Wow! I don't think I've ever been more excited about the beginning of the school year than I am this year.
It helps that I'm not actually in school. It also helps that the beginning of the school year has meant a big boost in traffic for us. To that end, I'd like to send out a thank you to my pal Sarah Lake, who coordinator Baylor graduate school orientation and included WacoFork coupons in the orientation packets. That's our way of saying welcome back to the Baylor community, we want you on board at WacoFork.com.
For those who are new to WacoFork — and since we've only been a thing since early April that might be everybody — here's our deal: we're a forum for the community of people in Waco who enjoy dining out.
If you sign up as a WacoFork user, you can do things common to other social media websites. But the thing we've noticed people like to do the most is REVIEW RESTAURANTS. Seriously, we didn't anticipate how much people would enjoy praising (or slamming) their dining experiences. In the four-and-a-half months since WacoFork went live, we've had 482 restaurant reviews written, covering more than 100 restaurants in town. So, roughly, if you logged on yesterday and then you logged on again today, the averages suggest that there have been about three-and-a-half new reviews written.
Needless to say, we love that.
We love it so much that we're prepared to give away another iPad2. (In case you missed it, we gave one away in June when we reached 200 users, 200 Facebook likes, 200 Twitter followers and 200 restaurant reviews.)
This contest is pretty simple. When we hit 1,000 reviews, we're going to take all the reviews written between the announcement of the contest a couple of weeks ago when we were just over 400 and No. 1,000, draw a name of a reviewer. That person will have a new iPad2.
I'm no statistician, so I can't predict when we will hit 1,000. If I had to, I'd set the over-under at Black Friday.
Anyway, share your opinion with us. You will be appreciated. You might be a winner.
One more bite: The "WacoFork It" contest is still going. Check out the details here. You have until Labor Day to get your photo posted. Remember, somebody is going to win a $100 gift certificate to a Waco steakhouse.
