I have finally been able to bring out the second part of my series which is putting prizes in your contest that are worth joining /blogging about. Since we already know how to create one that is easy to read and join, we can now start to brainstorm some of these prizes that will definitely draw attention.
There are three different types of prizes that a blogger can put inside of their contest. Low budget, Mid-budget and you guessed it, High Budget. Many different situations arise when obtaining prizes as some bloggers have been in the business longer, making money along the way. They can then use this to fund a contest which could present a problem for a newbie blogger that has just started out.
So in order to balance all three “classes” of contests, there will be a list for each. Without further adieu, here is prize ideas for any type of contest.
Lower Budget Prize Ideas
- Sidebar or banner advertising on your blog (Cost-Free).
- Blog/Website Reviews (Cost-Free).
- The “Overused” contest prize (Even we are guilty on that one) - Entrecard Credits (Cost-Free).
- Project Wonderful Accounts - You’d be surprised at what $5 can buy worth of advertising on that website ($1-15).
- Asking around fellow bloggers for prize donations: Reviews, Advertising, Cash? (Cost-Free).
- Life-Time Subscriptions to the $5 Theme Club @ Wpdesigner.com.
Mid-Budget Prize Ideas
- Cash Prizes ($10-100).
- Subscription To Seomoz.org - All about SEO which could be useful for bloggers.
- Magazine Subscriptions: PCWorld? Electronic Gaming Monthly? Or let the winner chose (Cost Varies).
- 1 Year Domain Name and/or Hosting (Varies By Host).
- Premium Blog Templates - Free of links to the creator and sponsors (Premium Theme “Revolution” - $99 for single use license, Cost Varies).
- Problogger’s Guide to Blogging “6 Figure Income” E-book (Cost: $29.95).
High Budget Prize Ideas
- 100-1000 Manual Directory Submissions (Varies by provider - Rough Estimate $99).
- Marketing Campaign guaranteeing the winner 500 ads on various websites and blogs for 1+ month(s).
- Yahoo Writeup & Director
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2 Responses to “Creating A Killer Contest - Part 2 - Prizes Worth Blogging About”
Silly little request here…
I found this link at the bottom of another web post and would like to read the rest of this 4 part series. I did manage to find part 1 but am about to give up on my search for parts 3 & 4.
I am discovering that to search for the rest of the series, I need to click your header to get back
to the current date, then scroll down to the bottom and click “Earlier
Blog Tips” then scroll through all the dates, searching for the rest of
the series. It’s kind of a pain in the butt, but I’m not sure where else to look.
My silly little request is this: When you post a series, would you add a few more links on each post to make it easier to find the rest of the series? Thanks! ?(BTW, I love what I’ve read so far.)
Here I am again with another question…
I poked through Project Wonderful and their FAQ to see how I could buy someone some advertising as a blog prize. The only thing I can think of is to transfer the prize $$ into the winners’ PayPal account, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to specifically earmark the money for PW. Is that kind of transfer what you had in mind? Or do you know of another, more graceful, way to do this?
As a side note, at Flickr when you visit a (non-Pro) members’ page, they have a clearly marked invitation to buy that member a pro account ($24.95/yr), which is a pretty nice feature and could make a great prize for the right audience. But I digress.
Looking forward to your thoughts on this.
Thanks again!- Pam HawkPass It On Plates