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So you want to offer a free
contest on your website but you don’t know where to start?
First of all, you need to determine the type of contest that you
want to offer. There are many kinds of contests that you can offer
on your website and you can even come up with your own if you want
to. The most common types of contests that site owners run are
described below.
Newsletter Contest
A newsletter contest is a contest where your site visitors will need
to subscribe to your newsletter in order to be entered into the
contest. This is an easy contest to run.
Entry Form Contest
An Entry Form Contest is a simple contest where your site viewers
fill out a simple form such as name and email address and they are
automatically entered into the contest. Most viewers prefer this
type of contest because there is no further obligation.
Message Board/Forum Contest
If you have a Message Board/Forum on your site then you can offer a
post-the-most contest where site viewers are required to post
messages in order to win. The viewer who posts the most at the end
wins the contest. There are also other ways you can use your message
board for contests.
There are many other types of contests you can offer on your site.
It all depends on your creative imagination!
Now you need to determine what you are going to offer as a prize for
your free contest. If you own an e-commerce website and you sell
products, you could offer one of your products or a gift certificate
as a prize. If you have a service oriented website then you could
offer free services as a prize. You could also ask other business
owners to sponsor your contest by offering their products or
services in exchange for site promotion.
Finally, we go on to why you should offer contests on your site. The
main reason you want to offer contests on your site is to promote &
market your site! You want customers to find your products and
services! Advertising & Marketing your business are two extremely
important aspects to running a successful business especially an
online business. Contests are a great free way to advertise your
site, get visitors to your site and to increase your overall site
traffic. This is also a good way to get more subscribers and repeat
visitors to your site. It’s also a way for your customers to sample
your products before purchasing them.
Now that you know all about how to run a contest on your site and
you have decided what you want to offer, you now need to promote
your contest. There are many paid and free ways to promote and
advertise your contest. The best way to advertise your contest is to
submit your contest to the many free contest directories available
on the World Wide Web. Most of these contest directory websites are
updated on a daily basis, and since everyone loves free contests
these contest directory websites have high traffic rankings which
means your contest will be seen.
Below is a list of free contest directories that I have complied
while searching the web. Feel free to submit your contests to them.
They all offer free and paid listings.
www.ContestForMoms.com
www.ContestHound.com
www.GrandMaJam.com
www.ContestGuide.com
www.ContestListings.com
www.CashNetSweeps.com
www.SweepsAdvantage.com
www.sweepstakesonline.com
www.TheWinnersClub.net
www.ContestAlley.com
About the Author: Amanda Compton is a Work at Home Mom of two boys. Visit her at www.ContestForMoms.com, a Mom and Baby Resource site featuring a Free Baby Photo Contest, Mommy Forums, Parenting Resources and more for Moms! Be sure to keep up with her latest Home Business Site for Moms, www.HomeJobsForMoms.biz Feel free to re-print this article provided that all hyperlinks and author biography are kept as-is. Copyright 2005
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