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Facebook contest...Am I compliant?

by papergirl
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Ok, I started a facebook contest today and now I am unsure if I am ok. Any comments would be appreciated. The text says It's contest time. Want a chance to win _____?
Love, comment, share. Winner will be picked (date and time).
Post has an affiliate link to the item for them to click on to view item better.


Post has picture of item and then
Legal stuff....
Rules/Disclaimer: This promotion is open to those 18 and above in the United States. Void where prohibited. By Liking you enter and agree that this promotion is in no way associated with, administered by, or endorsed by Facebook; and acknowledge a complete release of Facebook by your participation.


Do you think I am good here?
#ccompliant #contestam #facebook
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    As long as the ad and product are compliant with Facebook's policies then you should be ok.

    When announcing the winners, be sure not to announce it's for the Facebook contest as Facebook require you to contact winners outside of Facebook.
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  • Profile picture of the author cgp1976
    You cannot incentivise people to share your post. To be risk free and compliant replace the text with "a SHARE would be really helpful and remember SHARING is caring & caring is nice"

    This way people are subtlety reminded that they better share or they won't be picked lol and the difference in actual engagement and shares is negligible in my experience.

    Much better to have a few less shares than to have your post or page deleted!
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      Originally Posted by cgp1976 View Post

      You cannot incentivise people to share your post. To be risk free and compliant replace the text with "a SHARE would be really helpful and remember SHARING is caring & caring is nice"

      This way people are subtlety reminded that they better share or they won't be picked lol and the difference in actual engagement and shares is negligible in my experience.

      Much better to have a few less shares than to have your post or page deleted!
      This is something I did not know that you can't incentivise people to share a post.
      I knew that facebook don't accept incentivisation to like a page but this is the first time I've heard about posts.
      You learn something new everyday, thank you for sharing.
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  • Profile picture of the author DIABL0
    You can ask people to like, share and comment, but it has to be done on a fan page and not your personal profile.

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    • Profile picture of the author Pat H
      Thanks for the response. I was having a bit of trouble trying to search Their Help Center for information.
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