Givy Bot: Giveaways for Channels

The channel grows slowly, subscribers stay quiet, and posts get no reactions. A giveaway wakes an audience up better than any reminder, but collecting entrants by hand and picking a winner is tiring. Givy Bot takes that work over.

The bot creates a giveaway right in your channel. It has about 350 thousand users, and its one command, /start, restarts the bot and brings you back to the menu. 🎁

From idea to publication

The scheme is simple: you start the bot, set up the giveaway, and publish it in the channel. Participants tap a button, and the bot keeps count.

1. Send the bot /start.
2. Choose what you are giving away.
3. Set the entry conditions and the end date.
4. Publish the giveaway in the channel.

The bot acts as a helper for the channel and needs access, so check the permissions when you connect it.

What to give away

The best prizes match the channel topic. A course author gives access, a shop gives a product, a blogger gives a consultation.

The closer the prize fits your audience, the fewer random entrants who leave right after the contest. A universal gift gathers reach but brings people with no interest in your subject.

Conditions that work

Most often the condition is a channel subscription. Asking for too much, such as joining five channels, scares people and lowers participation.

• Simple. One or two actions everyone understands.
• Clear. The rules should read in ten seconds.
• Fair. All conditions are stated before the start, not added later.

Fairness first

The winner must be picked randomly and openly. Automatic selection helps, since no one can question the personal influence of the organizer.

Announce results publicly and send the prize on time. An unsent prize hurts a channel reputation more than having no giveaway at all. ⚖️

What to avoid

Do not ask entrants for personal data beyond what is needed to deliver the prize. Do not charge for entry, because then it is no longer a giveaway but a lottery, and lotteries have different rules.

Check the legal requirements for contests and prize advertising in your country. They differ, and the organizer is responsible for compliance.

Help and news

The project has a support service, a news channel and a chat. Those are listed in the bot profile. If you cannot launch a giveaway, start with support and describe the step where you stopped. 🛠️

After the contest

Contests work best as part of a channel regular life. After a giveaway post a thank-you and invite new subscribers to read your best material.

That way you keep at least part of the new audience. People who came for the prize stay only if they see value.