Amy won. Joseph did too.
At eBay Live, we ran a fun little contest. (Gimmick, yes. Irrelevant, no).
We printed up 600 bright orange t-shirts, each with a handwritten letter posted on the front. The letter was from a seller talking to a friend about the free traffic she was getting from her eBay lenses on Squidoo.
So we gave the shirts away to people who were willing to set fashion sense aside for a day and wear Squid-tees on the show floor. Once on Thursday, once on Friday, I tapped just one orange-shirt-wearer on the shoulder. The person who got tapped won $9,000 worth of free SquidOffers advertising on our site… quality ad space to help promote their eBay store, their favorite auctions, their blog, their personal site, their favorite charities… whatever they want.
Amy won. Joseph did too. Both are eBay sellers looking to tell their stories and get found more online.
Thanks to everyone who wore the shirt. And remember, even if you didn’t get picked for the free advertising… that doesn’t mean you can’t make a free lens to promote your stores!