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Which would be more appealing to people!
03-09-2007, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 294  | Which would be more appealing to people! Hello, I was thinking about a posting contest. Which would people prefer to sign up for out of the following? Get a prize for the first person to a certain amount of posts. OR Person with the highest post count in a limit gets the prize. Any other ideas that may help?
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03-09-2007, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,017 Location: Devon, United Kingdom     
| Hmm... I've always thought that a points system is the best way to do a contest, as well as the one that benefits you the most. For example: 1 point per post 50 points per referral [who gets above 25 points] 100 points for writing an article related to your site Then, the people with the most points, win, and can exchange their points for prizes [e.g 10,000 points for an MP3 player] | ||||
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03-10-2007, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,246 Location: Athens, GA  | Personally, I would rather sign up for a "first person to x posts wins" contest because it's much easier to see where I "stand" in the contest. If it's a "person with the most posts at the end of the month" contest, then it's harder for the members to know how they're doing compared to everybody else. However, I do think that the second kind of contest (most posts made in a certain period) tends to be better for the forums because they usually generate more activity...That's just my experience 
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03-10-2007, 11:44 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 178 | I agree with the points system methods and then then people can keep track of where they stand through the richest member function or something like that. I think that the points usually encourage people to be more involved aswell and advertise your forum for referral points.
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03-11-2007, 01:03 AM
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03-11-2007, 07:28 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 96 | If nobody has any posts. Could do another "If you have 25 posts" You can enter this contest. To be entered Post your name in this forum. If you don't have 25 posts, There is still time to get those posts in" Or Pick somewhere on your forum that you want them to post. And for every post that is made in that section is an entry into that contest. What is your goal? That might be easier to help you with.
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03-12-2007, 01:28 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 652 | Well, the second is definitely the way to go. Never place limits on contests. The thing is, you need to make sure that you get some competition. To do that, you need a good prize (don't expect people to make 100 posts for a $5 prize), and some good advertising. Quote:
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03-14-2007, 03:55 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 59 Location: Canada | choose number two over number one, in the end you want more post in the forum. Of course, number two could backfire if you do not have many members competing right from the start. However it is better then one because there is a high chance of spam. But my recommendation is to go with the point system, safer and more choices. | ||||
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03-16-2007, 03:44 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 900 Location: USA Recent Blog: The Wrestler - Movie Review | You really have to do the second one. If you do the first then EVERYONE stops participating if one person achieves the goal. With #2 everyone would still have a chance to win right up to the last minute of the contest and could keep posting. You will produce more posts with #2. | ||||
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