I turned 30 on Sunday and as a result, I’m feeling old generous! Turning 30 is kind of a milestone (and since I missed my site’s 6 month anniversary because I wasn’t paying attention), I wanted to share the love with all of you and hopefully gain a few new faces by giving away $30 for turning 30. The contest will be starting immediately and running until October 15th, so there’s plenty of time for you to enter.
[UPDATE]
Congrats to the winner, Mr Rumsey who hedged out a win by one…single…point!
A HUGE thank you to everyone that participated, I love you all
Here are the details:
- Whoever has the most points (explained below) by October 15th will be notified that they are the luckiest person on the planet
- The prize will be a $30 Amazon.com gift card* for your home country – if your country does not have an Amazon site, let me know an alternative that suits you and hopefully we can work something out but I can’t guarantee anything
Here is how to get points:
- Refer a new follower on Twitter (3 points) – if a new follower sends me a tweet with #AndyWatchesMovies and says that they were sent by “@YourNameHere”, you get the points for the referral
- Follow me on Twitter (2 points) – if you are already following me, consider these free points… just send me a tweet with #AndyWatchesMovies
- Tweet any of my posts to Twitter (1 point) – use the button below any post to share it (my posts need to occur during the contest time period, digging through my old tweets and retweeting will not count)
- Refer a new “Liker” on Facebook (3 points) – if a new “liker” sends me a DM (direct message) on Facebook that they were sent by you, you get the points for the referral
- Like my page on Facebook (2 points) – if you already like me, consider these free points… just “Like” this post on Facebook.
- Share any of my posts to Facebook (1 point) – use the button below any post to share it (my posts need to occur during the contest time period, digging through my old posts will not count)
If you were wondering where my Twitter and Facebook links are, you can find them on the side of the page or below:
Twitter (@WatchesMovies)
Good luck!
*$30USD will be converted to the home currency, so it may be less than $30 if you are outside the US
Done, done, done, done, and done.
How many points does letting you post a Desert Island Films list get me? Surely you should just send me the voucher now. $30 is about £500 British Pounds, give or take 🙂
Nice idea this dude.
Haha if it comes down to a tiebreaker that will likely count for something but I think I’ll have to doublecheck the conversion rate…hahaha
I turned 30 on Saturday. I win.
I turn 30 in 2318 days. I win.
I turned 30 917 days ago. Somebody fetch me my slippers.
I really hope you knew that off the top of your head and you didn’t have to calculate it.
Call me Rain Man.
Definitely Wopner.
Haha
Well, congratulations on getting that one step closer to you dotage! Seriously, happy belated birthday and may each year see you grow wiser and older…a bit of a given that last one. 😀
Getting older is one thing we can all count on, getting wiser we have to work for. Thanks!
Happy birthday Andy! Welcome to your thirties. It’s the new twenties, apparently (but since it was a 32-year-old who told me that, I suspect it may be bullshit)
I can live in the lie that it’s the new 20s, it’s better than thinking of the reality
Happy Belated Birthday, Andy!
Thanks!
Andy,
Happy birthday. Le Clown should win the gift card by just being here. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.
Le Clown
Haha thanks, Le Clown – if I could give out a gift card for magnificence it would be no contest
Andy,
That is probably your best critic so far.
Le Clown
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday. I’m staring 40 in the face right now – about three months away.
Thanks! I’m not ready to start thinking about 40 but now I feel like it’s looming
40 is the new 20 these days – think of it that way. It helps.
Happy late birthday, Andy!
Thanks 🙂
Now it’s time to try to get as many points as I can. Haha!
Go for it! I may have other ways of getting points before the end of the contest too, we’ll see how much work this makes for me
Maybe you should give points if someone advertises your blog on theirs? And then possibly give extra points if the person who was referred sent you an email? I’ll just spitballing!
Good ideas! I’ll keep them in mind
Happy Birthday Andy and great idea about the gift card. Also being from Britain, I can confirm that Tyson is 100% accurate in his conversion rate and that you really have no need to check up on it.
Hahaha
Thanks!
Happy belated birthday, old man.
Get off my lawn, you whippersnapper!
(oh, and thanks!)
Happy birthday Andy!
Thanks! 🙂
All done! I hope I win!
Haha right on!
Happy day after my birthday, birthday to you! 🙂 Sounds like a fun contest!
And a happy day before my birthday, birthday to you!
Happy birthday! 🙂
Thanks much!
I’d like to tell you to have a good thirtieth. Unfortunately, due to your indiscriminate discrimination of people who are against the twits on Twitter and Facebook, who therefore cannot enter your contest, I will now be organizing a disorganized self-boycott of your site.
😦
I was trying to come up with good ways to enter without using those services and I do have a few ideas that I will be putting up today, hopefully
Nah it’s cool. No big deal.
Just declare me the winner and we’ll call it even. 😀
You make a strong case
Hi Andy,
just letting you know that i’ve listed you to join in a brief questionnaire at my blog. its part of the “childrens-games-for-the-digital-age” activity that was recently passed on to me.
please feel free to answer at your convenience at any time, and if you are unable to participate i will understand as there is no pressure.
http://ajourneyintomovies.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/childrens-games-for-the-digital-age/
thank you!
Great thanks! I’ll take a look
I could easily win this but i am rich so i will just let some else win haha 😀
nah i’ll share stuff i like and recommend you to others, I already follow you like a starker so thats covered haha 😀
Haha thanks, Tim!
Happy belated 30th birthday!!
That’s scary number, not even gonna lie! lol
It really is. I thought I would be OK with it but it’s no fun haha
So, you’re basically getting everyone to help inflate your twitter and facebook follower/likes count and reach, and the lamb that does the best job gets a gift card. Yuck!
What happened to writing great content that entices people to share?
It’s a pretty common promotional tactic, not really sure what the problem is here.
Happy Birthday! Don’t you know that 30 is the new 18?!?
Thanks and EXTRA thanks haha
I sure wish I had the energy I did at 18
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, ANDY!
I’m not far behind you – it is as scary as everyone seems to think?! 😉
Thanks!
It hasn’t been too scary so far – I was already getting gray hairs in my 20s and that took a lot of the sting out of this haha
But grey can be really good on a guy… be thankful you’re not going bald! 😉
I’ve tagged you! Hope you’ll play along. http://teaandtantalisingtales.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1097&action=edit&message=6&postpost=v2
Happy belated birthday. 30, the age when getting out of bed gets just a little bit tougher. 😛
Hahaha thanks!
Happy bday man! ha. I turned 30 on Monday (October 1). We’re two peas in a pod aren’t we?
Hope the day was great. Sorry for the belated wish!
Happy birthday to you too!
Does 30 feel any different for you?
thanks.
not too much. perhaps in mindset. I’m perhaps a little more determined, but other than that…nope. lol
Happy 30th birthday, man! I hope you had a really great day. That’s awesome that you’re giving away an Amazon gift card. I usually do my online shopping there or on eBay, so hopefully I can get my hands on it.
How does it feel being 30?
Thanks! Good luck!
It doesn’t feel too different but it has finally set in that I’m in my 30s…For better or worse, I suppose.
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I’m not entering but I am going to follow you on twitter anyway;)
Good luck to the participants!
🙂
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