Blog Contests 1, 2 and 3: Get Featured on a PR4 Blog and Win Cash!
As part of this blog’s 3rd month anniversary “celebration”, I have decided to hold several contests. Some of which are presented and explained herein. This is one way of fostering goodwill and friendship among and between bloggers, especially those who frequently visit this site. Anybody can join though, old visitors and new ones, and I guarantee you, the benefits are huge! Read on and find out the details and mechanics of the contests.
Contest Number 1 – Top Commentators of the Month
This contest is easy to evaluate since the frequency of your comments is automatically counted using a plugin. The objectives include: to encourage readers to read and leave comments. The benefits: commentators will be assured of an increase in link popularity, for one. Why? This blog is on “DoFollow”, meaning your links will surely be indexed by search engines like Google and Yahoo!, among others. This, in turn, will add to your link popularity and the fact that this is a PR4 blog, your future Page Rank will surely be affected. Call it link and PR sharing. How’s that for a start?
But wait, that’s not all. Hold your horses, folks. Remember Technorati? Whenever you leave a comment and that comment appears in my sidebar, Technorati will consider that as an added link to your account if you happen to chance Technorati’s update when you leave a comment. However, a maximum of two comments per post will only be considered for the day. So please, don’t leave more than 2 comments on just one post if you want your comment counts to increase.
And guess what? At the end of the month, the winners’ comment counts will be posted and I will link back to your site as an added benefit. Five (5) participants will be chosen as winners at the end of each month.
That’s not all. This is a continuing contest or should I say, bonus to you, dear readers. On December 25, 2008, the Top Commentator of the Year will receive, oh well, cash. How much? $10! That’s still something. If things get better, I might even increase this amount before Christmas day as a way of saying “Thank You” for leaving your comments. Only one winner will be chosen for the Top Commentator of the Year Award.
Contest Number 2 – Best Comments of the Month
The first contest is about numbers, quantity. For this one, I’ll give it a little twist. Let’s say, quality also counts. Hence, the same benefits can be derived from this (just like the first one). Also, the 5 Best Commentators will be featured in this site (with a link back to the winners, of course). Again, this is a continuing contest so I will be giving away $10 to one winner of the Best Commentator of the Year.
Contest Number 3 – Best Taggers of the Month
This my way of responding to tags/memes (which I almost always fail to accomplish due to work load). As a way to respond to tags/memes, I’ll count your tags/memes to me for the month then feature your site and tags. Again, five (5) best taggers will be chosen and featured on this blog every month. For the winner of the Best Tagger of the Year, he/she will receive another $10 on Christmas Day and a full-featured review of his/her site. Isn’t that wonderful?
Just a few reminders:
- The contests will officially start now (after posting this article)
- I will visit immediately (when I’m online, the participants of the contests). This means you get an extra visitor in your site whenever you participate in any of the contests mentioned on a daily basis.
- I will send the cash prices via Paypal on Christmas Day so better get your Paypal email addresses ready.
- Cash prices may increase before contests end on December 25, 2008. A new set of contests will be initiated the following year which will be announced shortly after Christmas.
- A winner in one contest may also win in the other two. Therefore, you can win as much as $30 on Christmas.
- More contests will be announced tomorrow (February 2, 2008, the official 3rd month anniversary of this blog).
- Please inform me through the shoutbox or leave a comment in any of my posts to signify your participation in the contests.
So, what are you waiting for? Leave your comments and tag me! Join now so you can get featured in this blog and win some $$$.
Wait, we’re not done yet. Copy this article and talk about it in your blog, link back to my site, www.jpsimbulan.com (just one link) and you’ll immediately receive 20 points for each of the contest categories mentioned above. As a head start, you’ll earn 20 points for the Top Commentators of the Month (and year), 20 points for the Best Comments of the Month (and Year) and another 20 points for best Best Taggers of the Month (and Year), for a total of 60 points.
What are you waiting for? Copy and paste. You may end up copying until the $$$ part of this article. Or you might want to comment first before doing that. 
Update: Winners of the Top Commentator of the Year, Best Commentator of the Year and Best Tagger of the Year will get full-featured reviews of their blogs on December 25, 2008 and their cash prizes through Paypal.
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1. I always do comments on you entries, contest or no contest, hehe!
1. Dont know if my comments are worth reading or of good quality, haha!
3. I always tag you but u never get to accomplish it, bhahahahahaha!
Scotty’s Princess’s last blog post..I Won!
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@ Ellaine,
Yun nga eh, so i’m just returning the favor.
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Im sure andami ng nakapila na participants kasi andami mo ng fans, hahahaha! Ang saya-saya!
Scotty’s Princess’s last blog post..I Won!
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@ Ellaine,
Well, let’s see. Hehehe! Madaming benefits yan lalo na in sharing my PR… It will definitely help especially if the participant needs a boost in the next Page Rank update and link popularity department in Technorati and search engines. This is my simple way of sharing some things I’ve gained to the community of bloggers.
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The comment should be in english ‘nong jess? hehe! Well just like Ellaine, even there’s no price I’ll still comment becoz of the insights I’ve learned from each post.
Ang yaman mo naman nong Jess! or should I say, cheerful giver!
One more thing, you’re right my technorati’s rating improved since I read a Pr4 blog of urs. It does make sense talaga!
twerlyn’s last blog post..New Look , New Age
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@ Twerlyn,
Not necessarily. You can leave comment in Filipino. I will still consider that. But in the presentation of monthly winners, I will provide an English translation for other readers to understand. The translation will be beside the original comment/s.
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wow contest! i love contests! but hey bro, i like the subjects you wrote here especially about this paid reviews. i totally agree with what you said here. sometimes, i do realize that im loosing my readers because mostly of my entries are paid ones. jezzz, i’m learning from you now. by the way, i like the way you express yourself and your opinions!
can i ask? what’s your anti-spam plugin?
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bestfren jessie, di ba tomorrow is feb 1?eh kasi sabi mo ===>More contests will be announced tomorrow (January 2, 2008, the official 3rd month anniversary of this blog).
:):):)
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@ Francine,
My anti-spam plugin is called “Captcha”. Great, huh! you may search for it on the internet or if u want, i’ll send it to ur email then put you just it in your /wp-content/plugin directory then just activate it in the plugin section of your dashboard.
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@ Rj,
I have already corrected that mistake. Feb. 2 sana dapat. hehehe. Sori tumatanda nako.
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ay kuya feb 2 pala. nagkamali ako..away kasi ako ng anti spam plug in mo (sniff aniff)
anyway, i like the contest!!it’s a good way to encourage your readers to interact through comments and likewise share their ideas.if you can’t blog it then might as well comment on it..:):)
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@ Rj,
yeah, that’s the idea… In fact, I’m encouraging people to read blogs where they can learn something. Mas mainam ang ganun so we can share knowledge through blogging. As for me, I take some time out to read other people’s posts because it really contributes to my learning.
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yoou’ll email it for me? you sure? hehehe I’ll surely accept that offer and I’ll search for that plugin too.i hope you dont mind me copying that plugin of yours in my blog
FRANCINE’s last blog post..My Opinion Towards Anorexia
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@ Francine,
No I really don’t mind if you use the plugin. In fact I’m more than willing and happy to share it with you.
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This is a nice contest. A wonderful gift to show appreciation to your readers.
Rach (Heart of Rachel)’s last blog post..Photo Hunt :: Narrow
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Wow Jessie! Imbag man gayyem ta adda gayam pacontest mo. Good for you. Mas lalo nga agpopular toy blog mo. Ado ti bisita mon. Maysa akon.
Lisa’s last blog post..Package From My Sister
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@ Rach & Lisa,
Everybody’s welcome to join. By simply commenting you have already submitted your entries
I hope contests like these will make blogging more fun and make us closer as friends.
jessie’s last blog post..$8 Complete Prescription Eyeglasses + Case
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Galing galing naman ng pa contest mo friend! Hands down ako sayo. PR4 in only 3 months? You’re the man! And thanks din for sharing your blessings to your readers.
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@ Gladita,
Fren, syempre if not for the readers, wla namang mangyayari sa blog na to. I’m just saying “Thanks for everything” so i’m returning to the community some of the favors I have been receiving all throughout the 3 months of this blog’s existence.
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hey! i’m in. uray ilocano nga comment kasali ha. ngem no ngarud censored, kasano nga i-translate mo? hehehe.
your blog pala is 3 months, just like my lair, it will be 3 months in a few days.
have a nice weekend kabsat.
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hello, congratulations on your 3rd month! mabuhay pards!
sana hindi mo maisipang sumali sa PPP at tyak na mawawa ang PR mo after a few opps…. tuload ng nangyari sa kin…
kaya keep this blog like it is kasi we like it as it is.
cheers!
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@ juliana,
Yes, Ilocano comments are included for as long as they’re relevant, that’s ok.
jessie’s last blog post..$8 Complete Prescription Eyeglasses + Case
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@ Vienna,
You’re not the only one. I think Ellaine also lost her PR for good due to accepting PPP opps. Let me investigate on this.
jessie’s last blog post..$8 Complete Prescription Eyeglasses + Case
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i’ve just bought a domain name and i think a contest like this is a good idea to bring in more traffic. I’ve seen it in the blogs of many people.
Way to go in this one, Jessie!
lazarus’s last blog post..Corfu, Greece
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wow! i wanna join…
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@ Lazarus & Julia,
Oh, you’re most welcome to join the fun…
jessie’s last blog post..$8 Complete Prescription Eyeglasses + Case
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I don’t want to be left out, I am absolutely joining this contest.
elaine’s last blog post..World’s Largest Shopping Malls
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@ Elaine,
That’s good to know. Everyone’s welcome to join… One of my objectives is to really encourage people to read and speak their minds via their comments.
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Kuya Jessie, even without the contest, your blog is worth-reading. When I was starting to blog, I had been a frequent visitor of your blog because I learn much info from it.
elaine’s last blog post..World’s Largest Shopping Malls
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@ Elaine,
Kaya nga nagtatampo na ko sa yo dahil di ka na pumapasyal. Hehehe!
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Naku, night shift ako ngayon (midshift to be more specific) kaya lagi akong tulog. When my schedule gets back to normal, that is day time, I should be able to interact more with fellow bloggers.
elaine’s last blog post..World’s Largest Shopping Malls
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@ Elaine,
Yes, please do that. We miss you a lot.
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Hi Jess! A nice contest you have here:) Will drop by more often:D Xo
Yen’s last blog post..Photo Hunt: Narrow
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@ Yen,
you may repost the contest details and you get plus 60 points as your initial entries in the 3 categories (20 points each)… thanks!
jessie’s last blog post..$8 Complete Prescription Eyeglasses + Case
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Hi Jessie, thanks for the invitation about this blogging contest! even not contest Im still here to read your blog and comment to your blog entry.
Anyway, this is good idea too! Im sure there are many bloggers want to join this contest! Im the one of them! (lol)
Rickavieves’s last blog post..This Is So Cute Car Mitsubishi Cuope Cabriolet
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@ Rickavieves,
The pleasure is all mine, my friend. Thanks for the show of support with or without a contest. I really appreciate it. Muchos gracias!
jessie’s last blog post..$8 Complete Prescription Eyeglasses + Case
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Hi Jessie..thank you for inviting me to join with the contest you implemented. It\’s okay,count me to be here, to tag you, to have comment on your great posts and all even without the contest. Bangingi pa ako Jessie. Yoko muna pa stress esp. wala pa broadband ko.
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@ Joy,
Hahaha! Ok, fren. I understand. I hope magkaron ka na ng mas magandang internet connection para makapag-bloghop galore ka na.
jessie’s last blog post..$8 Complete Prescription Eyeglasses + Case
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I just reposted the contest guidelines on my site. Woooohooooo, does that mean I now have 60 points? Cheers!
elaine’s last blog post..Join Jessie’s Contest
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@ Elaine,
OO naman
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Hi Jessie. Sorry i’m late. I didn’t know we have the same contest. Goodluck bro. I know you have lots of followers here. Congrats brother. You’re idea is great!
ambo’s last blog post..By: berryblitz
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@ Ambo,
Bro, thanks. You have own following, too. I think this is how blogging really works. Even if we’re all Filipinos, we can never be placed in a single container. There will always be subsets. May kanya-kanya tayong groupings kumbaga. The good things is wla namang conflicts.
Goodluck din at sana mag-succeed ang lahat ng Pinoy bloggers.
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Oww. So this is the contest kuya? Hehe.
I’m not after the $$$, unless nakakabili yan nga airline ticket papunta pinas, i’ll go for it! haha im just kidding.
anyway, i will drop by here, but not because of the contest. hehe
syempre for you! naks. hehe
Kai’s last blog post..Happy Birthday ‘A !
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I will try my best. I think I miss to comment here. So I can post about this contest on my blog anytime, but not until December 25, 2008? Cool!
Marlene’s last blog post..Photo Friday - Misty
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@ Kai,
Naks naman, touched ako. Cge, pag nagkapera ako, i’ll send you money to buy a plane ticket to the Philippines.
Take care!
jessie’s last blog post..Monetizing this Blog
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@ Marlene,
You can post the comment now, fren. December 25, 2008 is the big awards day. Yeah, I miss reading your comments, too.
jessie’s last blog post..Monetizing this Blog
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Hi kuya! I can finally write comments on your blog and actually have them published!
Thanks! Ako pa loyal follower mo ko. 
Will get this posted on my site when I get back from the doctor. I have been running with 38-40 fever since the weekend. Now lang makaka punta doc at wala akong review class today. Will let you know when I get it posted. 
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hi friend, eto yung comment kung di nakapasok last Saturday.
Wow Jessie, ang galing naman ng pa-contest mo. This one is very clever ha. Medyo nahirapan lang ako kasi may kasamang numbers, alam mo kasi waterloo ko ang Math.
Baka manalo ako sa dami ng tag ko sa yo hehehe. Ok lang naman sa akin kung di mo magawa yung mga tag, I know how busy you are, so don’t worry!
I will still be reading your blog, with or without this contest like what I’ve said in my previous posts, I admire your gift of writing. I’m quite impressed on how you come up with different ideas to write. Lahat kasi ng posts mo, worth reading.
Amor’s last blog post..Between Your Legs
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@ Amor,
Thanks so much tlaga. Cge, i’ll count all your tags. You know how difficult it is for me to do tags/memes due to my workload. Pag ininsert ko kasi yung tags/memes dito masisira yung continuity ng mga write-ups ko eh. Sori tlga fren, i don’t mean to ignore tags/memes. It’s just that i’m dealing with more serious articles at the moment. I really want to help other people learn from me kaya ganun.
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Hey, Jessie! Count me in on this one. I think you’re very effective in getting bloggers to participate in things like these. Hats off to you!
Jeff’s last blog post..Drum Rudiments: Single Stroke Seven
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@ jeff,
Thanks fro dropping by… I just have some good intentions not just for myself but for other bloggers also… It may be premature to judge the success of my campaigns at this moment. I’m still hoping for the best results.
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Cool… ayos ang naisip mo ah… oh well… ikaw na talaga yan hehehe
rhon’s last blog post..Om Shanti
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@ Rhon,
Thanks for dropping by… Actually this is the first set of contests that I started, just to give this blog some spice.
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OO nga, bat ang tagal bago mo nareciv pingback, kung di ko pa pala nasave ulit di mo mtatanggap. I also wonder why.
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