OK we all know it didn't quite work out as planned. I am wondering what the idea behind it is and who is the target audience. If the idea is to get new members than what was tried yesterday would have been good. If the idea was to reward AO members, maybe the pop parties are better.
If you tell random surfers an expensive marker will be given away at a certain place and time they flock to that place. They have no concern about the rules or etiquite, they just want the free stuff. You may get a few good new members, but I think you get more undesirables.
The pop parties may rule out some active members of AO just by their random nature, but you do get the "core" of AO. There are members who spend ALOT of time here, they should should get a good shot at the prizes.
Maybe if you want to get more active members, maybe make pop parties more frequent. I don't think its necessary to give away an emag at every one, small prizes are fun too.
Everyone wants the big prize, but something small like AO patches would be fine. AO members would be happy to win something like that, the random surfer probably wouldn't.
If a special guest is available, then make that a larger prize. Just announce something like "at this months pop party, a special guest will be there". If members associate special guest with bigger prizes, turnout to the site will be greater in anticipation of the party, even though the exact date and time aren't known.
I don't know, thats just my opinion. Whats yours?
If you tell random surfers an expensive marker will be given away at a certain place and time they flock to that place. They have no concern about the rules or etiquite, they just want the free stuff. You may get a few good new members, but I think you get more undesirables.
The pop parties may rule out some active members of AO just by their random nature, but you do get the "core" of AO. There are members who spend ALOT of time here, they should should get a good shot at the prizes.
Maybe if you want to get more active members, maybe make pop parties more frequent. I don't think its necessary to give away an emag at every one, small prizes are fun too.
Everyone wants the big prize, but something small like AO patches would be fine. AO members would be happy to win something like that, the random surfer probably wouldn't.
If a special guest is available, then make that a larger prize. Just announce something like "at this months pop party, a special guest will be there". If members associate special guest with bigger prizes, turnout to the site will be greater in anticipation of the party, even though the exact date and time aren't known.
I don't know, thats just my opinion. Whats yours?
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