How To Legally Run a Giveaway or Contest on YouTube [feat. Jonathan Katz] [Ep. #78]

If you want to run a contest on your channel or do a giveaway to promote your channel, YouTube has some requirements and policies you must follow in order to avoid running into trouble. You can do a sweepstakes competition as long as you follow YouTube's guidelines to do so. What is that policy and what does it mean? In this podcast episode I interview Jonathan Katz, a YouTube lawyer, about YouTube's rule for running a contest on their platform and what the legal terms mean so you don't get your channel intro trouble and, most importantly, give your YouTube viewers a position experience with your giveaway. Comment your questions here: https://videocreators.com/legally-run-giveaway-contest-youtube-feat-jonathan-katz-ep-78 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE - YouTube's contest policies and guidelines: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1620498?hl=en - Is Your Contest Illegal? http://www.targetmarketingmag.com/article/key-legal-compliance-considerations-before-administering-a-contest-sweepstakes/all/ - The FTC's official guidelines for contests on social media: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking#contests - Sample competition on Gleam.io: https://gleam.io/Qamjn/youtube-example-competition - Derral Eves giveaway example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ltiL-AyRAk Connect with Jonathan: http://jskatz.com and https://twitter.com/jskatzesq PATREON: More links and stories for patrons at https://www.patreon.com/videocreators Tweet me @timschmoyer ABOUT VIDEO CREATORS On Video Creators we discuss how to leverage YouTube as a social platform and use it to build an audience, spread our message, and change lives. If you're a YouTuber or an online video creator, we'd love to have you subscribe and learn to grow your audience and the business that makes your content sustainable. LET'S CONNECT! - http://www.youtube.com/videocreators - http://twitter.com/timschmoyer - http://www.facebook.com/videocreators - http://instagram.com/timschmoyer LISTEN TO VIDEO CREATORS ON-THE-GO - iTunes: http://go.vcreators.co/vcTViTunes - Soundcloud: http://go.vcreators.co/vcTVSoundCloud - Stitcher: http://go.vcreators.co/vcTVStitcher - Google Play: http://go.vcreators.co/vcTVGooglePlay FREE EBOOK "The Secret to Building your YouTube Audience" https://videocreators.com/product/secret-building-youtube-audience/