Comments on: Win a Prize by Writing Helpful Blog Comments http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/win-a-prize-by-writing-helpful-blog-comments-2/ Technology Reviews, Personal Finance, Movies and TV Shows, Politics, Environment, Books... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:47:59 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Maria Josey http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/win-a-prize-by-writing-helpful-blog-comments-2/#comment-18603 Maria Josey Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:10:26 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/rewarding-blog-readers-with-prizes-for-best-comments/#comment-18603 I find that providing free stuff is becoming quite a regular practice by many places for many different reasons. I recently bought a large, quite pricey book for my step-daughter regarding the 'teenage' years. Upon reading the inside comment by the author she does make a thankyou to all the people that sent her website questions or issues they wanted discussing to be mentioned in the book. If people hadn't of made these comments/questions, then I think the author would have been one less on her personal book count. It further begs the question - can I become a modern author of a 'how to' book just by getting my own website, but not necessarily requiring any experience, medical or otherwise, to justify it? And how many authors are actually doing this? What did the contributors get out of this? Well, it appears they got their name printed after the comments they suggested in this now published book. If you would do it for something as small as that, then yeah, a book voucher or a gift card is a step up, in my opinion. I find that providing free stuff is becoming quite a regular practice by many places for many different reasons. I recently bought a large, quite pricey book for my step-daughter regarding the ‘teenage’ years.

Upon reading the inside comment by the author she does make a thankyou to all the people that sent her website questions or issues they wanted discussing to be mentioned in the book. If people hadn’t of made these comments/questions, then I think the author would have been one less on her personal book count.

It further begs the question – can I become a modern author of a ‘how to’ book just by getting my own website, but not necessarily requiring any experience, medical or otherwise, to justify it? And how many authors are actually doing this?

What did the contributors get out of this? Well, it appears they got their name printed after the comments they suggested in this now published book. If you would do it for something as small as that, then yeah, a book voucher or a gift card is a step up, in my opinion.

]]> By: Beth http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/win-a-prize-by-writing-helpful-blog-comments-2/#comment-3039 Beth Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:23:35 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/rewarding-blog-readers-with-prizes-for-best-comments/#comment-3039 <strong>This is absolutely a great idea and a very nice "thank you" to readers who comment. I won a $25 Amazon.com gift card, and I was so surprised and excited! Neerav placed my order immediately and it arrived within a few business days. Everyone keep up the great comments....you could be the next winner!</strong> This is absolutely a great idea and a very nice “thank you” to readers who comment. I won a $25 Amazon.com gift card, and I was so surprised and excited! Neerav placed my order immediately and it arrived within a few business days. Everyone keep up the great comments….you could be the next winner!

]]> By: nags http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/win-a-prize-by-writing-helpful-blog-comments-2/#comment-3040 nags Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:18:26 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/rewarding-blog-readers-with-prizes-for-best-comments/#comment-3040 Oh this is a great idea to encourage people to 'talk' :) i might try something similar. lets see. Oh this is a great idea to encourage people to ‘talk’ :) i might try something similar. lets see.

]]> By: jesse http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/win-a-prize-by-writing-helpful-blog-comments-2/#comment-3041 jesse Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:22:44 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/rewarding-blog-readers-with-prizes-for-best-comments/#comment-3041 @ nick. i think they already have plugins like this for many blog platforms... I don't this one is running on wordpress, but for wordpress there is one called "Top Commentors". It puts a link on the home page to the top ten commentors over a set amount of time... I've found that it can help bring back readers and give them a friendly link if they have their own site! @ nick. i think they already have plugins like this for many blog platforms… I don’t this one is running on wordpress, but for wordpress there is one called “Top Commentors”. It puts a link on the home page to the top ten commentors over a set amount of time… I’ve found that it can help bring back readers and give them a friendly link if they have their own site!

]]> By: Jessica Rose http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/win-a-prize-by-writing-helpful-blog-comments-2/#comment-3038 Jessica Rose Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:39:29 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/rewarding-blog-readers-with-prizes-for-best-comments/#comment-3038 Wow!! What a great idea. This will for sure increase your visitors to your blog! I will be telling my friends about this! They will be v interested. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Wow!! What a great idea. This will for sure increase your visitors to your blog! I will be telling my friends about this! They will be v interested. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,

]]> By: stephan xia http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/win-a-prize-by-writing-helpful-blog-comments-2/#comment-3037 stephan xia Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:05:43 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/rewarding-blog-readers-with-prizes-for-best-comments/#comment-3037 good idea! the commentary is so significant for a blog's foundation, now you set great prize for you authors leaving comments, it's both-winning thing! good idea! the commentary is so significant for a blog’s foundation, now you set great prize for you authors leaving comments, it’s both-winning thing!

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