May Top Commenter Contest Begins - April Winners Announced!
No joke here my friends, May begins now! (OK yesterday, sue me; the month went too damn fast.) Don’t forget to check the rules and tips page linked above the commenter names. Sponsors & Prizes to be announced shortly…late on that too.
The lucky April winners are:
Nicolas Prudhon (73)
Matty Byloos (63)
almir (40)
Mitch (28)
Alan @ Work At Home Resorces (27)
Sherry (27)
Peter@passive income ideas (22)
Sire (18)
Kikolani (13)
James King (11)
Congrats to all! This is an extra special month as we have 10 winners and 12 prizes! Yep, two very generous contributors are giving two prizes each! As per the rules, #1 gets to choose his/her own prize from the list below. This month the first TWO get too choose TWO of their own prizes!
Nicolas first, then Matty. 3-10 will be contacted in order afterward. The prizes are:
DirectSalesWebMarketing.com (ME) is offering $10 paypal.
Mirjam who prefers article marketing is offering $10 paypal.
Dalirin who says to Get Free Stuff is ofering $10 paypal.
V.Divya Sai who has Blogger Templates Widgets is offering a 125×125 ad spot for one month.
Jake the CPU Nut is offering a 125 x 125 ad spot for one month.
Ben Pei from PeiProfit.com is offering a free banner design, any size.
Sherry is offering 2 separate 125×125 ad spots on 2 separate blogs - Another Contest & Name Sherry.
Peter Lee from his Work At Home Blog is offering his ebook, Quit Being A Wage Slave Using 10 Easy Steps.
Matty Byloos from MattyByloos.com is offering a one month text link on his homepage. PR5
Noel Bautista who coaches Make Money Online with Work at Home Dad is offering TWO copies of Adsense Unleashed.
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Congrats again to the winners! I’m still looking for May sponsors; please contact me with any questions.
Dennis
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sherry
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:32 am
Participating in this blog is rewarding and easy - it’s a great community. The fact that there is the opportunity to be rewarded with a bonus is huge, so here’s a great big thank you!
Matty Byloos´s last blog post..Steve Reich’s “Double Sextet” Wins Pulitzer Prize
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
@Matty Byloos, Welcome and thank you! I’ll contact you as soon as Nicolas replies.
I’ll email you on the other matter as soon as this dies down.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Woo hoo; moved up to number four this month! Well, that’s pretty neat; guess I’ll have to figure out how to get into the top 3 next.
Mitch´s last blog post..A Look At Page Views
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
@Mitch, Aside from months with more then 10 prizes, past #1 really makes no difference.
Mitch Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
@Dennis Edell, It’s just the challenge, Dennis. Moving up slowly and surely, if you will. Course, I’m not going to write messages just to be writing, as you know, so let’s see if there’s enough to comment on, including talking to other people.
Mitch´s last blog post..Grabbing For More Twitter Followers?
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:43 am
@Mitch, Ooooo sounds like a challenge in there as well.
Mitch Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:20 pm
@Dennis Edell, Hey, it’s what I do. One of these days, I want to see if you can write 12 articles in a month, like you used to do. Now that would be an interesting challenge, seeing who could write the most articles in one month, one that, overall, I’m betting I’d win.
Mitch´s last blog post..Six Things I’ve Learned About Affiliate Marketing
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
@Mitch, Two things stop me from writing so much, the more the articles - less the readers/comenters….just seems to be the way it is.
I got other stuff going on also.
Quality over quantity any day.
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:17 pm
73 comments, I wonder how he pulled that off?
KushMoney´s last blog post..First Blog Contest For 2009
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
@KushMoney,
Haha! It wasn’t difficult - the #1 most popular post now is his.
KushMoney Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:24 pm
@Dennis Edell, Now I see how he did it. lol.
KushMoney´s last blog post..First Blog Contest For 2009
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 3:58 pm
@KushMoney, and well deserved, that’s for sure.
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I just want to say Thank You to Dennis for this contest, as well as all the people who have been generous enough to sponsor it.
Now to all the people who have been participating in this contest (intentionally or not - like me); I just want to say that winning a contest is great, but more importantly one should really comment because he has something to say that will carry on the conversation or add value to it, not just to look at his/her contest ranking.
This blog is great and so is the community here, there’s is truly a lot of value here beyond the contest prizes!
Cheers to all and may the month of May be fruitful to all of us!
Nicolas Prudhon´s last blog post..Migrating to WordPress
Matty Byloos Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:18 pm
@Nicolas Prudhon, Your guest post was terrific, and the comments it inspired were a testament to that. The fact that you stayed involved and gave such attention to all who commented on the post is awesome. Glad to have you around here, and glad you won!
Matty Byloos´s last blog post..Steve Reich’s “Double Sextet” Wins Pulitzer Prize
Nicolas Prudhon Reply:
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:29 pm
@Matty Byloos, Honestly I don’t feel that I should get credit for “staying involved and giving attention to the people who commented”; I owe to believe that this is something expected by the guest writer…
Anyway, I’m really grateful for the warm welcome I got from this community!
Nicolas Prudhon´s last blog post..Migrating to WordPress
Matty Byloos Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
@Nicolas Prudhon, Sorry to be so cynical, but look at the world in which we live. All too often, people expect to get something for nothing, or people are reluctant at best to share what they have, or people are all too self-centered or self-involved to offer something selflessly to others. You’ve done a good thing this past month. And for better or worse, you deserve the reward.
Matty Byloos´s last blog post..Steve Reich’s “Double Sextet” Wins Pulitzer Prize
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
@Nicolas Prudhon, It is, or at least should be expected; same as responding to comments on one’s own blog.
However, you definitely outclassed some and I really hope people take the time to sift through those comments as many are articles in themselves!
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:27 am
@Nicolas Prudhon, Very well said my friend, and I figured this would come as a bit of a surprise. lol
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 am
@Nicolas Prudhon, Very welcome and thank you! Like I said below, you really went above and beyond here.
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Man, I used to be No. one as far as commenting goes. Ah, yes, ‘those were the days my friend and we thought they would never end’, but they do, don’t they Dennis. Good contest their mate.
Sire´s last blog post..Sailboats In Sydney Harbor With Opera House Backdrop
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:32 am
@Sire, Who thought they would never end?
Sire Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 12:10 am
@Dennis Edell, We all thought that at one stage or another, don’t you reckon?
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:11 am
Hi
Have you found that offering these prizes for commenting has increased the level of spam and/or made moderation take longer? I’m just interested because it is something that I might consider for my blogs.
Many thanks
Neil
Neil´s last blog post..Change to Follow Links
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:35 am
@Neil, First off, welcome to the community! I hope to see you around more often.
I do moderate a wee bit more and I even had to close it the second month to make some points crystal clear.
I have a general comment policy and even a separate “rules and tips” page for the contests. Overall though it’s well worth it in the end.
May 3rd, 2009 at 9:59 am
congrats to winnes
Sherry´s last blog post..Free Gadget Giveaway
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I have better step up to the challenge if I am to win any prizes. But beating Nicolas and Matty will be tough!
Mikael´s last blog post..These Are the Best Keywords to Target When Making Money with Adsense
Nicolas Prudhon Reply:
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:34 pm
@Mikael, Don’t worry Mikael, I’m not chasing after the contest at all, I don’t comment if I have nothing to say.
Nicolas Prudhon´s last blog post..Migrating to WordPress
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Yikes Dennis, how does one compete with 73 comments! I don’t think even my husband would bother commenting on my blog 73 times!
You are doing a nice job with your blogs. Keep up the good work. ~ Colleen
Colleen´s last blog post..Lease to Own Houses
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 9:17 am
@Colleen, He’d be expected to if he wrote such a popular guest post.
Mikael Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 9:25 am
@Colleen, I’m sure your husband would if you asked him to
Mikael´s last blog post..Most People Lack the Right Mindset to Make Money Online
May 4th, 2009 at 5:26 am
Sincere congrats to the winners!
May 4th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Thank you, Dennis, for running this contest. I’m glad to have been a contributing member here for the past month and look forward to the many months ahead. I also just want to say congrats to all the winners. Those are some very nice prizes
It’s great to be one of the winners, but I didn’t comment in the hopes of winning. You run a great blog here and provide a lot of value. The friendly atmosphere of other commenters as well as the fact that you play an active role in replying makes it all the easier to get involved. Again, thanks!
Alan @ Work At Home Resources´s last blog post..Finding A Profitable Niche So You Can Work From Home on the Internet
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
@Alan @ Work At Home Resources, Congrats and thanks much for all the kind words! I have definitely been blessed with an awesome community.
Alan @ Work At Home Resources Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
@Dennis Edell, And we have been blessed by you.
Alan @ Work At Home Resources´s last blog post..Marketing Your Work From Home Web Site with Proper Use of Forum Signatures
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
@Alan @ Work At Home Resources, Aww *blush* thanks!
May 4th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Yay, I’m so excited. I haven’t won any form of blogging related contest, and I was sure I’d be out since I’ve been gone since the last week of April.
Thanks for offering this monthly contest!
~ Kristi
Kikolani´s last blog post..How to Make Social Promotion Easy
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 11:47 am
@Kikolani, You’re quite welcome and congrats! I’ll be in touch soon.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:44 am
I’m sorry dudes, since I’ve never won anything in my life, I’ll get all my self through this competition to win it!!
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 11:53 am
@Jimbo,
Hey Jimbo, welcome to our little community! I look forward to all your insightful comments.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Congrats to all the winners this month.
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 11:56 am
@Michael, Welcome to the community Michael! I hope to see you around more often.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Any word on how far along you are? End of the week, you think? Awesome….
Matty Byloos´s last blog post..Artslant May Showcase Winner
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 11:55 am
@Matty Byloos, Your email is coming today.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
I’m glad I made the list I truly learned a lot from your blog as I have applied many of your principles to my blog as well
article drip robot´s last blog post..Review Of “The One And Only” Atomic Blogging 3.0
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
@almir, Thanks for being a part my friend, and I’m glad things are workin’ out!
May 6th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Wow
Everyone gets a prizes. That’s awesome.
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
@James-SEO tips, Yep some extra cool sponsors last month.
Don’t forget the name in the name field.
May 7th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Wow! At least you get something out of commenting. This is the first time I heard about this.
Dennis Edell Reply:
May 7th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
@Jason, Welcome to the community Jason! I hope to see you around more often.
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:19 am
What a wonderful way to get the community together! These monthly sponsored contests are a great marketing strategy. The top commenter contest encourages a healthy exchange of inspired, well-thought out comments. Congratulations to the winners and good luck to the ones joining this month!
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:00 am
Wooo man. That great. The top commenter made 70+ comments in a month. Congrats Nicolas.
Typhoon´s last blog post..Google May 2009 Toolbar PageRank Update - I am still PR4