Believe it or not, even people who win your giveaways will sometimes ignore you. Here\u2019s why it happens and here\u2019s what to do.<\/p>\n
Generally, there are only a few reasons that your winners don\u2019t respond after you contact them<\/p>\n
1.<\/strong> They use a special email just for giveaways or promotional emails\u2014and they don\u2019t check it regularly If your winner uses a special email for giveaways or retail emails and they don\u2019t check it regularly, there\u2019s a very good chance they could miss your email. You should email them once, give them a deadline, and then send one, \u201clast chance\u201d email.<\/p>\n You also should be sure to mention in your Official Rules that you\u2019ll contact your winner, and your winner has a certain number of days to respond before you choose another winner.<\/p>\n Your winner may think your email is spam if you use a generic subject line like, \u201cYou Won!\u201d or \u201cYour Prize is On the Way!\u201d A generic headline like that can seem so much like spam, in fact, that many people will automatically delete them without giving them a second look.<\/p>\n You can avoid getting your email deleted by using a subject line like, \u201cYou\u2019ve won the XYZ prize from ABDCompany.\u201d The more specific you can be, the better. And if it\u2019s been a while since they\u2019ve entered, you may need to jog their memory!<\/p>\n Even if you get them to open your email, your message may still seem like a phishing message. Writing \u201cYou\u2019ve won the XX prize! Send me your full name and home address so I can send it to you!\u201d is going to throw up red flags for a lot of people.<\/p>\n Instead, be as professional as possible, and, just like with your subject line, be as specific as possible. Try something more like:<\/p>\n \u201cDear [FIRST NAME], My name is Anna, and I\u2019m the owner of ABCompany. You entered our giveaway for XYZ prize on [DATE THEY ENTERED], and I\u2019m happy to tell you that you\u2019ve won! So that I can send your [PRIZE], please send me your mailing address. Please be sure to respond by [DATE 3 DAYS LATER]; if I don\u2019t hear from you by then, I\u2019ll have to choose another winner. Be sure to reach out if you have any questions! Thanks, Anna\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Your winner deserves to get his or her prize, but it\u2019s a scammy, spammy world out there. Plan your communications right, and your winner will get back in touch to claim their winnings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Believe it or not, even people who win your giveaways will sometimes ignore you. Here\u2019s why it happens and here\u2019s what to do. 3 Reasons Winners Don\u2019t Respond Generally, there are only a few reasons that your winners don\u2019t respond after you contact them 1. They use a special email just for giveaways or promotional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5050,"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958\/revisions\/5050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promosimple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2.<\/strong> They think your email is spam
\n3.<\/strong> They don\u2019t trust your message<\/p>\n