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Tips, strategies, and inspiration for running viral giveaways that grow your audience.

The Best Time to Launch a Giveaway (And When to Wait)

Most giveaway timing advice stops at "launch on Tuesday." This guide covers the best season, day, time, and run length for your specific goal and audience.

Mar 31, 2026 · 13 min read

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Tutorials

How To Pick A Winner For A Giveaway (the Easy Way)

In this article you'll learn a number of ways you can choose a giveaway winner so your giveaway runs without…

Dec 12, 2019 13 min

Announcements

[NEW] Introducing Recaptcha for RafflePress – Prevent Spam in a Few Clicks

Today we're introducing Invisible Recaptcha for RafflePress, a new feature that helps you prevent spam and unwanted entries for your…

Dec 11, 2019 2 min

Tutorials

How I Run Instagram Giveaways That Get Real Followers

Most Instagram giveaways attract prize hunters, not real followers. Learn how to run one in 10 steps that grows your…

Dec 9, 2019 20 min

Announcements

Announcing New RafflePress Polls & Surveys for Your Giveaways

Less than a week after introducing our new image submissions feature, we’re back already with another big announcement… We’ve just…

Sep 24, 2019 2 min

Announcements

[NEW] Introducing Image Submissions for RafflePress

You asked, we listened… Since the launch of RafflePress, we’ve been reaching out to our users to find out which…

Sep 19, 2019 2 min

Announcements

Introducing Automatic Entries, 1-Step Email Signups, Daily Entries & More

Since we launched RafflePress last month, we’ve been listening closely to your feedback. Our goal is to add the features…

Aug 29, 2019 3 min

Free Giveaway Playbook

Templates, prize ideas, and promotion strategies.

Announcements

Introducing RafflePress: Easy & Powerful Giveaway Plugin for WordPress

Viral giveaways are an incredibly powerful hack to quickly grow your traffic, build your brand, and generate targeted leads. But…

Jul 9, 2019 3 min

Marketing

20 Super-Effective Contest Promotion Ideas (Most Are Free!)

Need contest promotion ideas for your giveaway? Here's a step-by-step guide to promote your giveaway so you can get more…

Jul 3, 2019 22 min

Tutorials

How to Create an Online Contest in WordPress (Step by Step)

Learn how to create an online contest in WordPress step-by-step. Grow your audience, collect leads, and boost engagement—no coding needed.

Jul 3, 2019 17 min

Marketing

146 Giveaway Prize Ideas That Actually Work (2026)

Free Giveaway Prize Ideas & Lead Generation Secrets! Spark viral contests with budget-friendly prizes & our guide to running giveaways…

Jul 2, 2019 21 min