Posts Tagged ‘polls’

Everyone has an opinion about the best Beatles song or favorite beach or travel destination. And when push comes to shove, there is nothing like a showdown between two fave. Guest blogger Allen Bonde describes how brands can use showdowns to their advantage.

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Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one! That could help explain why everywhere you turn on the Web, there is a poll awaiting your vote. For a dot com owner, the decision to include a poll is a no-brainer: it adds entertainment value, gives people a voice, keeps visitors on your site longer, and helps you take the pulse of the general public on a variety of issues. Another reason to add polls is that they are so easy to implement.

Here are a few of the better free Web-based poll tools.

BlogPoll – Not the sexiest of all of the solutions, but a hard worker! After inputting your question and answer choices, choose your desired widget width, pick your colors, check a results display format and you’re off and running. SAMPLE Read more

BuzzDash, which offers live online polls on everything, from news, politics and sports to celebrities, relationships and fashion has announced some spankin; new features.
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