The Truth About Follower Verification

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When it comes to boosting followers, many brands run comment-to-enter contests with rules that require participants to like and comment on the post, and follow the page. But here's a crucial insight—third-party platforms can't verify if someone follows your page due to Meta's restrictions. Surprisingly, many Instagram users don't know this! Why bother asking for a follow, then? Because it works! The Milgram Experiment, replicated in 2009, showed that about 70% of participants would follow through phone number lead with a task if instructed—an insight that applies here, too.

How to Run a Comment-to-Enter Contest Effectively:

Create an eye-catching post explaining the giveaway and rules.
During the contest period, enjoy the surge in shares, follows, and engagement.
When selecting winners, use a tool like ShortStack to import comments and randomly select a winner.
Manually verify the winner(s) completed all necessary steps and announce them. If a selected winner did not complete the steps required to win, simply choose a new winner.