Joe on the December 6th, 2007 
Well, the MyBlogLog “Become a Pro Blogger” contest is over, and the winners have been announced
Even though I didn’t win the grand prize, I feel like I’ve won in other ways which I will get into below.
The winners:
Site (community members added between 11/8 - 11/30 - some link to posts about the contest)
- Survival of the Feedest (477)
- SEOlogs (424)
- GorillaSushi (225)
- Buen Amigo (213)
- Collective Thoughts (177)
- Crayon Writer (169)
- A Blog about Nothing (156)
- Linkbait Me (143)
- Joe Tech (131)
- TSP Blog (130)
That’s the line-up… If you’ll notice, I nabbed the #8 and #9 spots in the top 10. Not too shabby, I think.
I still think I won
I wanted the grand prize badly, but I mostly just wanted to be mentioned in the winner announcement, which I figured meant I had to be in the top 5 or 10. Luckily, it’s the top 10, and I have two blogs benefiting from it now. This is important because other blogs who placed (like mine) and even some who did not will copy the list linking back to those of us lucky enough to be in the top 10. The Web 2.0 Development Blog gives us a nice example of what I’m talking about. Thanks, guys! It’s good for SEO and it’s good for free traffic. Did you know that Google is reporting 12,000 results for the exact phrase, “mybloglog problogger contest”? I’ve also gained new readers and contacts in the past few weeks that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise. Finally, this gave me some incentive to get off my butt and be more active with MyBlogLog. Now that the contest is over, I plan to continue being active in adding new contacts, reading new blogs, and making new friends. The whole thing has been a rewarding experience.
What about my contest?
Don’t worry… I didn’t forget. For those in the dark I didn’t get in the top 10 by sitting on my hands. No. I put up a hundred bucks to one random winner for helping me get there and another hundred if I won the grand prize (at least I get to keep that $100). So it’s time, finally, to draw the winner with the help of random.org
Thanks to the following people for linking to the contest pages on JoeTech.com and LinkBaitMe.com and got an extra 10 entries in the contest:
- http://www.contestbeat.com/on-mybloglog-maybe-win-100/
- http://itlife.escrito.info/2007/11/09/join-mybloglog-community-and-win-100/
- http://linkandearn.blogspot.com/2007/11/link-to-win-100.html
- http://blogodise.blogspot.com/2007/11/win-with-link-bait-me.html
- http://myblogcontest.com/100-for-joining-my-mybloglog-community/
- http://aboutblogcontest.blogspot.com/2007/11/join-mybloglog-and-win-100.html
- http://www.chewjekhui.chewontech.com/2007/11/get-100-for-joining-linkbait.html
- http://internetcashforyou.blogspot.com/2007/11/join-linkbaitme-mybloglog-commu…
- http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2007/11/saturday-edition-of-contests…
- http://www.blogcontestcentral.com/blog-contest-on-my-blog-log/
- http://www.mrprizes.com/individual/listingID_0851.htm (gone?)
- http://theprizeblog.com/2007/11/19/join-a-mybloglog-community-for-cash/
- http://indoconsoles.blogspot.com/2007/11/join-joetech-mybloglog-community…
- http://catsandcoupons.com/index.php/2007/want-to-win-100/
- http://www.reviewow.com/joe-tech-100-mybloglog-contest
- http://www.techtreak.com/2007/11/18/joetechcom-win-100-for-helping-him-to-win/
- http://www.freshgeeks.com/news/blog-contests-and-giveaways-roundup.html
- http://jobmob.co.il/blog/november-2007-contests/
- http://www.shankrila.com/tech-stuff/contests-with-cash-prizes-are-just-awesome/
- http://internationalfreebies.blogspot.com/2007/11/blog-contest-100_30.html
We had a total of 549 entries. Here’s how I chose the winner, for those who care. First, I made a list of all the people who joined (That took forever, and I’ll have to think of an easier way next time). Then, for each person who posted about the contest (minus one site that has gone missing completely), I added 10 more entries. With my total of 549 entries, I then headed over to Random.org and asked for a random number between 1 and 549. Here’s the result:
I made sure to hit the “Again” button several times to test it, as always. It looks like International Freebies wins it, which I guess should be proof that it’s never too late to jump in. If the winner does not respond to the email I just sent within a reasonable time frame (I figure a week or so), I will give the $100 to the next winner in line. Thank you to everyone who entered!
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on December 6th, 2007 at 10:38 am
Yay! Thank you very much Joe. :)
on December 6th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Congratulations, Mary! :-)
Joe that’s not a bad spot you go to! Thanks for the great contest and the link love!
on December 6th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Congrats to Mary!!
on December 6th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Excellent job! If you add up those 2 sites alone, you come in 3rd place!
on December 6th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Thanks, Jason… By the way, I want to team up with you on a project coming in the new year if you’re interested.
on December 6th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Mary: Thanks for additional post on your blog.
K: Thanks. I agree.
on December 6th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Send me some details!
on December 6th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
I’ll om you on MyBlogLog
on December 6th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Ok - I’ll try to watch for it :)
on December 6th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Hi Joe,
That’s exactly what we’re talking about! Thanks for sharing the link love with your readers and the contest-within-a-contest.
Ian
Product Manager/MyBlogLog
on December 6th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Ian: Thanks. Maybe MBL would like to sponsor such a forward-thinker’s hotel/entrance for the next blogging expo in Vegas (I’ll drive). =) Put in a good word for me.
Honestly, though, the contest was a great experience to learn new things. I’ve become a bit of a contest addict. Between my sites, I’ve given away Motorola Q, at least $200, and lots of link love in just the last few months.
on December 15th, 2007 at 6:40 am
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
on December 15th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Idetrorce; You don’t have to agree. I’m confused about what you don’t agree with, though.
on May 4th, 2008 at 6:45 am
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