In A Nutshell:-
Contest Host: Carl Discovers The World
Contest URL: Win 3500 ECs
Contest Deadline: 20 May 2008
Prize(s): Total of 3500 Entrecard Credits
Judging Criteria: Random draw
How To Enter: Blog about contest or blog with links
Whiz Rating: 3.5 Stars
Expert Musings: EC contests are commonplace but a good first try

Details:-
Carl of Carl Discovers The World is having his first EC contest.

The prizes are as follows:
First prize is 2000 EC
Second prize is 1000 EC
Third prize is 500 EC

Winners will be drawn randomly. Carl will put all contestants names into a hat and his other half will pull three names out.

Here’s what you need to do. Write a minimum 150-word post on your blog about his contest or his blog or anything to do with his themes etc. You will have to link to his blog homepage and one of his posts in your post body. It can be any post so that’s your choice. Your post needs to be permanent, but the incentive is that he’ll link to you as well.

Remember to comment on the contest post to let him know you’ve entered.

If you’re interested in entering his contest, do pop down to his contest post to check out the full details.

Give him your support and you stand a chance to win some ECs!

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In A Nutshell:-
Contest Host: iNeedAlex
Contest URL: Hottest Contest
Contest Deadline: 15 June 2008
Prize(s): Various
Judging Criteria: Random draw
How To Enter: Subscribe to feeds by email and blog about contest or add video to your site
Whiz Rating: 6 Stars
Expert Musings: Attractive prizes but contest has been running for quite a long time

Details:-
iNeedAlex is holding a contest with several prizes.

Here is a rundown of the prizes:

1st Prize
Brand New Authentic Persol 2244s Sunglasses $240
1 Year 125×125 Banner on this site $120
Brand New Cloverfield DVD $20
10,000 EntreCard Credits $50
9,999 Credits for MooTraffic.com - Price? Priceless…

2nd Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits
1 Year 125×125 Banner on this site $120

3rd Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits
1 Year 125×125 Banner on this site $120

4th Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits

5th Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits

6th Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits

7th Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits

8th Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits

9th Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits

10th Prize
1,000 EntreCard Credits

If you’re interested in entering his contest, do pop down to the contest post above to check out the full details.

Get entered soon!

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Do come back to catch up with some good contests around the web plus find out from the expert if these contests are worth your time and effort in entering!

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In A Nutshell:-
Contest Host: MooneyQuest
Contest URL: First MooneyQuest Contest
Contest Deadline: 4 May 2008
Prize(s): Various
Judging Criteria: Random draw
How To Enter: Subscribe to feeds by email; Extra entries for blogging and commenting
Whiz Rating: 6.5 Stars
Expert Musings: A great start for his first contest

Details:-
MooneyQuest is one of the latest blogs to hold a multi-sponsor contest. These are proving to be very popular lately and this one also offers some nice prizes.

Entry is as simple as subscribing to his feeds by email. There are also ways to gain bonus entries - such as by blogging about the contest or commenting on his blog.

Of course, the main attraction is the array of prizes. Here they are:

Advertising:

• 125×125 banner on ThatBlogSite.com for 1 month ($10)
• 125×125 banner on Oibo.org for 3 months ($180)

Cash:

• $100 PayPal from MooneyQuest.com

Consultation:

• 1 hour consultation with Jason from TheUniversityKid.com ($80)
• 1 hour consultation with Reid / Knight Rider from MooneyQuest.com ($60)

eBooks / Videos:

• 4 copies of the Referral Madness video series ($25 value per copy)
• Infinite number of copies of “Seven Ways to Live a Better Life” by Jason at BlogPremiere (everyone who enters gets a copy)

Entrecredits:

• 2000 Entrecredits from Cant Get Rich
• 500 Entrecredits from EcoInsomniac
• 500 Entrecredits from The WWW Observer
• 500 Entrecredits from The World Wide Web Blog
• 500 Entrecredits from That Blog Site
• 500 Entrecredits from Donace
• 128 Entrecredits from Foolsville 2.0

Hosting:

• 1 Year of Shared Hosting (Swamp package) from Hostgator ($179 value)

Paid Reviews:

• One paid review on ThatBlogSite.com ($30)
• One paid review from Oibo.org ($80)

Software:

• 2 license to Fruitful Time ($60 value) - FruitfulTime is a software development company specialising in productivity software. FruitfulTime TaskManager, is a to do list software which will help you to organise your life and get things done.

If you’re interested in entering his contest, do pop down to the contest post above to check out the full details.

Get entered before the draw on 4 May 2008. Good luck!

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In A Nutshell:-
Contest Host: Wikigiz
Contest URL: Wikigiz Contest
Contest Deadline: 30 June 2008
Prize(s): $50 cash; 4GB USB Drive; Ad slot
Judging Criteria: Random draw
How To Enter: Subscribe to feeds by email and/or blog about site
Whiz Rating: 6 Stars
Expert Musings: Contest duration is rather long but prizes are attractive

Details:-
Wikigiz is a blog which posts about new gadgets, technology-related products and information. If you’re interested in entering their contest, do pop down to the contest post above to check out the full details.

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In A Nutshell:-
Contest Host: General Marketing Blog
Contest URL: Free Hosting And Domain Contest
Contest Deadline: 30 April 2008
Prize(s): One year of free hosting; 500,000 credits on Blog Banner Exchange; 500 Entrecard Credits
Judging Criteria: Random draw
How To Enter: Purchase ad, blog about contest with a link to their homepage and 1stchoicebanners.com, subscribe to feeds by email and/or comment on post
Whiz Rating: 4 Stars
Expert Musings: Compared with the recent big contest they held, this is on a much smaller scale

Details:-
If you’re interested in entering the General Marketing Blog contest, do pop down to the contest post to check out the full details.

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If you’ve noticed, I’ve added a new plugin to each post which allows one to share the content of posts.

Besides being able to submit each post to various social networking sites, you can also email each post to your friends, save the content of the post to your computer in PDF or Word formats and even print it out!

Hope you like the new “Share” plugin! Start sharing!

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I’ve having a quickie contest over here at Contest Whiz.

The first 10 people who comment on this post will get prizes of $50 each!

Your comments must not be spam or phrases like “good post” or “thank you”.

The contest will end once 10 valid comments have been posted.

Good luck!

P.S. The prizes will be sponsored by The AprilFools Incorporated and will be in the form of gift certificates which you can claim at your nearest The AprilFools Store. You will forfeit your prize if your country does not have an outlet of The AprilFools Store. The AprilFools Incorporated was started in 3030 A.D. and is the sole agent of the Gobblewob player. Happy April Fools Day!

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In A Nutshell:-
Contest Host: Blogging Pro
Contest URL: Win A Live Wire Theme Set
Contest Deadline: 2 April 2008
Prize(s): Live Wire Theme Set
Judging Criteria: Random draw
How To Enter: Blog about theme with links (minimum 200 words)
Whiz Rating: 6 Stars
Expert Musings: A gorgeous theme from a great theme designer

Details:-
Adii has released yet another stellar series of magazine themes called the Live Wire Series. The themes are priced at $99.95 for a single license, $149.95 for a three-pack which contains all three themes and two licenses, and $249.95 for the developer license which allows you to use the themes on an unlimited number of blogs.

The Live Wire Series not only looks fantastic but is also jam-packed with features as below.

Features

• Automatic Image Resizer
• Custom Page Templates for Archives, Sitemap & Image Gallery
• Built-in Gravatar Support for Authors & Comments
• Author Profiles & Archives
• Featured news section
• Video Panel (for use with Flash videos)
• Navigation Dropdown Menu’s
• Sidebar Tabbed Box
• 2 different homepage layouts (featured section)
• Widgetized sidebars
• Integrated Banner Ad Management (easily switch this on / off)
• Integrated Flickr & Feedburner

The Live Wire themes would be ideal for this blog or some of my other blogs which are using some very common themes. All three themes look magnificent but my favorite has to be the Live Wire 2.0 for it’s stylish overall look. You can check out all the Live Wire themes at this link.

Adii is now giving away a set of the Live Wire themes (worth $149.95). To enter the contest, blog about what you would use the Live Wire theme for, which version is your favorite, and link back to the themes page and the contest post and you will be entered into a random draw to get the three themes.

Do pop down to the contest post to check out the full details.

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If you look around the blogosphere, you’ll realize that many blogs hold contests, mainly to raise publicity for their blogs and to increase the traffic and links to their sites.

However, even though a contest is a good way to boost the popularity of a site, it must be done well to get the desired results. Many contests offer rather unattractive prizes (possibly the most sought-after prize is simply cash) or have complex rules which put people off. Try to make your contest as simple to enter as possible and don’t keep changing the rules, especially not after the contest has already started. If you wish to make changes to the rules due to feedback, try to ensure that those who have already participated are not penalized. Publicize your contest by submitting it to contest blogs such as Contest Whiz (and tell all your friends and relatives). The worst scenario is to hold a contest which no one knows about or bothers to participate.

So if you’re holding a contest, be sure to make it count!

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