One thing I found today is that there is some confusion about how to share your Facebook or Twitter updates for giveaways. This is a common method of entry for many blogs so I wanted to give you a quick tutorial on how to do this. It is super easy!
I will start with Facebook:
- Go to your profile where the status update is.
- Find the update and right click on the time stamp and click on “Copy Link Location”. You can also click the time stamp and it will pull up a new page and you can copy the link location from the web address bar.
- Once you have the link, you can paste that into any comment area for the giveaway you are entering. This is the URL for the status update.
The process is basically the same for Twitter. I use Tweetdeck and it works the same there as on Twitter itself. To make this easy, I will just show Twitter.
- Go to your Twitter profile. (If you are on Tweetdeck or other source, you will want to find the exact tweet you want the URL for.)
- Find the update you want to have a status for. Again, right click on the time stamp (you can click to open a new page just like with Facebook). You will want to “Copy Link Location” or copy the URL in the web address bar.
- Paste that URL in the comment field you are entering for the giveaway. This is the URL for your update.
If you have any questions about this, let me know!
IRSHAD AHMED says
I need url update
Janet F says
Thanks! I knew how to do the Twitter link but not Facebook.
Stefany says
Glad to help. 🙂