{"id":102,"date":"2006-09-18T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2006-09-18T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whoisandrewwee.com\/102\/yes-1800-blogging-competition-launched\/"},"modified":"2006-09-18T21:43:21","modified_gmt":"2006-09-18T13:43:21","slug":"yes-1800-blogging-competition-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/internet-marketing\/yes-1800-blogging-competition-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes!!! $1,800 Blogging competition launched!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok,I am a <em>nut<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the midst of launching the crazy offer today: <a title=\"Exclusive: $99 Internet Marketing giveaway including Robert Allen book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whoisandrewwee.com\/101\/exclusive-99-internet-marketing-giveway-including-robert-allen-book\/\">Exclusive: $99 Internet Marketing giveaway including Robert Allen book<\/a>, somehow I still found the time to head over to Darren Rowse&#8217;s Problogger.net (the definitive resource for bloggers) and keep hitting the refresh button.<\/p>\n<p>You just can&#8217;t imagine how many times I read the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Engadget Redesign\" href=\"http:\/\/www.problogger.net\/archives\/2006\/09\/18\/engadget-redesign\/\">Engadget Redesign<\/a> post&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Gee I just might be able to recite it to you if you asked me to.<\/p>\n<p>But here&#8217;s the exciting part!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The competition has been launched!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As anyone with a selfish motive would ask, <strong>What&#8217;re the prizes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here goes:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><!--adsense#wide--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One week complimentary stay (for up to 4 people) at a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quatos.com\/\">beach front apartment in Estepona on the Costa del Sol<\/a> Spain. This prize must be taken in the next 12 months and the winner must cover all their own costs in getting to Spain (ie this is for the cost of the accommodation only). If the prize cannot be taken by the winner they can also take an iPod (video) instead (by negotiation with the sponsor). This prize (valued at 1000 euros if taken in the peak season) has been kindly donated by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nubricks.com\/\">New Homes<\/a> on Nubricks.com. Thanks to Adam and Chintan.<\/li>\n<li>$100 Cash (in your paypal account) <strong>OR<\/strong> a month long text link in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmaster-talk.com\/\">Webmaster-Talk.com forums<\/a>. This prize sponsored by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.webmaster-talk.com\/\">Webmaster-Talk.com forums<\/a> &#8211; thanks to Tim and his team.<\/li>\n<li>A Personal license for ExpressionEngine including a personal license for the forums module (worth $149). This prize is sponsored by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nanoblogs.de\/\">Marcus from Nanoblogs.de<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A $149 yearly plan to Audible.com OR a $100 gift voucher to iTunes (your choice). This gift has been donated by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.googletutor.com\/\">Google Tutor<\/a>. Thanks to Craig for this gift.<\/li>\n<li>$200 gift voucher from Amazon to spend on anything you like. Its been kindly donated by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ownmyseat.com\/\">OwnMySeat.com<\/a>. Thanks to Jason for his kind donation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re taking part though, Darren points out:<\/p>\n<p><em>Five <strong>random participants (<\/strong>ie &#8211; this is not a competition<strong>)<\/strong> in this week\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s project will receive one of the following gifts (listed here in no particular order &#8211; all values are in USD unless otherwise mentioned)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So you have an equal chance of getting the Costa Del Sol (likely my wife&#8217;s favourite) prize as the $200 Amazon voucher (my favourite!).<\/p>\n<p>But, come on, the true intent of the competition is to test your blogging mettle, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>Head on over to: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"ProBlogger Group Writing Project - 'How To...'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.problogger.net\/archives\/2006\/09\/18\/problogger-group-writing-project-how-to\/\">ProBlogger Group Writing Project &#8211; \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00cb\u0153How To\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a6\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2<\/a> now!<\/p>\n<p>Gee, what&#8217;re you waiting for?<\/p>\n<p>Gentlemen (and ladies!), start your (blogging) engines!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve share some blogging tips over the next few days and take note of the Friday deadline.<\/p>\n<p>PS: I checked and there&#8217;re still more copies of Robert Allen&#8217;s book. If you haven&#8217;t yet, do visit: <a title=\"Exclusive: $99 Internet Marketing giveaway including Robert Allen book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whoisandrewwee.com\/101\/exclusive-99-internet-marketing-giveway-including-robert-allen-book\/\">Exclusive: $99 Internet Marketing giveaway including Robert Allen book<\/a>. He will send it to <strong>ANY<\/strong> country and pay for postage too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok,I am a nut. Even in the midst of launching the crazy offer today: Exclusive: $99 Internet Marketing giveaway including Robert Allen book, somehow I still found the time to head over to Darren Rowse&#8217;s Problogger.net (the definitive resource for bloggers) and keep hitting the refresh button. 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