Do you feel like you are forever signing up to contests, giveaways, samples & coupons but never get anything? Do you follow every post only to find an empty mail box each day?
If I asked you if you are 100% sure you’re following all the right steps, could you answer YES! confidently?
I get emails, private messages, questions & comments every single day from people who say they aren’t getting the things they’ve signed up for. If this sounds like you, read on!
First things first
LIKE our page – SaveaLoonie – Canadian Coupons & Freebies on Facebook. All of our hottest offers are posted there! You may also want to sign up to get notifications from our page. This way, whenever we do a new post on Facebook, you will be alerted.
You should also join our enewsletter (you can use the Sign Up button as shown in the image above)! We send out instant eblasts for hot, new, limited time offers as well as daily recaps so you won’t miss out on anything.
Now all you have to do is wait for an offer that interests you.
READ, READ, READ
Did we just post a coupon, contest or sample that interests you? Take a moment and READ the post. I can’t stress this enough! If you don’t take the time to read the initial post, you won’t have any idea what the next step is to take!
Determine what kind of post you are looking at
There are different types of posts on Facebook. There are “Comment Contests” and there are posts that have outgoing links to promotions. Before you do anything, you need to know what you’re looking at.
While they might look the same, here are some quick tips for figuring it out:
– We write “Like if you’d love to win”, “Like & Share” etc, on our posts & images as a reminder to the community to interact. Interacting with us in this way helps us to determine which posts you like seeing, which types of prizes you want to win and which products your family loves! It is also a way for you to tell Facebook that you do actually like seeing our posts in your newsfeed & to spread the savings on to friends & family. The important information is in the actual text of the post – read that!
– If a post has a clearly identifiable outgoing link (as in Example 1 “Enter here ► LINK”), you are going to want to follow that link! There will most likely be more information there about how to participate in that particular promotion. READ IT. If there is another link to follow to reach the offer, it will be there too! On our website, you’re going to want to look for the “Go To Offer” button.
– Comment Contests should specifically mention an action that you must take on a post to be entered into a promotion and usually an end date/winner announcement date is mentioned. Posts with outgoing links will have less information in them. This is because all of the information you need is contained within the website you’re being linked to.
– When in doubt, take a moment and think about it. If you are wanting a coupon or free sample delivered to your house, there is going to be a form to fill out somewhere so that the company can have your information! Simply Liking a post does not mean a freebie will be delivered to your house – I only wish it were that easy!
Hopefully that helps clear up any confusion and can help you may have and can help many more SaveaLoonians get Great Mail Days!
Do you have any tips for claiming coupons & samples or entering contests on Facebook? Share them with us!
