The Google Fridge Contest is Over

Now Tamar, Barry, Matt and I have the task of reviewing all the entries, and choosing a winner. Sorry to say, but this may take most of the week (LOTS of entries!). I plan on reporting next Monday who the lucky winner of the Google Fridge is.

I also plan on compiling a post on the impact this contest had on my site, complete with all the important statistics, insights, and lessons learned. For now, here’s a sneak peak:

My blog was just over a month old when the contest began, and was averaging 335 pageviews/day and 79 User Sessions. During the contest, the average daily pageviews rocketed to 4,471, and daily user sessions jumped to 1,174, an increase of almost 1,500%!

Lots of other cool stats to share, including the launch of a press release, which played a key part in the traffic, in addition to the social piece. Look for it soon.

Thanks for all the support, and check back in a week for the winner.

5 Responses to “The Google Fridge Contest is Over”

  1. seekXL Says:

    it’s normal that your traffic datas hype up, everybody want to win the fridge :) but the idea was cool and why are different fridges in Europe and American?

    greetings from Germany

    seekXL :)

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  3. SEO Hack Says:

    damn! 335 views a day? to begin with? holy cow. I need to take notes! ;)

    would also be interesting to see what your traffic looks like a month later, three months later, six months out and a year out. but I’m also a nosy asshole, so there you go. =)

  4. Kevin Says:

    Well deserved, Dan. That’s some spiffy schwag you’re giving away!

    Hopefully you can get that fridge shipped to me soon, I just got my wisdom teeth ripped out of my head and I could use some cold ones. :)

  5. Tobi Says:

    Don`t forget my offer while reviewing the entries… :D

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