I always have lots of giveaways here on Bay Area Mommy and most of these giveaways use Rafflecopter as the giveaway widget. Rafflecopter makes it so much easier for bloggers to run giveaways. It allows us to share the widget with others so they could offer the same giveaway on their blogs. It gives bloggers the flexibility to determine the weight of each task. It has a button for picking winners via Random.org and another one for announcing them. The only thing lacking, I believe, is the ability to auto-verify.
But lately, Rafflecopter has been acting up and has been down like half the time. I want to use a different (and hopefully more more reliable) giveaway widget. But I don’t want to do it if none of you are going to enter because you don’t like the widget. So I decided I’d just ask you for your feedback. Do you suggest I stick it out with Rafflecopter? Or are you okay with using another giveaway platform?
I created sample giveaways below so you can try them for yourself. These are not real giveaways. I just put them there so you can test it and decide which one you think is best.
After you’re done trying them out, please answer the quick survey below and don’t hesitate to leave me a comment/message. 🙂
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Hey there! This is Robyn from PunchTab and we’re excited to be included in your list.
Our PunchTab team is always interested in user feedback. We’d love to hear what you learn!
We’re located in Palo Alto and you’re officially invited to stop by the office for a chat. Email me anytime!
Cheers,
Robyn
[email protected]
Hi Robyn! Thanks for the invite! I’m based in San Jose so Palo Alto’s not too far from here! I’ll shoot you an email hopefully by next week with the feedback I receive from this survey. 🙂
– Isis
Bay Area Mommy
Please use one that is reliable :o)
I’ve used giveaway tools before. It is EZ
I actually prefer the Giveaway Tools or Punch Tab to Rafflecopter. I like that there is less typing (adding my Twitter, my Facebook name, ect) over and over on RC. RC is a pain when I only have 1 hand to use.
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I prefer giveaway tools over the rest, having used it several times it seems easier and I often have problems with rafflecopter. The others I have only used once each and am not very familiar with them.
I like the streamlined design of RC. I just wish it behaved like Giveaway Tools did. For instance automatically filling in the information when you open the dropdown tab so that you can just hit submit. It would also be nice to only have to type in your Twitter ID once.
If RC upgraded their application to do that, it would blow the others out of the water.
I like the Punch Tab giveaway widget the best!
I like the top one, the GT one??
Well, I like punch tab, too…. I can’t decide!!
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I prefer PunchTab!!
I like the PromoSimple the best
I like PunchTab best. It’s quick and easy.
I prefer giveaway tools (GT) better but PunchTab is ok too.
Giveaway Tools is the best
I like the ones that give everyone an equal chance ie. Punchtab isn’t for me.
I like Punchtab and Giveaway Tools so much better than Rafflecopter. I guess if I had to choose between the two, I would pick Punchtab.
Rafflecopter , these other ones are crap and half the time do NOT give you your entries.
I have run into all but one of these I like the first one.
I like rafflecopter best
I Like Punchtab
PromoSimple or PunchTab are good for giveaways 🙂
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I think I like the GT the best
I like GT and my least fave was promo simple because it has its problems connecting to twitter
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I hate the Punch Tab won’t give me an entry unless I unlike then like a page again!!!! Anyone else have that problem??? I love GT and Rafflecopter.
That is my issue with Punch Tab as well. If I didn’t have to do that, Punch Tab might be my favorite.
I prefer the GT
I seem to prefer Punch Tab 🙂
I like PunchTab!
I think my pick would be Promo Simple but I’m good with anything
I PREFER, TEST GIVEAWAY.
I liked Promo Simple
Sorry, but I still like rafflecopter. It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks. [email protected]
I preferred Giveaway Tool —– Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran ….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
GT is my my choice–thanks
I like giveaway tools best
punchtab is what i choose
Initially started with Rafflecopter, but I’m full on Punchtab now.
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I prefer giveaway tools, but second in line is rafflecopter to the others.
I prefer GT
i liked promosimple the best.
I prefer GT.
I don’t like giveaway tools, everytime I enter a sweeps that use it i end up getting frustrated and rage quit!
I like Giveaway Tools best
I think giveaway tools is good
Still Rafflecopter for me!
They are all awesome but Rafflecopter is the one I am most comfortable with
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I like giveaway tools
Giveaway Tool seems to be the other popular option for other contests. I’ve found it to be easy to enter and reliable.
Giveaway tools! Or whatever ones will make it so I don’t have to open other pages to like multiple facebook pages and twitter accounts. SO tired of it.
Rafflecopter is pretty simple & works well. I’d have to try the other 3 choices a few more times.
I prefer Rafflecopter!
I like Rafflecopter.
I like the Giveaway tab. Seems pretty simple. I agree rafflecopter acts crazy sometimes.
giveaway tools seems the best haven’t used the other much. I do like Rafflecopter best
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I’m good with any of them…just grateful for the opportunities to win some great prizes! 🙂 Thank you for all that you do!
i like the giveaway tools
I still like Rafflecopter.
I like Giveaway Tools best.
Giveaway tools’ pretty easy and also Punch tab.
Punch tab preferably
Still Rafflecopter for me
I actually prefer the Giveaway Tools or Punch Tab to Rafflecopter. It’s just faster and loads faster on my very slow connection.
I like Rafflecopter the best
I like Giveaway Tools.
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I like the punch tab, its very east to use!
Punch tab is so easy to use for me 🙂