hi there, thanks for the response. you make some good points. :) i came to realise its not so good for a daily contest but it can work for high quality posts.

It did work a little as i have received a few more comments than usual.

The way it works is the person who burns the most to promote their post goes to the top of the promoted page but my post also appeared on the front page which is good exposure.

I wont be bothering promoting any more posts i think.

yeah creating quality posts and interacting is the only way to go...i realize that now :)

Thanks again, Graham.