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And The Social Media Mania Winners Are….

Jason Katzenback — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:32:39 +0000

And the Winners Are…

Winner #1 – Tanya Anna Wilson of http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com/ –> You get to select any 5 of the Top Prizes!
Winner #2 – Tanuj Lakhina of http://www.crazy4footie.info/ –> You get to select any 4 of the remaining prizes after Tanya has selected.
Winner #3 – Alejandra Quiroz of http://www.thepurpleblug.com/ –> You get to select any 3 of the remaining prizes after Tanuj has selected.
Winner #4 – Jeff of http://www.jvisiondesigns.com/ –> You get to select any 2 of the remaining prizes after Alejandra has selected.
Winner #5 – Beth of http://pcbasentry.wordpress.com/ –> You get to select any 1 of the remaining prizes after Jeff has selected.
Winner #6 – Capri of http://thriving.blognetworkmarketing.com/ –> You get to select any 1 of the remaining prizes after Beth has selected.
Winner #7 – Wes Wyatt of http://www.weswyatt.com/–> You get to select any 1 of the 2 remaining prizes after Capri has selected.
Winner #8 – David of http://www.mmoneyonline.com/ –> You get whatever prize is left over

How this is going to work, is we will be contacting you in order so you can pick your prize. Please do not contact us unless you have not heard from us in a week from now. What we need to do is make sure that the winners in order get the prizes they want first and then once they select, we will contact the next in the list. We will contact you via the email address you used when you submitted your entry into the contest.

If you did not win… fear not, we will be started a new contest next week and this next one is going to focus on something different.

The prizes that are being awarded are…

($300+ Value) Chinavision Projector Cell Phone from JoeTech.com
($400+ Value) 5 Hours of Link Building Service, $50 cash via Paypal and a permanent blogroll link at SEO Blog from James Harrison
$200 Cash via PayPal from http://wpunlimited.com/
$250 in Free Passion Products of Your Choice from Enjoy Intimate Bliss
($200 Value) SONY PSP 3000 Ratchet & Clank Limited Edition Bundle from Making Money With PPC Coach
($500+ Value) FREE 6 Months Access to…
($280 Value) FREE 2 Year Access to GoStats PRO PLUS $100 Cash Via PayPal from http://gostats.com/
($200+ Value) FREE Custom Made 10K Gold Military Ring (For you or someone you care about), from…
($197 Value) Free 1 year Access to Tweet Riches Pro
($106.00 Value) Free Gourmet Candle products (Melting Pot, 2 Bags of melts, an 8 Oz. Spa Sations candle and 2 16oz. Jar Gourmet Candles. PLUS a Mystic Melon Bella Bar too from http://www.usamade.scent-team.com/videopresentation.php
($120 Value) 3 Months Free 125X125 and 585X80 Banner Advertising on PR4 blog at http://the-dude.co.uk/
($110 Value) One Month Free 125X125 Banner and Product Review Advertising on PR3 Blog with Alexa of 27000 at http://www.thewwwblog.com/
($75 Value) Free Video Review of your site, product or service on one of my favorite blogs IMwithJoe
$35 Cash via PayPal from http://www.mymerchantaccountblog.com
($35 Value) 1 Month Free 125 X 125 Banner PLUS 1 Month Text Link Ad in Sidebar on PR4 Blog with Alexa of 50,000 from Blogging Tips to Make Money Online
Free $25 Plug-In Scentsy Warmer & Accessorie from http://www.scentsy.com/niffer
$30 Cash via PayPal from http://www.maheshkukreja.com
$25 Cash via PayPal from http://blog.therealtruthaboutmlm.com

Social Media Mania & A Chance to Win Viral Sign Up Generator

Jason Katzenback — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:58:01 +0000

OK, we all know that Twitter is exploding thanks to some recent events with Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey… right???

There are also dozens of new Twitter tools popping up all over the place… and I have bought a lot of them. I have also refunded a couple that were just simply crap.

Well today I was approached by someone about a new product they wanted me to review, and to be honest I deny about 90% of them because the are usually just looking for a way to bypass paying for a review. Which is not a bad thing, but I only have so many hours in the day as it is and I need to focus on things that directly affect my bottom line. Its called running a business

Anyway… as you know… well you should know… the pastures here have a pretty cool contest going on with prizes in excess of $3000 and in the previous contest post I mentioned that each day we are going to have a surprise give away. Sooooo…. wait, should I ramble more or get to the point????

GET TO THE POINT COW!

OK, fine, be that way. The email was from the owner of a new product called Viral Sign Up Generator and what it does is combines your email opt in with your twitter follow.

You need to understand, if you think that Twitter is stupid, a fad or some other negative thing… you need to look in the mirror and say to the person looking back.. “What Are You An Idiot!”

Twitter is constantly bringing in 1% to 2% traffic from every message I send within the first 5 minutes. That means if at this moment there are 8000 followers, then as soon as I tweet a message I get anywhere between 80 and 160 visitors. You may think that does not sound like much, but that is consistent and giving me fantastic results. I want to remind you that all the $3000 in prizes was because I twittered 8 times (at different times and in different ways) that I needed sponsors…. hint, hint (did you catch that). In case you missed it, I twittered 8 different times (because some people work, some people sleep and some people live in other time zones) and I used different words every second message. I did not do this manually, but instead used the PRO version of Tweetlater.com which is very cool. It allows you to spin your text so it posts different variations.

Anyway, as for this tool that was brought to my attention… I immediately looked at it because this was on my list of things for my programmer to do. I have a Twitter tool that i use right now, that he is packaging up for me to offer others and after that i was going to have him create this exact tool. There are 2 huge things that are going to help your blog this year… increasing email subscribers and increasing twitter followers (I promise you)… and this tool helps with both.

It combines your auto responder service with twitter and packages it all together in a beautiful little package.

So just so you know, this is not a paid review… or a review for a friends product, this is me telling you that I like this tool!

I only have one complaint, the installation instructions were not as clear as i wished but i got on AIM with them and they totally agreed with everything I had to offer for advice. The installation is very easy, just do what I did not do and FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE VIDEO.

So now you know I recommend this tool to you… but I also have some good news. I am giving away (I got permission from them) two FREE copies of this script to two of you. One winner is already selected, the second winner will be selected tomorrow based on who participates today.

So here are the very clear instructions.

IMPORTANT –> If you want to participate in this contest for a chance to win some of the $3000 in prizes, you need to first CLICK HERE and follow the original contest instructions. Once you have completed that, you can come back to this post and be qualified… but if you already have done that then you a good to go

Mandatory Criteria #1… Subscribe to JoeTechs RSS at http://feeds.feedburner.com/JoeTech
Mandatory Criteria #2… Click Here to tweet the following message “Checking out the SEO service SEO by the Hour http://seobythehour.com/“
Mandatory Criteria #3... you must fill out the following form (yes this is the script i was talking about. IMPORTANT, once you fill out the form you will be brought to a page that has the twitter bird (this is showing you that it is posting to your account), this page will then redirect back to here

WAIT There is MORE… What the above steps did, is entered you in a chance to win a copy of this script BUT it also gave you another point towards winning the grand prize… and I have 1 more “Optional thing” for you to do to earn yourself an extra point.

Optional Task – Click Here to Follow http://twitter.com/TerriLorah (She is the sponsor of the ($106.00 Value) Free Gourmet Candle products (Melting Pot, 2 Bags of melts, an 8 Oz. Spa Sations candle and 2 16oz. Jar Gourmet Candles. PLUS a Mystic Melon Bella Bar too from http://www.usamade.scent-team.com/videopresentation.php

Last but NOT least – Fill out the comment form below with the details so I can pick you as a winner

Ohhh.. and i almost forgot… I said there were two copies we are giving away and that one winner was already selected. That winner is Kikolani. Congrats, i have sent them an email and you should hear from them soon. The winner of the second copy will be announced tomorrow along with details of another draw I am having

Win over $3000 in Prizes with the JohnCow Social Media Mania 2.0 Contest

Jason Katzenback — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:40:40 +0000

Let The Games Begin!

First of all, welcome to the kick off of the Social Media Mania Contest here at JohnCow!

The purpose of this contest is twofold. The first is to get more exposure for JohnCow (kind of obvious I know) but the second is to teach my readers some cool tips and give them a chance to win some cool prizes.

I need to mention that I LOVE Social Media and it is 100% responsible for providing over $3000 in prizes to this contest. I simply posted a few times on Twitter and Facebook and let the JohnCow RSS feed spread the word a bit too. In other words, what took me about 5 minutes to set up, got me in return over $3000 in cash and prizes to offer all of you… and yes I will be explaining exactly what I did.

But first I want to cover some details of this contest and that needs to start with the rules…

The Rules:

Contest Starts May 5th 2009 and Ends May 12th 2009.
You MUST be 18 years of older to participate. Sorry everyone who is under the age of 18 but there are just too many risks involved otherwise.
JohnCow and its owners are NOT responsible for the shipping of prizes. This has been made clear with the sponsors and I will pass the winners info to them and also will provide the winners the contact info of the sponsors.
Unclaimed prizes will be void after 30 days. We send an email and post it on this here blog and if within 30 days the winners do not claim the prize, sorry.. you snooze you lose.
Winners must still be actively following JohnCow and the other top sponsors in order to qualify for their prize at the time of drawing.
All participants agree to our Privacy, TOU and Disclaimer
Participants acknowledge that it may take 4 to 6 weeks to receive some prizes.

What Can You Win? –> Check out the AWESOME prizes!

So far, here are the SWEET Prizes… valued at over $3000!

($300+ Value) Chinavision Projector Cell Phone from JoeTech.com
($400+ Value) 5 Hours of Link Building Service, $50 cash via Paypal and a permanent blogroll link at SEO Blog from James Harrison
$200 Cash via PayPal from http://wpunlimited.com/
$250 in Free Passion Products of Your Choice from Enjoy Intimate Bliss
($200 Value) SONY PSP 3000 Ratchet & Clank Limited Edition Bundle from Making Money With PPC Coach
($500+ Value) FREE 6 Months Access to…
($280 Value) FREE 2 Year Access to GoStats PRO PLUS $100 Cash Via PayPal from http://gostats.com/
($200+ Value) FREE Custom Made 10K Gold Military Ring (For you or someone you care about), from…
($197 Value) Free 1 year Access to Tweet Riches Pro
($106.00 Value) Free Gourmet Candle products (Melting Pot, 2 Bags of melts, an 8 Oz. Spa Sations candle and 2 16oz. Jar Gourmet Candles. PLUS a Mystic Melon Bella Bar too from http://www.usamade.scent-team.com/videopresentation.php
($120 Value) 3 Months Free 125X125 and 585X80 Banner Advertising on PR4 blog at http://the-dude.co.uk/
($110 Value) One Month Free 125X125 Banner and Product Review Advertising on PR3 Blog with Alexa of 27000 at http://www.thewwwblog.com/
($75 Value) Free Video Review of your site, product or service on one of my favorite blogs IMwithJoe
$35 Cash via PayPal from http://www.mymerchantaccountblog.com
($35 Value) 1 Month Free 125 X 125 Banner PLUS 1 Month Text Link Ad in Sidebar on PR4 Blog with Alexa of 50,000 from Blogging Tips to Make Money Online
Free $25 Plug-In Scentsy Warmer & Accessorie from http://www.scentsy.com/niffer
$30 Cash via PayPal from http://www.maheshkukreja.com
$25 Cash via PayPal from http://blog.therealtruthaboutmlm.com

How Are Prizes Awarded

Each player will get an opportunity to earn “points”, these are done by accomplishing simple tasks. The different tasks will be worth different points. Each point will represent one chance to win, so if you have earned 8 points, that means that you have 8 chances to win. So if you had 8 and I only had one, that means that in the draw, you would have 8 tickets in the bucket and I would only have one.

Winners only win once, so if you are selected as Winner #1, you can no longer be selected.

Prizes are given out in the following order…

Winner #1 – Selects Any 5 of the Top Prizes.
Winner #2 – Selects Any 4 of the remaining prizes.
Winner #3 – Selects Any 3 of the remaining prizes.
Winner #4 – Selects Any 2 of the remaining prizes.
Winner #5 – Selects Any 1 of the remaining prizes.
Winner #6 – Selects Any 1 of the remaining prizes.
Winner #7 – Selects Any 1 of the remaining prizes.
Winner #8 – Gets the 1 remaining prizes.

The winners names will be mentioned here on JohnCow.com on the day specified and the winners will have 30 days to claim their prize. They will also be emailed

Lets Get Started

So here we go…and take notice that the first 4 steps are required to qualify

Part 1 Required Steps:

Completing these steps will register you for one point in the contest.

Step #1 (Required): You must be a follower of JohnCow and Click Here to retweet this message “Check out Amazing Prizes that Are Super Easy to Win at http://bit.ly/16yXzv @johncow you rock!”

Step #2 (Required): Click Here to follow on Twitter our Top Sponsor JoeTech.com

Step #3 (Required): Click Here to follow on Twitter our Top Sponsor SEO by The Hour

Step #4: Leave a comment below of the steps you completed so your points can be calculated (all points will be verified) IMPORTANT – Review below jobs before commenting.

Part 2: Optional but Recommended Steps

Step #5 (1 Extra Point): Become a friend to JohnCow on FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=616647906

Step #6 (1 Extra Point): Sign up as a “Google Friend Connect” and Join My Site

Step #7: (1 Extra Point): Click here to give WPUnlimited.com a thumbs up on Stumbleupon

Step #8: (1 Extra Point): Go to http://yourpassionconsultant.com/consultants/intimatebliss/catalog.html and then find the a gift that made you say “WOW” and then add the link to that page below in the comment field made available.

Part 3: Follow Along Everyday for More Chances to Win… and Special Daily Draws

For the next week, each day I am going to be posting 3 very simple jobs for you to earn more credits. Each job will be for a top sponsor PLUS one of the other sponsors and I will also include a cool “Social Media Tip”… for example, tomorrow I am going to explain how I was able to get so many prizes through Twitter… I also will be giving away some random prize (the value will change from $20 to $477) each day. So be sure to check back tomorrow!

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