New Website, New Giveaway!
Isn't the new website pretty? I'm terribly, terribly pleased with it, and am so happy I finally get to share it with all of you! (BIG props to the lovely people at Waxcreative for all their hard work.) I highly recommend perusing at your leisure – especially the bookshelf. There's lots of wonderful goodies in there, from excerpts to "Noble Notes" – tidbits of information about the books. Also, make sure you check out the bio page, my upcoming events, and sign up for the Newsletter!
Now, in the past few weeks, while the website was undergoing it's metamorphosis, I restricted my online self mainly to Twitter and Facebook. And I've been learning A LOT about Facebook. Case in point:
About two weeks ago, Follow My Lead received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly. This admittedly brightened my day – and I thought I should spread the joy, and decided to have a giveaway on my Facebook Author Page. I posted that anyone who wanted to enter should leave a comment on my post, and at then end of a prescribed period of time, I'd randomly select a commenter to win my very last ARC (advanced reader copy) of Follow My Lead.
Turns out, this is a big no-no. Running a contest on Facebook is a lot more complicated than one might think.
The rules basically boil down to this: To do a giveaway or a contest on Facebook, you can't have people have to take any action on their part, beyond "liking" your Page. (No leaving comments, or taking pictures and uploading them, etc.) AND, you have to be able to say the contest is actually taking place off-site, say on your blog or a third party application loaded onto your Facebook page, thereby protecting Facebook from any potential litigation.
Understand? Yeah, it took me a while to figure it out, too.
If you do not comply with these rules, you can be subject to having your Facebook Page shut down and/or a $10,000 fine.
Now, did I honestly think that a little ol' romance novelist with a grand total of 1200 fans would be caught if I did a giveaway? Not so much. I'm small potatoes. Did I want to risk getting fined $10,000? No, I did not.
I took down the contest within minutes of learning this. Pled ignorance and mea culpa to anyone who had already entered and promised that when I managed to run the contest within Facebook's guidelines, they would all remain entered.
Well, now that my blog is back up and running, I'm happy to say that day has finally arrived!
I'm pleased to announce the KateNoble.com Premiere Party Giveaway!
THE RULES:
Go 'Like' my Kate Noble Author Page on Facebook. (If you're already a fan you can skip this step.)
Then leave me a comment on this blog post telling me what you think of the new website. (Do you like the colors? The layout? Let me know what you think!)
One random commenter will be chosen the winner on Wednesday, April 13th.
That's it!
THE PRIZE:
Since I made you wait so long for it, I'm supplementing the prize package:
Not only will you receive my very last ARC of Follow My Lead, (last chance to get one before May 3rd!) I'm throwing in a $25 Amazon Gift Card.
That's right, I'm bribing you for your forgiveness.
(side note: as stated above, those readers that entered the aborted giveaway remain entered. I have your names filed.)
I hope you all enjoy the site, enjoy the contest, and are as excited as I am for the upcoming release of FOLLOW MY LEAD!
Happy Reading!
