Hello my friends, I’ve got news of another great contest here on FMS! But this contest is somewhat different if you compare it to any contests we’ve had in the past and I’ve got two reasons for saying that.
The first reason is that it will have much more prizes than any of our previous contests had. Secondly, it will reward those users that I have thanked time and again but maybe never enough: the most loyal ones.
Here’s how it goes:
You might have noticed a small window popping up lately when you visit or comment on the website. That is part of the contest.
All you have to do is click the «learn more» link and then sign up with your Facebook account (that is the only way).
Alternatively you can sign up through the FMS Loyalty Competition sidebar widget, you will find it to the right of the posts. All you have to do is click the «Become a member» button and sign up by connecting with your Facebook account.
After you officially become a contestant in the competition you will earn points for the things you already do on a regular basis. First you get 100 points for entering the competition, then another 100 points for visiting the website and another 100 points for leaving a comment on one of our posts (only one visit and one comment per day are rewarded with points).
You will also be able to earn points by sharing our content on Google +, Facebook or Twitter. You might have already noticed the social sharing buttons for those social networks at the top and at the bottom of each and every post. You will be given 100 points for each +1, Like and Tweet.
And now… the prizes!
1st prize — 1 copy of Football Manager 2013 — given to the first member who reaches 70.000 points
2nd prize — 1 FMS branded wallet from our Fan Shop — given to the first member who reaches 60.000 points
3rd prize — 3 FMS Mugs from our Fan Shop — given to the first three members to reach 50.000 points
4th prize — 5 FMS T-Shirts from our Fan Shop — given to the first five members to reach 45.000 points
Good luck!
If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to voice them.
Darren Smith
16 февраля, 2012 at 11:57
Nice idea Johnny, I think this is the best sort of competition because those committed fans will be the winners.
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:04
Thanks Darren, that’s exactly what I liked about it too.
Bhargav
16 февраля, 2012 at 12:09
Great idea, Johnny! Its things like this that make me love the site even more :D
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:04
Thanks buddy.
vaibhavc
16 февраля, 2012 at 12:28
I have 1,200 so far, but I doubt that I will get 70000 first!
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:05
Actually Vaibhav, I think you are the main favourite because you visit every day and comment on each post ;) It will take you a few months though :)
Dino Ozbolt
16 февраля, 2012 at 12:45
nice one.. I’ll do my best! good luck to you all and I hope it wont get abused!
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:06
Thanks Dino. I don’t think there is the possibility of abuse but I’ll keep an eye on that aspect.
Martin - F.M.J.S
16 февраля, 2012 at 14:48
Nice addition to the site mate :)
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:06
Thanks Martin.
Frank
16 февраля, 2012 at 15:15
Nice idea Johhny, things like this is the reason the site is so good.
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Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:06
Thanks Frank, this site is good because it has great readers ;)
Sears
16 февраля, 2012 at 15:42
Fantastic idea buddy, good luck to everyone :)
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:07
Thanks Sears.
Ed Wylie
16 февраля, 2012 at 17:08
Great idea, I’ve subscribed :3
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:07
Cool, thanks!
Ivo
16 февраля, 2012 at 17:11
Great idea johnny .. you should make a leaderboard on the home page… should be fun :D
Ivo
16 февраля, 2012 at 18:58
500 for now :(
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:09
500 is the daily maximum I think, or maybe 600 for the first day. It’s going to be a long contest, that’s for sure ;)
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 19:08
Thanks Ivo. I think you can view the leaderboard if you click the «become a member» button when you already are a member.
Neil Birkitt
16 февраля, 2012 at 20:42
awesome idea johhny love the site even more now
Johnny Karp
16 февраля, 2012 at 21:01
Thanks Neil.
saltwater
16 февраля, 2012 at 21:40
It’s nice how this site recognises it’s loyal readers, because it is them who make up 50% of what this is. But since I dont have a Facebook account and have no intention of making one, good luck to anyone who enters
Johnny Karp
17 февраля, 2012 at 08:57
That’s more than 50% in my view. Anyway, I’m sorry that I don’t have other options available for signing up but that might be possible in the future.
Lemuel Lim
17 февраля, 2012 at 00:10
Nice. I liked it.
Johnny Karp
17 февраля, 2012 at 08:57
Thanks.
CsAtlantis
17 февраля, 2012 at 01:27
Interesting idea, should encourage more community participation :D
Johnny Karp
17 февраля, 2012 at 08:57
Thanks mate, that would be the idea ;)
Tegar Triemanudigdo
17 февраля, 2012 at 03:07
Interesting one, and this competition should be fun for loyal fans here.
Johnny Karp
17 февраля, 2012 at 08:57
Thanks, I hope it will be fun.
Kevin
17 февраля, 2012 at 10:09
Hi Johnny
Thanks for using screenshots of my new story to help promote the competition. As always sir your thoughtfullnes and generosity to your readers goes above and beyond the call of duty. That’s why FMS is the best site to be a part of!
Johnny Karp
17 февраля, 2012 at 10:13
Thanks Kevin, I’m just trying to give something back to a community that surely deserves even more.
Kevin
17 февраля, 2012 at 10:24
I just remembered it’s Fridayand not Saturday!!!. I better get ready for work as I was about to get coffee and settle down get into my Vancouver game
Johnny Karp
17 февраля, 2012 at 10:45
Haha, I’m just preparing to do the same thing :)
Tom Miller
17 февраля, 2012 at 14:23
Nice Idea Johnny
I’ve signed up and collecting points :)
Johnny Karp
17 февраля, 2012 at 19:55
Thanks Tom and good luck!
Ana Garcia
17 февраля, 2012 at 21:14
Sounds like a great idea!
Lucky for me I have the best reward, being able to write on this site. :)
I agree with Kevin, this is just the best place to be around.
Johnny Karp
18 февраля, 2012 at 11:46
Thanks Ana, this community is very lucky to have you as a member.
Luke Foley
17 февраля, 2012 at 21:38
Hey, have been a silent reader for a while now, found this site by chance when I was managing vauxhall in fm2011 and stumbled across Johnny’s story on a google search and have been reading ever since… This competition has given me the kickstart to start being more of an active member :p
Johnny Karp
18 февраля, 2012 at 11:45
Thanks Luke, I’m happy to hear that the competition convinced you to «break the silence» :)
Freddie
25 февраля, 2012 at 08:39
Great idea mate. Should make the site a lot more popular :)
Johnny Karp
25 февраля, 2012 at 12:27
Thanks Freddie.
Bence Répási
24 марта, 2012 at 11:11
Hello Johnny!
Yesterday commented in your latest Viitorul post and I’m just curious, why i didn’t get points.I commented from smartphone, can that be the problem? I want to see that clear, because i will go in the not to distant future to England and i don’t want to carry my laptop.
Johnny Karp
24 марта, 2012 at 11:36
It could be a problem, I haven’t tested the feature on mobile phones. Were you logged in with the Facebook account when you posted the comment?
Bence Répási
24 марта, 2012 at 13:49
Yes i was and I became the points for visiting the site even tough nothing popped up, so its a little bit strange.
Johnny Karp
24 марта, 2012 at 14:04
It is strange but hopefully it was just a glitch and not a permanent problem on smart phones. Please keep me posted if you encounter further problems with that.
Mohammad Sadek
31 марта, 2012 at 06:34
Great Idea Johnny , But the issue is that people who know about this prizes late can’t reach the people above them , so my suggestion is to make like quizzes or something to make us get more points & thanks again …
Johnny Karp
31 марта, 2012 at 10:52
I think that, at least at the moment, there is still plenty of time and possibilities to catch the leaders of the rankings. Secondly, it is a loyalty contest and it rewards those who come here on a regular basis and for a long time. Thanks for the idea though, I will keep it in mind.
Bence Répási
28 августа, 2012 at 09:30
Hello bello!
I just want to say your site is amazing. Since the 2011th version of the game I always read all the stories, checked out the tips and tactics and in this year I get rewarded for something I always do: read the stories:D Alone the tales of the authors were enough to keep me visiting fmstories, so I’m really grateful that I could participate in this loyalty game. Now I’m just waiting (as everyone else at this site of course :D) for FM 2013 to be released.
Once again many thanks, you guys and of course Anna ROCKS!!
Bence from Hungary
Johnny Karp
28 августа, 2012 at 12:13
Hello mate, thanks for the kind words and congrats on winning the big prize!
P.S.: Ana surely rocks, we all know that :)