Disqus Comment Giveaway Tool
Grow Your Disqus Community
Run giveaways that reward readers for leaving Disqus comments on your content. Participants visit your page, post a comment through Disqus, and confirm in the widget to earn entries. Daily re-entry keeps them coming back. Pro plan required.
Disqus Comment vs Blog Comment
SweepWidget has two commenting entry methods. Blog Comment is a free, platform-agnostic method that works with any blog's native comment system. Disqus Comment is specifically for sites running Disqus, where comments tie into Disqus user profiles, threaded discussions, and community features. If your site uses Disqus, use this entry method.
Drive Disqus Engagement Through Giveaways
Disqus comment sections are community spaces. They have threaded replies, upvotes, user profiles, and reputation. But getting that first wave of activity on a new post is the hard part. The Disqus Comment entry method gives your readers a reason to break the silence. You point the entry at any page with Disqus comments, and participants post a comment to earn giveaway entries.
Participants click through to the page with your Disqus comment section, leave a comment via Disqus, and confirm the action in the widget. You verify comments manually by checking the Disqus thread. Daily re-entry lets participants come back every 24 hours to comment on new content.
Why Disqus Comments Specifically?
Disqus is not just a comment box. It is a commenting platform with its own ecosystem. When someone leaves a Disqus comment on your site, that comment lives inside the Disqus network. Their Disqus profile shows their comment history across every site using Disqus. Other readers can upvote their comment, reply to start a thread, and follow them as a commenter. This means a giveaway-driven Disqus comment does more than add text below your article. It creates a node in a social network.
Every participant who comments through Disqus has a profile that follows them across the web. Their comment on your site is visible on their profile, which creates a lasting connection between them and your content. Native blog comments disappear into individual databases. Disqus comments are part of a larger identity layer.
Disqus supports threaded conversations and upvoting. A giveaway comment often sparks organic replies from other readers who see the thread gaining activity. One incentivized comment can trigger multiple organic follow-ups, amplifying the engagement beyond what you paid for.
Turn on daily re-entry so participants can comment again every 24 hours. If you publish regularly, this creates a loop: new content goes live, participants return to leave a Disqus comment for more entries, and your threads stay active throughout the giveaway period.
You review each comment in your Disqus dashboard to confirm it is real. Disqus has its own spam filters and moderation tools, which means the comments that reach your thread are already pre-filtered. You then verify in SweepWidget that the participant actually posted. This two-layer check keeps quality high.
Connect Disqus Comment Campaigns to Your Marketing Stack
The Disqus Comment entry method captures engagement. These integrations capture the people behind it so you can bring them back after the giveaway ends.
Email Capture via CRM Integration
Pair the Disqus Comment entry with an Email Subscription entry method. Participants subscribe to your newsletter as one entry action and leave a Disqus comment as another. SweepWidget pushes the email directly into your CRM.
Supported CRMs: Mailchimp, ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo, HubSpot, MailerLite, Drip, and 13 more. A Disqus commenter who also subscribes to your newsletter becomes a reachable audience member long after the giveaway closes.
Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel
Add your Google Analytics or Facebook Pixel tracking ID to the giveaway. SweepWidget fires events when participants interact with the widget, so you can measure how giveaway traffic flows to your Disqus-enabled pages.
Compare engagement metrics for giveaway-driven visitors vs organic visitors in your analytics dashboard. Track time on page, bounce rate, and whether Disqus commenters navigate to other content on your site.
Multi-Site Disqus Networks
Disqus operates across multiple sites under one account. If you run a network of blogs, news properties, or content sites that all use Disqus, a single giveaway can direct comments to pages across your entire network.
Point the Disqus Comment entry at your flagship article today, then update the target URL tomorrow to shift comments to a different property. Or run multiple Disqus Comment entries in one giveaway, each pointing to a different site in your network.
Zapier and Webhook Workflows
SweepWidget's Zapier integration (Business+ plans) lets you trigger workflows when participants enter. Automatically log new entrants in a Google Sheet, send a Slack notification when someone completes the Disqus Comment entry, or add them to a segmented list in your email platform.
Webhooks are available on Business+ plans as well, so you can build custom automations that react to giveaway events in real time without a third-party integration layer.
More Entry Methods, More Participants
Across SweepWidget data from 70,000+ giveaways, contests with 5 or more entry methods averaged 787 entrants compared to 163 for single-method campaigns. Pairing Disqus Comment with email subscription, social follows, and visit-a-page entries gives participants multiple ways to earn points while giving you engagement across several channels at once.
The Disqus Comment entry method is available on Pro plans. Combine it with email subscription, social actions, and analytics tracking to turn Disqus threads into a growth engine.
Building a Disqus Community Growth Campaign
A single Disqus Comment entry method works. But wrapping it in a broader campaign multiplies the outcome. Here is a practical setup for publishers who want to grow their Disqus community and capture reader emails in one campaign.
Set the Disqus Comment as a high-value entry
Assign 5-10 points to the Disqus Comment action. Make it the most valuable single entry in the giveaway so participants prioritize it. Enable daily re-entry so they can earn those points repeatedly.
Add a Visit a Page entry pointing to the same URL
A Visit a Page entry worth 1 point that links to the same article primes participants to read the content before commenting. They visit first (low effort, small reward), then comment (higher effort, bigger reward).
Capture emails with Email Subscription
Add an Email Subscription entry connected to your CRM. Every participant who enters becomes a newsletter subscriber. When the giveaway ends, you still have a direct line to every commenter.
Run for 7-14 days with a leaderboard
Enable the Leaderboard so participants can see their ranking. With daily Disqus comments worth 5-10 points each, active commenters climb the board quickly. Offer a top-tier prize for the leaderboard winner alongside the random drawing to reward consistent engagement.
Embed the widget on your Disqus-enabled page
Place the SweepWidget embed code on the same page as the Disqus thread, either above or below the comment section. Readers see both the giveaway widget and the Disqus comments in one view. No context-switching. They read, enter, comment, confirm.
Duration matters. SweepWidget giveaway data shows that 8-14 day campaigns average 956 entrants, the highest of any duration bracket. That window gives daily commenters enough time to build up meaningful entries without losing urgency.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I run a Disqus comment giveaway?
Create a giveaway in SweepWidget and add the Disqus Comment entry method. Paste the URL of the page where your Disqus comment section is embedded. Set the point value and optionally enable daily re-entry. When participants reach that entry in the widget, they click through to your page, leave a comment via Disqus, and confirm the action in the widget. You verify the comment by checking the Disqus thread on your page or in your Disqus admin panel.
What is the difference between Blog Comment and Disqus Comment entry methods?
Blog Comment is a free, platform-agnostic method that works with any blog's built-in comment system, including WordPress, Ghost, Squarespace, or any other platform with native commenting. Disqus Comment is specifically for pages using the Disqus commenting platform. The flow is similar, but Disqus Comment targets sites where comments go through Disqus user profiles and threading. If your site uses Disqus for comments, use the Disqus Comment entry method. If it uses any other comment system, use Blog Comment.
Can participants leave Disqus comments daily for more entries?
Yes. When you enable daily re-entry on the Disqus Comment action, participants can return every 24 hours to leave a new comment and earn additional entries. This works well for publishers who post new content during the giveaway period. Readers come back daily, see new articles, and leave Disqus comments to earn more points.
How do I verify Disqus comments in my giveaway?
Disqus Comment uses manual verification. After a participant confirms the entry in the widget, you check the Disqus thread on your page or use the Disqus admin dashboard to verify the comment exists. You can approve or reject entries in SweepWidget's admin panel. Disqus also has built-in spam filtering and moderation tools, so most spam is caught before it reaches you.
Can I combine Disqus comments with email subscription?
Yes. Add both a Disqus Comment entry method and an Email Subscription entry method to the same giveaway. Participants subscribe to your newsletter and leave a Disqus comment as separate entry actions. SweepWidget integrates with 20 CRM platforms including Mailchimp, ConvertKit, ActiveCampaign, and Klaviyo, so subscriber emails sync automatically to your email list.
What plan do I need for the Disqus Comment entry method?
The Disqus Comment entry method requires a SweepWidget Pro plan or above. Daily re-entry and custom point values are included with Pro. If you want to add Zapier automation or webhook workflows to your Disqus campaign, those features are available on Business+ plans. CRM integrations for email capture are available on Pro plans.
Turn Your Disqus Threads into Active Communities
Reward readers for commenting through Disqus, capture their emails, and build a repeatable engagement loop. Pro plan. Daily re-entry. Set up in minutes.
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