Prizes for Competitions

Gizmo

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What kind of prizes do you give out for competitions on your forums? I've noticed people that run gaming forums have been giving prizes such as a global announcement topic about the winner's forum/site. Doesn't feel very game like. =/
 
On a gaming site, most members wouldn't have a site. You should give out a general prize (Paypal cash or amazon gift cards) or something directly related to your forums genre. If you have a gaming forum, have a prize like a copy of a game, a Call of Duty T shirt or something along those lines. If you offer something physical like a game then you need to think about postage and where in the world you want to send it to and make it clear from the outset.
 
Real $$ Prizes tend to work the best. Also VIP Status etc. are also good.
 
I agree with the above comments. 🙂 A community forum is kind of fine with a prize like a global topic about a site. But not a forum that has nothing to do with webmasters/administration/promotion etc.
 
Let them win a prize of the next up-coming big game, or if you have the money, a Wii or something.
 
Possibly an iTunes card, forum T-Shirt, general gift cards and/or PayPal cash. Although, it does depend on the forum; the above tend to fit most genres.
 
I think the gaming prizes are good...if you have a gaming forum. For a promotion forum you could do some kind of google adwords thing, or something like that. All I can say is make sure you have prizes that sound good, and actually apply to your general audience 🙂
 
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