About to make first giveaway...bit afraid.

When you make a Humble gift link a pop-up will show you which (if any) region restrictions there are.

Gift link
I had few 'nice' winners, they tried to get second key cause first key 'was used' (ofc first key was ok) 🐤

Gift link is nice so you can tell if it has been used. Unless Humble states a region restriction when you create a gift link (another good reason to do so), it probably isn't restricted. You can check SteamDB too.

The best place to find out about region restrictions is the corresponding Bundle thread here on SG. There are some publishers like Deep Silver who tend to use region locks for many of their games while most Indie games are normally region free.

If you use a gift link for you giveaway or reveal the key yourself is just a question of personal preference. Revealing the key yourself and sending it over SteamGifts means less work for the winner while using a gift link apparently has benefits when it comes to scumbags trying to be smart and claiming the key key was dupe while actually activating it on a 2nd account / selling it. (although I never really understood how that is supposed to work)

Thanks for all the answers folks! Seems that sending it as gift is exactly what I should do. It solves all my worries.

If you check the "key" button on the "Create Giveaway" page, then input the HB gift link, that works just like sending a key; SteamGifts recognizes them just fine, and then all you have to do is click "send key" when the giveaway ends.

I think the "gift" option is just for sending a gift through Steam itself, or if you want to send it through email or something.

(Unless your question was about whether to click "redeem key" or "create gift link" on Humble Bundle's website, in which case I always create the gift link.)

Everyone already gave you an answer so I'll just bump and say, don't worry we all get a little nervous when we first start!

I am terribly off-topic saying this (or perhaps just barely on topic), but this place rocks and all you people are rock stars. I signed up for SG a year ago and got reminded via e-mail that I should get my ass in here from time to time (not in those words, in much nicer words in fact). I never really checked the place out. Now I did my first giveaway and looked at the forums for a bit and it almost brings tears to my eyes.

So many nice people, such a laid back and fun atmosphere, so much really solid information (like the master list of deals). And this thread is just one more example of that. I know this doesn't belong here. Excuse my rambling, I'll go see what other keys I could put in a GA now.

I have been using humble bundle for more than a year now, i haven't had any trouble. It's a good site. If you do have trouble, the support responds quickly.