If you look around the blogosphere, you’ll realize that many blogs hold contests, mainly to raise publicity for their blogs and to increase the traffic and links to their sites.
However, even though a contest is a good way to boost the popularity of a site, it must be done well to get the desired results. Many contests offer rather unattractive prizes (possibly the most sought-after prize is simply cash) or have complex rules which put people off. Try to make your contest as simple to enter as possible and don’t keep changing the rules, especially not after the contest has already started. If you wish to make changes to the rules due to feedback, try to ensure that those who have already participated are not penalized. Publicize your contest by submitting it to contest blogs such as Contest Whiz (and tell all your friends and relatives). The worst scenario is to hold a contest which no one knows about or bothers to participate.
So if you’re holding a contest, be sure to make it count!
In A Nutshell:-
Contest Host: My Radical Blogs
Contest Promotion Post: A Stronger Community Starts With You!
Original Contest URL: Win your share of 10,000 Entrecard Credits!
Contest Deadline: 28 February 2008
Prize(s): Total of 10,000 Entrecard Credits
Judging Criteria: Random Draw
How To Enter: Blog about contest, include required links
Whiz Rating: 5.5 Stars
Expert Musings: Simple to enter and with lots of credits up for grabs, this is one of the more attractive Entrecard contests so far
Details:-
The rules are simple and like most competitions:
1. Write a post on your site promoting the competition.
2. The post has to link to the original contest URL.
3. The post has to link to either FeedFlare or to the contest host’s post on Feed Flare HERE.
4. The post has to link to either Bloghology or to the contest host’s post on Bloghology HERE.
5. Leave a comment on the original contest post with the URL to your post (comments are dofollow).
The prizes are as follows:
First Prize 5,000 Entrecard Credits
Second Prize 2,000 Entrecard Credits
Third Prize 1,000 Entrecard Credits
Plus one prize of 500 Entrecard Credits each week for four weeks
Your post must include all three links and start on the front page. As long as your post is promoting the competition and includes the above links, you can write what you like, including negatives.
Do pop down to the contest promotion post and the original contest post above to check out the full details.
