I'm thinking of doing a Wii giveaway for my new gaming site. Like if you register at my forums and post a review of a game so I can put it on my site, then you are entered. Every review you write gets an entry. How many people do you think would participate? And do you think I should make the people do something instead of writing a review?
Well it fits perfectly with your niche. I think its a great idea, of course gamers will want to win one! They hardest part is promoting the contest but with such a great prize you should have some luck.
I think it's a great idea, but you have to get the word out effectively to maximize ROI. I would spend about $1000 total doing this campaign (use paid PR service PRWeb to do a Press Release for nation-wide distribution), banner ads on popular gaming sites, and email marketing to get the word out. The Wii is super-popular and many people will sign up for this contest. Make sure you get what you want from the potential-site members in return.
I'm not much of a gamer so forgive me if this is a stupid remark: If the user wants to win a Wii then chances are they don't already have one...so how will they be able to write a game review? would they write the review based on playing the game on a different system? Just asking...
I have a contest if you hookup with my newsletters/offers you can win a Theatrical Quality Deluxe Gothic Vampire halloween costume. this is sort of just a test to see if it will get any attention. I know its the off season for halloween...lol but wth... i use this free games site for testing cj text and banner links. comments welcome. mymicrohost.30u.com/
Yeah they would write for PS3 or Xbox 360 or PC. If they like video games, they will probably want a free system, even if it isn't their favorite one.
its a great gift but make sure you have enough traffic to have atleast a couple hundred or more people to see it. I have seen a wii giveaway before on a forum for posting and there were only like two people who participated so I'm guessing the owner wasn't very happy.
..."Yeah they would write for PS3 or Xbox 360 or PC". I see. Maybe give it away only once XX number of "approved" reviews have been submitted?
To give you an idea heres the results I had for something similiar. On a weight loss forum I ran a contest that lasted 3 months. Basically it was whoever can write the most articles (minimum of 500 words) in 3 months wins a treadmill (valued at $400). Well it brought in decent traffic and I ended up with 94 articles.
Well I guess I should of added that part. Site already received 1k+ uniques a day so I really didnt have to promote it.
You're right, I thought they had become available again, but it looks like they are still sold out. I might do a core XBOX 360 then, they are $300.
The Wii seems more attractive IMO. Looks like you can pick up a new one for about $310 on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Nintendo-Wi...054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270078095828
or you can give away pc games (since the visitors on your forum most probably own a computer) or a giftcard to gamestop or something
Yeah, it would a very awesome gift for your niche, especially since the wii is pretty rare nowadays too .
This contest would have been much better last month. I hear there's another huge shipment of Wiis coming in about 6-7 days. Too bad the PS3 isn't hot. You can trip over them at some stores now. 360 is the show.
Any give away ..is always good to kick start a biz .. I would do as often as you can ..work on the vendors to get more free-bees..lol