I thought about a promotion idea for my small web app. : launch a contest on freelancer.com where whoever makes the best <1minute social media video post about my site wins 100$.
I was hoping to get some website traffic from this and then start working on native mobile versions of the apps.
I started the contest yesterday and it will last for a month, but after a day and 5 submissions I’m getting discouraged. The submissions are pretty bad: several are getting the website name wrong in the video and the work seems like something one would put together in a couple of minutes without caring about it at all. Most of then did not even post the video on social media. Possibly too small of a budget to attract good talent, but for me it’s not a small amount.
I was hoping to find an outside of the box way of promoting the website using my 100$ budget but it seems I was way off… What a waste.
Would you produce a high quality video about some product you don’t care about not for $100 but for a mere possibility of winning $100? If not, don’t be surprised that not many people find your offer interesting either.
As an employer at Freelancer.com with over 900 projects done, I can assure you that typically in this type of platform you get what you pay for: A high price doesn’t guarantee high quality, but low price will almost always guarantee low quality.