Many of you know that I recently entered a contest called the Biggest Baddest Bucket List.
The prize is unbelievable. It’s an all-expense-paid trip around the world, $10,000 spending money during the trip, and $50,000 cash when you return home. With over 50,000 followers, I thought I’d have over 1000 votes already but it’s a slow start. I’m currently at 525 votes. So, I’m asking you, my readers who know best, what should I do to encourage more voting?
My thought: I put a challenge out there to you. How many people do you think you can convince to vote? Do you think you can get 5? 10? 25? Put your number below and let me know how it goes. Maybe you have a cool technique that you’d like to share.
If you put a number like 25 and you accomplish it, I’d love to interview you for the blog! That is some serious social klout and it would be great to share your techniques with my readers. I’m sure thousands, including me, would love to know your secret.
My sister shared the link with her friends last night and got over 30 votes! Tomorrow she’ll share it with her coworkers and see if that number will double.
Are any of you students? Imagine what could be accomplished if you share this in your classroom! It would be hundreds of instant votes! The possibilities are endless.
Here’s how the voting works:
Click on the link: http://www.mydestination.com/users/lesley/bbb#tab
Scroll down to the video. (Watch the video if you’d like)
Click on the social share buttons next to the video to vote. Each button counts as another vote so if you use Facebook and Twitter and click on both, it counts as two votes.
You can watch my video here:
When I asked for logo ideas, I received emails by the dozen. You’re creative and crafty. Let’s get this party started. How many people can you convince to vote for me? I put the challenge out there.
As part of the rules, I’m not allowed to offer a prize in exchange for votes, but I’m certain there must be a way to encourage more voting. What are your thoughts?
“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Just voted for you. Good luck!
So… you have 908 followers. Do you think you could convince 5 of them to vote for me?
Five is harder than you’d think, especially if they don’t know me. What do you think?
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Wow! That’s awesome!
Good Luck, I think I voted properly, by sharing through face book? I clicked the vote for you on the link.
Perfect! As long as you click the link from http://www.mydestination.com/users/lesley/bbb#tab and vote from there, you’re vote will be counted. Now… the real question is: how many people can you convince to vote for me?
Voted voted voted – “venaka”
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Watch Lesley’s Video and Vote!
All the best!! I’ve voted for your entry:)
woooooooooohooooooo! Thank you; thank you; thank you! Now, the question is, how many people can you convince to vote? Lets make your friends my friends
Shared on Facebook, Twitter, Google+. Hope you win!!!
You have tons of social klout! I bet you could get 15 people to vote! Are you up for the challenge? I know you can do it. Come on, Mark; help me win a trip around the world and $50,000!
Regardless, you rock.
Thanks for all of your support
I hope you win and brag about it. It would be nice to her somebody actually wins these things.
Voted several ways
Good luck!
Well, my half crazed but friendly friend, do you think you could convince 5 more people to vote? Share their names and lets see if you can make it happen. I think you’ve got the stuff
http://michelledicken.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/following-your-dreams/
Here’s the link to the post I just made for you! Good luck and know that I really DO admire what you’re doing!
Thank you! Regardless if I win or not, I love to see the community that is created by blogging. I’ve had a smile on my face since the competition started because I see the support that others are willing to give.
I am voting for you and will share your link. I just entered a cupcake into a contest and have 42 votes. Ouch. I’m still brainstorming on how to get people to support, share and vote. As soon as I come up with the solution, I will share. Good idea on asking your followers for suggestions. Best if luck!!
I just voted for your cupcake. Every vote helps, right? Good luck
Thank you! Every vote does count. I’m going to share your contest and get you as many votes as I can! Thanks again!!
I just passed the word… good luck!
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I passed the word and will vote as well. Good luck!
You have my votes and I’m pulling for you; can’t imagine anyone who’d suck the marrow out of this life experience more than you. Good Luck.
I’ve been following your blog a bit and love that you travel and explore the world! I also know it can be a doozy to fund that! (I’m raising 15,000 myself right now to do missions work via the world race and it is not easy lol)
You have my vote!!! So I voted for you and I REALLY hope you win! I would love to see you be able to go on your dream trip and get paid for it too! Keep blogging and writing Lesley! Your changing the world one dreamer at a time
I’m like most travelers; I’m not independently wealthy, like some think, and I don’t have opportunities handed to me at leisure. I’ve worked hard to get to this point in my life and I continue to work hard now. Travel and adventure are part of me like family and friends so I find ways to make it happen. I figure out what I want from life and I go after it. I don’t want to live a life of restrictions. Anything is possible. If you want to do the mission work, I’m certain you’ll find a way to make it a reality.
Good luck with your ventures; may the world be at your doorstep,
Lesley
I wonder how the American Idol people do it? Maybe you should study their technique to get the votes you need??? Good luck. That is a super awesome prize!
I am wondering that myself. I have shared and re-blogged, posted to Twitter, Google+ and Facebook. I am in several Facebook “Groups” and shared in there as well. That equals up to quite a few people. Unfortunately I am not seeing the participation rates I expected. Very disappointed in the peeps. I voted again on all 4. That is 3 or 4 days in a row now.
When I voted tonight, you were at 588. I just checked again, and you are still at 588. Can you only vote once? I assumed it was a standard 24 hour cycle to be able to vote again. I don’t see any fine print anywhere stating you can only vote once, you might want to check that out.
This is the way I think it works…
You can vote once for each social media outlet listed. So, if you use Twitter, Google+, and Facebook, it will count as 3 votes total. After that initial vote, it remembers your vote and will post but doesn’t count as a new vote.
You rock for sharing it on your blog and I’m sure you’ve helped out tons.
Regardless, I love all of your support!
Done and done! All theeee best
Chip away at it, you’ve got a great approach and solid support….good luck!
Voted for you!!! Hope you win, you would use it so well and in the spirit ion which it is being offered!!! Kevin
It has been my experience that people like to wait until the last minute when there’s a deaine …
VOTED GOOD LUCK!!!
Awesome! Do you think you could get two of your friends to vote? Just two; it could be family, friends, a neighbor. Imagine the numbers I could get if everyone asked a friend to vote! I can make this happen… with your help.
I can try!
the smile hasn’t left my face all day! I asked for support and readers acted like family. Regardless if I win or not, I’m happy with the community that I’ve created through blogging. It’s a beautiful feeling to know that you have the support of others
May you life be filled with happiness and success,
Lesley
Oh what a wonderful blessing thank you Lesley!!! I feel the same way about WP it’s an amazing site for support!
Just shared on multiple sites! Also, next week I’m going to post the blog profile/featurette I asked you about with a request for support (my plan is to publish it on the 12th – I’ll email you the link). Hopefully that will garner some extra votes from my followers!
We or I? have voted, I hope that voting from different 4 computers helps
and it counts as a new person, but really all my votes 
.
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Help our friend Lesley win the Biggest Baddest Bucket List Trip! All you have to do is vote for her, and spread the word out to your friends. Let’s all help Lesley win this bucket list trip! I voted now it is your turn!
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Hey all! Vote for Lesley to win an awesome, all expenses paid, RTW trip! Read her post below and check-out her site. Let’s try to make her dream a reality!
So I tweeted and FB shared. Hope you get lots of votes today!! Thanks again for voting for my cupcake!
I stumbled, facebooked, tweeted, pinned it and added you to my word press best of luck
Regardless if I win or not, I’m happy to see the support and kindness of my readers.
May your life be filled with happiness and success,
Lesley
I am so blessed to be a part of your journey thank you.
I voted on FB, Twitter and Google+. I encouraged all of my friends to vote. Good Luck!
Wooooooohoooooooo 3 votes and sharing! That’s encouraging! Thank you for your support.
I wish you a lifetime of happiness and success,
Lesley
I went to the site and I think I voted your number of votes did not go up but I hope I voted as I want you to win! :~) Good Luck!
Sometimes it takes a few seconds/minutes for the numbers to go up but if you clicked on the buttons on http://www.mydestination.com/users/lesley/bbb#tab, I think you’ll votes will be counted.
Thank you for the support.
May the world be at your doorstep,
Lesley
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Add one more … Good luck!
Well, you’ve been nice enough to visit my blog a couple of times, so I voted for you.
You MUST win this!!!! This is made for you. I voted, and then shared on Twitter, FB, Pinterest, and Stumble Upon. Will gleefully reblog as well. I hope you win!!!
Thanks for checking out my blog! I just voted for you!
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Glad you liked my Weekly Photo Challenge: Love (http://deanchacha.wordpress.com/blog/). I voted for you – good luck with the mydestination.com contest>>>
Good luck Lesley, I have voted (Facebook, twitter under my name and my blog). I really hope you win!
Suz
Just voted for you on FB, Twitter, G+ and Stumble and shared your blog post & contest link on my tumblr. Good luck!
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i just voted for you Lesley! I hope you win! can i vote more often? tweet it? bring me back something from your trip AFTER you win!
voted! good luck!
Already voted. Hope you win.
I admire your adventuresome spirit and apreciate how you take time to read my posts. I will write up a post and stir up some votes for you. As a teacher I can direct my students to your blog–being teens who knows what they’ll do. When do you have to have your votes by?
Thank you! I have the greatest respect for anyone who is a teacher. I know, firsthand, the effort and energy that goes into teaching. It is the most challenging and rewarding job in the world.
There are still 54 days to vote, but I’d like to stay in the top five for the entire competition. I’m sure it will increase my chances of being selected when i make it to the final three
Have a great day and thanks for your support
Your vid was quite inspiring and well done. I didn’t bother with the other contestants because you are obviously the most deserving! Have you ever been to Scotland? That’s on my BIG (before I get too old, too tired, too short of funds, etc) list.
Thanks for setting me straight…lol
Voted, shared, and reblogged…and beleive me, I don’t reblog anything but something about art very often…good luck…Sherry
Uh oh, misspelled “believe”…oh well, I guess that’s the least of your worries…(-:
I’ll be sharing this in my tweeter and facebook page… Good luck and God Bless…
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I voted! I also put the badge on the top of my sidebar. Hope that helps! Good luck to you!