Project Second-Life - Promote eBid for peanuts!

[rupert691]

The 'Virtual World' of 'Second-Life', it's a massive online world, with thousands of users, where anything that can be done in 'Real Life (RL)' may be carried out. You can build, buy land, shop, socialise at Clubs, Dance, run businesses, compete in role-play games, enter contests and win virtual money L$ (Linden Dollars) etc. I cannot emphasise enough, that 'SL' is not a game, but an experience. There are no single 'goals' and no winners, although there are games within SL.

It is free to have a basic account and to download the SL Viewer.
The original concept for the Project, was simply to get the eBid name 'out there’ in SL anyway we could. A small group of us met, and discussed ideas, and quickly set up an SL eBid Group, recruiting SL members who were unaware of eBid's existence.
We concluded that we should earn virtual money 'in-world' and buy land to build a virtual Shopping Mall on. (We could have bought L$ with RL Money, but decided that it would be better to spend time earning it in SL, so that we could also see how everything worked, and gain as good a knowledge as we could of building etc.). Once we had saved enough, and after a lengthy search for suitable land, we bought three land parcels (later adding a forth), and set about building the two story Manderley Shopping Mall. We had decided to make advert panels for eBidders available for a small cost to cover monthly land tier fees, land purchase costs etc. Blank advert panels were added, which have sold steadily since we made them available. When a Resident 'clicks' on the advert, which carries the eBidders logo etc. it gives out a direct link to the eBidders Store/Listings page, gives out a small text file (known as a Notecard) with as many details as the Advertiser requires, and also a Landmark so they can return to the Mall again easily. SL Users may click the following link to teleport to the Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Narugo/234/223/76

Early on, we realised that the real challenge was to get Residents into the area and into the Mall specifically to see your adverts. We discussed a variety of options to ensure this happened. These included running regular Saturday contests with L$ Prizes on the roof of the Mall, (which was set up with a small stage for live performances, and dance floors etc.), and possibly acquiring other land parcels adjacent to the Mall and building things that were popular in SL on them.

The Opening night was a great success, with SL Celebrity Elvis Tribute Act, 'BubbaC John' performing live on the roof. He has a great following for all his shows, and subsequently many attended.
Over the following months, more land was acquired and a 'Garden' designed, for ‘romance and relaxation’. These gardens are popular throughout SL and always increase traffic. Another smaller Mall, 'Haven' was built specialising in SL gadgets (again popular), with the second floor dedicated to 'Corrine's Fashions' - (Quality Clothes for Ladies, at Sensible Prices). The current phase of the Project, is a 'Wedding & Reception area' for SL. Peggy, Hiya and myself attended a Wedding in SL and felt it would be a good way to gain more Traffic to the Mall, in the form of Wedding Guests. This phase is almost nearing completion, and we will be able to carry out SL Weddings, Handfastings and other 'joining services' customised to suit, as well as supplying beautiful Wedding Dresses (made by Hiya), Invitations, Certificates, Cakes, rings etc. A variety of Wedding Packages will be available, including full rental of the private Honeymoon Suite, etc.
There is also a 'Daily Draw' (DD) at the Mall. The names of all who visit within a 24 hour period are automatically registered, and two names are chosen at random. If they are a member of the Group they win L$75, and a non-member wins L$25, thereby encouraging them to join the SL eBid Group and receive regular updates.

Our Group is continually fine tuning the area to keep it interesting and increase Traffic, and we have more projects in mind. We have achieved a significant number of new members signing up to eBid. It is a SL area that we are all very proud of, and I would like to thank Peggy, Wendy, Hiya, (and the others that didn't want to be mentioned! IYKWIM LOL) for their great help so far. The Project would not be where it was, if it wasn't for you!

If you would like an advertising panel or to join our SL eBid Group, or need any help at all with getting started in SL, please let one of us know. We are a friendly Group and it's always good to meet up in SL.

[ropegg]

I am amazed at the rings Simon is making. He is working on some wedding rings and they are so tiny I don't see how he is putting them together without losing a lot of the pieces. One I saw had a diamond with a dove on either side.

Don't know how he does it but they are lovely.

[rupert691]

I am amazed at the rings Simon is making. He is working on some wedding rings and they are so tiny I don't see how he is putting them together without losing a lot of the pieces. One I saw had a diamond with a dove on either side.

Don't know how he does it but they are lovely.

Thank you Peggy! LOL.

Well working with prims so small you can hardly see them, is like learning to build all over again! I use a special Work Bench, that moves the prims a fraction of the usual increments. But as with all building, it's so much fun! ... and yes LOL, they are easy to lose! Where would we be without 'Advanced Object Scanners' ROFL!

The Wedding rings will be available to buy in the Wedding Vendor very soon (along with cakes and invites etc.), with more being added to the range. Then it'll be full speed ahead and our 'Stairway to Heaven' Wedding Service, will be open for buisness!

The next batch of DD winners are as follows:-

SydBarrett Thor NM
Dweeb Grumby NM

Ambre Coakes NM
LordZepher Slade NM

Frederick Zanzibar NM
TytanickPL Troell NM

Shadowhawk Merlin NM
ilounge Markus NM

Haddion Beardmore NM
Kuuma Fayray NM

Adelaide Habilis M
Cocoa Love NM

Congratulations to all!

Best wishes, Simon.

[ropegg]

Congrats to SydBarrett, Dweeb, Ambre, LordZepher, Frederick, TytanickPL, Shadowhawk, ilounge, Haddion, Kuuma and Cocoa on their wins of L$25 and to Adelaide on their win of L$75.


I need to get to making money LOL.

[rupert691]

Hi everyone!

The next batch of DD winners are:-

Kait Dreadlow M
brad345 Dezno NM

Renzo Nacht NM
Chook Snookums NM

Hamburglar Thursday NM
Genevieve Watanabe NM

tatty Parkin NM
Tangy DeCuir NM

Congratulations to all the above!

Best wishes, Simon.

[ropegg]

Congrats to Kait on his L$75 win and to brad345, Renzo, Chook, Hamburglar, Genevieve, tatty, and Tangy on their L$25 wins.

[ropegg]

Hi Everyone,
I thought you might like to see a lovely wedding ring Simon has made to sell in his wedding area.


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[ropegg]

Hi Everyone,

I realize this is not really a part of our mall promoting eBid (I do have my eBid t shirt on though) but I wanted to show you where Simon and Wendy have been nice enough to help me in building my More Than Time church in SL. If I have offended anyone by posting this on the Promote eBid for peanuts thread please forgive me.

It is not hard to see I am not near as talented as Simon and Wendy are. LOL.

[rupert691]

Hi Peggy!

We are all so proud of what you have achieved with your SL Church! Some of the detail is amazing, and the Swans on the pond have to be seen to be believed! You have worked incredibly hard on it, and I am sure it will create a lot of interest!

Next batch of DD winners are:-

annelie Lewinter NM
Miranda Allard NM

Plasco Giano NM
Crow Dumont NM

walter Nacht NM
Mrln Munro NM

PirateOfSoFla Hancroft NM
libido Siemens NM

Butterfly96 Inglewood NM
Kt Waydelich NM

Congratulations to all the above!

We are currently considering some ideas for the Saturday events we have held in the past on the Mall roof, to help promote the Mall. With so many 'Best in (put random colour here)' type-contests, we are coming up with some more radical ideas. Watch this space.

Best wishes, Simon.

[rupert691]

A 'bump' for the 'Essential Guide', and a BIG thank you to all who have supported our Project so far! It helps to promote your eBid Listings.

The 'Virtual World' of 'Second-Life', it's a massive online world, with thousands of users, where anything that can be done in 'Real Life (RL)' may be carried out. You can build, buy land, shop, socialise at Clubs, Dance, run businesses, compete in role-play games, enter contests and win virtual money L$ (Linden Dollars) etc. I cannot emphasise enough, that 'SL' is not a game, but an experience. There are no single 'goals' and no winners, although there are games within SL.

It is free to have a basic account and to download the SL Viewer.
The original concept for the Project, was simply to get the eBid name 'out there’ in SL anyway we could. A small group of us met, and discussed ideas, and quickly set up an SL eBid Group, recruiting SL members who were unaware of eBid's existence.
We concluded that we should earn virtual money 'in-world' and buy land to build a virtual Shopping Mall on. (We could have bought L$ with RL Money, but decided that it would be better to spend time earning it in SL, so that we could also see how everything worked, and gain as good a knowledge as we could of building etc.). Once we had saved enough, and after a lengthy search for suitable land, we bought three land parcels (later adding a forth), and set about building the two story Manderley Shopping Mall. We had decided to make advert panels for eBidders available for a small cost to cover monthly land tier fees, land purchase costs etc. Blank advert panels were added, which have sold steadily since we made them available. When a Resident 'clicks' on the advert, which carries the eBidders logo etc. it gives out a direct link to the eBidders Store/Listings page, gives out a small text file (known as a Notecard) with as many details as the Advertiser requires, and also a Landmark so they can return to the Mall again easily. SL Users may click the following link to teleport to the Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Narugo/234/223/76

Early on, we realised that the real challenge was to get Residents into the area and into the Mall specifically to see your adverts. We discussed a variety of options to ensure this happened. These included running regular Saturday contests with L$ Prizes on the roof of the Mall, (which was set up with a small stage for live performances, and dance floors etc.), and possibly acquiring other land parcels adjacent to the Mall and building things that were popular in SL on them.

The Opening night was a great success, with SL Celebrity Elvis Tribute Act, 'BubbaC John' performing live on the roof. He has a great following for all his shows, and subsequently many attended.
Over the following months, more land was acquired and a 'Garden' designed, for ‘romance and relaxation’. These gardens are popular throughout SL and always increase traffic. Another smaller Mall, 'Haven' was built specialising in SL gadgets (again popular), with the second floor dedicated to 'Corrine's Fashions' - (Quality Clothes for Ladies, at Sensible Prices). The current phase of the Project, is a 'Wedding & Reception area' for SL. Peggy, Hiya and myself attended a Wedding in SL and felt it would be a good way to gain more Traffic to the Mall, in the form of Wedding Guests. This phase is almost nearing completion, and we will be able to carry out SL Weddings, Handfastings and other 'joining services' customised to suit, as well as supplying beautiful Wedding Dresses (made by Hiya), Invitations, Certificates, Cakes, rings etc. A variety of Wedding Packages will be available, including full rental of the private Honeymoon Suite, etc.
There is also a 'Daily Draw' (DD) at the Mall. The names of all who visit within a 24 hour period are automatically registered, and two names are chosen at random. If they are a member of the Group they win L$75, and a non-member wins L$25, thereby encouraging them to join the SL eBid Group and receive regular updates.

Our Group is continually fine tuning the area to keep it interesting and increase Traffic, and we have more projects in mind. We have achieved a significant number of new members signing up to eBid. It is a SL area that we are all very proud of, and I would like to thank Peggy, Wendy, Hiya, (and the others that didn't want to be mentioned! IYKWIM LOL) for their great help so far. The Project would not be where it was, if it wasn't for you!

If you would like an advertising panel or to join our SL eBid Group, or need any help at all with getting started in SL, please let one of us know. We are a friendly Group and it's always good to meet up in SL.