Calling all wannabe (or professional) poets!!
This one closes out at noon (EST – New York, USA) on Friday, October 5.
Prizes at stake:
- iPod Nano (8GB) – Back in Skinny Jeans – won by Deb – Mom of 3 Girls
- iPod Touch (8GB) – Help Desk Geek – won by Tanner Christensen –
- iPod Shuffle (1GB) – I Hate Bad Service – won by Federico Bertolini
- iPod Nano (8GB) – It’s Write Now – won by Mike
- iPod Extreme Makeover (new LCD, front plate, rear plate & battery for iPod Nano or Video) – iPod Repair of Memphis – won by Kabitzin
How to Enter:
It’s “Ode to ProBlogger” time! All you have to do to have a qualifying entry to win one of the above 5 prizes is to leave a comment below with a poem about ProBlogger. It doesn’t have to be a “love poem” or written in any particular style (though yes, rhyming would be nice). You don’t have to link to anything or write anything on your own blog – you simply have to write a poem about ProBlogger the website or Darren, the man behind the site, right there in the comments section (of course if you really want to share your Ode with your readers you can post it on your blog – but we’d also ask you to share it here in comments so we’ve got them all in the one place).
Please include the word problogger or Darren in your Ode to help us catch all of these comments in Akismet.
There will be no judging, so please feel free to write BAD poetry!
The random number generator will choose 5 winners who will be notified by email.
Here comes the rub: If you have already won something, we’re sorry but you’re not eligible. If you win one of the iPods, you will then not be eligible to win anything else. Entering is not a guarantee of winning anything, and this whole thing is just for fun so if you think you’re a bad poet, write something anyway that somewhat resembles poetry. We seriously don’t care if it’s good or not!
Check out the full prize list (now updated to show which prizes have already been awarded or are in progress!) and if you’re not subscribed to the RSS feed by now, you’ve likely missed your chances to win a whole bunch of cool stuff already!
PS: If you’re looking for a little ‘inspiration’ – here’s an Ode that ProPoet Robert Bruce did for ProBlogger a while back:
Sorry, had to remove the video because it was acting all wonky… if you like, you can view it here.
Update
This giveaway is closed, and all winners have been selected and notified. Thanks for all the really fantastic stuff (yes, even the “bad” stuff) – You all amazed both Darren and myself with your creativity!
I’m being honest
I came here for the prizes
Which is very sad.
I know this poem is in vain
Because I already won a tube to ease my scarry pain
But I just had to share Aruni’s thoughts
In hopes that some other Problogger reader with deep scars would swap!
There once was a man named Darren Rowse
Who decided to make money right from his house
Nobody’s Advice He Heeded
For He Knew All He Needed
Were a Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse!
A poem for Darren…
There once was a man from AU
Who mastered the blogging kung-fu;
Subscribe (RSS),
Learn from his success,
And you’ll be a pro blogger too!
Thanks Darren for this giveaway,
It really scratched an itch,
And in addition to the prizes,
I learned about blogging in a niche!
Your tips and tricks are helpful,
Your assistance is quite great!
With my ProBlogger.net subscription,
Perhaps Pro Blogging will be my fate!
Problogger, Problogger
I want one of your iPods… er…
A thousand bucks would be better
Or a one million dollar hamster
I can’t really be any funnier
Because I’m limited to words rhyming with er
And I am more Frencher than Englisher
So sorry for my poor choice of words-er
Oh and by the way, er… nothing
Hey uhm….
is it OK if I pick the best of these and make an eBook out of it and sell it for 15$ a piece?
You know… you can get 5$ for every sale if you want to.
Just kidding, but man, over 200 Ode’s for you! Just great.
If you want people do something they wouldn’t even have thought of before, go have a great contest ;)
Hey Pearl – you didn’t have to mention my name. :-) I was just being silly when I sent that to you.
I already have a nano ipod (got one free when my husband got his new Mac).
I hope some readers will share a laugh with us! Life’s too short not to chuckle a time or two during the day!
Aruni
Problogger…
Goes great with a tall lager
Sure better than Jeffrey Dahmer
I salute you, Problogger
A Badly Written Poem:
I found this Problogger site
just the other night
And read of some contests
which my interest caught sight.
I’m entering my poem hoping I might
win an iPod . . . yeah, right!
We’ll see how lucky I am,
whether not at all or quite . . .
Roses are red violets are blue, Problogger competitors stink and so do you.
Aruni… thanks for the idea though :-) some of these are real good fun :)
You
are watching clouds
are writing words
are thinking of me
Me
Forever yours
Forever Darren
Problogger again
Blog, muse, the fame of ProBlogger Darren
and his sneeze page, which hurled many strong souls into his Archives
and left his permalinks a delicate feast for Stumblers and Diggs,
so that the will of Darren was accomplished.
Why Problogger is Great
Problogger has info on blogs and money
At times it can even be funny
I’m glad Darren posts
’cause I care the most
About my own blog making money
-Thomas Flight
My blog used to be just a journal
I thought that I was “just a mom.”
ProBlogger, my love is eternal
Thanks to you I am now a dot.com
Ode To Problogger
There once was a blogger named Darren
And prizes galore he was sharin’
Today there are Ipods
For five of us poetry-clods
And soon the good tunes will be blarin’
I’d like to have an ipod
I’d like to have a successful blog
Problogger will help me with these things
An Ode to ProBlogger
Fish smells, water clenses, the birds sing,
the senses are never failing me.
ProBlogger leaves me with nothing
but the senses for seeing Rowse(e).
Easy content, easy readable
RSS feed is never failing
The video is oh so eatable
On the water we go sailing
blog blog pro-bloging his thoughts
Gently down the web-stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Darren is living his dream….
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
I read ProBlogger
How about you?
Without leaving his house,
Wielding only a mouse,
He’s tops among bloggers,
Our hero, Darren Rowse.
There once was a Problogger named Darren
With other website owners he was sharin’
He taught them how to use ads
And to follow the fads
And never were their accounts barren.
Problogger said Roger
Is never a bother
It’s tight, never trite
and full of insight
and brings me more cash than my lodger
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
I love problogger,
And so should you!
There once was man named Darren
Who noticed the blog advice field was barren
So he started a comp
With ceremony and pomp
And people came with the speed of McLaren
I decided to go the limerick route with this one:
Problogger gives the bestest of advice,
Darren makes money which is also nice,
But the contest we play,
For another few days,
Has yet to give me another tech device.
i am a guy who never used
to speak english
that makes me confused
because i wish
i had an ipod
from problogger
dot net.
Problogger – My Ode To
So much wisdom, this site comprises
As Darren Rowse gives away all his prizes.
At work I’d be so much more productive
If Problogger.net wasn’t oh so seductive!
Someone who hardly knew what a blog should be,
stepped by this website, during a cup of tea.
After reading through some of the content,
the ‘someone’ came back, just a little more frequent.
It became clear to the visitor that there was nothing to compare,
with the best weblog, like the one we have here.
ProBlogger is the place where we all want to be,
perhaps, during these giveaways, they will have a price for me!
Problogger helps you
it makes your dreams come true
in the world of blogging
where Darren is the king
Check out Problogger
The blog of blogs
blog about it
win it
There once was a husband, a Donkey
On his blog he poked fun at his wife
Reading ProBlogger made his blog better
He will be a subscriber for life
Darren, Darren is so caring.
His advice is never sparing.
Tips and tricks, to help us earn
Money, money now we can afford to burn.
digital money
maker. champion of all;
he is problogger
Ode to Problogger
For the posts I stole and made my own
For all the ideas I flipped into a post
Days I spent perusing your fancy prose
I am an African blogger I must disclose
Problogger here goes your ode.
LOL…
I can’t afford an Ipod
But I want one quite a lot.
ProBlogger has the answer
IF. . . I win the big Jackpot!
Ode to Problogger Birthday Bash
They say it’s your birthday, and you’re havin a party…
You’re sharing the wealth, with prizes and smarties..
Happy Birthday Problogger, you’re another year older.
And if I win an ipod, I’ll share too when I’m bolder.
—-
haha.. not good.
Problogger, Problogger, what a fantastic site
Problogger, Problogger, keeps me up all night.
With letters of black and letters of red, the logo is always alive in my head.
I read it all day and through out the evening
I even find myself indulged while I’m dreaming.
Hail to thee blythe spirit
Darren thou ever wert
That from Melbourne or near it
Pourest thy full heart
In profuse strains of premeditated art.
Teach me half the gladness,
That thy brain must know, such problogger madness
From my lips would flow,
The world would listen then, though not listening now.
Problogger, Problogger, is loved throughout the land
It’s proprietor is Darren, in most circles he’s the man
An iPod is the prize today, and I think it best
That you just give it right to me, forget about the rest.
When Daren making money, on his face must be smiley.
More money, more, Daren is the Pro.
Daren is the generous king cause 54.000$ is a real thing.
Darren Rowse is the Blogger Bos, yo
Problogger Problogger
Oh how I love Problogger
Before finding your blog
I was in a fog
Jumping around SEO sites like Frogger
Now my very own blog will never again be just fodder.
problogger…problogger
like a cool drink of water
or a pint of my favorite lager
you soothe the soul
I read the pages and the prophets
darren the maestro bringing profits
keeping an eye on the goal
problogger brings it
like spring brings summer
to go a day without reading
would be a real bummer
There was once a Problogger named Darren
Lots of money and prizes he’s given
Justin will be happy when he’s winnin
yo yo yo, lets-a-go
imma bout to rhyme about Darren da Pro!
blogging is his major, Darren is a playa
Let me get a “woot woot” for this maestro
WORD! (lol, all done in one minute) (not sure if he’s a maestro, but oh well :D)
The day Problogger appeared I lost my heart
To Problogger, to love.
And from that day I cannot part
From Problogger, from love.
You hold me tight
To you, to love.
In my thoughts all day and night
Of you, of love.
I offer all that I have to give
To you, to love.
And all my days I want to live
With you, in love.
Problogger.net – how much better can it get?
Just subscribe to the feed and daily you’ll read
It never gets old – at least that’s what I’m told –
More money that is – turn your blog into a biz
It may seem like a dream – but with Problogger on your team
You are surely on the path to a win…
Totally cheesy – but hey it’s random right?
Problogger is a sleek cat,
Darren is the cat in the hat,
Inside the hat is a bat,
What would he do with that?
Thought I’d try a Limerick:
There once was a blog called Problogger,
Which was a high blog rankings hogger,
Run by blogger Darren,
If your blog is barren,
You’d best go and visit Problogger.