Comments on: Coming soon at FiddyP..

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:53:51 +0000

@cindy: yes it’s a dilemma to choose the prize for a contest, vouchers seem to be a popular option. I contacted a few foreign sites to see if I could purchase a product and have it delivered locally to them but there are issues about CC fraud so it’s a bit harder than I thought to provide an international prize.

@Rhys: I saw your woes about your blue screen of death, I tried to search for a solution but the only related things I could find were for a win2k installation error.
I made you a guest account here ready for when the new theme comes in.. I’ll send you the details when it’s live. thanks!

By: Rhys

Rhys — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:24:59 +0000

Thanks for the linky love! I’m a bit scuppered with actually blogging at the moment, but will get working on a guest post for yourself!

I think vouchers would be quite a nice prize to have actually, or something cheap and unique that you can ship easily (I shipped a copy of a program for the only football match I ever played – luckily it was to the UK).

Rhys’s last blog post..Top Respect To The Top Commenters and Sponsors – October

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:57:24 +0000

I'm also thinking about a contest. I think it's a good way to generate reader interest. But I'm still trying to decide on the prize for the contest (e.g. cash or actual stuff). Cindy's last blog post..How Do You Date A Baby Boomer?

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:16:51 +0000

RAC: ahh, you must be dentisting it again! I hope it all goes well for you, I had my stuff done in Langley, Berkshire for a measly 1600 quid
(one bridge replaced, 2 crowns and 2 fillings)

Diana: I can’t be sure! I did check that the entrants still had the post up by the time of the closing so I was happy for that. I’m still getting traffic here from contest links and I’m sure the contest had a little to do with me going up to PR5 (along with CommentLuv) so I’m happy with the result.

By: Diana13

Diana13 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:42:24 +0000

I just need to ask: how can you be sure that after the contest the participant are keeping their post with their backlink to you? I saw many other contests and I've verified the backlinks, but it seems that there aren't so many. Diana13's last blog post..Strange things happens

By: RAC

RAC — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:40:42 +0000

I am in Budapest until Wednesday, using a notebook, so maybe that’s why. Once I get home it should work OK, if not I will check out the plugin you mention.

I like the idea of a piccy contest, comps are 99% disappointment for the entrants aren’t they?

Maybe I will throw one up on my site sometie soon!

Rich

By: Andy Bailey

Andy Bailey — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:21:55 +0000

@Pelf: I like prizes but as you say, it’s sometimes a bit of a problem sending the items abroad, especially with big gadget prizes that are subject to import tax!

@AntiB: I saw your latest contest post, very interesting! I am super busy this week at work but I’ll see if I can get an entry in later.

@Mira: I am really tempted to get a hightech gadget for the next contest prize. I’ll look into it, see if amazon or other multinational online store can help out

RAC: a photo contest is a good idea, I would have to judge it though and someone might get disappointed! I prefer the random selection winner to make it fairer. Thanks for coming by.. and maybe you might want to get the feedsmith feedburner plugin, your feed location doesn’t show a feed!

@Opal: I saw a plugin that adds extra bits to your feed, it might be a good plugin to use for that, thanks for the suggestion!

@brownbaron: thanks for visiting, I agree, they are some of the finest bloggers around!

By: Opal Tribble

Opal Tribble — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:18:26 +0000

How about having a contest not sure what about and having the winner be in your RSS feed for a certain length of time. Imaginif sits in my left hand side bar and they have received traffic. I post about them a few times monthly and I also Stumble their posts. I like what you are doing with your website. It sounds great. Opal Tribble's last blog post.. Bumble Bee on Datura Flower

By: RAC

RAC — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:51:50 +0000

How about combing some of your ideas and have a photography contest, with the winner getting a period of free advertsing on your site?
If not advertising then I guess it needs to be a digital product for ease of delivery.

By: Brown Baron

Brown Baron — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:34:43 +0000

Those are all great bloggers. I'm sure they'll bring a lot of great content to add to your great content. Brown Baron's last blog post.. Attributor: Track Your Content Across The Web