When is best for a giveaway?

[Scalperhero]

so i was thinking of doing a giveaway at 1k subs since im only 300 away but i was wondering is that a good a time as any to do a giveaway since its a pretty big milestone to hit i would like to know your guys thoughts on this

 

[zeke morgan]

Well if you were looking to do the giveaway on the forums, or indeed promote this through our "giveaway" section then you must of already hit the milestone in order to do it - If you were meaning the timing of the giveaway (i.e the time of the year) I find that giveaways around Christmas, Easter, New Year / public holidays always receive a nice bit of attention.

 

[Scalperhero]

Well if you were looking to do the giveaway on the forums, or indeed promote this through our "giveaway" section then you must of already hit the milestone in order to do it - If you were meaning the timing of the giveaway (i.e the time of the year) I find that giveaways around Christmas, Easter, New Year / public holidays always receive a nice bit of attention.

oh no im not promoting as i not hit the milestone im just asking for opinions on when is best time for channels to do giveaways i.e on milestones like as subscriber milestone or total view milestones stuff like that

 

[zeke morgan]

oh no im not promoting as i not hit the milestone im just asking for opinions on when is best time for channels to do giveaways i.e on milestones like as subscriber milestone or total view milestones stuff like that

I know your not promoting, sorry if my post came across like that Oh I see I would say if you a person who likes doing giveaway that these should be done for important / meaningful milestones, such as your 1,000 subscribers or others such as say 100,000 total views, 1 million watch time minutes - things like that really

 

[Scalperhero]

I know your not promoting, sorry if my post came across like that Oh I see I would say if you a person who likes doing giveaway that these should be done for important / meaningful milestones, such as your 1,000 subscribers or others such as say 100,000 total views, 1 million watch time minutes - things like that really

ok thats sounds good i kinda missed that chance on doing it with 100k views, but yeah i really want to do it at important times i just wasn't sure which was the best ones to do it with

 

[Koala_Steamed]

I'd say 1k subs is a great one to do it at! I'm sure even a small giveaway people would be appreciative of

 

[Scalperhero]

I'd say 1k subs is a great one to do it at! I'm sure even a small giveaway people would be appreciative of

yeah i guess thats what im worried about you no people not caring due to it being small

 

[ClerraBellis]

Your viewers will love it! Every one loves the chance to get free stuff. I did a small Instagram give away at 100 followers and it actually helped me get more recognition.

 

[Scalperhero]

Your viewers will love it! Every one loves the chance to get free stuff. I did a small Instagram give away at 100 followers and it actually helped me get more recognition.

you have a good point there thanks

 

[scorpionvongaming]

Milestones
Or even just at random to say thank you.
I use a sight called Gleam to run all my competitions..

 

[iPIxelDot]

I usually have mine when students are on vacation (summer break, winter break and spring break).

 

[BodaciousBrosGaming]

Yeah I agree with everyone else. Just like the first 100 the first 1000 is a huge milestone on Youtube and is definitely a great time to do a giveaway. While I haven't done one yet since I've only given gifts to my Youtube friends, gift cards tend to be the best option based off the giveaway videos I've seen in the past. They're pretty universal and the easiest to hand out to winners. Anyways best of luck on your road to 1K man and btw congrats on hit 700! - Brandon

 

[Scalperhero]

Yeah I agree with everyone else. Just like the first 100 the first 1000 is a huge milestone on Youtube and is definitely a great time to do a giveaway. While I haven't done one yet since I've only given gifts to my Youtube friends, gift cards tend to be the best option based off the giveaway videos I've seen in the past. They're pretty universal and the easiest to hand out to winners. Anyways best of luck on your road to 1K man and btw congrats on hit 700! - Brandon


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thanks for your input bro and i was thinking of doing 2 steam game giveaways at like £5 each or something like that and yeah it took a lot to get here at 700subs im gonna be mind blown if i hit 1k lol but your at pretty much 500 subs so congrats there bro

 

[BodaciousBrosGaming]

thanks for your input bro and i was thinking of doing 2 steam game giveaways at like £5 each or something like that and yeah it took a lot to get here at 700subs im gonna be mind blown if i hit 1k lol but your at pretty much 500 subs so congrats there bro

Yeah Steam cards are always a great choice for gamer giveaways! I remember seeing a Youtuber do his giveaway live during a stream many months ago so that's always a fun option. And thanks man, it's not much but here's 1 more sub on your road to 1K - Brandon

 

[Scalperhero]

Yeah Steam cards are always a great choice for gamer giveaways! I remember seeing a Youtuber do his giveaway live during a stream many months ago so that's always a fun option. And thanks man, it's not much but here's 1 more sub on your road to 1K - Brandon


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congrats man you hit 500 and yeah i just thought for a gaming channel it would be best for doing game giveaway with game son steam and wow man thanks very much

 

[iPIxelDot]

congrats man you hit 500 and yeah i just thought for a gaming channel it would be best for doing game giveaway with game son steam and wow man thanks very much

Oh yeah. Gamers love free games. I have done quite a few steam bundle giveaways and have even bumped it up a bit a few times with bigger items such as tshirts and physical items. Heads up on physical items -- if you do worldwide, be prepared for a backup prize such as a digital game of equal value. I had a winner that was afraid customs in their country would charge an arm and a leg for the item, and with shipping costs (which was almost double the value of the prize to start with), we both decided to do a digital game instead so it worked out.

 

[Scalperhero]

Oh yeah. Gamers love free games. I have done quite a few steam bundle giveaways and have even bumped it up a bit a few times with bigger items such as tshirts and physical items. Heads up on physical items -- if you do worldwide, be prepared for a backup prize such as a digital game of equal value. I had a winner that was afraid customs in their country would charge an arm and a leg for the item, and with shipping costs (which was almost double the value of the prize to start with), we both decided to do a digital game instead so it worked out.

thanks for your in put bro if i do stuff i have to ship out i think id do it uk only on that one but yeah everyone loves free games they dont really care what it is as long as its free lol

 

[ThePandrus]

There's never really a right and a wrong time to do giveaways. At any point, anyone loves free stuff. I'd be careful though how you market it. If you simply title it "1K sub Giveaway" your video will get lost in Search with the millions of other people that are doing the same thing. Just don't clickbait it.... ever

 

[Red Bean]

I think 1k is totally fine to do something cool like a giveaway. It's definitely a big milestone, reaching another set of digits!

 

[Scalperhero]

thanks man for you input i think i decided on doing a game giveaway at 1k, but honestly what i think im gonna do it is make it so that its not only for subscribers and just make it so that everyone can enter the giveaway