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Contest Start: November 7th, 2010 6:00 AM EST
Contest End: December 31st, 2010 11:59 PM EST
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PublisherForums.com is proud to launch its biggest contest to date! Thanks to our many sponsors (19), we're giving out more prizes than ever
before. In fact, we have over $7,000 worth of prizes to give away to 12 lucky winners, totaling 55 prizes!
Here's your opportunity to both help build the PublisherForums community as well as have a chance at winning some great prizes.
Participation is easy and fun. Basically, all you have to do is post on the forums! Prizes are given out to the top quantity posters, the top
quality posters, and the top referrers. You can read more details further down this page.
This contest runs for 7 weeks ($7,000 in 7 weeks) so there is plenty of time to compete for a prize, even if you don't start until the 5th
week. Our sponsors have generously donated a lot of fantastic prizes, and we've packaged them up into bundles so that the winners will each
receive multiple prizes.
This contest is meant to be fun, and you'll be sure to meet friendly like-minded web entrepreneurs and web publishers on the forums here. So
what are you waiting for? Get posting!
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This is not one of those posting contests where only the most frequent posters can win. In fact, there are a total of 55 prizes inside of 12 prize packages which are available to be won in 3 different categories. This leaves a lot of room and opportunity for members to qualify for prizes,
and members may even qualify for multiple prizes by winning in separate categories.
The prize structure has been set up to allow for both the best possible quality discussion for the site while awarding members for various
contributions to the forum as well. There are other webmaster forums out there that actually endorse spam or low quality posts. That would go
against PublisherForums's goal which is to provide intellectual discussion for web publishers and entrepreneurs.
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The top posters are measured by the highest number of posts made during the contest's time frame. It is imperative to understand that poor,
low-quality posts, or spamming is in no way tolerated. Members who purposely make poor posts in order to boost their post count will be removed
from the contest at the administrator's discretion. Please be sure to read the forum rules. In order to be eligible for this category, a minimum of 300 posts must be made (that's only an average of 5
posts per day).
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1st Place ($2,163 in Prizes) |
300 |
- 1-Year-Subscription for the Enterprise package at Chooey.com ($1,200 Value) (More Details)
- 1-Year-Subscription to PPC-Coach.com ($420 Value) (More Details)
- $200 cash via PayPal from PeerFly.com ($200 Value) (More Details)
- 1 copy of Ultimate Blogging Theme from CarlOcab.com ($147 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 custom character mascot design from LogoNerds.com ($97 Value) (More
Details)
- 5 custom animated banner ads from AzizNatour.com ($75 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 Autographed "Make Money Online" Book from JohnChow.com ($24 Value) (More
Details)
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2nd Place ($1,119 in Prizes) |
300 |
- 1-Year-Subscription to PPC-Coach.com ($420 Value) (More Details)
- 1 corporate identity logo package from AzizNatour.com ($300 Value) (More
Details)
- 5 professional custom 400-650 word articles from CodonMediaGroup.com ($225 Value) (More Details)
- $100 cash via PayPal from BombardMarketing.com ($100 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 copy of Lambda GeoIP geo-targeting script from LambdaGeoIP.com ($50 Value) (More Details)
- 1 Autographed "Make Money Online" Book from JohnChow.com ($24 Value) (More
Details)
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3rd Place ($491 in Prizes) |
300 |
- 1-Year-Subscription for the Starter package at Chooey.com ($240 Value) (More
Details)
- 1-Year-Subscription for Gold membership at InDigitalWorks.com ($97 Value) (More Details)
- 500 grams of 100% pure caffeine powder from BuyCaffeine.co.uk ($53 Value) (More Details)
- 5 custom banner ads from AzizNatour.com ($50 Value) (More Details)
- 1 Copy of Coupon Code from CouponCodePlugin.com ($27 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 Autographed "Make Money Online" Book from JohnChow.com ($24 Value) (More
Details)
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4th Place ($416 in Prizes) |
300 |
- 1-Year-Subscription for the Starter package at Chooey.com ($240 Value) (More
Details)
- 1-Year-Subscription for Gold membership at InDigitalWorks.com ($97 Value) (More Details)
- Membership for eCover software from InDigitalCover.com ($47 Value) (More Details)
- 1 swiss army knife from LeatherBagsAndMore.com ($32 Value) (More
Details)
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5th Place ($156 in Prizes) |
300 |
- 1 copy of PopUp Domination from PopUpDomination.com ($77 Value) (More
Details)
- Membership for eCover software from InDigitalCover.com ($47 Value) (More Details)
- 1 swiss army knife from LeatherBagsAndMore.com ($32 Value) (More
Details)
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6th Place ($127 in Prizes) |
300 |
- 1 copy of PopUp Domination from PopUpDomination.com ($77 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 custom web logo, favicon, and avatar from AzizNatour.com ($50 Value) (More Details)
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Quality posting is when a member makes particularly high quality or helpful posts on average. In order to be eligible, the administrator must
find the member to have produced especially high quality or helpful posts, and a minimum of 100 posts must be made (that's less than 2 posts
per day). The top quality posters will be chosen by the administrator. Members of the forum will then vote on a poll to determine the winners
in order to provide the most fair and democratic solution.
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1st Place ($740 in Prizes) |
100 |
- 1-Year-Subscription to PPC-Coach.com ($420 Value) (More Details)
- $100 cash via PayPal from AmpedMedia.com ($100 Value) (More Details)
- 1 BlogQuick license from PHPLemon.com ($99 Value) (More Details)
- 1 custom character mascot design from LogoNerds.com ($97 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 Autographed "Make Money Online" Book from JohnChow.com ($24 Value) (More
Details)
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2nd Place ($276 in Prizes) |
100 |
- 5 custom animated banner ads from AzizNatour.com ($75 Value) (More
Details)
- 500 grams of 100% pure caffeine powder from BuyCaffeine.co.uk ($53 Value) (More Details)
- 1 copy of Lambda GeoIP geo-targeting script from LambdaGeoIP.com ($50 Value) (More Details)
- Membership for eCover software from InDigitalCover.com ($47 Value) (More Details)
- 1 Copy of Coupon Code from CouponCodePlugin.com ($27 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 Autographed "Make Money Online" Book from JohnChow.com ($24 Value) (More
Details)
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3rd Place ($179 in Prizes) |
100 |
- 1-Year-Subscription for Gold membership at InDigitalWorks.com ($97 Value) (More Details)
- 5 custom banner ads from AzizNatour.com ($50 Value) (More Details)
- 1 swiss army knife from LeatherBagsAndMore.com ($32 Value) (More
Details)
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Referrals are simply new members that you refer to the site. View this link to see the top
referrers and to grab your unique referral URL. You can grab banners here. Only refer quality members; that is, do not attempt to get your friends to sign
up just to rack up points. Signing up friends is fine as long as you think they'd be a good contribution to the site.
You are not to spam other sites or people in any negative or aggressive way, as doing so will forfeit your eligibility in the contest.
Referrals must be legitimate referred members and must genuinely be interested in the site and not incentivized in any way. In addition, please
note that only your referrals who have made 5 posts or more will be counted.
Unlike the other 2 categories, there is no minimum posting prerequisite in order to be eligible for this category.
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1st Place ($642 in Prizes) |
NA (*5) |
- 1-Year-Subscription for the Starter package at Chooey.com ($240 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 Multi-Site license of WP-Answers from WP-Answers.com ($179 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 AdQuick license from PHPLemon.com ($99 Value) (More Details)
- 1 custom character mascot design from LogoNerds.com ($97 Value) (More
Details)
- 1 Copy of Coupon Code from CouponCodePlugin.com ($27 Value) (More
Details)
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2nd Place ($494 in Prizes) |
NA (*5) |
- 1-Year-Subscription for the Starter package at Chooey.com ($240 Value) (More
Details)
- $125 cash via PayPal from QwikMedia.com ($125 Value) (More Details)
- 1 copy of Lambda GeoIP geo-targeting script from LambdaGeoIP.com ($50 Value) (More Details)
- Membership for eCover software from InDigitalCover.com ($47 Value) (More Details)
- 1 swiss army knife from LeatherBagsAndMore.com ($32 Value) (More
Details)
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3rd Place ($319 in Prizes) |
NA (*5) |
- 1-Year-Subscription for the Starter package at Chooey.com ($240 Value) (More
Details)
- Membership for eCover software from InDigitalCover.com ($47 Value) (More Details)
- 1 swiss army knife from LeatherBagsAndMore.com ($32 Value) (More
Details)
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This contest would not be possible without our sponsors. Below is more detailed information of our contest sponsors and the prizes they are
giving away:
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Chooey.com is the largest sponsor of this contest, generously donating $2,400 worth of
prizes.
One lucky winner will receive a 1-year-subscription for the Enterprise package which is a $1,200 value. The Enterprise package is their largest
available package and grants you 500,000 clicks per month, unlimited domains, and unlimited users.
Five other lucky winners will each receive a 1-year-subscription for the Starter package, which is a $240 value.
Below is a brief description of what Chooey.com offers as taken from their home page, but for more information we recommend you check out their website:
Do you run multiple offers from different affiliate networks? Are you looking to consolidate all of your statistics and reports in one
place in real time? If so chooey is the system for you!
Our proprietary tracking system is the most sophisticated tracking system on the market today with the easiest to use tools. Set up a campaign
in minutes and watch clicks, conversions and commission come in. In real time!
Our tools and reports integrate seamlessly with affiliate networks to ensure the most accurate tracking and statistics with real time eCPC and
conversion rates for all of your campaigns, offers, networks and sub ids.
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PPC-Coach.com recently celebrated its 3-year anniversary, and over the years has come to
be known as the place to learn PPC affiliate marketing.
PPC-Coach.com has kindly donated 3 1-Year-Subscription memberships to their training services, valued at $420.00 each.
Their training system includes many screencast videos showing very detailed step-by-step tutorials, custom-made scripts and tools, templates
and designs, and an active private forum exclusive to paying members.
Whether you're an experienced PPC affiliate marketer or have never run a campaign in your life, we're certain you'll leave with new knowledge
you didn't have before after using PPC-Coach.com.
Be sure to check out their Success Stories and Testimonials page.
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Aziz Natour (AzizNatour.com) is a talented freelance graphic designer who has
graciously donated $600 worth of services to our contest.
Aziz offers a plethora of design services, including (but not limited to): logos and corporate branding, web design, themes and skins, banner
design, and GUI design to name a few.
Below is a list of the prizes that 6 lucky winners will receive:
- 1 corporate logo identity package (print, vector, scalable) + 1 favicon + 1 avatar
- 1 web logo (fixed dimensions), favicon, and avatar
- 5 advertising banners of any size
- 5 advertising banners of any size
- 5 animated advertising banners (only .gif, no Flash)
- 5 animated advertising banners (only .gif, no Flash)
We highly recommend checking out his portfolio.
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InDigitalWorks.com is a service that offers thousands of resell rights and private
label rights products, allowing you to resell the products at any cost you wish or even claim as your own.
InDigitalWorks has donated 3 1-Year-Subscriptions for the Gold membership package which includes access to their complete inventory of 4,000
eBooks, software, videos, graphics, articles, and many more products with Resell or Private Label Rights. It also includes access to the
InDigitalCover.com eCover software (see below).
InDigitalCover.com is an online tool that lets you create your own custom product
images. If you have your own eBook, plugin, software, or any non-physical product, then this is perfect for you. Owned by the same people as
InDigitalWorks above, we have 5 InDigitalCover memberships to give away.
You can create custom images for different products including books, software boxes, DVD cases, and even credit cards. You can even rotate your
product image a full 360 degrees, allowing you to choose any angle of your product image you desire.
You can try out the demo on their site. We did, and you can see what we
made in 5-minutes by looking at our fake eBook image on the right.
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You guys are going to love this one. LogoNerds.com is, as their name suggests, a logo
design company. What makes them different from most logo design companies and freelancers is that they are dirt cheap.
Believe it or not, but for only $27 you can get a professional web logo complete with 3 different concepts, free revisions, and a turnaround
time of 3-5 days!
LogoNerds has sponsored our contest with 3 prizes. While the prizes are listed as "1 custom character mascot design", the winner is actually
able to choose from any of the 3 packages LogoNerds offers.
However, since the custom character mascot design package has the most value, we recommend grabbing that one.
Branding is everything, and there is no better way to brand yourself than to get your very own custom mascot. This is one
prize you don't want to miss out on.
Check out the LogoNerds.com portfolio to see some of their work.
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CoDonMediaGroup.com has sponsored our contest by giving away a prize of five
custom written articles on any subject of your choosing, up to 650 words each - a $225 value.
Whether you're a blogger who needs some fresh content, an affiliate marketer who needs content for a landing site, or a web publisher who needs
some filler for a new site, chances are you can always find use for some custom written content.
For more information, check out CoDonMediaGroup.com.
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What can we say about PeerFly.com? Well for starters, how about that we have made
$35,000 from them as a publisher?
PeerFly.com is an affiliate network. There are three main things that makes them different from the majority of affiliate networks out there.
First, they are a small company, consisting of just a handful of people. While this may sound like a negative thing, it's actually quite the
opposite. Even though PeerFly has seen a lot of growth since their launch a couple years ago, they have purposely stayed small. Why? Because
being small means that they are not spending extra resources on staff and overhead they don't need (thus passing the savings onto you) and
allows them to properly take care of their publishers on a more direct level (for example, there is no long hierarchy chain up to the boss.
It's just affiliate manager... boss)
Second, their system is an entire custom set-up. They are not using DirectTrack, HasOffers, or any of those affiliate systems. This allows them
to offer many features and services that most networks are unable to, as well as provide a very user-friendly system. PeerFly is constantly
coming out with new improvements and features all the time.
Lastly, PeerFly offers the highest payouts. In fact, they guarantee them, simple as that.
PeerFly is giving 1 lucky winner $200 cash via PayPal.
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PHPLemon.com is sponsoring our contest by giving away 1 copy of AdQuick and 1 copy of
BlogQuick.
AdQuick
This is one neat script. Have you ever wanted to run your own ad network? With AdQuick, you can. AdQuick allows you to run your own ad network similar to websites such as AdBrite.com, AdEngage.com,
BuySellAds.com, and Adster.com. It can also be used as a stand alone Ad Server for your own advertising needs, such as if you sell private ads
on your blog, website, or across your entire network.
BlogQuick
Paid reviews. It seems that more and more bloggers are accepting paid reviews these days. And for good reason - they are great for advertisers
and a great source of income for bloggers as well. With BlogQuick, you can
run your very own paid review network just like ReviewMe.com, PayPerPost.com, and SponsoredReviews.com.
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Chances are that if you've searched for a question on a search engine anytime recently, that you came across the answer at an answer site such
as Yahoo Answers.
WP-Answers.com is sponsoring this contest by giving away a multi-site license of their
Wordpress plugin, WP-Answers.
Utilising the power of the Wordpress blogging system, they have created a plugin which will transform your Wordpress blog into a question and
answers site, just like Yahoo Answers. Users can register to ask and answer questions posed by others. Its a great way to foster interaction
between your site members. It's also a fantastic way to grab a lot of quality organic SEO traffic.
They also include a system that pulls questions from Yahoo Answers and auto-posts them to your site. Any replies are also posted so that your
site looks active from the start.
And with a multi-site license, you are allowed to run WP-Answers on as many sites as you wish.
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Just as their name suggests, LeatherBagsAndMore.com carries a wide selection of
leather products... plus a bit more.
From backpacks and briefcases to handbags and wallets, chances are you'll find things at LeatherBagsAndMore that you didn't even know were
available in leather.
Christmas is already around the corner, so if you know anyone who is into leather, you know where to take care of their gift.
LeatherBagsAndMore also has an affiliate program that
is run through ShareASale.
LeatherBagsAndMore.com is giving away 5 official Victorinox Swiss Army
knives to 5 different lucky winners. The knives even contain a retractable ball point pen - we can definitely see that coming in handy.
The knives are only available to be shipped to winners that reside in the United States or Canada. If a winner lives somewhere else, they will
be paid the PayPal equivalent.
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Michael Dunlop from IncomeDiary.com is sponsoring our contest by giving away 2 copies
of PopUpDomination.com.
PopUp Domination is a script that allows you to dramatically increase your subscription rate to newsletter or lead capture services such as
AWeber and iContact. If your aim is to increase your e-mail list, then you need to get PopUp Domination.
The script will work on Wordpress or any standalone website, on any browser, with any mailing list provider, and offers many features such as
offering exit pop-ups, which pages it should or shouldn't appear on, as well as visual customization options.
Many top internet marketers are currently using PopUpDomination including Zac Johnson, Jonathan Volk, Yaro Starak, David Risley, and Ryan Lee
to name just a few. There is a reason for this. Nobody is forcing them or even paying them to use it. They are using
it because it works.
There is a fantastic video at PopUpDomination.com which presents the script very
nicely. Go and check it out.
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LambdaGeoIP.com is a fully self-hosted geo-targeting script that you can use on your
website to determine the geographic location of your visitors. In addition to that, you can determine if a user is on a mobile device, is a
bot, or is using a satellite connection.
You can also forward users to different pages based on their continent, country, region, or city. All of the features can be used on your site
with just 1 line of code in PHP.
Lambda GeoIP does not "phone home", load remote content, or communicate with any other server. It is secure and fully self hosted.
To anyone who has tried to set up a geo-targeting script or use a geo-targeting script before, you will know how complicated or expensive
(monthly database plans for IP locales) it can be. Lambda GeoIP is a simple solution to a complicated task.
The uses of such a script is pretty obvious, and is best suited to affiliate marketers. It is especially powerful for anyone in a niche such as
dating, for example.
LambdaGeoIP.com is sponsoring our contest by giving away 3 copies of their script, and
we talked them into allowing each script to work on unlimited domains, instead of a maximum of 10.
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Carl Ocab (CarlOcab.com) is sponsoring our contest by giving away 1 copy of UltimateBloggingTheme.com.
The copy being given away is the upgraded first-class package worth $147. With this version, users will be able to install Ultimate Blogging
Theme on unlimited blogs, receive 6 pre-set colour schemes, and have the ability to remove the footer link.
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QwikMedia.com is a newer affiliate network that recently just came into the industry.
While a fresh face in a big and competitive industry, the team behind QwikMedia aren't new to the game.
In fact, many are accomplished affiliate marketers themselves. In addition, QwikMedia has already been getting known and recognized in the
industry since they attend all the major conferences and events.
They are currently running The Qwik Supercar
Challenge, in which the top affiliates will each receive 5 laps around a racetrack in the supercar of their choice.
QwikMedia.com is sponsoring this contest by giving away $125 cash via PayPal to a lucky
winner.
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Everybody already knows who JohnChow.com is, so there's no point introducing him here.
But for those who don't know who he is, here's a video John posted just a few days ago taking a neighborly stroll on his jet ski past Bill Gates' house. Ah, the life of a dot com mogul.
John Chow's personal blog consistently makes over $40,000 a month, and that's not even his biggest money maker. Think about that for a second.
Earlier this year, John Chow published his first physical book alongside co-author Michael Kwan. John is sponsoring this contest by giving 5
lucky winners a copy of his book Make Money Online.
But these just aren't any regular copies of his book. John Chow will personally be autographing each of them before he ships
them to you. How's that for a prize?
We've personally read this book from cover to cover and highly recommend it. It speaks the truth and gives countless tips on how to grow your
blog and make money from it. Learn from the master himself.
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BuyCaffeine.co.uk is sponsoring our contest by giving away 2 prizes of 500 gram packages
of 100% pure caffeine powder.
We know, we know. It sounds odd. Caffeine powder? But think about it for a second. How many of you drink coffee or tea while working at the
computer? What about pop or an energy drink like Red Bull? Well, now it's all starting to make sense now, isn't it?
With caffeine powder, you can simply add it to any drink or food dish you want and still enjoy the benefits of caffeine. Just be sure to read
the health disclaimer on the site before using (Ex. Do not exceed over 800 mg in any 24 hour period).
Now you can stay up during those long nights, or help wake up in the morning when you've been partying too hard the night before.
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AmpedMedia.com is sponsoring our contest by giving away $100 in cash via PayPal. For
those rare people who don't have or want PayPal, you can opt to receive a $100 gift card instead.
Amped Media is an affiliate network that is fairly under the radar, but that's because they tend to prefer to concentrate on running their
network and adding new offers rather than spending all their money on marketing and promotion.
In fact, a lot of their publisher base is derived from word of mouth, which goes to show how their publishers feel about them. Amped Media is
also known for having a very friendly staff.
If you're looking for a good selection of affiliate offers, be sure to check out AmpedMedia.com.
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Ryan Bombard of BombardMarketing.com is sponsoring our contest by giving one
lucky winner $100 cash via PayPal.
Ryan Bombard is a young internet entrepreneur who has made his first website at age 11 (this would have been back in 1996 when the web was just
starting to take off) and has made over a million dollars online.
He has a lot of useful posts on his blog. For example, his most recent post at the time of this writing is on how to make money with bed
bugs, which actually ends up being a very detailed tutorial on affiliate marketing.
His second most recent post is how to make money online with place mat advertising. It's a quick and dirty introduction to place mat
advertising and includes a case study.
It's these types of innovate posts that makes BombardMarketing.com a fantastic
place to refresh the mind.
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CouponCodePlugin.com is sponsoring our contest by giving 3 lucky winners each a
copy of Coupon Code Plugin.
These days you often see bonus codes, coupons, or promo codes online as they act as an added purchase incentive. They're basically the
Internet's version of "sales".
Coupon Code Plugin allows you to easily, and quickly add coupon codes to your posts and pages in Wordpress. You can share as many coupons as
you like with your readers, and the best part is that by using your own affiliate link you can also make money with it.
The plugin also generates “shortcodes” for your coupons so that you can drop them into any post or page at any point of time. Managing your
codes is easy with the user friendly plugin interface.
Visit CouponCodePlugin.com for more information and to watch a video demo of the
script in action.
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By participating in this contest, you agree to the following rules:
- To not spam or cheat by any means (ex. referring yourself)
- The contest will run from November 7th, 2010 at 6:00 AM until December 31st, 2010 at 11:59 PM Eastern
time.
- You have read and agreed to the forum rules before participating on the forum.
- In the case of a tie, the person to have made the first action (such as posting or referring a member) will be determined 1 placement
higher.
- The administrator may revoke points from members or disqulify members due to cheating, behavioral, disciplinary, or any other issues at
his discretion.
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How am I supposed to compete with existing members who already have hundreds or thousands of posts or referrals?
Only posts or referrals that are made during the contest timeframe will be counted. Please rest assured that the contest administrator can view
the exact statistics for the duration of this contest.
Can I win in more than 1 category?
Absolutely. If you are the top poster count winner and also happen to have the 2nd most amount of referrals, you will win both prize packages
accordingly. It is possible to win in all 3 categories.
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