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A three-day giveaway that grew a crypto app 21% on X/Twitter

ZenDCA helps people buy Bitcoin on a schedule instead of guessing the market. I ran a three-day influencer giveaway that grew its X/Twitter following from 8,001 to 9,684, then wrote a 15-hour-a-month plan to keep it growing.

ClientZenDCA, a Bitcoin dollar-cost averaging app
My roleSocial Media Strategist
PlatformX/Twitter
TimeJun to Nov 2024
  • Giveaway campaign
  • Influencer promotion
  • Content strategy
  • Content calendar
+21%followers in 3 giveaway daysA three-day giveaway that grew a crypto app 21% on X/Twitter
+21%

followers in 3 giveaway days

+1,683

new followers, 8,001 to 9,684

+1,354

on day one alone

300+

giveaway entries in three days

Chapter 01

The result

Followers, day by day

8,001Start9,355Jun 49,684Jun 6Jun 5 total not recorded

One giveaway creator a day for three days, 4 to 6 June 2024. The giveaway drew 300+ entries. Day one did most of the work: +1,354 followers.

Chapter 02

The mechanic

Three steps, and only one of them is a follow

Follow @ZENDCA

Reach and a bigger audience for the next post.

Sign up on the website

A real account, not just a follow.

Connect any exchange

The step that turns a sign-up into an active user.

The prize was a Ledger Nano S Plus, a hardware wallet. It fits a brand that talks about long-term holding and keeping coins safe.

ZenDCA giveaway graphic

Chapter 03

The calls I made

Why it was built this way

Build entry around sign-up and exchange connection, not follows only.
Follows are cheap. The steps had to bring people into the product.
A hardware wallet as the prize.
It speaks to the exact people a DCA app wants: long-term holders who care about security.
One giveaway creator a day for three days.
Each day reaches a fresh audience, and the results can be read day by day.
Fit the ongoing plan to 15 hours a month, and say so.
A small retainer can still grow an account if the hours go to the right jobs. Bigger community work needs 20 hours.

Chapter 04

The ongoing plan

15 hours a month, split by job

Content and scheduling6 hrs
Community engagement4 hrs
Growth campaigns3 hrs
Analytics and reporting2 hrs

4 to 5 custom posts a week, one giveaway a month, and a monthly report that feeds the next calendar.

Chapter 05

The content

Teach first, sell second

A crypto audience is wary. The calendar leads with education (a daily glossary, myths, security tips), and every post is tagged Educate, Engage, Inspire or Convert.

EducateDCA explained, crypto glossary, myths
EngagePolls and questions to open each day
InspireUser stories and long-term thinking
ConvertFeatures like automated withdrawals and low fees
Crypto Term of the Day: HODL
Crypto Term of the Day: HODL, tied back to dollar-cost averaging
4 tips for securing your crypto portfolio
4 tips for securing your crypto portfolio

Chapter 06

The next giveaway

14 giveaway accounts, vetted and priced

14crypto giveaway accounts shortlisted
7.0Mcombined followers
$75 to $180quoted per promotion
8 to 36 hrspromotion windows

Each account was compared on followers, price and how long the post stays up, so the monthly giveaway could be bought on value.

Chapter 07

From the documents

From the working document
The 15-hour plan, by job
The 15-hour plan, by job
From the working document
14 content themes and the daily routine
14 content themes and the daily routine

Chapter 08

A giveaway should end inside the product. Ask for the sign-up, not just the follow.

What I delivered

  • Giveaway campaign
  • Giveaway creator sourcing
  • 15-hour monthly plan
  • Content calendar
  • 14 content themes
  • Branded post designs
  • Monthly reporting

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