Hello everyone! I’ve recently come across a 3rd party app developer named Splurgy who creates sweepstakes, offers, and coupons in app/tab. But in order for your fans to enter you can put “gates” on them forcing them to like your page, share, tweet, or follow.

My question is, does this violate Facebook guidelines which states: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:”"; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,”serif”;}Section III. E. iii: You must not condition registration or entry upon the user taking any action using any Facebook features or functionality other than liking a Page, checking in to a Place, or connecting to your app.

Here’s how I’ve implemented it: http://www.facebook.com/HalfOffDeals#!/HalfOffDeals/app_211922635540356

Thanks!

Thank you @andrea-vahl, You are correct it is just a coupon and everyone gets it if they do those two things. As for a sweepstakes, which is an option with Splurgy, as long as you have liking as a way to enter, it’s fine to give extra entries to people who share. Thanks again, your insights are always so helpful

hmmm…on one hand these tactics are a sort of gray area that have been around since the days of tripod and allthweb, I mean, requiring someone to click to gain entrance to some sort of main attraction has often been misused in such ways as after the required click ten popups appear demanding clicks; at very least this is a pain. But on the other hand, if used correctly and fairly, could be a valuable asset in acquiring likes and shares provided it works.

For example, I could use this app to giveaway a free desktop theme background for cell phones, etc. And in exchange I’d gain likes and shares.

Very often, the challenge is maintaining the likes and the followers and not otherwise.
Keep them interested without being annoying in your approach. Not you specifically am talking in general.
@krmcgee

@calebsoudry just don’t overuse this idea, or FB will block it.