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When I submitted to the different giveaway site, it was also with the hope that some of the people would stick around because they found something they didn't know existed, or just didn't know they were interested until they browsed my site a bit.  

(getting a little off topic here…)

I think that's part of the promotion problem some people are having.  Their mindsets are fixed on attracting a certain type, not realizing that others may be interested in the message if they could just deliver it a little differently.  It's good to have a focus on a desired group of people that you are writing for, but if that group is to small, there will never be any successful growth to come from it.  

It's kind of like the girl who is waiting around for prince charming who has to be above 6'2", muscular, blond with green eyes, masters degree, sensitive, blah blah blah.  The likelihood of that exact match existing is very rare.  

The same goes for us with us promoting blogs.  Sometimes the vision can get too narrow, and finding a decent-sized audience for the writing is terribly difficult.

Eric J. Nisall said:

Just do a search for "giveaway websites" and you'll discover a bunch of sites that allow for the promotion of these events.

 

The reason I chose to give away cash was the fact that I know it's something that everyone wants, needs, and can use.  It's basically just trying to match your audience.  Sometimes, it's easier to just go simple.

Thanks to Eric, Squirrelers, Justin and others who have posted advice on giveaways. I've been giving some thoughts on hosting one, and promoting it at giveaway sites did not, would not have occurred to me.

Thank you everyone for your excellent feedback!  I learned a lot. In fact, it seems many people learned a lot through this post. 

I'm going to test your theories and help by launching another giveaway next week!  So, here we go… check back in one week!

My first one is for $50 and the traffic from the giveaway sites alone is amazing. I think that seems to a good starting off point. 

UPDATE:

Thanks to all your wonderful suggestions… here's there results…

1st giveaway = 73 Entries

2nd giveaway = 991 Entries

Also, I targeted specific goals… this really helped. There was far more exposure… and partnering was also beneficial for both Miss T and myself I believe.

Thanks for all your thoughts, feedback, etc.  Watch for another one in the NEW YEAR! 

Merry Christmas All.

Excellent… I definitely learned a lot through this experience. I'm looking forward to seeing if results can be repeated… the true test of the skill!

Cheers… best to you with yours!  Email me, I'd love to chat for a sec.

Kidgas said:

I have been thinking about a giveaway to celebrate my 100th post on Cash Flow Mantra and have found this thread incredibly useful.  Thanks to Dr. Stock and everyone else for letting me learn from your experience.