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No, I never visited Youtube except to view some videos that I was sent to watch, by family or friends.

 

But, I thought the idea of a video contest was a fun idea.  Thanks for your pm Jeannie.  You definitely have some great suggestions, and I`ll see what I can do to implement some of them.:)

 

Janie

No problem Janie!

 

You know, actually, you`ve inspired me to do a youtube contest for my own product as well!  But for me, I will only create a contest for my existing customers only - since I know that they already have my product on hand and they won`t have to purchase it to video tape it.

 

This will be fun!  But now, I have to create a video of myself talking about the contest OR maybe I can just shoot an email to all my existing customers and just tell them about the contest (since I`m a bit camera shy!) :-P

 

Thanks Janie!

 

Jeannie

 

Well, good luck on your contest!

From your suggestions we redid the video.  I`m preparing to send out the email today.

 

 http://youtube.com/watch?v=G892wqLHsSw

 

Thanks for all your help Jeannie!  I`m changing that they have to show our product too.

 

Janie

Cool! This video is more informative! =)

 

Good Luck with your contest too!

 

Jeannie

Ya`ll are doing some great stuff!  Thank you for the smiles on our video.

We`ve done two more but I didn`t add because we can`t get our bud to give us what`s needed to connect the dots for our tacos; we won best editing award on one and then egos or whatever took over and so we didn`t even make the top 20 on the last one (but my sweet-pea is now their "poster girl" for all things almost famous so at least someone had fun!~)

 

I don`t see YouTube as being "all that" for sales and marketing, BUT without it I wouldn`t be able to show movies on our website, and our movie is why we have tacos in the UK so it sure doesn`t hurt (or hasn`t yet!  I`m making a movie that might be real bad! And if we follow Janie`s great lead, I`m thinking we`d get a lot of videos with, well, boxes and tacos of another kind!~)

I guess people get confused about your tacos. :)  Congrats on getting your tacos in the UK from your video! (even though I was a bit confused at first. :) 

 

Well,. I hope someone will want to win free jerky and make us a video. :)

 

Janie

Just think,..... if we only have one entry, they will win both first and second prize!

 

Keep us informed on your contest Jeannie!

 

Janie

An update of sorts; this isn`t us running a successful contest, but it is really funny and has to do with having product shown (for better or worse) to a lot of people on YouTube.

 

Chris Leavins is a top podcaster and hysterically funny comedian; he`s also someone who has an unbelievable heart for doing the things we do here (supporting each others` dreams) and what he does to me/Tiger Tacos is fantastic considering how just about everyone watching this video thinks he drove a stake into our heart ... he didn`t, and while 52,000+ people have seen him "pwn3d" Tiger Tacos, the amazing thing is how he pushed us into the popular vernacular (e.g., someone says Christian Bale (aka Batman) needs Tiger Tacos on his fan website).

 

"Eye of the Tiger" by Cute With Chris

I own a free Poetry & Writing website, www.MoonTownCafe.com. We have a fairly active YouTube area at: http://www.youtube.com/group/moontowncafe

 

We get several referrals per day from this area on YouTube.  I`ve never considered a contest, but I think it`s a great idea.

 

Kyle