Erm, what about an actual incentive to winning TOTM and TOTY?
Like getting an official vendor to give away like a $25 gift certificate for monthly winners and maybe like $100 for the yearly winner. Or the site could reward the same amount and the winner can redeem it through the vendor of their choice.
Or some sort of similar arrangement that would benefit both the vendor/vendors with exposure and reward the winner for his efforts.
Do it!
Like getting an official vendor to give away like a $25 gift certificate for monthly winners and maybe like $100 for the yearly winner. Or the site could reward the same amount and the winner can redeem it through the vendor of their choice.
Or some sort of similar arrangement that would benefit both the vendor/vendors with exposure and reward the winner for his efforts.
Do it!