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Win a Sony Vaio Laptop

Written by Erz on Friday, October 19, 2007

Snoopy With the Zee is having a sizzling contest. This is part of his project to get himself a new Mini Cooper, which involves him selling ad spots on the car surface of the Mini Cooper. Interesting!

In relation to this, he is having a Get Me A Mini contest to encourage people to purchase the ad spots. When all ad spots are sold out or if at least 40 are sold by April 2009, he will draw a winner for a $2,000 Sony Vaio laptop. There are several ways to enter this contest so check out the full contest details here.

To give him a helping hand, check out the Get Me A Mini web page with all the details on how you can purchase the ad spots.

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Free Blog Makeover Contest

Written by Erz on Friday, October 19, 2007

John Cow is holding a contest to give away a free blog makeover, sponsored by weborithm. To enter, all you need to do is to blog on why you think your blog deserves a makeover. Remember, the post must be a minimum of 200 words and you can link back to the contest post and weborithm. Contest ends 31st October.

For me, I think my blog deserves a makeover as it is a new blog and I haven’t had the time to come up with a really great design for the blog. As you can see, I’ve been concentrating on building up content and trying to increase viewership so the blog design is rather dull and drab. I’m sure that weborithm can change that if I were to win this – it would certainly be a treat for my viewers and also great publicity for weborithm if viewers could be greeted with a gorgeous blog design plus the latest in content which I’m putting my efforts into at the moment. The main focus of my blog is on getting the latest and most worthwhile blog contests to those who visit the site. As you can tell, despite the many posts, I do not include every single blog contest out there. I only include those which are relatively easy to enter and/or with relatively good prizes on display. So I’ve already filtered out those contests with too many terms and conditions to enter while only offering a meager prize such as a hair clip or a bookmark. That’s how this blog differs from the multitude of contest blogs out there. With a makeover, the refreshing look will add to the pleasure for viewers of the site, even as they pick out juicy details about the latest and best contests – so it will be double the pleasure!

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Amazing 5,000 Business Cards Giveaway by YGG & Orange32

Written by Erz on Friday, October 19, 2007

YGG and Orange32 are having a smashing contest. They will be giving away 5,000, yes 5,000 business cards to a lucky blogger who writes the best post (as judged by them) about business cards and links back to the contest post and to the Orange32’s website. Contest ends 19th October so hurry if you’re keen.

I’m a little late on this but better late than never. What’s so interesting about a business card? I’ve always been fascinated with the innovative business cards that people come up with. Here are a few tips I gathered from some of these ‘eccentric’ card twisters on how to make your business card stand out (disclaimer: I won’t be responsible if you lose all your clients this way!):-

If nobody knows what the position listed on your card means, you’ve succeeded. One guy called himself ‘King of wonderland’. He was a welfare officer.

Don’t go with the flow – be creative. I once got a card which was totally blank except for the words in fine print – see overleaf. On the back was just a website address. Crappy you might say but I was curious and checked out his website which had his full CV on it. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one.

Everyone’s a CEO now. Call yourself a CEO like it’s a generic term. I saw a guy who had CEO and in very small print – office management – basically just an office assistant.

Make em’ 3-D. Talking about birthday cards, I saw a business card which looked like one – three dimensional – really eye-catching.

Have sound! I’ve not seen one but a friend suggested that you include a small audio chip to the card which plays back the details on the card when you press it – great for the handicapped as well.

So if you’re up for it, throw away your old-fashioned business cards and get your creative juices flowing!

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$111 Cash Awaits Winner of Group Writing Contest

Written by Erz on Thursday, October 18, 2007

Yay, yet another contest folks!

Rishi at Rishiraj.info is having a superb group writing contest. All you need to do is to blog in English on this topic: “How I see my blog after one year from today“. Remember to link to his contest post and post a comment on his blog with your entry link. He will select the best write-up and send him or her $111 cash through Paypal and a free review of his or her blog. The second and third prize winners will bag prizes worth $100. Enough incentive? Contest ends 10th November. Lots of time to start blogging! Check out his contest post for more details.

As for me, I've got a new blog here and as you may have observed, I'm concentrating on putting more content first. Hence the rather drab design and theme. I have already improved the layout and formatting of the blog since its inception but I'm going to focus my efforts in the initial months mainly to build up my content and viewership and then once that is going well, I can then focus on enhancing the aesthetics of the blog. So in a nutshell, my blog in a year will hopefully be one which is rich in content, aesthetically pleasing, attracting a sizeable viewership and maybe, if all goes well, offering a $111 cash prize for a first anniversary contest! Great minds think alike, Rishi?

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Debt-finitely Debt-free

Written by Erz on Thursday, October 18, 2007

As mentioned in my previous posts on the importance of reputable debt advice, you may be asking which company you can try out. There are certainly a lot of choices available for you. In the UK, Debt Free Direct has developed the Best Advice Model (BAM) to assist people in finding effective debt solutions.

The BAM makes use of sophisticated methods to present the most appropriate and also the least drastic courses of action for those who approach them for debt advice. What’s more, the advice is offered free and is held in strict confidence. Debt Free Direct only offers what it feels is the appropriate course of action relating to an individual’s present situation. Moreover, it does not impose its ideas on any individual. Any decision is left to the individual to make at his or her sole discretion and there is no obligation for the person to utilize any of Debt Free Direct’s paid services.

With no obligations imposed and with its reputation as one of the leading debt advice companies in UK, Debt Free Direct is well-poised to provide unbiased and useful solutions to those struggling with debt problems.

Remember, don’t suffer alone. Get advice if you need it. Help is just a call away.

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Win Big With BAYB & Bidvertiser

Written by Erz on Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Blog About Your Blog and their contest sponsors Bidvertiser are running a great contest at the moment. All you need to do to enter is to subscribe to their RSS feed and make a comment on their blog stating that you have done so. Alternatively, you can blog about the contest with the 2 required links and that counts as two entries. Contest ends 29th October midnight PST time.

The mouth-watering prizes are as follows:
• First Place: 100$ cash via paypal from Bidvertiser
• Second Place: 50$ cash from Bidvertiser
• Third Place: 50$ cash from Bidvertiser
• Fourth Place: A full website review by Adsense Tracker on that blog
• Fifth Place: Your blog will be featured on A Links Blog - A Links Blog provides free links for all bloggers

Check out the contest post here. Start entering and winning!

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An Easy $100 Up For Grabs

Written by Erz on Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Contest Beat is having yet another contest and this time, he is giving away a cool $100 in cold hard cash to a random winner. And it can’t get much simpler to enter his contest.

All you need to do is to blog about his contest and link back to both the contest post and his homepage and you’re in. You can also link back to his site in your blogroll and you get an entry as well. Do both and you’ve got double the chance of winning.

What’s stopping you? This can’t take more than a couple of minutes so get to work and dance to the beat!

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Do Cufflinks Make a Difference?

Written by Erz on Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Cufflinks are decorative fasteners worn to hold together link cuffs on formal shirts or blouses.

While good to have, in this age where everyone virtually moves at the speed of lightning, time is of the essence and cufflinks may be regarded as a bother. After all, there are many button-down shirts available in the market, which are so much easier and faster to handle.

Notwithstanding that argument, cufflinks do add a touch of class to your shirt. This is especially so when they are purchased form well-established and renowned companies known for their fine quality. Some of these exquisitely designed cufflinks are works of art by themselves.

In projecting a good image of oneself, it is helpful to add that touch of class to what you are wearing. This is more so if it means helping you to look and behave more confidently.

So don’t undermine the difference a few classy cufflinks can make to your dressing and demeanor.

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Review: Forge a New (Human) Way of Lending with Zopa

Written by Erz on Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Who doesn’t want a cheap loan? Social lending is a new phenomenon which is creating quite a storm in the world. Borrowing and lending among friends has been going on for ages. The only difference is that this time, the money is moving among people who may not know one another and also that interest is involved. To the lender, it is another way of saving. To the borrower, it is a reasonable loan. What’s more, the interest a borrower pays is less than what a bank would charge one for a loan (as the middleman’s fee is saved).

Zopa is the pioneer in this field. While Zopa takes a small commission, this is less than what a bank would normally charge. What I feel is the greatest catalyst for this phenomenon is not just the benefits reaped through cheaper loans for borrowers and higher interest rates for lenders. It is the human element involved. I do know some people who are indignant at the widening gap between the rich and the poor. They are frustrated that huge corporations make so much every day while the poor have to battle just to get through the day alive.

Hence, knowing that they are benefitting some individual like themselves rather than a billionaire who is ferried in a limousine acts as a driving force to go the Zopa way or what some may call – the human way!

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OneBuckWiki Giveaway!

Written by Erz on Tuesday, October 16, 2007

OneBuckWiki is having a contest to give away 10 free $1 pages to any blogger who writes about it. It’s that simple! The giveaway is limited to the first five commentors on their contest post while supplies last until 1000 pages are sold.

The One Buck Wiki is a community intent on promoting their businesses through the collective traffic generated by page-owners as well as through viral marketing efforts. This is a fantastic idea which hails from the original Five Dollar Wiki creators and enables you to put almost anything you want on the page you buy which is related to the word-page you’ve bought.

The page you buy belongs to you and will have only your content. You can use it to promote your online store, blog or any other website. Plus, you can also resell it later for a profit. After 100 pages are sold, there will be an increase in the price of each page meaning you can sell the pages for more in the future. It’s a great investment for a very low initial outlay and you can keep the pages for the lifetime of the site! They also provide great customer support to ensure that your pages are working well and look good. It's a win-win situation!

So what are you waiting for? Go blog about it and pick up your free pages while stocks last.

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