Hi, Probably my question would be - what happened after you did the above?
It seems you did all the right things, but then you need to be around to react to the replies and what happens next...
I think once you get picked up by a popular person with contacts or a major site, then the momentum should be there.
You might want to look at our "trust" article:
http://www.giftsandcoupons.com/blog/way ... g-campaign- Hope it all works out