‘pzizz’s first Twitter Contests! (Background)
March 9, 2010
Hi everyone
Our head developer, Trygve, spoke to me yesterday (Monday) and told me he expected to be able to show me the updates to our iPhone apps in the next couple of days - which is obviously great news!
However, it made me realise that I’ve been so busy concentrating on getting the iPhone apps updated, working on the new website and updating our affiliate program that I’ve completely forgotten to do some proper marketing of the iPhone apps themselves recently…
… and this means I have lots of promo codes left over!
(If you’re not aware, Apple gives developers 50 promo codes per update to give away to media, customers etc. but I’ve only given away half of them)
Anyway, I’ve got 20 ‘pzizz relax’ codes and 30 ‘pzizz sleep’ codes and I thought this might be a great time to give them away, rather than just let them expire!
In order to keep this simple, I’ve decided to create two contests - one for ‘relax’ and one for ’sleep’… Please feel free to enter both contests!
Please see the following two posts for information on how to enter.
Good luck! 
edward
‘pzizz sleep’ for iPhone Twitter Contest
March 9, 2010
Hi everyone
Well, as you probably saw from the previous post, I suddenly found myself with 30 ‘pzizz sleep’ promo codes and, rather than let them expire, I’ve decided to give them away!
Anyway, entering is very simple - and here are the rules :
‘pzizz sleep’ contest (30 promo codes for use in the US iTunes Store) :
- Follow : @pzizz
- Tweet the following message :
I just entered the @pzizz ‘pzizz sleep’ contest! Check it out here : http://budurl.com/xmx7
Guidelines :
As per Twitter’s guidelines for running a Contest on Twitter, please note the following :
- If you win the contest, and you have already purchased, we will be happy to either (a) refund the cost of your purchase via PayPal or (b) gift your Promo Code to whoever you choose. (Proof of purchase required)
- Please don’t use multiple Twitter accounts. Anyone found doing so will be ineligible from the contest.
- Please don’t retweet over and over (and over!) again. Multiple retweets in a single day will not be accepted (once a day is fine!)
- Contest runs until the end of March 2010.
- Winners will be selected randomly and their Twitter account names will be posted on the pzizz website.
- Judges’ selections are final.
- Promo codes can only be redeemed in the US iTunes Store. (If you don’t have a US iTunes account, and you don’t know anyone else who has one, please don’t enter and then complain!)
If this takes off, I’d like to hold monthly contests / competitions - but with even more prizes. Please help us to give more away by getting pzizz better known!
‘pzizz relax’ for iPhone Twitter Contest
March 9, 2010
Hi everyone
Well, as you probably saw from the previous post, I suddenly found myself with 20 ‘pzizz relax’ promo codes and, rather than let them expire, I’ve decided to give them away!
Anyway, entering is very simple - and here are the rules :
‘pzizz relax’ contest (20 promo codes for use in the US iTunes Store) :
- Follow : @pzizz
- Tweet the following message:
I just entered the @pzizz ‘pzizz relax’ contest! Check it out here : http://budurl.com/fbt6
Guidelines :
As per Twitter’s guidelines for running a Contest on Twitter, please note the following :
- If you win the contest, and you have already purchased, we will be happy to either (a) refund the cost of your purchase via PayPal or (b) gift your Promo Code to whoever you choose. (Proof of purchase required)
- Please don’t use multiple Twitter accounts. Anyone found doing so will be ineligible from the contest.
- Please don’t retweet over and over (and over!) again. Multiple retweets in a single day will not be accepted (once a day is fine!)
- Contest runs until the end of March 2010.
- Winners will be selected randomly and their Twitter account names will be posted on the pzizz website.
- Judges’ selections are final.
- Promo codes can only be redeemed in the US iTunes Store. (If you don’t have a US iTunes account, and you don’t know anyone else who has one, please don’t enter and then complain!)
If this takes off, I’d like to hold monthly contests / competitions - but with even more prizes. Please help us to give more away by getting pzizz better known!
sleep is the new sex (are you interested?)
March 3, 2010
Just found this great article in The Times newspaper (UK) :
“On the phone to a particularly fast-living friend the other day, I found myself telling her how positive I was feeling about the year ahead. “I put it down to the fact that I’ve been getting so much great sleep,” I beamed into the handset. “Now you just sound smug,” came the disgruntled reply. For sleep, it would appear, is the new sex. Admit that you’re getting more, or better, sleep than your friends and you might as well be confiding a series of secret hotel dates with Robert Pattinson.”
To read the full article, please click here.
I found the article very interesting, but I have to say that I’m not completely convinced that it’s only women who are sleep-deprived, or that it’s a feminist issue, per se.
pzizz sells products designed to help with stress relief and sleep problems - and while there are an increasing number of women now coming to our site - the truth is that the ratio of male to female customers is completely skewed. We have barely any female customers by comparison with male.
I wonder why?
Could it be that more men than women have realised that “sleep is the new sex” - and are the most excited about it?!
How Much Sleep Does An Average Person Need?
February 4, 2010
If you’re trying to figure out exactly how much sleep you should get in order to be physically healthy and feel well rested, you should know that, to an extent, people’s needs vary. Different people require different amounts of sleep.
However, there is most definitely a range that is considered healthy. A wide ranging study conducted by the Scripps Clinic Sleep Center in La Jolla, California, has examined this question. A study of more than 1 million adults, who participated in a study on cancer prevention, and recorded their average nightly amount of sleep, shed light on how much sleep people really need.
The study revealed that people who sleep between 6.5 hours a night and 7.5 hours a night live the longs. And people who sleep much more or much less than that don’t live as long.
This varies by age, however. That number is for adults. Teenagers need about 8.5 to 9 hours per night, which is not surprising with their growing bodies.
And, ultimately, a lot of it comes down to how you feel when you wake up in the morning. Do you feel refreshed, alert, energetic? Then you’ve had the right amount of sleep for you. Do you feel tired and groggy? Does that feeling persist even after a shower, a cup of tea or coffee, even after you’ve left for work or school? Then, even if you got the “scientifically correct” amount of sleep, it’s not the right amount for you.
The goal is to live a life where you are clear-headed, energized, and alert, not dragging through your day struggling to keep your eyes open. So it will help you to really assess how you feel when you wake up each morning, and if you don’t feel awake and full of energy, it’s time to work on finding a solution; the difference in the quality of your life will be noticeable.
Happy pzizzing!