Create Online Contests
Creating online contests has become increasingly popular in recent years, especially as businesses realize it is a positive method to promote blogs and build links on a Web page. You may wonder create an online contest without spending a lot of time managing the contest. It is important to plan ahead of time to improve the chance of your online contest's success.
Instructions
1. Determine what it is you want to give away during the contest and what the value is of having the online contest. Make sure that you are not just holding an online contest for the sake of creating one and that your business will have something to gain from the process, such as free publicity or increased sales.
2. Determine how long the contest will last, whether it is only a few days or several weeks. Make sure that you or an employee will have ample time to monitor the contest during that time period.
3. Make a list of keep the contest participants involved. If the contest is on your Web site, you may want to focus on blogging numbers, while if you are offering the contest through another means, you may want to consider having participants contact you with their information through social networking groups, such as Twitter.
4. Name the contest and develop a summary or description of what you plan to offer in the contest and how it will operate. Outline the start and end dates of the online contest. Include how you will select the winner, and share any specific rules or guidelines. For instance, if they need to post blogs, come up with a minimum number of blogs they need to post in order to win.
5. Reread all of the information that you have developed to make sure that it is clear before posting it on your site.
6. Preview all of your content before positing the contest information on your Web site or blog.
