How do I pick the winner of an Instagram giveaway posted by the influencer (collab post)?

It is increasingly common for brands and influencers to publish the giveaway in a shared Instagram post (collab post), which appears simultaneously on both profiles. Here is an important detail: in Cool Tabs, the shared post is only visible to the profile that originally posted it. Therefore, if the influencer was the one who posted it, the brand will not see it in their list of posts when creating the giveaway.

The solution is to create the giveaway with a temporary post and have the influencer add the collab post as a collaborator. These are the steps:

What the giveaway administrator does (the brand or the person running the giveaway):

1. Create the giveaway in Cool Tabs and select any old post from their profile as a placeholder. No real entries will be collected from this post. It only serves to complete the creation process.

2. Once the giveaway is created, invite the influencer through the Cool Tabs collaborator system.

What the collaborator (the influencer or collaborator) does:

1. Accept the invitation to collaborate and register on Cool Tabs (no subscription plan is required).

2. Go into the campaign editing and add the shared post from their own profile.

Since the comments on a collab post are shared in a single post, Cool Tabs will collect all comments correctly as soon as the influencer or collaborator adds the post. From there, you can pick the winner as usual.