Giving Some Stuff Away!
Added 2021-01-09 15:00:00 +0000 UTCFOLKS! I need your help, and I need some advice! I have some comic and prints and stuff that i was to giveaway but as of last year "random giveaways" became illegal on patreon so I had to stop. Long story shot its technically gambling if the winner is decide by random chance. You can still do giveaways but they can be random. That means no "click like and i pick a random person".
That said, i could do something like "caption this picture and the funniest one wins" but the problem is that i would HATE to have to pick a winner like that because its way to much pressure and in all honesty, it's not that fair and not very nice. So my question is, HOW THE HELL DO I DO THIS!! I HAVE COMICS AND PRINTS THAT I WANT TO SIGN AND SEND!!
If you've got some good ideas comment below!
Comments
I love this photo =))
Antonio
2021-01-22 02:40:57 +0000 UTCThat's totally fair. It was just my first thought of a work around. I mean, I guess you could change the theme every time and make it the most accurate description, the worst description, etc to make sure everyone gets some love. Idk. Hopefully other people are giving you rocking ideas to get it sorted.
Matthew Wroblewski
2021-01-11 22:15:50 +0000 UTCThen this idea doesn’t work because I don’t want to do a giveaway for IG
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 20:44:39 +0000 UTCBooooo
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 20:44:04 +0000 UTCThe rules say "A patron’s chance of winning can’t be increased by paying more money (like by pledging at a higher tier)" so that's a little iffy. But, maybe... Read section #3 of the link I put on the previous comment.
Jere Keys
2021-01-11 20:43:49 +0000 UTChttps://blog.patreon.com/patreons-stance-on-raffles-lotteries-and-giveaways
Jere Keys
2021-01-11 20:42:10 +0000 UTCThanks so much!!!!
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:40:24 +0000 UTCOhhhh smart!
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:39:30 +0000 UTCI think that would work!!
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:39:15 +0000 UTC🤫
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:38:48 +0000 UTCTricky tricky
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:38:28 +0000 UTCRight! That’s actually a great work around. Maybe the people on patreon who enter get 100 entries each and Instagram users get one lol
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:38:08 +0000 UTCThat totally makes sense
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:37:01 +0000 UTCThat’s pretty good idea!
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:36:44 +0000 UTCI don’t feel like getting in shit if I did get caught
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:36:18 +0000 UTCThat’s not really a giveaway but more of a “thanks for all the money”
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:35:25 +0000 UTCBut... what about people who aren’t funny. Don’t they deserve a chance at Hamm
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:35:00 +0000 UTCJust like me lol
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:34:28 +0000 UTCThat’s how I used to do it. That’s illegal now
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:34:11 +0000 UTCThought about this too, I just would hate to see someone with no likes. If that happened to me I’d be heart broken lol
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:33:47 +0000 UTCHmmmm that might work...
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:32:39 +0000 UTCA game of skills!
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:32:15 +0000 UTCI wonder is the caller thing is still “random”
Michael Hamm
2021-01-11 19:32:00 +0000 UTCCame across this: https://giveawayfrenzy.com/comparing-giveaway-tools/
mdennard69
2021-01-10 22:57:21 +0000 UTCI absolutely love this picture!! You are absolutely beautiful and I bet you are just as nice a person that one could meet.
Chris Mercer
2021-01-10 22:11:13 +0000 UTCCreate a poll to guess the next cosplay project and winners get a prize? Or most obscure characters win?
Derick Stephensen
2021-01-10 22:05:21 +0000 UTCSpider-Hamm, Spider-Hamm Reads about the Spider-Man
Ian
2021-01-10 19:49:58 +0000 UTCJust send it to me. 😜
Jamie White
2021-01-10 13:44:53 +0000 UTCDrunk Q & A— All the questions are randomly picked, any that are answered win a prize? Or is that still considered gambling because you have to submit something to enter?
Rob
2021-01-10 04:45:55 +0000 UTCYou could just say the funniest will win, then pick a random one - with us knowing that's the deal...
DarkLord77
2021-01-10 01:49:02 +0000 UTCIf you wanted to do a caption thing, you could get us to decide the best one by the number of votes. The old radio contest trick of 7th (or any number) caller wins A quiz where the highest scorer wins. Although if you have multiple people get the highest score then you’ll have to have multiple prizes
David
2021-01-10 00:20:53 +0000 UTCI read the Patreon rules and it seems the easiest solution is that you don't limit it to subscribers. Make the contest open to fans on Facebook/Instagram/YouTube or whatever and it's fine. Because people pay to be Patreon supporters, that's what turns it into a form of gambling - but if fans who don't pay for Patreon can also enter, you CAN do random chance.
Jere Keys
2021-01-09 22:43:54 +0000 UTCYeah, this restriction will technically be true on every platform, even if they don’t enforce it. The reason is because there are really strict laws around sweepstakes, and even a simple t-shirt give-away can result in $75k in legal fees to set up properly. (At least, that’s what a company I worked for 20 years ago spent.) I wish I knew of a work-around.
Kevin Goebel
2021-01-09 21:56:16 +0000 UTCRidiculously adorable! I know this doesn’t help. I’m sorry about that.
Christian Juel
2021-01-09 21:16:17 +0000 UTCOf course it has. 🙄
Peter
2021-01-09 19:23:23 +0000 UTCIf you have a P.O. box, you can open the contest up to anyone, and have the contest rules be that to enter, you must either: 1) Be a patron, or 2) send a written submission via self-addressed, stamped envelope with certain information on it (name, address, phone number, email address, etc.) addressed to the name of the contest. The likelihood of anyone mailing it in is almost zero, but there you go.
Craig Puckett
2021-01-09 18:34:08 +0000 UTCNo idea on contest but.... Damn that's a great pic!!!!!!!
John Langley
2021-01-09 18:14:33 +0000 UTCThis post has already been flagged because woof key words lol.
Michael Hamm
2021-01-09 17:52:45 +0000 UTCcant you claim that its not random but still have it be random somehow? How would they know?
Jamal Baghdadi
2021-01-09 17:43:16 +0000 UTCI think pick random people from different tier like Gavin suggested and pick someone who’s been supporting you for a while.
Kevin Bolmer
2021-01-09 17:08:11 +0000 UTCThey've been both sugegsted, but I think too either a quiz or a contest with prizes may be the best solutions
Giorgio Ronchi
2021-01-09 16:38:21 +0000 UTCwhy not just base it on the Tier system and how long people have been suporters.
Gavin Lowe
2021-01-09 16:04:57 +0000 UTCI think Matthew W’s idea would be fun - caption contest, and the most likes from your patrons wins! You could also do second, third, etc. place as needed.
Scott Isaacson
2021-01-09 15:55:58 +0000 UTCHow about a contest for recreating a Hamm pic? Pick your winner based on how well they recreate your facial expression, pose, etc. Everyone can do it without having to be terribly talented or funny.
Peter
2021-01-09 15:32:12 +0000 UTCDamn. You are gorgeous.
Christopher Murphy
2021-01-09 15:25:41 +0000 UTCi'm still just looking at those legs
steve grabowski
2021-01-09 15:18:37 +0000 UTCYou can make a post, everyone who comments would be eligible. Then use a random name picker app to choose the winner(s)
Michael Mendez
2021-01-09 15:17:23 +0000 UTCI just re read and seems like that’s the issue because it’s considered gambling 🤷🏻♂️
Renato Zebadua
2021-01-09 15:12:07 +0000 UTCI think the point was it cannot be random.
Lee Keels
2021-01-09 15:08:00 +0000 UTCI got lost on the Spider peekaboo! That’s a giveaway enough ☺️
Elliot Ibáñez
2021-01-09 15:07:40 +0000 UTCYou could always do something like caption the photo and then make it a vote by the patrons. The top or top three get something. Then it's the community making the decision.
Matthew Wroblewski
2021-01-09 15:06:25 +0000 UTCI like the idea of Joseph, I’m also wondering if you can do random number generators and make us choose numbers or something like that
Renato Zebadua
2021-01-09 15:05:48 +0000 UTCMake a contest and I’ll do whatever I need to do to win
Jay Mackle
2021-01-09 15:05:09 +0000 UTCIs polling allowed still? You could place a poll saying “enter” and “not interested”
Dylan Brocker
2021-01-09 15:04:14 +0000 UTCDo a drunk baking video, then guess the sprinkles on the cake, closest number wins!
Michael
2021-01-09 15:04:10 +0000 UTCOld fashioned radio method: give away to the seventeenth caller. Or set up a Hamm Quiz, top scorer wins.
Joseph Petersen
2021-01-09 15:01:50 +0000 UTC
