Post by Samantha on Jan 26, 2015 3:31:22 GMT
Contest closes: 01/03/15
Greeting, good citizens of DotE;
It has come to my attention that the forum has been a little quiet as of late. What better way to amend this than by seeking out some new people with fresh, exciting new ideas to enhance our combined roleplay experience?
This is where you come in!
For the first time, DotE will be holding an advertising contest. And there will be incentives! Prizes! Nice Things, for those who help others to discover our wonderful little community.
How it works:
For each advertisement you place on another site, put a link to the ad in this thread (maybe link a few per post if you're advertising at more than one place, so we don't get swamped with posts. =P). Two points will be gained for every ad placed in this way. If you inspire somebody to actually join up, that’s even better! Five points will be awarded per person recruited, though please remember to have them tell me who recruited them so I know who to distribute those points to.
There will be lovely, shiny prizes for those who garner the first, second and third largest number of points. Without further delay, here they are!
1st place: Two choices (they will get to choose first), out of the List of Shinies.
2nd place: One choice (they will choose second) from the List of Shinies.
3rd place: One choice (they will choose last) from the List of Shinies.
If there are fewer than three participants in the contest, shinies will still be awarded, but any leftovers will go undistributed.
The List of Shinies:
A piece of prose featuring forum characters of your choice, written by Samantha. Whoever chooses this prize should PM her to discuss further details, such as which characters they would like to be in the piece. Samples of her work can be provided upon request.
Line-art of one of your characters, drawn by @frost. The recipient of this prize should let Frost know which character they wish to have drawn. Examples of her work can be found here, in the second post.
A table for one character, coded by o p a l. }. The winner will be required to tell her which character they want a table for, as well as any ideas on how they want the table to look and which fonts they would like. Examples of her tables can be found here and here. Bear in mind that tables which fade in and out (as in the first and last examples at the second link) are not possible to make on this forum, as we do not have the correct plug-in installed.
-More to come-
Tips for advertising:
Our adverts can be found here. Pick whichever one you like best! But bear in mind that all of our current ads are designed to work for proboards, and may turn out looking less than perfect on sites using other hosts. Thankfully, the "preview post" option works perfectly for this purpose- you can ensure that your post is looking spick-and-span before it appears on the site.
Most forums will have a section set aside for advertisements. These tend to be guest-friendly, which means you won’t have to sign up to the site just to advertise. However, some sites do require you to sign up in order to advertise, and it is entirely up to you whether you wish to advertise at these places or not.
Before posting on a site, please read their advertising rules and make sure to abide by them. These should be located somewhere in the advertisements section. If you cannot find such a set of rules, that site is presumably not overly concerned with them, so feel free to post away anyway!
If you’re uncertain about anything contest related, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of staff.
That’s about it. Good luck to all of you, and happy advertising! =)
~Samantha (admin)
Greeting, good citizens of DotE;
It has come to my attention that the forum has been a little quiet as of late. What better way to amend this than by seeking out some new people with fresh, exciting new ideas to enhance our combined roleplay experience?
This is where you come in!
For the first time, DotE will be holding an advertising contest. And there will be incentives! Prizes! Nice Things, for those who help others to discover our wonderful little community.
How it works:
For each advertisement you place on another site, put a link to the ad in this thread (maybe link a few per post if you're advertising at more than one place, so we don't get swamped with posts. =P). Two points will be gained for every ad placed in this way. If you inspire somebody to actually join up, that’s even better! Five points will be awarded per person recruited, though please remember to have them tell me who recruited them so I know who to distribute those points to.
There will be lovely, shiny prizes for those who garner the first, second and third largest number of points. Without further delay, here they are!
1st place: Two choices (they will get to choose first), out of the List of Shinies.
2nd place: One choice (they will choose second) from the List of Shinies.
3rd place: One choice (they will choose last) from the List of Shinies.
If there are fewer than three participants in the contest, shinies will still be awarded, but any leftovers will go undistributed.
The List of Shinies:
A piece of prose featuring forum characters of your choice, written by Samantha. Whoever chooses this prize should PM her to discuss further details, such as which characters they would like to be in the piece. Samples of her work can be provided upon request.
Line-art of one of your characters, drawn by @frost. The recipient of this prize should let Frost know which character they wish to have drawn. Examples of her work can be found here, in the second post.
A table for one character, coded by o p a l. }. The winner will be required to tell her which character they want a table for, as well as any ideas on how they want the table to look and which fonts they would like. Examples of her tables can be found here and here. Bear in mind that tables which fade in and out (as in the first and last examples at the second link) are not possible to make on this forum, as we do not have the correct plug-in installed.
-More to come-
Tips for advertising:
Our adverts can be found here. Pick whichever one you like best! But bear in mind that all of our current ads are designed to work for proboards, and may turn out looking less than perfect on sites using other hosts. Thankfully, the "preview post" option works perfectly for this purpose- you can ensure that your post is looking spick-and-span before it appears on the site.
Most forums will have a section set aside for advertisements. These tend to be guest-friendly, which means you won’t have to sign up to the site just to advertise. However, some sites do require you to sign up in order to advertise, and it is entirely up to you whether you wish to advertise at these places or not.
Before posting on a site, please read their advertising rules and make sure to abide by them. These should be located somewhere in the advertisements section. If you cannot find such a set of rules, that site is presumably not overly concerned with them, so feel free to post away anyway!
If you’re uncertain about anything contest related, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of staff.
That’s about it. Good luck to all of you, and happy advertising! =)
~Samantha (admin)