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I have noticed a trend that is happening, there are a ton of product launches and a million contest for these launches. Everyone has become a guru and is introducing a new idea or method and selling it for a limited time. Many "gurus" using a combination of both of these trends to sell more and get more followers. You might be considering following this trend and doing a contest to help build up your Facebook fanpage or to gather more prospects for your list and autoresponder. So I wanted to share with you how you can run a contest and do it all simply. The first consideration is your prize, what will you give-away? You will have to make this something people will want, it has to entice them to want to join your contest. Having a valuable product or service will drive traffic to the contest. Then you have to figure out who will judge, you can judge, or you can have the public or followers judge your contest. There is also an option of having both, one can narrow down the finalist and someone can pick the winner. Having the public judge your contest, or pick a favorite, will drive more prospects to your contest. Remember how American Idol went viral? This was because millions would simply call or text a vote. You want to make it simple to vote if you decide to have followers choose your winner. Entering your contest needs to be a consideration. Will you require an email, call, text, video, story or other type of entry. I notice a trend towards video contest, but this limits the number of people who can enter. The easier you make the entry, the more people will enter your contest. I have seen a simple comment post with a story be entry to a contest, and this can add thousands of followers to your blog and fanpages. Putting together a contest is not challenging, but make sure you think through all the steps and ways someone will try to win. A new app has been released called WildFireapp.com as another source to help with all the details. Many people try to cheat a contest, so be prepared for anything that can go wrong and put disclosures on your contest rules. If you would like to learn more about Facebook, building your list or growing your business... visit http://workwithliz.com
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