Many Bloggers are using Contests as a way to promote their blogs. At the same time, this gives other bloggers a chance to win some cash and other great prizes. In this post, you will see the Tips To Remember When Organizing a Blog Contest.
Tips To Remember When Organizing a Blog Contest
A well-planned content can boost your traffic and readership but a badly planned contest will just waste your money, energy, and time.
Your contest can be of any kind. Some examples are:
1. Top Commentators: The rules are simple, you have to be the Top Commentator or in the list of Top Commentators to win the prize.
2. Subscription + Posting: In these types of contests, you need to Subscribe to Blog’s RSS Feed and/Or Post about it on your blog.
3. Review: You have got to review the blog and write it on your own blog to win.
4. Writing: You have to submit stories/posts and if you emerge as best, you get the prize.
5. Others: In some other contests, you need to complete specific tasks to win. For example, earning a specific amount of cash through a specific network.
All contests are fun but to get traffic and publicity, you need to have:
1. Big Prizes. Anything over $50 will be a good amount.
2. Cash. Gift cards sound good but nothing beats cash.
3. Sponsors. Why spend money when you have got Sponsors. Promise them advertising and benefits and they will happily give away money for you.
4. Idea. I have highlighted it because it is the most important thing you need for your blog contest. Without an idea, even a $1000 prize will get wasted.
“Where are the tips you were about to tell?”, you will be asking. The answer is Not Too Far! Here they come
Tips To Remember When Organizing a Blog Contest
Have a Definite Criteria
Do not bring word the “Random” to your mind when starting a contest. However, it is all right at places where users can not have competition.
Try not to have a Subscription Contest
Subscriber Number will drop after the contest is over.
Ask Participants to Write about your Blog
This is a good method to get backlinks while attracting more people to your contest. Mention that the best review/post gets a special prize.
Tell that Top Participant will Win
When organizing a top commentator contest, do not rely on randomly picking entries.
If you specify that only the top commentator wins, this will boost comments. Everyone will try to beat a (not physically!) person at the top.
Come Up With Something Innovative
Have a new type of contest.
Final words
In this post, I have shared the Tips To Remember When Organizing a Blog Contest. Have your own tip for the Blog Contest? Tell us in the comments.
