I'm an idiot. Let me share a quick piece of advice that I've only just now learned in hindsight.
Don't bother running contests or giveaways. They're a waste of time, a distraction, and a burn of your resources.
- They attract people looking to make a quick buck. Not people who actually deserve it.
- You're really not adding any new "real" value to the community.
- There's usually not much participation in the threads.
- As a result, you don't really get much traction in the trending charts.
- They are a distraction from better content you could be producing.
- It encourages voting collusion. I think I paid $100 to a colluder in my 1st contest and I seriously regret doing so.
- They're simply not appreciated.
Five hours after my 2nd contest ended, the same colluder (under multiple accounts) went through all of my blog posts and questioned if I was a scammer for not paying out on the contest yet.
Lesson learned. It's not worth it.
I'm going to focus exclusively on publishing new content now. No more contests.
More positive one ! it is not necessary to quickly bury all
true man! you're an idiot... I even helped you out sharing your posts... you just scam people and now you come here saying "same person multiple accounts"? truth is that many other users are waiting on winner announcement too and asked about it and you just went silent and then came here whining... great job!.. no wonder noone trust your shit contest!
That mean you scam with last giveaway?
yes he just scam people. and now hes saying that all those there, including you, are my accounts.. haha what an asshole
I believe a few people warned that folks would be skeptical and probably not want to get involved.