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CONTEST HELPER DOT COM MAKES IT EASY FOR YOU TO RUN CONTESTS OR GIVEAWAYS ON YOUR FACEBOOK
PAGE. FANS SIMPLY MAKE A COMMENT ON A CONTEST POST TO WIN A PRIZE.
CONTEST HELPER DOT COM SOLVES THE PROBLEM OF SELECTING YOUR WINNER. IT ISN'T AN APP,
SO IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY PERMISSIONS OR SIGN-UP.
AND ITS EASY TO USE TOO.
FIRST POST YOUR CONTEST, IT CAN BE A PHOTO, VIDEO, LINK OR STATUS UPDATE.
IN THIS EXAMPLE WE MADE A PHOTO POST WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE A DEADLINE
TO WIN A GIFT CARD.
TO SELECT A WINNER, ALL YOU DO IS CLICK HERE AND SELECT EMBED POST.
COPY THE HIGHLIGHTED TEXT AND GO TO CONTEST HELPER DOT COM.
PASTE THE EMBED CODE INTO THE FORM AND CLICK SUBMIT.
A RANDOM LIST OF THE COMMENTER'S NAMES WILL BE DISPLAYED. I CHOOOSE THE FIRST NAME ON
THE LIST AS THE WINNER.
TO KEEP THINGS FAIR, CONTEST HELPER DOT COM CONSOLIDATES DUPLICATES SO THAT NO MATTER
HOW MANY TIMES A FAN COMMENTS, HE ONLY GETS ONE CHANCE TO WIN.
THE NEXT STEP IS TO GO BACK TO FACEBOOK AND VIEW ALL THE COMMENTS FOR THE POST.
THIS MAY TAKE SEVERAL CLICKS OF THE "VIEW MORE COMMENTS" LINK, SINCE FACEBOOK ONLY LOADS
FIFTY COMMENTS PER CLICK.
AFTER ALL THE COMMENTS ARE LOADED...
SEARCH THE PAGE FOR THE WINNER'S NAME AND REPLY TO HER COMMENT THAT SHE HAS WON AND
TO MESSAGE YOU TO CLAIM HER PRIZE.
IF YOUR PAGE ISN'T SET UP FOR REPLIES, YOU CAN TAG THE WINNER IN A POST.
THAT'S IT! I HOPE YOU FIND THIS TOOL AS USEFUL AS I DO.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!