Quote Originally Posted by cruzer View Post
Hot Boat/Wendi, What is the purpose of this contest? It seems to be a hassle for you guys to admin so there must be a reason for you to continue the contest.

If the purpose is to help with active membership, 25 posts to vote is doing just the opposite. I know several boaters who tried to vote, registered and got told they need 25 posts to vote. I doubt they will be back.

If the purpose is to see more boat pictures, why do you need the contest. You are putting the contest on Facebook. Instead market the site on Facebook as a boat picture repository.

Why have a contest?
Looks like you edited you post. So here's the deal. Facebook, IG, etc are all cool sites. And each has its purpose. Hotboat.com also has its purpose. So please do not confuse the two. Why have a contest? simple. So people can enter their boat, for free, and have the chance to win a pretty cool AO cooler. You don't have to enter your boat, its entirely up to you. The reason behind the 25 posts is to make the contest as fair as possible. As I've said a few times before, I would prefer people sign up and stay engaged in the site. Having someone create an ID for the purpose of voting only, does nothing for hotboat.com. I'm sure you can understand this is somewhat of a business. The costs and fees associated with keeping any site up an running isn't cheap. To make the site attractive for our advertisers, we need members and visitors. I hope this answers your questions. If not, please feel free to pm me and I will do my best to clarify. Thank you. HB