Guide to Getting Started
Welcome to Wildfire! We make it very easy for your company to create branded Contests, Sweepstakes, and Coupons and to simultaneously launch them on Facebook and your website. (Twitter integration is coming soon too!)
You are here because you want to spread the word about your promotion and your company far more widely and cost effectively than ever before. There are hundreds of millions of users on social networks and our app enables you to reach these users in a way that is both engaging and beneficial to the user.
So, let's get you started!
Step 1: Choose the Format of Your Promotion
You should choose the format for your promotion based on the business goals you want to accomplish with it. Do you want to increase your number of Facebook Fans and build your mailing list? Try a sweepstakes! Do you want to build a community around your brand? A user-generated photo contest would be a great choice! If you are undecided on the format you should use for your promotion, then please click here to read more about the different promotion formats.
Step 2: Complete the information in the Promotion Setup Wizard
Follow the step-by-step process to complete your promotion. It is very easy to use and you can get up and running in a matter of minutes. The short six-step process asks you fill out Campaign Details, Timeline, Entry Form, Banners, Rules, and finally Publication. Throughout the process, you can style and brand your promotion exactly the way you want it.
Step 3: Choose Your Campaign Type and Publish Your Promotion
When you have finished the Promotion Setup Wizard, you will come to the "Publish" tab. There you will select which type of campaign you want. For a full list of the features that come with each type of campaign, check out our pricing page. After you've made your selection and entered your payment information, you can instantly publish your promotion to Facebook and your website!
Step 4: Market your Promotion
To maximize the success of your promotion, you need to put some creative effort behind it. Try to regularly add posts about it on your Fan Page Wall and feature it on your website. When you do, the usability and virality of our technology will deliver positive results. Ask one of the thousands of businesses, both large and small, that have worked with Wildfire and almost all of them will tell you the same thing.
Be sure to look over some simple tips on how to effectively market your campaign here.
That's it!