Vent: s/o my own post

MrsWhiteonWhiteSt · September 2011

Thanks for all of your voting support! Even if B doesn't win, it IS a super cute page to look at all the cool designs.

I understand it from a business/ad perspective but I hate when pages have a "get the most likes" contest. If I would have known it was like that I wouldn't have entered. #1- I hate "bugging" people #2- the contests are never fair. My motherly opinion aside- not even counting B, the cutest child is not winning that BLB contest so far. There are some suuuuper cute babies with like only 3 or 4 votes. Like earlier this week Kathie Lee and Hoda announced they're doing a "cutest baby contest". The finalists are chosen via facebook votes. So will it really be a cutest baby contest or just a "mom with the most fb friends" contest?

Gah. I'm crabby.

aSp6907 · September 2011

We entered one of these last year with our wedding photographer. I really wanted them to do Belle's one year pictures but at the time wasn't in the budget. The contest was for a free session with them. The couple that won, the husband actually works with them (kinda learning the ropes) but does weddings and has his own page on their website. I thought that was unfair. But it was mainly a popularity contest and I remember having to explain to everyone over and over that you had to like their page and then like our comment.

NikCole · September 2011

yeah, those contests are so unfair, really. I mean, Brandon is obviously the cutest... but the one that is winning is a crappy cell phone pic. And how cute is that little boy eating the ice cream cone? He's got like no votes. Same w/ the little girl in the tutu.

MrsWhiteonWhiteSt · September 2011

omg totally agree! Before the actual contest started this morning, I went through the pics and thought "okay...ice cream kid has this in the bag", haha!

Telyco · September 2011

Aaaaaaaaannnnddd...those contests are against FB rules, even though everyone does them. And yeah, it's all about business and getting more fans. But it's hard when you involve kids. If I ever get more serious into a little photography/design biz - I'll probably do one to get my name out there and I'll probably bother all of you about it. It's just what is done and the fastest way to get a bunch of fans. I hate to think that people feelings might get hurt, though - so I hope that isn't the case. If I was the helmet sticker lady - I'd probably just give a prize to ALL the participants after the fact.

jewelsonu · September 2011

i agree. i posted to help a friend b/c her kids were neck and neck with another family for winning free chick fil a for a year. my cousins girlfriend is trying to become a photographer and she had a contest on her page. i felt so bad that only 5 people submitted photos and then my aunt asked my dad to upload a pic of one of the kids. so he picked a bad pic of sophie and noone voted. i didn't vote b/c i didn't think it would be fair since she is practically family

i thought about entering sophia in the kathie lee and hoda contest but then realized i had to bug everyone and their mother to vote

MelissaSue81 · September 2011

its totally true.. and I hate those contests, I generally ignore them.. because i hate having random pages that I like..like a random photographer from Kansas showed up in my feed from one of those contests..

BUT.. you WON.. so you won the mom with the most FB friends contest.

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