giveaways on GFY
 

what do people get out of giving away free stuff on GFY?

nothing

Easy. A cheap way to spam their program over and over again instead of paying for a banner or advertising........ :(

but is that really worth it ya think?

depends, usually advertisement.

Have you any idea how many webmaster hits this board gets?

An Xbox only costs about $150, right? You can't buy an ad anywhere for that kind of change.

Yeah but how many people actually click on their banners considering most of these contests only last for a short time.

A lot of people use the search when they are looking for things.
Besides, I've only been around a short time, and you would be surprised how many times i've seen threads come up fromas much as 6 months to a year ago...

If it's done well, it can be good branding. People might not click banners, but they'll remember who gave out an Xbox and dragged the whole process out for a freakin' week...lol.

For a webmaster program, even if they get just a few webmasters who send them a few sign-ups a month, they've already made more than their money back. Same with a content provider. If they give away one set but get their name out there and sell just a few one-off sets, they've more than recouped. Not to mention the big fish they might hook who will drop a few grand on a big order or a content package.

I mean, the contests have gotten pretty lame lately if you ask me. But, I see the reason behind them. I'm just waiting for someone to give away something I want. I hate video games...buy me a purse or a new pair of shoes. :winkwink:

any publicity, is good publicity.