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This is just an idea to get more people registered and using the forums. "Hang on, we've got enough already!" I hear you cry, but from a marketing point of view you can never have enough potential customers.
The idea is this:
ALL visitors to the site who don't have an SR cookie get a popup. The popup basically says:
"YOU have been selected to win a FREE GAME OF YOUR CHOICE! Simply post in our 'The Future of Gaming (Chat)' forum your thoughts on the future of gaming (minimum 200 words). The best post will be selected by our judges at the end of each day/week/month to receive a FREE GAME! (up to the value of £50!!). To register to become a member of our forums to allow you to post your entry, click HERE!"
This way, we get more JATS posting more thoughts, (maybe we'll get an original console wars topic for once), more potential customers etc. The thinking behind this is that not everyone who visits the site notices the Gameaday banners or links, and this way you get to target more and more people who are interested in games. (And therefore more and more likely to buy them too).
A similar promotion could be done for DVDs/PC parts/Gadgets etc., or they could all be rolled into one.
Existing members or people who have visited the site before wouldn't get the popup because it only targets new visitors, so it wouldn't be so intrusive. Or maybe it could be targetted just to people who've never registered.
This fantastic idea which has probably been thought of before by 1000 other people was brought to you by FM.
The idea is this:
ALL visitors to the site who don't have an SR cookie get a popup. The popup basically says:
"YOU have been selected to win a FREE GAME OF YOUR CHOICE! Simply post in our 'The Future of Gaming (Chat)' forum your thoughts on the future of gaming (minimum 200 words). The best post will be selected by our judges at the end of each day/week/month to receive a FREE GAME! (up to the value of £50!!). To register to become a member of our forums to allow you to post your entry, click HERE!"
This way, we get more JATS posting more thoughts, (maybe we'll get an original console wars topic for once), more potential customers etc. The thinking behind this is that not everyone who visits the site notices the Gameaday banners or links, and this way you get to target more and more people who are interested in games. (And therefore more and more likely to buy them too).
A similar promotion could be done for DVDs/PC parts/Gadgets etc., or they could all be rolled into one.
Existing members or people who have visited the site before wouldn't get the popup because it only targets new visitors, so it wouldn't be so intrusive. Or maybe it could be targetted just to people who've never registered.
This fantastic idea which has probably been thought of before by 1000 other people was brought to you by FM.
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More pop-ups!
Hooray! Especially for those of us that delete cookies after each session so we don't get crap like Net Stats tracking us.
Fantastic!
Superb!
Sarcasm!
Hooray! Especially for those of us that delete cookies after each session so we don't get crap like Net Stats tracking us.
Fantastic!
Superb!
Sarcasm!
HelloHowAreYou wrote:
> good idea FM but feel sorry for Shaneo :)..
think about the trouble that
> shaneo it going to have when it comes to the site, its obvious it doesnt have
> any cookies and every time it wants to log on its going to have to close the
> window... feel sorry for it...
*expecting Shaneo to post a message* :)
What are you on about? Is this something about me signing up as a sh'teload of JATs and fixing the competition or something? I hadn't even thought of doing that, but now you think of it...:0)
Was that a sarcastic post?
> good idea FM but feel sorry for Shaneo :)..
think about the trouble that
> shaneo it going to have when it comes to the site, its obvious it doesnt have
> any cookies and every time it wants to log on its going to have to close the
> window... feel sorry for it...
*expecting Shaneo to post a message* :)
What are you on about? Is this something about me signing up as a sh'teload of JATs and fixing the competition or something? I hadn't even thought of doing that, but now you think of it...:0)
Was that a sarcastic post?
I think it might just work.
I'd see the popup too because I delete my cookies file daily. (Dunno why I do, but I just do it, I think I had a corrupted cookie once or something and just got into the habit thereafter).
But with the amount of websites I visit daily one more popup out of the hundreds I see each day isn't going to make a lot of difference.
But with the amount of websites I visit daily one more popup out of the hundreds I see each day isn't going to make a lot of difference.
good idea FM but feel sorry for Shaneo :)..
think about the trouble that shaneo it going to have when it comes to the site, its obvious it doesnt have any cookies and every time it wants to log on its going to have to close the window... feel sorry for it...
*expecting Shaneo to post a message* :)
think about the trouble that shaneo it going to have when it comes to the site, its obvious it doesnt have any cookies and every time it wants to log on its going to have to close the window... feel sorry for it...
*expecting Shaneo to post a message* :)
I know, dunno why it was bugging me.. I should look back at the time when I was a JAT with rose tinted glasses...
Craw wrote:
> Why does everyone call them JATs?
They are Just Arrived not Just Arrived
> Today. If you look carefully you'll see everyone who writes something has
> 'Today' by their name (or yesterday or whatever).
They are JA's.
Sorry its
> bugging me.
They used to be JAT's.
> Why does everyone call them JATs?
They are Just Arrived not Just Arrived
> Today. If you look carefully you'll see everyone who writes something has
> 'Today' by their name (or yesterday or whatever).
They are JA's.
Sorry its
> bugging me.
They used to be JAT's.
Why does everyone call them JATs?
They are Just Arrived not Just Arrived Today. If you look carefully you'll see everyone who writes something has 'Today' by their name (or yesterday or whatever).
They are JA's.
Sorry its bugging me.
They are Just Arrived not Just Arrived Today. If you look carefully you'll see everyone who writes something has 'Today' by their name (or yesterday or whatever).
They are JA's.
Sorry its bugging me.
The thing is, is that JATs are only here for a couple of days, before they are changed into newbies. They would hardly get a chance to read everyone elses topics, let alone write one....
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