Announcing Reader Appreciation Week (RAW) 2007

18. Mar, 2007 20 Comments - Leave your comment

  

RAW 2007 is now over. Thank you to all who participated.

Reader Appreciation Week 2007

Reader Appreciation Week (RAW) is a week where blog authors show reader appreciation. Blog authors are free to show appreciation to the readers in many unique ways. RAW will be for five days from April 9th through the 13th.

What is the Purpose of RAW?

  • To show appreciation to your existing readers.
  • To show readers that they matter.
  • To reward those most loyal to your site.

How to Participate

There are many ways bloggers can participate, and a lot of the ways require no money. You can check out the RAW 2007 Prize Ideas for more details. Listed below are are some quick examples of how to show reader appreciation.

  • Give stuff away.
  • Write thank-you posts to individual readers.
  • Profile random readers (with their permission of course).

Please Spread the Word about RAW

RAW 2007 will be from April 9th through the 13th. You can help spread the word by participating in RAW 2007 and getting other bloggers involved. You are welcome to use the RAW 2007 image (top of this post) if you do decide to participate.

RAW 2007 will be a success if even one blog participates, but the overall goal of the week is to have a concentrated effort by bloggers to show reader appreciation.

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