Comments on: Contest: Share Your Best Blog Promotion Tip, Win an iPod http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Top Dog http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-43553 Top Dog Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:01:40 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-43553 rss contests are good. seemed to work for john chow and shoemoney. rss contests are good. seemed to work for john chow and shoemoney.

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-25182 Andy Beal Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:26:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-25182 Hi Christian, good to hear from you. I have some ideas that can help, drop me an email andy.beal@gmail.com Hi Christian, good to hear from you. I have some ideas that can help, drop me an email andy.beal@gmail.com

]]> By: Christian Wilson http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-25179 Christian Wilson Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:50:51 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-25179 Aloha Andy, I don't know if you remember me, but you and keywordranking.com helped polynesia.com with our keywords and marketing campaign about 6+ years ago when you were just getting started. Our VP of Marketing said that their investment in keywordranking was one the best investments he had ever made. When I first started polynesia.com back in 1994 I encountered opposition and doubt since the internet was a novelty back then, but now our e-commerce sales account for more than 10% of all of our sales. Our goal is to reach 20% by next year. To help us reach that goal, I am building a blog called gopolynesia.wordpress.com (which will later be just gopolynesia.com) which will tie in information from polynesia.com. polynesia.com features information about the Poynesian Cultural Center park in Hawaii, whereas gopolynesia.com will cover the actual island nations within the Polynesian triangle. Do you have any suggestions to kick start the blog and get several targeted visitors a day? Mahalo, Christian Aloha Andy,

I don’t know if you remember me, but you and keywordranking.com helped polynesia.com with our keywords and marketing campaign about 6+ years ago when you were just getting started. Our VP of Marketing said that their investment in keywordranking was one the best investments he had ever made. When I first started polynesia.com back in 1994 I encountered opposition and doubt since the internet was a novelty back then, but now our e-commerce sales account for more than 10% of all of our sales. Our goal is to reach 20% by next year. To help us reach that goal, I am building a blog called gopolynesia.wordpress.com (which will later be just gopolynesia.com) which will tie in information from polynesia.com. polynesia.com features information about the Poynesian Cultural Center park in Hawaii, whereas gopolynesia.com will cover the actual island nations within the Polynesian triangle. Do you have any suggestions to kick start the blog and get several targeted visitors a day?

Mahalo,

Christian

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-25160 Andy Beal Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:22:55 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-25160 Hi Christian - there's a lot of stuff we're doing, including those that you mentioned. Hi Christian – there’s a lot of stuff we’re doing, including those that you mentioned.

]]> By: Christian Wilson http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-25148 Christian Wilson Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:37:26 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-25148 I am impressed how many google alerts that govisithawaii.com gets (about 2 a day). Did she do that by just by using wordpress as a blog/website and by using a lot of features in feedburner and stumbleupon? I am impressed how many google alerts that govisithawaii.com gets (about 2 a day). Did she do that by just by using wordpress as a blog/website and by using a lot of features in feedburner and stumbleupon?

]]> By: Martin Muehl http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-24030 Martin Muehl Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:47:12 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-24030 Speaking of Hawaii enthusiasts: Everyone can buy a ticket and fly to hawaii (if he can afford it of course). Everyone? Not everyone. There is a group of people who can't just by a ticket: triathletes! They have to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, and trust me they are hawaii enthusiasts. Get some triathlon specific info on the blog, race info, pictures, behind the scenes, how/where to relax after the event, etc. I myself have blog called "My Road to Kona" by the way :-) Speaking of Hawaii enthusiasts: Everyone can buy a ticket and fly to hawaii (if he can afford it of course). Everyone? Not everyone. There is a group of people who can’t just by a ticket: triathletes!

They have to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, and trust me they are hawaii enthusiasts. Get some triathlon specific info on the blog, race info, pictures, behind the scenes, how/where to relax after the event, etc.

I myself have blog called “My Road to Kona” by the way :-)

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-24028 Andy Beal Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:28:56 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-24028 RobZZ - some cool ideas, thanks for sharing! RobZZ – some cool ideas, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: RobZZ http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-24024 RobZZ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:05:18 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-24024 Ok, well here's a selection of half baked ideas - Don't have time to develop them into respectable entries so other readers feel free to run with them! Linkbait: Article - 'Top 10 celebrities you'd never guess were Hawaiian' - source from here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Hawaii and a chance to photoshop some hula skirts onto some celebs! Link building: Make a badge/widget for Hawaiian bloggers, I suspect they're as proud of their heritage as any islanders (Including us Brits!). Are there many Hawaiian bloggers? Badge links back to a page on your blog of Hawaiian bloggers. Could lead onto guest posts and other opportunities too.. Social marketing: Offer a good (Hawaii related?) prize for the best (and worst?) hula dancer - entries must be posted to YouTube/Google Video/etc and should mention the blog in the description. You can then post the best/worst on the blog too - could be quite fun! Ok, well here’s a selection of half baked ideas – Don’t have time to develop them into respectable entries so other readers feel free to run with them!

Linkbait:
Article – ‘Top 10 celebrities you’d never guess were Hawaiian’ – source from here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Hawaii and a chance to photoshop some hula skirts onto some celebs!

Link building: Make a badge/widget for Hawaiian bloggers, I suspect they’re as proud of their heritage as any islanders (Including us Brits!). Are there many Hawaiian bloggers? Badge links back to a page on your blog of Hawaiian bloggers. Could lead onto guest posts and other opportunities too..

Social marketing: Offer a good (Hawaii related?) prize for the best (and worst?) hula dancer – entries must be posted to YouTube/Google Video/etc and should mention the blog in the description. You can then post the best/worst on the blog too – could be quite fun!

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-24022 Andy Beal Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:41:57 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-24022 MarkZZ - always a sure thing! MarkZZ – always a sure thing!

]]> By: MarkZZ http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-24018 MarkZZ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:21:12 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-24018 Sue Google. Sue Google.

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-24011 Andy Beal Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:56:34 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-24011 RobZZ - sshhh, don't give the game away. ;-) Of course, posting here will help, but I doubt many of your are Hawaii enthusiasts. RobZZ – sshhh, don’t give the game away. ;-)

Of course, posting here will help, but I doubt many of your are Hawaii enthusiasts.

]]> By: Joanna http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-24010 Joanna Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:52:21 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-24010 @Rob, right, it's also a solution, needs time! Andy is still promoting, he is a expert. New idea's maybe are also welcome :-) @Rob, right, it’s also a solution, needs time! Andy is still promoting, he is a expert. New idea’s maybe are also welcome :-)

]]> By: RobZZ http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-24008 RobZZ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:38:33 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-24008 The best promotion idea surely has to be getting 100's of online marketers to talk about the blog and visit it by offering a free iPod ;) The best promotion idea surely has to be getting 100′s of online marketers to talk about the blog and visit it by offering a free iPod ;)

]]> By: Joanna http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html/comment-page-1#comment-23995 Joanna Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:41:12 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/04/contest-share-your-best-blog-promotion-tip-win-an-ipod.html#comment-23995 Hello, I visit the blog, well it's well done, very straight!!! I would suggest more images, not only links, show the visitors a little bit more, a first impression is very important. Have a great day and greets from Switzerland. Hello, I visit the blog, well it’s well done, very straight!!! I would suggest more images, not only links, show the visitors a little bit more, a first impression is very important.
Have a great day and greets from Switzerland.

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