Guest Blogging Contest
Apr 12Daily Blog Tips has a post about a guest blogging contest you might be interested in. Here are a few tips for participating, and doing well, in a blogging contest. Follow the rules. You’d be surprised, but a lot of people get disqualified simply because they missed a simple rule, like making the deadline or word count, etc. Revise! Put together your post and let it rest for a day or two....
Writing Contest on Daily Blog Tips
Jan 29Daily Blog Tips has run another contest, and here are my votes for the best posts. Head over and check out the whole list; there are some great posts there. How to Print Blog Articles the Smart Way 8 Effective Ways to Increase RSS Readership How to Add More Sidebar Text Widgets Display User Welcome Message Make Money with a Poor Man’s...
Plan Your Seasonal Posts
Jan 26Now is a good time to sit down and mark up your calendar for the upcoming year. Since many magazines and publishers want material months in advance, you need to plan ahead and note deadlines. Are you planning on writing any holiday or seasonal material? Now is the time to think about markets and find their deadlines. You might be surprised to find that you’re almost certainly too late for...
Win 250 Entrecard Credits
Jan 22Here’s a simple Entrecard contest. Subscribe to my RSS feed and get a chance to win 200 Entrecard credits. Subscribe via e-mail and get 2 chances. Subscribe via RSS reader and get 1 chance. This one is on the honor system. You’ll need to leave your email in the comments to THIS POST so I can keep track of your entry. The contest is open today (Jan 22) through Sunday (Jan...
Great Contest to Enter
Oct 14There’s a great review contest running at Online Tech Tips. In short, you enter and review other entrants blogs. You’re also asked to do a review of Online Tech Tips as well. You can win one of three prizes, a review on John Chow’s site (that’s a BIGGIE), $100 or $50. The real “win” here, in my opinion, are the links. Every time I’ve participated in...
Writing Contest on Gather.com
Aug 21NPR is running a story on an American Idol style writing contest. You can read about it here as well, on Gather’s site. If you’re interested, I believe they’re starting a second round.