How To Use Contests To Promote Your Website, Blog and E-zine
Contests have a legitimate application in your overall promotion program.You can use it to attract people to your newsletter, to get your message forum active, on your yahoo sites, almost anywhere that you need to promote your work. Your contest does not need you an arm or a leg. Being creative will create the promotion that you need to get the job done. Contest are a great way to drive traffic to your site.
Decide what kind of contest that you want to sponsor. You can sponsor any kind of contest. It is only limited by your imagination. One type of contest is where site visitors sign up for your newsletter and are entered for a prize drawing. Another is an entry form contest, where visitors fill out a type of form which includes a name and e-mail or address. They have no further form of obligation.
Decide what you are going to offer for your prize.. You could offer a gift certificate , a product or an ad package. You could offer services that you may offer. You could also ask other businesses owners or businesses sponsor your contest by offering the prize in exchange for site promotion.
Set a time limit for your contest Set the amount of time that the contest will run and the exact date and time that it will end.
Post the information Post the information and remember to include all the details.
Follow Up. Notify the winner. Thank everyone who enters and announce the winner
