Need advice on doing a members giveaway - GoFuckYourself.com

clickhappy · 03-27-2009, 11:37 PM

On my social site I started charging for premium features and some of the members have paid and upgraded. yay!
So now Im about to hit my 1 year aniversary on the site and I want to give something away. Im thinking of giving cash away.

here are my 2 ideas:
1. Do a giveaway where I give $50 to 5 members, BUT they have to be paying members in order to enter. If they're free members theyre not eligible for the giveaway.
I'll pick 5 paying members out of a hat and if they get picked then they win.

or

2. Do a giveaway where if people refer a friend to the site then they get a ticket for every friend they refer. If they refer 1 friend they get 1 ticket. If they refer 10 friends they get 10 tickets, etc.
And I'll give away like $50 to 5 people.

What do you think? Is one better than the other?

CarlosTheGaucho · 03-28-2009, 12:40 AM

I would do # 1 .

they'll be lazy and more about to scam if you use # 2.

Nothing easier than to icq 10 people to sign up with your refferal and never ever visit the site again.

clickhappy · 03-28-2009, 07:04 AM

thanks for the advice

03-27-2009, 11:37 PM	#1
clickhappy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,027	Need opinions on doing a members giveaway On my social site I started charging for premium features and some of the members have paid and upgraded. yay! So now Im about to hit my 1 year aniversary on the site and I want to give something away. Im thinking of giving cash away. here are my 2 ideas: 1. Do a giveaway where I give $50 to 5 members, BUT they have to be paying members in order to enter. If they're free members theyre not eligible for the giveaway. I'll pick 5 paying members out of a hat and if they get picked then they win. or 2. Do a giveaway where if people refer a friend to the site then they get a ticket for every friend they refer. If they refer 1 friend they get 1 ticket. If they refer 10 friends they get 10 tickets, etc. And I'll give away like $50 to 5 people. What do you think? Is one better than the other? Last edited by clickhappy; 03-27-2009 at 11:41 PM..

03-28-2009, 12:40 AM	#2
CarlosTheGaucho Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,512	I would do # 1 . they'll be lazy and more about to scam if you use # 2. Nothing easier than to icq 10 people to sign up with your refferal and never ever visit the site again. __________________ CTG Media \| skype: carlosprague \| cb \|at\| ctgmedia \|dot\| net \| Want to make more with your Dating Traffic? \| Read My Educational Series \| Read my Adult Biz Chronicles \| Did your ad revenue drop by 40 pct. or more last year?

03-28-2009, 07:04 AM	#3
clickhappy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,027	thanks for the advice