Contests
And the Winner Is…
Over the past two weeks I hosted a contest for one lucky winner to walk away with a $25 Amazon.com gift card. I’m blown away by the response — I had nearly 100 people comment on the blog post alone, not to mention tweet me, subscribe to my RSS feed, and even post about me!
Thanks everyone for entering, and I hope you keep reading my blog after this (even if you didn’t win!) 
The lucky winner is…. Jenn @ Paying Myself. Congratulations!
Jenn not only commented, tweeted me, and subscribed to the post, but she also wrote a quick blog post, earning her 15 entries into the contest. Now that’s dedication! I’ve just shot you an email to confirm your address, and then I’ll send over the gift card.
I’ll write later this week about the success of hosting the contest… But overall, I’m quite happy. I saw lots of engagement, picked up a whack load of new Twitter followers, and was able to get a bunch more visitors to my site!
Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
As a new blogger, one of my goals is to grow this site and make it the hub for twenty-somethings trying to manage their personal finances. Part of reaching that goal, is by increasing my visitor base substantially — so I figure, what better way to do just that, than by holding a contest!
This contest is quite simple, and there’s lots of ways to enter listed below. It starts today, and runs until January 24th, 2011, so you have two weeks to enter!
How to Enter:
You have five different ways to enter, and can do one, some, or all of them to enter, for a maximum of 15 entries per person. The more difficult ones, like writing a blog post, will earn you 5 entries, while just commenting will earn you 1.
- +1 Entry: Write a comment on this post below
- +2 Entries: Follow me on Twitter and say hi - @TSMoneyBlog
- +3 Entries: Subscribe to this site via email in the top right corner of this website.
- +4 Entries: Tweet this contest to your followers, with a link back to this post
- +5 Entries: Write a quick post about this contest on your blog, and link back to this post.
If you do all of the above — you’ll earn 15 entries into this contest — pretty easy, huh?
How I’ll Pick the Winner
I’ll make a spreadsheet with all those entered, through any of the ways above, and count how many entries you’ve earned. (eg: If you tweeted it, commented, and wrote a post, you have 10 chances to win). Then, using Random.org, I’ll pick the lucky winner’s number — its as simple as that!
Good Luck!
Legal Mumbo-jumbo: This is a fun contest, so only enter if your capable of not being a sore loser, if you don’t happen to be the lucky winner. You can earn a maximum of 15 entries for this contest, by using each of the above options to enter, unduplicated. On January 24th, 2011, I’ll draw the winner, and announce it the following night (Tuesday). I’ll email the winner to confirm their email address, and then send over a $25 USD gift card from Amazon. If you have any questions, shoot me an email at mail@twentysomethingmoney.com. If you hate contests, or don’t want to enter — simply don’t enter.