A very easy way to get more
people to your site and also more interested in
what you offer is to start your own online
contest. It is something that is very easy to do.
You probably can even get other companies to
become sponsors in return for posting their logo
and link to their website on your contest page.
This will also help you bring in more viewers but
if you get sponsors you will now have a wider
selection of prizes to offer. Also see if the
sponsor will post the contest link on their site
as well.
It is actually an interesting thing that many
other sites don't do it. Not only is it a good way
to increase the amount of visitors to your website
but it also rewards people for coming to your
website. Running multiple contests every so often
will keep visitors interested and coming back to
visit your website to see if there are any new
contests going on. It can help build your whole
site up or specific part like your forum.
Not only will people come back to your site but
after they enter into the contest they will tell
other people about it so that they can enter as
well. Then those people tell their friends and
then they tell their friends and so on. So you can
see how it can spread out. Also while visiting
your website to enter the contest they will browse
around to see what you are offering. This can lead
to increased sales as well as an increase in the
number of people who sign up on your forum and
newsletter.
Prizes can range from cash prizes or to virtual
products such as software, web design packages or
web hosting packages. When you start your contest
be sure to set a cut off date for entries, limit
number of entries allowed and when the draw date
will help. Have them either email you with a
certain line in the subject header or enter via
web form online. Then take all of the names and
set them up so you can draw randomly(such as
putting them in a hat). Then choose what prize you
are drawing for and pull out a name.
So as you can see the benefits of a contest are
not only for your site but for your visitors too.
They will love you for it and will keep coming
back for more. Plus it is easy and fun to do, so
why not!
