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Post by enid »

Good luck - but as you say you are a winner already being in the final three - I've got everything crossed which is making it difficult to walk!!!!!
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Post by Windy »

Turns out they shortlisted 4.

The awards dinner is tonight so you can have a guess today as to who will win.

I won't see what you post as I'll not be logging in again until tomorrow!

http://www.cumbriatourism.org/awards/awards_bus.asp

Tourism Website of the Year
Sponsored by New Vision

For any organisation in the tourism industry offering new and/or innovative website facilities in keeping with their product or service, which demonstrates considerable success and excellent customer/user service.


The finalists in this category are:-

www.elh.co.uk
English Lakes Hotels

www.southlakelandparks.co.uk
South Lakeland Parks Ltd (includes Fallbarrow, Limefitt and White Cross Bay)

www.windermerelodge.co.uk
Privately owned luxury lodge on Limefitt - owned by John Hobson

www.britainsfavouriteview.co.uk
Not for profit website set up by Ronnie Mullin in conjunction with others
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Post by Windy »

http://www.cumbriatourism.org/awards/awards_tweb.asp :lol:

Can't get that URL link to work sorry!

(edit: fixed by admin, can't have spaces between url tags :) )
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Post by Sue Dyer »

Well done John. You're a star!
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Post by vrooje »

Congratulations! :)
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Post by Hells Bells »

Congratulations John!! :D
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Post by enid »

I'm delighted!!! :D :D :D :D
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Post by Chianti »

John

Considering 1 or 2 of the others in the competition were jolly good too I'd say:

[b]congratulations[/b]


:lol:

Chianti

Tried to edit: the congrats was supposed to be huge, can't quite work out why it's not
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Post by Giddy Goat »

Well done Windy! (that's how it's done Chianti! :wink:)

You've every reason to be proud!
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Post by Windy »

Thanks guys!

And I'm glad that I'm not the only one who has problems with the BBcode stuff :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I got it right then decided I wanted to make it red, but it won't work for some reason! Usually does, but it's moody this evening![color=red]This[/color] is what happens!
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Post by firstgreen »

Congratulations John,

As mentioned before we stayed at Limefitt and got some great pre-visit information about the site/area from your website that SLP didn't provide.

Your site is great resource that makes you stand out.

Now make the most of the publicity, pr, links etc.
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Post by Chianti »

GG

I now know that goat in the Cafe isn't you, because you're a smarty pants. :lol:


John
Thanks for helping me out on that one, if only my message looked as good as GG's!! Anyway you understand the sentiments.

GG or Anybody
What about a lesson?


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Post by Windy »

Now make the most of the publicity, pr, links etc.
I've been thinking about that.

Any ideas?

So far I've written to our local paper, and had someone from Cumbria Life trying to sell me advertising in a feature they are doing on the awards (minimum spend £280 for a small ad - it seems which looks quite steep to me - what does anyone else think?).

I'm not very well up on this sort of stuff so any advice would be welcome

J
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Post by Chianti »

John

You are going to get the free publicity from the article so I certainly wouldn't pay for the advertising, as it's too short term. The Tourist Board should give you some help with publicity. Do you have leaflets in their office? I would also mention it in your listings and list on Gumtree, which gets picked up quickly by the search engines.

I would however add something prominent on your homepage and add it to your signature on the forum. You have 1 year to make the best of it.

Good luck

Chianti
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