{"id":7626,"date":"2012-04-13T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/?p=7626"},"modified":"2014-12-23T18:34:30","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T13:04:30","slug":"why-you-should-participate-in-the-hunger-games-fan-festival-on-freado-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/why-you-should-participate-in-the-hunger-games-fan-festival-on-freado-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Participate in the Hunger Games Fan Festival on Freado.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hunger Games Fan Festival (THGFF) on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freado<\/a> is an online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/hungergames\/\" target=\"_blank\">celebration of the Hunger Games<\/a> trilogy where fans of the series create quizzes and word games to win free Hunger Games merchandise. It started on April 10th and ends on April 30th 2012. We\u2019re seeing a huge amount of interest from fans of in this festival with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/hungergames\/hgleaderboard.php\" target=\"_blank\">over 60 Hunger Games related quizzes and word games being created in 3 days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HG-prize12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7642\" title=\"Win Ladies Sweatshirt\" src=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HG-prize12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HG-prize22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7643\" title=\"Win The Hunger Games: Official \" src=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HG-prize22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HG-prize31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7644\" title=\"Win Bag Poster Art\" src=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/HG-prize31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"145\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you are an author catering to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Young Adult or Teen<\/span> market, this festival offers an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">unparalleled opportunity<\/span> to catch the attention of Hunger Games fans and get them to learn about your book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Reader-flow1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7674\" title=\"Reader behaviour on Freado\" src=\"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Reader-flow1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"103\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A number of authors are already taking advantage of this opportunity. Here\u2019s one case study:<\/p>\n<p>Sage Kalmus author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0982592892?tag=freado0c-20\" target=\"_blank\">Free Will Flux<\/a> is an enthusiastic participant in this festival and has created 2 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/QuickQuiz\/336\/the-hunger-games-district-12-quotwho-am-iquot\" target=\"_blank\">QuickQuizzes<\/a> and 3 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/hangman\/1135\/the-hunger-games-characters\" target=\"_blank\">Hangman games<\/a>. The result is that his creations were played by over 100 readers in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">just three days<\/span>. Not only that, each of those readers saw his book and related information at least <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">10 times<\/span> each time they played a game.<\/p>\n<p>Our usability testing research shows that author messages placed inside quizzes and games are more effective than Facebook ads (which, by the way, on average cost more than 10 times the average cost of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookbuzzr.com\/plans.php\" target=\"_blank\">BookBuzzr DIY Pro subscription<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The average Facebook ad is placed on the right side. Users tend to screen out these ads. On the other hand, in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/QuickQuiz\/\" target=\"_blank\">QuickQuiz<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/hangman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hangman<\/a>, your message appears in a much more prominent position and tends to catch the eye of the reader (see working sample below.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/QuickQuiz\/game\/336\/the-hunger-games-district-12-who-am-i\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you are a BookBuzzr subscriber, please participate in this festival. If you are not a subscriber, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freado.com\/hungergames\/\" target=\"_blank\">please join us in the festival<\/a>. And may the odds be ever in your favor!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hunger Games Fan Festival (THGFF) on Freado is an online celebration of the Hunger Games trilogy where fans of the series create quizzes and word games to win free Hunger Games merchandise. It started on April 10th and ends on April 30th 2012. 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