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[justinsigns]

I was looking at a competitors website the other week and they offer a V8 lap at Eastern Creek for a prize to those who subscribe to their newsletter.

How would you go about implementing something like this, and how would you randomly select someone from the database?

I was thinking of doing something similar with other offers.

[aussietimbo]

Hey JustInSigns,

This method would be the most simple.

Create an excel document with a number sequence from 0 to 100 (If you get 100 people on your list).

When a customer signs up to your newsletter obtain their contact information and input it into the excel document next to numbers, starting at 0 and working your way down as you obtain more contacts.

When your offer has finished and you’re ready to draw the competition

Go to this site

http://www.mathgoodies.com/calculators/random_no_custom.html

Insert the lowest limit as 0 and the highest limit as 100 (If you have 100 contacts).

Then you'll be provided with a random number.

Which you then cross reference with the number in your excel doc to find the winner and their contact details.

If you’re looking for a prize to provide, why not provide a free product or an exclusively discounted product.

This will cost minimal to your business and should be more appealing to a customer on your newsletter.

Although a V8 super car ride would be exciting, don’t they cost a few hundred dollars to purchase?

Just be sure to provide an exclusive offer to entice prospects to join your newsletter rather than your competitions.

Hope this helps.