Did you know? YouTube Contest and Giveaway Rules

[markkaz]

I used to do a giveaway every month until I was made aware of this link:

http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1100988

They make it so complicated to do a contest or giveaway. I'm sure it's because there was some shady stuff going on. I can't risk any actions against my account so I stopped doing them. Especially since a lot of my viewers are under age 18.

I have never heard anybody getting warned about this though. Have you?

 

[karlsanada10]

What the...!? Ain't nobody got time for that.)

 

[KGATV]

Yep, I knew about it, but not until after I did my giveaway a long time ago haha

 

[ChillNation]

Yep been told this by Frankie a while back when i was thinking of doing a giveaway.

 

[Gabriel]

I've known about the guidelines for ages. However, that document applies to brand channels.

 

[ChintzyTurtle]

I've known about the guidelines for ages

 

[Gabriel]

The amount of time you put into that post is totally not worth it

 

[ChintzyTurtle]

The amount of time you put into that post is totally not worth it

I searched it up on google images and that took like 30 seconds. Doesn't sound like too much work to me..

 

[ghostlyrich]

good read! giveaways are so harmful to a channel sometimes to.. are they watching your content for you or the freebies

 

[markkaz]

I've known about the guidelines for ages. However, that document applies to brand channels.

Do you know about any other pages with guidelines or rules?
I know that community standards would apply and that we shouldn't be doing anything that asks viewers to 'like' or 'favorite' the videos nor ask them to subscribe.