Talk to me about giveaways/contests

[dogmom327]

I have several upcoming opportunities to partner with blogs to do contests/giveaways in an effort to promote my website.

Spam me with your ideas, suggestions, problems you've had, etc.!

[Billie]

I don't have actual "products" to offer up for giveaways (though, I'm currently giving away an apron ;P), but have a couple of ideas...

Ask the bloggers for site statistics. How many readers do they get per day/week/month. You won't want to offer up a $50 gift when the site only gets 4 visits a week.

Confirm up front how the giveaway will be handled... Will you pay to ship the product? If so, will you ship outside of the US? OR will you send the product to the blogger and let him/her handle shipping?

Can you offer a discount to those readers who want to try your product, but don't win? I see you have an MDC one, so that shouldn't be a problem for you. =)

Just a few ideas... hope that helps some!

[CawMama]

I've found giveaways thru blogs to be the absolute best, and most cost effective, way to promote my site and build quality back links. Dollar for dollar, you can't compare the good traffic that will come to your site if you affiliate yourself with a well related blog.