I am running a contest on my forum webcosmoforums.com Since the forum is a relatively new one I am trying to give it a boost. 

My goals from the contest:

- Get more members

- More posts 

Prizes

Top Poster Prize:
Baby Plan from hostGator.com
Linux hosting
Disk Space 600GB, Bandwidth 6000GB, CPanel, 1 Domain, Unlimited FTP,
Site builder, Unlimited email accounts, Unlimited MySql, PHP, 99.9% Uptime guarantee and more.

Second Top Poster Prize:
Hatchling Plan from hostGator.com
Linux hosting
Disk Space 350GB, Bandwidth 3000GB, CPanel, 1 Domain, Unlimited FTP,
Site builder, Unlimited email accounts, Unlimited MySql, PHP, 99.9% Uptime guarantee and more. 

Contest duration

We are running the contest for 30 days ending on June 19, 2008. 

Rules

- All you have to do is post on the forum http://www.WebCosmoForums.com. You can make relevant posts in
any categories you like.
- This contest is open for existing and new members all. If you don't have an account, register an account.
- New threads, answering others all counts.
- Each new thread post worths 2 points. Each answers worth 1 point.
- All posts must be meaningful. Yes, no, good, bad, nice post these type
of short answers would not be counted.
- Starts May 20, 2008 12AM GMT
- Ends June 19, 2008 12PM GMT.
- Winners will be declared June 21, 2008.
- We would pay only for the hosting plans. Hosting accounts would be registered under your name. We are not responsible for any succeeding renewals.
- Minimum 150 posts (threads and posts any) during the contest period.
- One account per person.

This is sort of an experiemnt for me to maximize my contest marketing effort.

I will be writing a day by day log on this entry so you get a picture of what I did to marketize the contest and what I gained on a daily basis.