How to Enter Tab

Published on December 13, 2022; Updated on October 2, 2026

The How to Enter tab is where you choose the actions entrants complete to earn entries, and control when and how often they can do them.

Objective Packs

Not sure where to start? Pick an objective and we'll add a ready-made set of entry methods for you. There are packs for launching your first giveaway, building your email list, promoting an event, building a waitlist, pre-launching a product and growing an e-commerce business.

Click See All Objective Packs to browse all 12. You can edit, reorder or remove anything a pack adds.

Adding Entry Methods

Click Add a Way to Enter to open the full list of entry methods. Search for one, or filter by category like Social Networks, Video & Audio or On-Site Actions.

Gleam interface showing the list of entry methods to choose from

Each action you add appears in a list. Drag and drop to reorder them, or use the icons to delete or duplicate an action:

Gleam interface showing four entry methods on the How to Enter tab

Entrants see them in the same order in your widget:

Supported Actions

We support the following actions:

Action Settings

Click an action to open its settings. Every action has a Title, how many entries it's worth (Worth # entries) and an icon, plus settings specific to that action.

Gleam interface showing the settings for a Bonus action

The Advanced section holds the options below.

Mandatory Actions

Turn on Mandatory and entrants have to complete that action before they can see any of your other actions.

It doesn't mean entrants must complete every mandatory action, only that they unlock your other actions.

Tip

Be careful making a social action mandatory. Not everyone has an account on every network, so you could lose entrants who would have happily completed your other actions.

Single Mandatory Actions Auto Expand

If you use a Mandatory Action on its own and that action has an expandable state then it will auto expand. This is particularly useful for actions like Subscribe to Newsletter.

Actions Required

Actions Required locks an action until an entrant has completed a set number of other actions. Use it to reward entrants who go further with extra actions and entries.

In this example, each action unlocks the next:

Daily Entry

Turn on Daily Entry to let entrants complete an action again every day. It resets at midnight in your Competition's time zone, and entrants see a "per day" label next to the entries.

Note

Some actions can't be repeated, for example following an account on a social network.

Entry Interval

Some actions, like Submit Media and Secret Code, let you choose how often entrants can complete them and earn entries: Single, Hourly, Daily, Weekly or Unlimited.

It's handy for photo contests or secret codes, where you want entrants to take part more than once.

Note

The interval also applies to Import actions. With Daily, we only import each entrant's first photo of the day.

Actions That Require Payment

In some countries, sweepstakes & giveaways are governed by No Purchase Necessary laws that prevent promoters from asking entrants to make a purchase or donation to gain contest entries, unless a free entry alternative is made available.

To comply with these laws, we recommend offering a free entry alternative for each paid action in your campaign. Note that if you are running a multinational campaign, the free entry alternatives will only appear to users in countries where a free alternative is required.

Gleam offers the free entry alternative option for the following actions:

You can activate the free entry alternatives for actions in your campaign that require users to complete a purchase or donation by checking A purchase or donation is required for users to complete this Action when setting up the action.

Gleam interface with twitch subscribers entry

Once enabled, free entry alternatives will appear in the Terms & Conditions section of your campaign. Entrants will need to fill a form with basic contact details to claim their free entry.

Free Entry Alternative form in the Gleam widget

Entries awarded for completing a free entry alternative are equal to the entries awarded for completing your action by making a payment.

For example, if you are offering 5 entries to users who purchase your product, 5 entries will also be awarded to entrants who complete your purchase action via the free entry alternative.

Countries With Free Entry Alternatives Enabled

Once enabled, the free entry alternative will be available to users in the following countries: