Thanks to all of you who sent in an idea to promote Go Visit Hawaii.
We had a great response, each of you provided some valuable food for thought. A lot of suggestions revolved around a contest of some kind. As these were very similar - and as contests are something I already have a grasp on - I thought I’d go with an interesting idea, that didn’t involve an out-of-pocket expense.
So, Mahalo to Rob Williams for this interesting idea

How would you like a chance to win an iPod for simply sharing your advice for promoting a blog? Interested? Read on!
Mrs. Andy Beal has gotten the blogging bug and has dived head-first into the blogosphere. Her Go Visit Hawaii blog covers Hawaii vacation news and promises to keep readers updated on the latest Hawaiian travel deals and adventures.
So, I have a few ideas to kick-start her blog traffic, but would love to hear what id

Time is running out to join our MyBlogLog community and be entered to win a free iPod or Zune mp3 player.
Sometime before Feb 16th - which means this week - I’ll randomly select one lucky member of the Marketing Pilgrim MyBlogLog community to win the prize.
And, if you’ve already blogged this contest, you win an additional prize.
Full details here.

Congratulations to Kevin Henney who wins an iPod Shuffle for spotting our secret RSS-only message last Thursday.
Thanks to all of you who subscribed to the Marketing Pilgrim feed. We hope you’ll keep your subscription due to the great content, but just in case you were about to hit the “unsubscribe” button, you’ll be pleased to know we’ll be running another contest in the New Year.

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If you’ve not already subscribed to our RSS feed, now would be a good time, as the deadline for drawing is this Friday. We’ve not yet posted the secret message - available only to RSS subscribers - that will see one lucky winner receive an iPod or possibly a Zune.
Full details of the contest can be found here.
Here’s that feed again - http://feeds.feedburner.com/marketing-pilgrim
The hidden message could come at any time before Friday!
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If you’ve not already subscribed to our RSS feed, now would be a good time. We’ve not yet posted the secret message - available only to RSS subscribers - that will see one lucky winner receive an iPod or possibly a Zune.
Full details of the contest can be found here.
Here’s that feed again - http://feeds.feedburner.com/marketing-pilgrim