So I decided (on a whim) to have a contest and give away my Macbook Pro at the end of my month of mac experiment.
What's a grand (or more) between (virtual) friends?
On the one hand, I hope it will get me exposure and feedback to help me really learn about social media, online communities, and maybe even a little marketing. On the other hand, I'm setting myself up for failure and skewing the results.
I guess I'll see if my little experiment pays off more than if I just hired an experienced social media marketer for a couple thousand dollars.
Social media platforms I'm using:
Blogger
Wordpress
Facebook
Twitter
Google Plus
Social media platforms I'm not using (yet):
Tumblr
Pinterest
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is probably irrelevant for this project, but I might mention it on my personal feed. Tumblr and Pinterest are mainly for pictures, and I don't feel like I can do much of that -- maybe a screenshot or two and a picture of my workstation.
I should probably also reach out to Mac user and developer forums. With outbound links to them (as resources) since I probably don't want to directly spamming those sites.
Other niche sites around social media marketing might be interesting. Maybe I could find someone who is savvy in that field to help mentor me, and maybe do a guest post describing what I've learned.
Tech oriented sites like Reddit, Hacker News & Slashdot might be a possibility, but I'm not sure I'm ready for that level of scrutiny and social ...(I'm looking for a word that means awkwardness & potential hostility)
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