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Attn: Wedding Vendors … Awesome Contest: Free Online Marketing!
My name is Suzanne Franco Land and I’m the founder of “The Destination Wedding Site.”
I’m super excited to announce the first contest / drawing for wedding vendors here on The Destination Wedding Site. This contest is really more of a drawing because I like it when everyone has an equal chance of winning … don’t you?
So what’s the deal? Well, in addition to running this website I’m also an online marketing and SEO (search engine optimization) expert. And … in the spirit of doing some networking and promoting the site to wedding vendors I’m offering some amazing prizes up for grabs.
I’m holding a simple/fun drawing where I’m offering up my online marketing services to the lucky winners of the drawing.
Let’s look at what’s up for grabs:
Grand Prize: A Complete Online Marketing Package! (Valued at over $2,300!)
Comprehensive Keyword Research - So you will know exactly which keyword phrases to target online to best reach your potential customers. ($97 Value)
SEO (search engine optimization) of Your Website for Your Top 2 Keyword Phrases – On page work and off page work i.e. correct use of keywords in meta tags, on images, in content, etc. and backlinking package that will help your site move to the top of the search engines for your desired keyword phrases. ($995 Value)
Video Marketing Package – Creation and promotion of one 60 second web commercial. Video will be uploaded and promoted on several of the top video sharing sites. ($295 Value)
Blog Review on The Destination Wedding Site – A promotional business review blog post here on the site. The review will showcase you and your business and will be promoted to our readers, as well as, in our social networks and in the search engines. ($295 Value)
Recorded Interview and Audio Promotion – I will conduct an interview with you and will promote the recorded version of the interview. This will be added to the blog review post, as well as, distributed to the top podcast sharing sites. ($195 Value)
Social Media Training Package – Two hour intensive social media training session (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube) where I will teach you some strategies to use to best promote your type of business using social media. ($197 Value)
Social Media Graphics Package – New graphics for your Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts. ($97 Value)
Tweets and Facebook Promotion for One Week – I will send out Tweets and Facebook updates daily for one week on my wedding related accounts and my suzannefranco accounts (over 23,000 Twitter followers and over 1,800 Facebook peeps who are very good about sharing my posts). ($180 Value)
Runner Up Prizes:
There will be 8 runner up prizes awarded … one each of the prizes listed in the Grand Prize Package … and I will award them in the order that I draw and in the order they are listed above. Make sense?
Here’s How You Enter:
It’s super simple:
1. Optin to our Wedding Vendor mailing list (I hate spam! I will never, ever sell, rent, share or otherwise misuse your email address – you have my word!)
2. Leave a comment at the bottom of this post in the comments section and tell us in one or two sentences what your business is about and where you are located (i.e. Austin, TX or online/ecommerce business … BTW … this is great free promotion for your business right?)
Not Required (But super duper appreciated! LOL):
3. Tweet this to your followers:
Hope I win the online marketing package for wedding vendors from @theweddingsite http://ow.ly/7P0iL You should enter too #tdws
4. Add this comment to your Facebook Fanpage or Personal FB page (Note: This is hard for me to track so if you do so please let me know so I can "thank you" ok?):
Hope I win the online marketing package for wedding vendors from The Destination Wedding Site http://ow.ly/7P0iL You should enter too!
5. Register and introduce yourself on our new Forum (online marketing for wedding vendors):
http://www.thedestinationweddingsite.com/wedding-vendor-bootcamp-forum/
UPDATE: I will be drawing the winner on February 7th ... I will do a random drawing for the prizes (I use random.org to choose the winners and I’ll record it for you to see – fun huh?).
UPDATE: I will be drawing the winner on February 7th
I’m super excited about the drawing! I look forward to meeting you and to learning all about your business. *SmiLes* Suzanne
P.S. Good luck!!!
P.P.S. If your entry is pulled I will verify that the required entry steps were completed so please make sure you’ve done them … that would be a bummer huh?!
P.P.P.S. I loVe to have fun! Sooooo ... for those who do the "non-required" steps ... there will be random surprises/prizes ... Like I said, super duper appreciated ...
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Poll: Wedding Vendor Training Forum
Hi Wedding Vendor Friends ... I am the owner of, "The Destination Wedding Site," and I am also an online marketing expert ... I help other business owners market their business online to get new clients/customers. I am interested in starting a training forum for wedding vendors where I can help business owners learn how to better market their business/website online. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this so please take a couple seconds to complete the poll so I know if there is enough interest or not ok? Thanks! *SmiLes* Suzanne
Here are some of the topic ideas:
Forum Topics
- Welcome – Introduce Yourself Here
- Online Marketing Basics
- Blogging
- SEO
- YouTube
- Video Marketing
- YouStream
- Radio/Podcast
- Classified Advertising
- Newsletter Advertising
- Google Places Pages
- Keyword Research
- Competition Analysis
- Local Networking
- Marketing at Bridal Shows
- Email Marketing
- Giveaways
These are just off the top of my head so I'm sure there are other important topics ... in fact, please feel free to use the comments section below to add more topics you'd be interested in learning about ...
If you'd like to be notified when the forum launches please add yourself to my wedding vendor mailing list:
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This has some of the funnier clips I've seen .. enjoy!
Watch Funny wedding mishaps in Comedy | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
Well ... was it funny? Did you enjoy it? If so, please share the post on Facebook and/or Twitter k? *SmiLes* Suzanne
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Are you asking yourself where the very best destination wedding locations are to run off to and have your dream wedding?
As I'm sure you can imagine the answer to this question will vary greatly depending on who you ask, how far from home you want to travel (and even where home is to begin with), what time of year, how many guests you'd like to have and, of course, how much you want to spend on your wedding.
I ran into this very same problem when I was trying to figure out where we were going to get married too and it can be simply overwhelming! I'd start by making sure I've read our article on Destination Wedding Planning and our page on Destination Wedding Location first and that should get you started.
I don't know how anyone could tell you the best destination wedding locations because what's important and desirable for each of us is going to be totally different and our budgets can vary too (see our Destination Wedding Budget Poll).
I will share the locations we were considering before ultimately deciding on Tulum, Mexico:
Places that we put on our "maybe" list right away:
- San Diego (North County)
- Santa Barbara
- Hawaii
- Mexico
- Antigua
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Texas Hill Country
Again, ultimately it's up to you to decide and we're here to help in any way we can. Please ask any questions you have in the comments section below and if I don't know the answer I will help you find an answer ... probably from one of the awesome vendors who are here on our site. Let us hear from you ... so we can all learn from each other! *SmiLes* Suzanne
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This is hilarious! Do you think this is real or "fake"?
I decided to add a poll for some fun!
Let us know in the comments section if you think this actually "happened" or if it was stagged. Too funny - either way! *SmiLes* Suzanne
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I've been wanting to get something to whiten my teeth for the wedding and today I finally ordered my teeth whitening kit on Amazon. I've done a bunch of research and read online to see what other brides suggest and this product has had rave reviews and the price tag is just right! LOL
I ordered today and I'll post again once I receive it and let you know how easy it is to use, if I have any problems with it and most importantly ... if it works!
Comes with the following:
- Custom Mouthtrays for Total Tooth Coverage provided in attractive storage case
- One 2 oz (56g) Pre-Whitening Toothpaste
- One 6 oz (177ml) Oral Rinse Neutralizer
- A Professional Tooth Shade Guide
- One Instruction Booklet
Are you going to whiten your teeth for your wedding? If so, what are you using? Have you tried anything yet? Give is the scoop ... we need to know so spill it! LOL *SmiLes* Suzanne
P.S. I tried to find this on eBay but I didn't see it there. Amazon has the best price so try the link above and see if they have any in stock and for a good price (I'm seeing it online for $40 ... and I paid $13 here on amazon)
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If you're having a destination wedding and you're looking for tips and ideas you've come to the right place!
The Destination Wedding Site is a site dedicated to helping brides learn all they can about destination weddings by offering all kinds of tips and ideas. You can follow along and watch me plan my own destination wedding and hear from many other brides who have already had a destination wedding and that way you'll gain all of the knowledge you need to plan the perfect wedding trip for you and your guests.
We look at everything from destination wedding etiquette, how to choose a destination and a wedding site, who to invite, who should be in your wedding party, what to wear, how to save money by trying some great DYI projects ... and much much more!
Have a look around the site and let me know if you have any questions by using our contact us form where you can ask a private question or submit a question for our Q & A section.
Introduce yourself below and let us know you're having a destination wedding ... we'd love to hear from you! *SmiLes* Suzanne
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Well ... planning your wedding and preparing for your big day is so much fun ... but with it also comes some stress and hard work.
Weight loss ...
From what I've read approximately 75% of all brides want to lose some weight for their wedding and I'm no exception.
The first step was to actually weigh in and see where my weight was as a starting point. Yikes! Not anywhere near where I wanted to be ... in fact, 23 lbs more than I wanted to be for my wedding day.
So ... where to start? I'll list out the things I decided to try and I'll be updating often to let you know how I do with each one:
One of the first things I did was I put up a weight loss goal board. I took a piece of poster board and drew a grid of sorts (boxes across and up and down) and then I put my starting weight in the top left box and started counting backwards. I then scoured the internet for pictures and I printed them the size of the boxes. As I lose weight I put one of the pictures over the weight I've achieved.

I'll check back in with what is and what isn't working for me and I'd love to hear from you with any tips, ideas, and encouragement while I try to hit my goal weight before my wedding day.
Are you trying to lose weight for your wedding? If so, what are you trying? Have you tried something that has worked well? Please share your thoughts so we can all help and support each other. *SmiLes* Suzanne
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