Contest/Giving away prizes... how do you?

[just Moto]

I was thinking about doing some more prize giveaways each video but not sure the best way to go about it. The last one I did was "best comment" so basically someone just got all their friends to vote and one the prize.

Are there any better ways to run a youtube contest in your experience?

jM

 

[babyteeth4]

Coincidentally I am running a contest starting Tuesday, but it's on Instagram, using YouTube as a way to direct traffic to it. I've avoided running contests on YouTube because YouTube has so many rules about running contests on the platform, too many chances to get a strike or suspension if you don't do it right. But there aren't rules against using YouTube to advertise your contest and direct people to another platform. And it also can help you grow your audience across platforms. So that's my advice.