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8-year-old Blog Birthday Celebration

Monday, May 19th, 2008 at 9:30 AM Category: Blogging, Meryl's Notes Blog 4 comments

Hey, guys. I’m gonna be eight on June 1! Seriously. I’m too embarrassed to show you what Meryl posted in her first entry on June 1, 2000. But she and I have grown a lot since the early days of blogging.

So I tell Meryl that she oughta take a vacation from blogging as a way to celebrate. But she says she can’t do that — the blog needs to stay regularly updated as she won’t take me for granted.

Then an idea comes to me. A contest! Prizes! Well, maybe I cheated a little as her friend John over a PoeWar is doing this. Here’s the deal:

Prize donations: In exchange, you’ll get a link with a short write up of the link. Also, readers will be encouraged to link to sponsors in exchange for entries.
Guest bloggers: Anyone who writes a guest blog entry will be entered into a contest for guest bloggers only.

Once we get these figured out, we’ll flesh out the details. In summary, the contest has two parts: Readers, prize sponsors, and authors.

Readers get entries for a chance to win prizes by simply leaving valuable comments and linking to this blog and its sponsors from their own blog.
Prize sponsors: Automatically get 10 entries for donating a prize and links to their sites. Readers gain entries for linking to sponsors, which means more linkage!
Authors get entries into author-only prizes for their contributions. Articles can cover any of the following:
1. Writing
2. Freelancing
3. Marketing
4. Web site design, usability, etc.
5. Technology

Do two or three to increase your chances of winning. Sound cool? Spread the word so you get a chance to win cool prizes.

Tags: comments, contest, freelancing

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4 comments

Posted by John Hewitt on May 19th, 2008, 9:57 AM
I owe you an article, so you can count on me.

John Hewitt’s last blog post..Fear and the Guest Blogger
Posted by Meryl on May 19th, 2008, 10:40 AM
Thank you, John!

Also, Peter Shankman has donated an autographed copy of his book, Can We Do That?! Outrageous PR Stunts That Work and Why Your Company Needs Them
Posted by Paige Eissinger on May 19th, 2008, 11:35 AM
Meryl, I’d welcome the opportunity to repay you for contributing an article to 2 Smart Chix! Just tell me what you want!

Paige

Paige Eissinger’s last blog post..A WAY Cool Opera Feature
Posted by Karen Swim on May 21st, 2008, 4:14 PM
Oh how I love a good party! I learned about your birthday from Yvonne Russell and couldn’t wait to join the merriment. Congratulations on reaching this momentous milestone! I would love to participate!

Karen Swim’s last blog post..Three Tactics for Managing Roadblocks On Your Road to Success