Facebook giveaway ideas for hair salons

1. Prom or wedding season giveaway

   Two months before prom or peak wedding season, post a giveaway for an updo trial. Ask commenters what their event is. Parents and brides plan on Facebook, and they book months ahead.

2. Client appreciation week

   Post a thank-you with a photo of your team and ask clients to comment their favorite stylist. Everyone who comments is entered for a free blowout month, and stylists see public praise.

3. New stylist welcome

   Introduce a new stylist with a photo and a short bio, then give away a cut with them. Comments asking questions count as entries. It fills their book in their first month.

4. Local women's Group spotlight

   In a community Group that permits business posts, share a hair tip and point to the giveaway on your Page. Check the Group's rules, and keep the tip useful even for people who don't enter.

5. Back-to-school cuts for kids

   In August, give away a free kids' cut and a bag of detangler. Parents comment their kid's grade to enter. It's a different audience from your color clients and a cheap prize to deliver.

Swap in your own name, prize and end time. Entry is simple: comment on the post on your Page.

Prom season is coming! 💐 Gloss Studio is giving away a free updo trial and day-of styling. Comment with your event date to enter. Drawing March 15 at 5pm ET. Open to US residents, under-18 entrants need a parent's OK. No purchase necessary. This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook.

Pick something that brings the winner back through your door, not just a gift card.

• A cut, color and blowout with your senior stylist (about $250 retail)
• A full-size shampoo, conditioner and styling product set (about $70)
• A blowout every week for a month (about $160 retail)
• A bridal or event trial session (about $100 retail)
• A gift card for a friend's first visit, plus one for the winner ($50 each)
• A deep conditioning treatment add-on for a year of visits

1. Post from your Page, not your profile

   Use your business Page, a Group you run or an Event. Personal profiles can't administer promotions, and Page posts can be boosted if you want reach.

2. Make the comment the whole entry

   Ask one easy question and count every answer. Never require a share or a friend tag, and never give extra entries for them.

3. Switch to All comments

   Most relevant hides some comments. Switch the filter before you copy, or people get left out.

4. Announce in the same post

   Paste into the Facebook comment picker, draw, then edit the post with the winner and results link.

• Say travel isn't covered.
• Color prizes need a patch test first.
• Set a 60-day booking window.
• Get a parent's consent before a minor's chemical service.

• Meta's Pages terms allow promotions on Pages, Groups and Events, never administered through personal timelines.
• "Share on your timeline" or "tag your friends" can't be an entry or earn extra entries.
• Entrants release Facebook, and you state it isn't sponsoring, endorsing or administering the giveaway.

A collab doubles the audience for the same prize budget. For hair salons, good partners are a nail salon down the street, a local wedding photographer, a boutique that dresses your clients. Each of you posts, and entries from both posts go into one draw.