Comments on: How to Make a YouTube Contest: Update Halfway Point http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/how-to-make-a-youtube-contest-update-1/ PR, Punk Rock, Creative Writing, Stupid or Genius Ideas Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Alexwebmaster http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/how-to-make-a-youtube-contest-update-1/#comment-499 Alexwebmaster Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:50:54 +0000 http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-499 Hello webmaster I would like to share with you a link to your site write me here preonrelt@mail.ru Hello webmaster
I would like to share with you a link to your site
write me here preonrelt@mail.ru

]]> By: brian http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/how-to-make-a-youtube-contest-update-1/#comment-483 brian Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:57:01 +0000 http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-483 Awesome! Thanks Will... -B Awesome! Thanks Will…

-B

]]> By: everybodysagenius http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/how-to-make-a-youtube-contest-update-1/#comment-482 everybodysagenius Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:55:35 +0000 http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-482 Hey Brian, On the contest that I did, I didn't even use a database. I just opened a discussion question in the group and let people write in to vote. I think that you will be surprised in the lack of voting. So, when you write official rules make sure to include several criteria for winner selection. (in case you get like 3 votes) This will cover your but legally. Say the winner will by judged by votes and a panel selection. Best, Bill Hey Brian,

On the contest that I did, I didn’t even use a database. I just opened a discussion question in the group and let people write in to vote.

I think that you will be surprised in the lack of voting. So, when you write official rules make sure to include several criteria for winner selection. (in case you get like 3 votes) This will cover your but legally. Say the winner will by judged by votes and a panel selection.

Best,
Bill

]]> By: brian http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/how-to-make-a-youtube-contest-update-1/#comment-481 brian Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:36:51 +0000 http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-481 Hey Will, Thanks for the response. I guess I'm wondering more about the setting up of the contest hub and the voting. So I would use my personal channel to host videos... is voting part of that? Are you simply keeping track of the vote counts yourself? Or do you have a database attached? I was thinking that I might have to use the channel to host videos and set up a stand alone site that references the videos... with a database backed voting mechanism. Does that make sense? Thanks a bunch for your time! Hey Will,
Thanks for the response. I guess I’m wondering more about the setting up of the contest hub and the voting. So I would use my personal channel to host videos… is voting part of that? Are you simply keeping track of the vote counts yourself? Or do you have a database attached?

I was thinking that I might have to use the channel to host videos and set up a stand alone site that references the videos… with a database backed voting mechanism. Does that make sense?

Thanks a bunch for your time!

]]> By: everybodysagenius http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/how-to-make-a-youtube-contest-update-1/#comment-480 everybodysagenius Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:45:19 +0000 http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-480 Good Morning Brian, You can buy a sponsored contest, some of the big advertisers do that. But instead, just leverage your group as a contest. Make your channel into a contest hub and talk about the contest in info section. Now, just do a little social media outreach and blogger outreach to get the word out and watch the entries coming in. Please let me know if you have a more specific question. Best, Will Flavell Good Morning Brian,

You can buy a sponsored contest, some of the big advertisers do that. But instead, just leverage your group as a contest. Make your channel into a contest hub and talk about the contest in info section. Now, just do a little social media outreach and blogger outreach to get the word out and watch the entries coming in. Please let me know if you have a more specific question.

Best,
Will Flavell

]]> By: brian http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/how-to-make-a-youtube-contest-update-1/#comment-479 brian Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:11:35 +0000 http://everybodysagenius.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-479 So how did you do it? Is there a YouTube tutorial for setting up the contest? I've set up a group, but I think I'm missing the contest component... Thanks! So how did you do it? Is there a YouTube tutorial for setting up the contest? I’ve set up a group, but I think I’m missing the contest component…

Thanks!

]]>