Crap for a Buck

Finding cool crap at the dollar store is fun, but finding beer for free pretty much just wins. That’s why I’m trying my ass off to win the GoTime Seattle blog contest for tickets to Seattle International Beer Festival.

These guys at GoSeattle could teach a class on how to do a social media giveaway. They’re taking a prize worth no more than $50, stretching the giveaway out over a long period of time, offering multiple ways to enter, and people are eating it up! Here’s the points system:

For you newbies the ways to enter include:

• 1 Entry: Follow @gotime_seattle on twitter
• 1 Entry: RT our Seattle Int’l Beerfest Tweets on Twitter (1 entry for EVERY RT)
• 5 Entries: Add http://blog.gotime.com to your blog roll
• 10 Entries: BLOG about the giveaway

PLUS we’ve added couple more ways for everyone to enter:

• 1 Entry: Leave a comment on our blog, just say hi and include a link to your blog so we can say hi back!
• 5 Entries: Blog about how much you love beer and why you deserve the tickets.
• 5 Entries: Refer a friend – Have your pal send us a direct message on twitter or leave a comment on the blog letting us know that YOU are the one that told them about the giveaway, they get 1 entry and you get 5!

Remember these aren’t just any tickets though, the prize includes:

• entry/re-entry all weekend
• VIP express entry
• commemorative glasses
• premium festival shirts
• 15 beer tickets each

Anyway, the Seattle International Beer Festival is on 4th of July weekend, and it’s always one of the best beer festivals around. They’ve got a couple hundred delicious brews from all over the world. I’m bringing a camera this year, to make sure I have some memories of the event. Hope to see you there!