Your Tribute Blog

Website Upgrades 11/10/09 22:00 EST

Jason Ropchan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:36:41 +0000

Tonight we will be performing routine website maintenance and integrating some new features. For the most part, this will have little to no impact on your use of the website. However, there may be a few brief periods where the website is inaccessible. These are most likely to occur between 22:00 and 23:00 EST. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Social Summer Sweepstakes Prize Winners

Jason Ropchan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:06:50 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered our Social Summer Sweepstakes, it was a big success! We received a lot of great feedback from participants and enjoyed chatting with everyone. If you didn’t win a prize (or even if you did) we plan to hold another contest this winter. Keep following us on Facebook and Twitter for more details!

The following is a list of our prize winners. If your name is listed and you still haven’t contacted us, please email info@yourtribute.com to claim your prize (please include your Full Name and Twitter username).

Major Prize Winners:

	Grand Prize Flip MinoHD Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Chrome) $100 Amazon.com Gift Card 2 Your Tribute Websites (Lifetime Package)
Grand Prize Winner: Michele McGraw (South Riding, Virginia)

	Runner Up Prize Apple iPod Shuffle, 4GB (Black) $50 iTunes Gift Card 1 Your Tribute Websites (Lifetime Package)
Runner Up Prize Winner: Lisa Perez (Poughkeepsie, New York)

	Apple MacBook Pro Bonus Prize - 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor - 2 GB DDR3 RAM - 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive - 13.3 inch LED Display, NVIDIA GeForce
Bonus Prize Winner: Caroline Johnson (Los Angeles, California)

Daily Prize Winners:

Daily Prizes
Win 1 of 30 Your Tribute Websites (Lifetime Package)
Our personalized websites can be created for a Wedding, New Baby, Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Memorial.

Week 1	@hunniebee724 @threedifferent @callmekbizzle @Twincere @pestkaj @mannabsn @joannaonthelake
Week 2	@USCGWifey @carolynishis @TheLuckyLadybug @EricaMueller @SereneMoments @jules792000 @tcormz
Week 3	@ooodaisymaeooo @lovinmykiddos @deanna_j @LMsMeeMaw @capawsphotos @thriftshoppernc @ZenMommy
Week 4	@BriansWifey05 @angelasbits @lifeonprint @shawnmh @chevonee @Larked @abitnerdy @Leannegip @mybellamia

Your Tribute Social Summer Sweepstakes

Jason Ropchan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:27:09 +0000

Twitter and Facebook have helped our company stay better connected with our customers and industry. We can now more easily receive feedback, help and educate customers on our products and provide company news and updates.

As a way to reward our loyal customers and encourage new fans and followers, we created the Your Tribute Social Summer Sweepstakes. Entering the contest is easy and we are giving away a lot of great prizes including a Flip Mino HD Camcorder, an Apple iPod, free Your Tribute Websites and more. We are also giving away a possible bonus prize of an Apple MacBook Pro – find out more below!

How to enter:
(Enter both ways for two chances to win!)

	Facebook: 1. Become a Fan of YourTribute (http://facebook.com/YourTribute) 2. To enter the contest click “Suggest to Friends” on the left of our Facebook Page and suggest us to at least one of your friends
	Twitter: 1. Follow @YourTribute (http://twitter.com/YourTribute) 2. To enter the contest copy the following tweet and send it to your friends:
	Enter Your Tribute’s Social Summer Sweepstakes. Win a MacBook Pro, Flip minoHD & more! Just follow @YourTribute and RT. http://bit.ly/Z4jl4

	Daily Prizes Win 1 of 30 Your Tribute Websites (Lifetime Package) Our personalized websites can be created for a Wedding, New Baby, Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Memorial.
	Runner Up Apple iPod Shuffle, 4GB (Black) $50 iTunes Gift Card 1 Your Tribute Websites (Lifetime Package)
	Grand Prize Flip MinoHD Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Chrome) $100 Amazon.com Gift Card 2 Your Tribute Websites (Lifetime Package)

Bonus Prize!

If we reach our goal of 1,000 Facebook fans and/or 25,000 Twitter Followers by 11:59pm EST on September 30, 2009, we will give one lucky contestant a bonus prize of an Apple MacBook Pro!

Apple MacBook Pro
- 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor
- 2 GB DDR3 RAM
- 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive
- 13.3 inch LED Display, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M

How to help us reach our goal and give away a MacBook Pro:
1. Visit our Facebook Page (http://facebook.com/YourTribute) and click “Suggest to Friends”. Encourage all of your friends to become a fan of Your Tribute.
2. Tweet about our contest and encourage your friends to enter.
3. Post a link to our contest in your blog or email the link to your friends and family.

The Rules:

No purchase necessary to enter. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning. Sweepstakes is offered only in the United States and Canada and is open only to legal residents of those countries who meet the eligibility requirements.
Anyone caught doing fraudulent behavior or anything else that violates our TOS, will not be eligible to win ANY of the prizes. For a complete list of all the rules and regulations for the Your Tribute Social Summer Sweepstakes click here.

Good luck to everyone who enters our contest. We can’t wait to see you on Facebook and Twitter!

Your Tribute Receives BBB Accreditation

Jason Ropchan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:30:05 +0000

The Southern Nevada Better Business Bureau (BBB) announced that as of June 8, 2009, Your Tribute Inc. has earned the status of a BBB Accredited Business.

The BBB Accredited Business designation is achieved by demonstrating compliance with eight accreditation standards. Businesses may or may not meet standards depending on the extent of unresolved, consumer-reported complaints that have been assessed by the BBB. In the accreditation process, the BBB reviews the company for proper licensing, registration or bonding, complete company background information and a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints and adherence to BBB standards of advertising and selling.

BBB Accreditation means a company is following the BBB Standards for Trust, which include: build trust, advertise honestly, tell the truth, be transparent, honor promises, be responsive, safeguard privacy and embody integrity.

More information about BBB Accreditation can be found at www.bbb.org.

Your Tribute Joins AfWPi

Jason Ropchan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:51:08 +0000

Your Tribute has become a member of AfWPi, the Association for Wedding Professionals International. AfWPi has been providing services for the wedding industry since 1995.

By joining AfWPi we will gain expertise in the wedding industry and be able to better connect with brides and grooms. Your Tribute has also subscribed, in writing, to the AfWPi Code of Ethics. We hope that this will give brides and grooms greater confidence when using our services.

Website Security Upgrade

Jason Ropchan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:36:46 +0000

Your Tribute is now secured by DigiCert. DigiCert provides High-Assurance SSL Certificates to some of the most respected and prestigious organizations in the world, including governments and Fortune 500 companies.

All payment, tribute creation and profile pages are now secured with 256-Bit SSL Encryption. While on a secure web page your browser’s address bar will turn green and display our name. This shows you that the transaction is encrypted and that our organization has been authenticated according to the most rigorous industry standards.

Click the Site Seal below to verify that Your Tribute is being secured by DigiCert and that your information is safe.

SSL Certificate

Your Tribute Joins ISES

Jason Ropchan — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:34:32 +0000

Your Tribute has become a member of ISES, the International Special Events Society. ISES is comprised of over 7,200 event professionals in over 38 countries.

By joining ISES we will gain expertise in the event industry through education, networking, publications and other resources. Your Tribute has also subscribed, in writing, to the ISES Principles of Professional Conduct and Ethics. As an ISES Member we want to give our customers the peace of mind that they can trust the integrity of our business.