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Posted By Lara Kulpa 4th of October 2007 Birthday Prize Giveaway, ProBlogger Site News 0 Comments

problogger-birthday-bash.jpgThis giveaway will run from noon Wednesday to noon Thursday (EST – New York, USA).

We’ve got a really great list of business/blogging related stuff to give away, and since we just love really great “blogging tips”, we thought it would be great to combine the two into one related giveaway!

First, the prizes up for grabs:

Yes, you counted right – there are 24 great prizes available for this giveaway! All of which are suited toward entrepreneurs, professional bloggers, and anyone who has a website of some kind!

How to enter:

All you need to do in order to win one of the great prizes above is to write a brand new (sorry, no archives allowed) post on your site that gives blogging tips. You may feel free to adapt it to the topic and style of your blog in any way you see fit, as long as it’s some kind of “tip” about “blogging”.

Some examples:

Are you a “mommy blogger”? Write a post tip about how to actively blog and deal with the bubblegum in your child’s hair at the same time.

Are you a “travel blogger”? Write a post tip about what someone traveling abroad might need to bring with them in order to”keep up the flow” of their writing/posting while away.

Are you a “foodie blogger”? Write a post tip about the best snacks to have at your desk for maximum food-to-brain flavor and power.

See? You don’t have to have a blog about blogging in order to enter! ;)

When you’re done, put the link to your entry in the comments below. Feel free to suggest what prize you’d most be interested in, and if the random generator chooses you, we’ll do our best to get you either that prize or one of the ones close to it. There’s no guarantee you’ll get the one you ask for – but we will do our best.

If you want your readers to know that you’re participating in this then please do feel free to link up so they can participate too – but it is NOT a requirement to link back to ProBlogger in any way.

Remember, this activity closes at noon on Thursday (EST) so get writing!

Notes: One entry per person (NOT per blog), and if you are chosen to win one of the above prizes, you will not be chosen to win anything else for the duration of the giveaway week.

These prizes not your cup of tea? Check out the other great prizes up for grabs during the giveaway!
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Update!

All winners and sponsors have been notified by email! Go check your inboxes for an email titled “ProBlogger Winner!” (Make sure you check your spam boxes too, just in case.)

If you haven’t heard from me, please feel free to continue entering the giveaways!

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Comments
  1. Aristianto says: 10/04/2007 at 2:12 am

    Can i post in bahasa indonesia?

  2. Anthony Lawrence says: 10/04/2007 at 2:12 am

    Hmmm…

    I see your difficulty – you have a lot of prizes to award so you need to bundle them. However, while maybe half of these might be of interest to me, the rest definitely are not, so I won’t enter in hope of more attractive bundles later..

    But here’s a question: are the sponsors absolutely linking these prizes to the winners? In other words, if I did win something I don’t want, can I give it away or sell it to someone else?

  3. Lara Kulpa says: 10/04/2007 at 2:18 am

    Aristianto – I think it depends on what prize you wanted, but with a few exceptions I don’t think it’d be a problem based on where you live. There are only a few that are “mailings” or are geared toward people who only write in English.

    Anthony – This is pretty much how it’s going to run, however this particular “pack” is the largest of any. Most of the others will contain only 3-5 I think with the exception of the cash one. I don’t suppose the sponsors would care if you kept your prize or gave it away or sold it, but in keeping with the overall “nature” of things it would be nice if people only won what they wanted… it’s kind of not fair for you to win something and then sell it when someone else who had entered really would’ve appreciated that gift.

    Keep in mind that the winners are chosen at random. Our first giveaway had 12 winners out of over 750. The odds are different for each post of course, but it’s up to you how you want to “play the game” ;) This particular post/drawing is for 24 winners to win one of 24 prizes. You won’t get the whole “pack”, and as I suggested above, you’re more than welcome to tell us specifically which one you’d like to receive – knowing that there’s neither a guarantee you’ll win anything, or that you’ll get exactly the one you asked for.

  4. Tyler Ingram says: 10/04/2007 at 2:21 am

    Do older posts count? This one is fairly recent and its a tip to bloggers (as well as regular sites too)
    http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/SEO-tip:-See-What-Search-Engine-Bots-See

    The last contest let you use an older post (though I guess that was for those who were talking about all these contests in the first place right?

    =)

    Lara Says:Great question – I’ll update the post… It does have to be a brand new post, no older ones. You’re correct, the last one allowed older ones because it was simply the one where people linked to the giveaway, and tons of people had already done that – we weren’t going to ask them to do that twice.

  5. Anthony Lawrence says: 10/04/2007 at 2:32 am

    “it’s kind of not fair for you to win something and then sell it when someone else who had entered really would’ve appreciated that gift.”

    Absolutely agreed. I’ll pass on this one (too much I just have no interest in), but if I do happen to win something I don’t really want another time, I’ll give it back to you and you can select someone else who does want it.. fair enough?

  6. Emma says: 10/04/2007 at 2:33 am

    I’ve actually enjoyed looking at the sponsors trying to decide which ones I would like to win. This is kind of like deal or no deal, should I enter this contest or hold out for a better one. I have a feeling the best strategy would be to enter all of the contests until you win one. And be happy that you’ve won. Kind of like taking the bankers offer of 200,000$. Of course that strategy’s not for me. I’m holding out for the million dollars.

  7. mgroves says: 10/04/2007 at 2:39 am

    http://www.mgroves.com/How-to-make-good-pancakes

    I would like the 2 books by Kirsty

    Lara Says: mgroves – there are two problems… that post is dated August 19th, and it’s got nothing in it that relates to blogging – it’s about making good pancakes.

    Again, please read the contest rules, guys… this is very important!!

  8. Salman says: 10/04/2007 at 2:42 am

    there goes the link to my recent blogging tip.

    http://www.nofullstop.com/2007/10/03/automatically-notify-unconfirmed-feed-subscribers-wordpress-plugin/

    and if by luck I wind I would prefer these ones (in given preference..others will ofcourse do.. ;) )

    >>New blog installation & customized template package – Angela Wills

    >>custom logo design – David Airey

    >>blog header design – Cory Miller

    >>custom logo design – Holiday for Every Day

    >>custom WordPress theme – Milo

  9. Bitten says: 10/04/2007 at 2:51 am

    I hope it doesn’t have to be written in English.
    Well, here’s my article: http://aatoksia.net/article/59/intohimoinen-bloggaaminen

    I’d like to have the JCM Enterprises’ “10 articles of 500 words each custom-written to the winner’s specifications”

  10. Hagrin says: 10/04/2007 at 2:51 am

    Are you a “tech” blogger? The following article helps you provide more relative content using your analytics data.

    http://www.hagrin.com/211/content_targetting_tech_blogs

    And I could use the logo help or anything design related. :)

    Lara Says: Hagrin – you just changed the date (to a date that’s actually 13 days in the future) on one you already published… sorry, but we need truly NEW posts here. I’m checking everyone’s entries to make sure they conform to the rules of each giveaway.

  11. Blog Opinion says: 10/04/2007 at 2:58 am

    My desired prize: blog analysis + 125×125 ad

    Here is the post with blogging tips : http://www.articlefarms.com/opinion/2007/08/12/1-hour-blogging-a-day/

  12. Michael Cusden says: 10/04/2007 at 3:06 am

    a few tips on expanding the blog circle and getting traffic to your site and within your blog community. (url linked in name)

  13. BytesWired says: 10/04/2007 at 3:14 am

    My desired prize would be 2 entreprenurial books by Kirsty

    Here’s my blogging tips.
    http://www.byteswired.com/2007/10/04/how-to-drive-your-readers-away/

  14. Denise aka The Blog Squad says: 10/04/2007 at 3:21 am

    Driving traffic to your blog or website:
    http://www.biztipsblog.com/2007/10/driving-traffic.html

    I’m interested in the Pro voice production or 5 hours of editing.

    Thanks!

  15. Roberta says: 10/04/2007 at 3:21 am

    My entry, “How to blog in a saturated niche”, is here:

    http://tragicomical.com/2007/10/03/how-to-blog-in-a-saturated-niche/

    If I win, I’d like to win the custom logo design by David Airey or the blog header design by Cory Miller. Or, the media interview training would be pretty cool, too.
    All great prizes :)

  16. beza1e1 says: 10/04/2007 at 3:22 am

    Ok, here is mine:
    http://focs.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/how-to-get-going-as-a-blogger/

    I’ve got a hard time to get writing lastly. Thanks for the motivation to post something. ;)

  17. simon says: 10/04/2007 at 3:32 am

    Nice blog contest and prizes!!

  18. Ashish Mohta says: 10/04/2007 at 3:41 am

    here is mine

    http://www.technospot.net/blogs/time-management-tip-how-i-manage-work-and-blog/

    Thanks
    ashish

  19. Amy U says: 10/04/2007 at 3:45 am

    Here is my entry:
    http://writinlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/tips-on-how-not-to-blog/

    My hopes: New blog installation, home office virtual organization, and linkbait boot camp

  20. Hagrin says: 10/04/2007 at 3:49 am

    Lara –

    Actually, I started the post then, never was published – figured now would be a good time to finish it … but thanks anyways! At least the contest got me off my lazy butt to finish that article hehe.

  21. MyBlogContest says: 10/04/2007 at 4:01 am

    I’m not enter this one but I just like to let more people know this blog contest.

    http://myblogcontest.com/24-hour-giveaway-blogging-tips-get-24-prizes/

    Lara Says: Thanks for the support! Great that it fits with the nature of your blog!

  22. Josh says: 10/04/2007 at 4:03 am

    >>My entry, “How to blog in a saturated niche”, is here:Keeping Up A Good (anime) Blog

    As far as prize choices, I would prefer (in order of preference)

    1. custom logo design
    2. 30-45 second theme song for use in a blog site or website (would be great for my podcast)
    3. custom WordPress theme
    4. blog header design
    5. blog analysis + 125×125 ad

  23. Josh says: 10/04/2007 at 4:04 am

    Doh, that didn’t seem to post the URL. Here it is:

    Keeping Up a good (anime) Blog:
    http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2007/10/03/keeping-up-a-good-anime-blog/

  24. Josh says: 10/04/2007 at 4:08 am

    Yeah! Let’s triple post! *cough* I see what happened in my first post. The way I was representing the quote of someone else using the less-than and greater-than signs blew up the post.

    I was responding to this:
    My entry, “How to blog in a saturated niche”

    And saying I should read it since I make a comment in my post about blogging in a saturated niche

  25. Dimitar Nikolov says: 10/04/2007 at 4:10 am

    http://dimnikolov.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-i-blog-to-make-world-better.html

    My wishes: custom logo design by David Airey :)

  26. Brad Shorr says: 10/04/2007 at 4:11 am

    Hi Lara – How are you holding up? My post –
    http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/blogs/blog-strategy/look-before-you-leap-with-your-business-blog/

    Desired prize – home virtual office pack. Thank you!!

    Lara Says: Doin’ great, Brad! Thanks for asking! This is so much hectic crazy fun… it’s great!

  27. Tejvan Pettinger says: 10/04/2007 at 4:20 am

    Tips for Getting Traffic to a new Blog:
    http://www.netwriting.co.uk/2007/10/03/tips-for-getting-traffic-to-a-new-site/

  28. Tejvan Pettinger says: 10/04/2007 at 4:25 am

    … and a new blog header design would be nice…

  29. Sensei says: 10/04/2007 at 4:27 am

    http://www.contestu.com/contest/how-to-blog-about-contests/

    Interested in any of the design/logo/theme stuff.

  30. Andy says: 10/04/2007 at 4:28 am

    I’m in! I would like the 10 articles package by JCM or a custom WP theme. Here is my entry.

    http://blog.impactmt.com/2007/10/questions-about-blogging.html

  31. A Blog about Nothing says: 10/04/2007 at 4:34 am

    http://www.ablogaboutnothing.com/commenting-riches

    I’d like a custom designed theme or linkbait bootcamp, or a custom logo/header… or whatever I get

  32. Anurag Bansal says: 10/04/2007 at 4:39 am

    I have recently posted lot of material on Blogging. That can help readers in blogging. Though I am sure it will be counted for the giveaway. But I will try my luck:
    Here is the link for one post:
    http://bokinfo.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-search-engines-subscription-sites.html

    For those who wanted to browse entire content, please visit:
    http://bokinfo.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-of-knowledge-monthly-recap.html

    If I am considered for the giveaway, I will like
    Custom Logo Design for my blog
    or Blog header.

    Thanks

    Lara Says: Thanks for posting these here Anurag, however I’m sorry, they will not be eligible to win in this giveaway, as we have stated that all submissions need to be BRAND NEW posts on your site. Regardless though, thank you again for posting the links so that others may find your posts on this topic!

  33. Janet Clarey says: 10/04/2007 at 4:40 am

    Here’s some blogging tips for edubloggers…ten steps to become an edublogger so you can turn your employees into workplace learning bloggers

    http://brandon-hall.com/janetclarey/?p=398

    Janet’s desired prize…custom logo design.

  34. Aruni says: 10/04/2007 at 4:49 am

    I know this might be a strange question (and you may have answered it but I am having a understanding block) but there is only one thing that I would really be interested in having in this list. If I don’t get selected for that one thing, can I give back the other prize and you can give it to someone else and try for another prize in the future?

    If the answer is ‘no, it doesn’t work that way’ that’s OK. I’ll wait for the next competition.

  35. Michael Wales says: 10/04/2007 at 4:51 am

    http://www.michaelwales.com/2007/10/how-to-become-a-programming-blogger/

    How to Become a Programming Blogger

    I would be interested in any of the design packages (WordPress, Logo, etc)

  36. deborah says: 10/04/2007 at 5:13 am

    This post includes a blogging tip for fiber artist bloggers:

    http://konoponopdesign.blogspot.com/2007/10/standing-in-front-of-knitting-ufo.html

    I will be happy with any prize you choose….I need all the blogging help I can get…….

    smiles to you all…….

  37. CharmCityGirl says: 10/04/2007 at 5:22 am

    http://charmcityscene.blogspot.com/2007/10/bogging-tips.html

    I would be thrilled to win any of the prizes offerred.

  38. Lara Kulpa says: 10/04/2007 at 5:37 am

    Aruni – It’d be great if everyone could help keep things flowing smoothly with the giveaways (ie. not getting a prize and then rejecting it – how “unsmooth” is that?), but all I can say is that IF you do enter into this, and IF the random number generator chooses your entry, I will do everything in my power to ensure you get the prize you ask for.

    If we allowed people to continuously reject the prize they won, can you imagine how we’d have to handle that? It would be more than just you, so between writing all these posts for the giveaways (and we haven’t even hit the weekend series yet) and dealing with comments and spam and questions from sponsors, you’d want Darren and myself to go back over a prize that was already awarded and “re-pick” another winner? What if that winner decides they don’t really want it… vicious cycle, and so on and so on…

    Things might be different if these were the ONLY 24 prizes we had to manage… there are 117 of them!

    We encourage everyone to post on what they’d like a chance at winning, and we totally understand if you choose not to participate in a particular giveaway because you’re wanting a chance on something better.

  39. Aaronontheweb says: 10/04/2007 at 5:44 am

    I’d really like a custom WordPress theme from Milo as I have not had time to design one myself!

    The 7 Worst Reasons to Start a Blog or Website

    http://www.ajaxninja.com/?p=200

  40. Aruni says: 10/04/2007 at 5:48 am

    Thanks Lara. I totally understand. :-)

    Thanks for clarifying for those overwhelmed types like me!

  41. Denis says: 10/04/2007 at 5:56 am

    I don’t know whether I qualify :) Here’s my entry:
    http://store.cigarinspector.com/other/how-to-blog-about-cigars

    PS I’d like a custom WP theme if possible :)

  42. Michael Eyer says: 10/04/2007 at 6:00 am

    I would just be happy for someone to read my article

    my entry

  43. Blogging Tips for Bloggers says: 10/04/2007 at 6:06 am

    Hey there if old post count then I would like to enter with this blog:

    Blog Tips For Fashion Technology Health Celebs

    If Not well I created new blog just today with ipod blot tips and tricks:

    Ipod Touch Tips and Tricks

  44. mary jo rulnick says: 10/04/2007 at 6:07 am

    blogged tips regarding why writers need to make blogging a part of their day and what blogging has to offer.
    http://www.maryjorulnick.blogspot.com

    I’d love the media training.

  45. Vaibhav Gadodia says: 10/04/2007 at 6:15 am

    Since, there haven’t been 24 entries yet, I think I am going to enter… Here’s my entry:
    http://blog.gadodia.net/all-about-blogging-tips-tools-and-musings/

    Made especially for ProBlogger…

  46. Matt Lacey says: 10/04/2007 at 6:30 am

    http://mrlacey.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-i-blog-and-still-do-everything-else.html

  47. NSpeaks says: 10/04/2007 at 6:37 am

    My Submission: http://nspeaks.com/108/day-by-day-posting-or-one-day-posting-on-blogs/

    Prize Wanted: Nathan Rice or Cory Miller Package or custom theme by Milo

  48. criTix says: 10/04/2007 at 6:39 am

    http://www.critix.co.uk/2007/10/03/blogging-for-business/

    preferably the 10 x articles, an ad on problogger!!!!!

  49. Patrick says: 10/04/2007 at 6:49 am

    here is my post with the blogging tips
    http://www.spinningsilkmultimedia.com/tips-for-the-new-business-blogger/

    The prizes I chose are either the;

    premium design/dev WordPress package – Nathan Rice

    or

    Home Office Virtual Organization Package – Organize & Simplify

  50. Geek-more.com says: 10/04/2007 at 6:51 am

    http://geek-more.com/2007/10/using-squidoo-part-1.html

    I would be interested in the Logo or blog header design prizes.

    -Thomas Flight

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