{"id":10556,"date":"2010-07-07T03:18:50","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T10:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=10556"},"modified":"2010-08-10T14:16:16","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T21:16:16","slug":"facebook-guidelines-polymer-clay-bead-giveaway-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/facebook-guidelines-polymer-clay-bead-giveaway-contest\/10556\/","title":{"rendered":"New Facebook Guidelines for Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Facebook <\/span>“This should
\nsimplify things
\nconsiderably for most
\neveryone.” ~Cindy-L<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Since Google likes<\/em> anchor text<\/a> links so much, I was hoping to include them as one of the requirements to participate in Phase 3 of my Polymer Clay Bead giveaway contest. BUT…<\/strong><\/em> me thinks this is going to cause more stress for everyone than it’s worth.<\/span><\/p>\n

SO… <\/strong><\/em>I’ve come up with a new idea involving Facebook, that I’d love for you guys to try out. Hopefully, it will simplify things considerably for most everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the way, for those of you who already have figured out how to do anchor text links… And<\/em> for those of you who still want to learn, there will be special bonus points for you guys.\u00a0 But more on that later.
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For now, what I would love for all of you to do, is to use a dedicated Polymer Clay web page that I set up on Facebook a while back, as the central headquarters for uploading your photos. Don’t worry, you will still benefit from also having your photos and links posted elsewhere… like on your personal blogs and such.<\/span><\/p>\n

So here is the procedure…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1)<\/strong><\/span> When you are logged into your facebook account, go to…
\nhttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/polymerclay<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/span> After you click on the Like<\/em> link at the top of the page, the Write Something<\/em> dialog box should appear for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

3) <\/strong><\/span>In the Write Something<\/em> Dialog Box, there is a little Attach: Icon<\/em> that allows you to upload pictures.<\/span><\/p>\n

a)<\/strong><\/span> Upload your photos, one at a time (as many as you like).<\/span><\/p>\n

b)<\/span> <\/strong>In the Write Something<\/em> text area for each photo, add your description, caption or story. Also include the regular, big long and clunky http:\/\/ web link that points back to the page on my blog which provided you with creative inspiration for your project. Usually the best pages to link to are the Tuesday posts with the teaser video clips.<\/span><\/p>\n

c)<\/strong><\/span> When you are all done, then click on the Share<\/em> Button to submit your contest entry. Each photo (+ link) that you add to this http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/polymerclay<\/a> page, counts as another entry for you, into the bead giveaway contest.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

d) <\/strong><\/span>OPTIONAL:<\/em> If you have published a longer write up or story about your contest entry (at your blog for example), add an additional comment to your Facebook photo(s) and include a link to your own blog post (the permalink url for your post). If your blog article contains additional anchor text links that point back to my blog, each of those anchor text links will count as 3 more bonus contest entry points for you. So as you can see, it really does pay to learn how to do those friendly looking, keyword anchor text<\/a> links that Google loves so much.
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Additional Notes…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With this new approach, you do not need to email me when you upload your photos to Facebook. I will be checking the http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/polymerclay<\/a> regularly to tally everyone’s entries. It will be like command central for you to let me (and everyone else in the polymer clay community),<\/em> know about your beautiful creations.
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And rather than tracking web visitors to identify who the contest winner will be (as was the original plan)<\/em>, I’m going to just keep things simple and do a random drawing. So the more photos (+ links)<\/em> you enter, the greater will be your chances of winning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Entering older photos that were included in Phase 1 and Phase 2 of my previous contests, IS<\/strong> allowed.<\/span><\/p>\n

And finally, just an FYI. When you head over to the http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/polymerclay<\/a> page, have a look at the number of Likes<\/em> (or Fans<\/em> as they used to be called), that this page has already attracted. Currently there are over 1300 of them. That means your photos will be getting seen by many others in the broader polymer clay community… potential friends and even customers who will want to buy your creations.<\/span><\/p>\n

So go upload your photos, following the guidelines that I presented above. And then in the comments section below on this page, let me know what you think about this new plan. Was the process simple enough to follow? Do you have any additional suggestions? Questions? I’m anxious to hear your thoughts and opinions.
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