the widget is on a blog, leaving a comment is likely to be a task. This task is simply a bonus entry for completing the two mandatory tasks – clicking +1 gets you another entry in the draw. You can see that one of them ‘Click for a daily bonus entry’ has a ‘lock’ next to it – the promoter has set the options so this task is only unlocked if the entrant completes a certain number of other tasks. Visit a page on FacebookĬlick +1, then follow the link to visit the Facebook page (you’re not obliged to Like it), close the window and click Continue.Ĭompleting both the mandatory tasks will show your 2 entries at the top of the widget and display a list of all the optional tasks you can complete, in the case of this giveaway we have 8 more tasks. If you’re new to Gleam you’ll have to allow the app access to your Twitter account first. Here are the tasks I need to complete to enter this prize draw: Follow on TwitterĬlick the +1 to automatically follow the specified Twitter account. The total number of available entries is shown at the top of the widget – in this case, I can get 14 entries in total if I do all mandatory AND optional tasks (it’s 14 entries because one of the tasks is worth 5 entries, and the other nine are worth 1 entry each). Completing the mandatory tasks reveals the bonus tasks. Although these top 2 tasks are referred to as ‘mandatory’, in fact even if you complete just one of them, you will still be in the prize draw – but you won’t have access to any of the bonus optional tasks. ![]() When you log in, you can see the tasks you need to complete.įor this particular giveaway there are 2 tasks that when completed, will unlock 8 more tasks. Sometimes you might be asked to complete name, email address, postal address and date of birth – but usually a Facebook login is sufficient! If you click to connect with a social media account you’ll have to give Gleam permission to access your account – once you’ve done this, you’ll automatically be logged in to Gleam next time you use it. The promoter can choose from various log in methods, which are usually email, Facebook and Twitter (Instagram and Soundcloud are optional). On the widget you can also see the prize, how long is left and the number of entries you have in the draw – the promoter can choose to show or hide the total number of entries. I’m going to use one of Lucy’s giveaways as an example to show the Gleam entry process – the video below will show exactly what I’m doing at each stage.īelow is the ‘widget’ on the blog – this is what you’ll see if you’re NOT logged in.Īt the bottom, click ‘Terms and Conditions’ to see more information (this may be blank!) – you should also check any instructions within the blog post to confirm what you need to do. Each one will get you the corresponding number of entries in the draw. Some bloggers will list a LOT of optional tasks in their Gleam widget, but just complete the ones you want to. ![]() For most giveaways, you don’t have to complete every task to enter the prize draw, and you don’t require any social media accounts – using just your email address is fine. Before you start entering Gleam giveaways, consider creating a Google/gmail account – then it’s easy to comment on blogs, YouTube and Google+ if those are required tasks. In this post I’ll be showing how to enter a Gleam giveaway correctly. Personally, as both a comper and a promoter, I prefer the look and feel of Gleam. Although this makes life easier for the entrant, it does make it harder for the promoter to check entries have been completed, and that’s why bloggers who like to run multiple task giveaways usually opt for Rafflecopter rather than Gleam. Gleam giveaways are much quicker to enter than Rafflecopter, as tasks like tweeting can be done with a single click, rather than copying and pasting links. When the giveaway has ended, Gleam chooses a random winner from all entries, and the promoter contacts the winner via email and can choose to display the winner’s name and photo on the widget. Gleam giveaways have one or more entry tasks, which can be mandatory or optional. They’re used on blogs, websites and Facebook pages and, like Rafflecopter, are an easy way for a promoter to run a fair and random prize draw. If you enter a lot of online comps, you’ll probably have encountered Gleam widgets.
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