A recent statistic indicates that nearly 25% of Americans as well as Canadians have been either directly or indirectly captured on film for use on television. Generally this is the result of local television news coverage, but it could also be because of television game shows, talk shows, reality TV or other audience driven programs.
Any Warhol once said, “In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” The Internet makes that more possible than ever. A funny video clip makes it possible for the infamous to have a measure of fame on a site like YouTube and then redistributed through social media sites around the globe. This would not have been possible ten years ago.
Because so many people would like to have a measure of fame, you can leverage that desire to improve your site promotion strategies.
How?
Id like to present some ideas for on site contests that may improve site promotion and improve traffic building.
1. A Writing Contest Set some guidelines for your site visitors. Allow them to create an essay based on either a word prompt or idea. You could also ask for a short fictional story as an alternative using your...