Did you know you can find some amazing sweepstakes with great prizes on Twitter? Yes, it’s true! Twitter sweepstakes are run by brands that hope to gain more followers. If you already spend a lot of time on social media, why not enter sweepstakes on Twitter and win exciting prizes? Read on to know how to go about entering and winning Twitter sweepstakes.
Sign up for Twitter
To take advantage of Twitter contests, you will, in most cases, need to have a Twitter account. Fortunately, signing up for an account on Twitter is free, so that’s where you should start.
Twitter jargon
For the uninitiated, Twitter lingo, like tweeple, tweeting, and retweeting, can be pretty confusing. It’s helpful to first check what different Twitter terms mean before you start entering sweepstakes.
How Twitter sweepstakes work
Companies use sweepstakes and contests on Twitter to boost their following, increase buzz about their brand, or spread the word about something they’re doing. Typically, to enter a Twitter contest, you’ll need to do one of the following actions:
- Follow the company or person hosting the sweepstakes
- Retweet a post that the host has made
- Tweet using a specific hashtag
- @reply to the sweepstakes host with the trivia answer
- Join a Twitter Party and start conversing via Tweets to win prizes
Different Twitter sweepstakes will have varied rules. So, make sure to read the rules of each contest carefully to understand what you need to do to enter the contest. Not only will doing this keep you from getting disqualified but it will also increase your chances of winning the sweepstakes.
How to find sweepstakes on Twitter
Here are a few tips to help you find new contests and sweepstakes on Twitter:
- Search for keywords like contests, sweepstakes, and giveaways using Twitter Search
- Do a Google™ search to find sites that list Twitter contests
- Follow companies you like on Twitter so you are notified when they run sweepstakes
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