Blog Like A Rock Star

It's been a long time since I blogged about a contest, but I've found one I've got to talk about. Not because the prizes are so astronomical (but they are cool), but just because of the name of the site hosting the contest. I'm talking about a site called RockStarTemplate.com. I always wanted to be a rock star, but this is as close as I'm ever going to get.

Ok, so let me tell you about this contest. This is RockStarTemplate's first contest, and they are giving away some pretty cool items, er, packages. I say that because there will be 3 top winners, who will be getting more than just 1 thing each.

First of all, the 1st place winner will be getting a gift voucher from Amazon.com worth $50, $20 worth of banner advertising on the site, $15 cash sent to their paypal account, a link to a PR4 website worth $15, and a personal review of their site.

The 2nd place winner will be getting the link to the PR4 website, the $20 worth of banner advertising on RockStarTemplate.com, and $25 cash sent to their paypal account.

And finally, the 3rd place winner will be getting the link on the PR4 website and 1000 Entrecard credits. Plus, everyone who enters this contest will have their link put on the RockStarTemplate site for one full month.

For more information, I suggest you check out all the contest details for yourself, just to make sure you get in all the points you can. This contest will run through September 25th, and the winners will be announced on the 26th.

TalkWhatever Recipe Contest

Hey ya'll. Just wanted to tell everyone about the really cool contest going on at my favorite forum, TalkWhatever. The site has just changed owners, and the new administrators are holding a recipe contest for people of all ages.

This contest will officially start next week and will run for 6 full weeks. There will be several categories, including recipes for Diabetics, low carb recipes, and things of that sort. Each week, the members of the forum will get to vote on that week's best recipe. In the end, winners from each week will face off for a paid family dinner worth up to $100.

As a member of TalkWhatever, I'm really excited about this contest, and others that will be coming in the future. I love a good contest, as I've said here many times, and the new admins for TalkWhatever are looking to bring some great contest ideas to the forum.

Grand Opening Contest at Feed Flare

Hey Ya'll!!!!! I wanted to run over here real quick and let everyone know that my friend Collin has just announced a huge contest at his new site, Feed Flare. This site has only been on the radar for about a month now, but he's bringing in some massive numbers.

Feed Flare is a cool site about how to grow your RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, numbers. He also gives great tips on which feeds work best, as well as offers great deals if you would like to Advertise with Feed Flare. Even though I've been doing this for about a year now, I've learned a few things from Collin that I did not know before.

As for the contest, Collin has tons of prizes which have been donated from bloggers all over the sphere. Featured contest sponsor-Dat Money-is donating a customized banner design in the size of your choice. There are many more prizes to be won, donated by bloggers such as featured contest sponsor-My Radical Blogs, BluFur WebHosting, and even a by yours truly.

There is a lot of stuff to be won in this contest, so get over there and get yourself signed up, and good luck.

Bragging about my other kid

It's time I bragged about my other kid for a change. As anyone who's ever read anything over here, you often read about my son the stud-muffin wrestler. This time, I have to brag about my wanna-be-a-supermodel teenaged daughter.

Our school put on a regional choir competition today and both of my kids were in it, in different choirs. Stud-Muffin is in the top choir, made for juniors and seniors. However, my daughter is in the jr. high choir, which is like competition basic training. Well, jr. high choir was first ones on the stage this morning and they looked so cool.

As they began singing, you could tell that as a group they're still working on getting the dance steps in time, trying to concentrate on the words and moves instead of playing to the audience, and let's face it, they're all still a little clumsy. However, as the song progressed, one beautiful voice stepped out from the muddled mass of barely audible whispers. My daughter sang the song perfectly, did her best to put all she had into the dance steps (but no, she wasn't completely perfect in that), and smiled like she'd been doing this her whole life. I was so proud of my little girl that I clapped louder than anyone else in the room.

I've always been proud of both of my kids, but it seems that I've spent way more time bragging about my son's achievements than my daughter's. She's not athletic in any sense of the word. She got bored with Girl Scouts pretty early on. And her idea of getting exercise entails several laps around the mall. So, to know that she's going to excel in this singing thing gives me great joy. Who knows, maybe she'll be the next American Idol. Naw, knowing her personality, she'll be the next WWE Women's Champion.

Me and My Drum Birthday Contest

Hey everyone, I had to come over here and let everyone know that my buddy Mark over at MeandMyDrum.com is getting ready to celebrate his blog's first birthday. He's holding a contest between now and the 20th of February, where one lucky winner will win 1,000 Entrecard entries and a review on Mark's blog.

Now, there are a few of us in the blog-o-sphere that aren't members of this new craze known as Entrecard, so I asked Mark what was in it for us. And being the cool guy that he is, Mark has decided that if the winner of the contest isn't a member of Entrecard, he will donate the entries to the charity of the winners choice. I think that's pretty cool. Plus, you'll still get your blog reviewed on his site.

There are several ways to enter the contest, but I suggest you check them all out for yourself at Mark's blog. Mark will choose a winner on the 20th, so you better get your entries in while you can. Then, come the 20th, we can all head over to MeandMyDrum.com and tell Mark, "Happy Birthday"!!!!!!

I won the NaNo challenge

I can't believe it, but I actually did it. I wrote a novel of more than 50,000 words in 30 days. Well, I was actually done on the 29th, with a total of 50,184 words. There were a few times that I didn't think I was going to make it, but I finally finished and I got to put this really cool icon on any and all of my blogs, sites, or whatever.

I joined the NaNo challenge last year, but didn't even come close to making my goal. This year, however, I worked my little fingers off and finished with time to spare. My story is called "The Mask of Other Lives", and is about a young woman who dies and finds out that the real journey of life begins on the other side.

I now need to go back and edit the whole thing, check for inconsistancies, and see what I can do to make the story more interesting and maybe a little longer. If you'd like to read an excerpt of the story, I've posted one on my other site. I hope you enjoy.

I've also started writing another blog called Ancient History Facts. It's just a simple little site where I write short posts about all things ancient. I've been a fan of ancient history most of my life, and I thought this would be a great place to let go of all the weird facts that have been collecting in my brain for the past 3o-something years.

Hopefully, now that November is over and I don't have a deadline to meet, I will start posting more often again. It seems that the harder I try to keep my blogs up, the less I actually get done. LOL

Win $300 worth of video blogging tutorials

My buddy Garry Conn is holding another cool contest. In recent weeks, Garry has began doing video blogs and is learning quickly that it's a great way to bring in new readers and lots of traffic. Now, he's going to help someone else out there win the complete Viral Video Fever tutorials set.

The contest is way easy and everyone can enter. There are 2 ways to enter and you can enter on as many blogs as you've got control over. First of all, add Viral Video Fever to your blogroll with the link: http://www.garryconn.com/videocontest. It's quick, easy, and gets you an entry into the contest.

If you want to increase your chances of winning, write a post about Garry's contest using the same link. After you've added your blogroll/post, leave a comment so he knows that you're playing along. This contest will run until November 24th, at which time he will choose the winner by pulling a name out of a jar on video.

This set is worth $294 and gives step by step instructions on how to become a successful video blogger. It's produced by Charles Trippy, one of the semi-finalists from the Next Internet Millionaire show.

I don't know how to do a video blog, nor do I think I've got what it takes, but with this set, you can bet I'd figure it out.

New kid in town

I was sneaking around the net this evening and had to stop by one of my favorite spots, Contest Blogger. Whenever I feel I've got nothing to write about, I know I can find something there, and I did.

I came across a new contest hosted by a new kid in town known as RookieBlogger. His (I'm assuming he's a he, don't ask me why) blog has only been active since the 15th of this month, and he's already sponsoring his first contest, where he's offering a cool $50 cash. Now, that's a way to bang your way into the blogosphere.

There are 2 ways to get your name entered into his contest. First one being to leave him a comment on any of his posts. That being said, I need to stress the fact that you can't just pick a post and say, "Hey, let me win your contest". Please leave a real comment to one of his posts. After all, we've all been there.

The other way to get entered into his contest is to give out a little link love. He's not really picky on how you go about doing this, but I've decided to write a post about his site. It's not required, but I thought I'd be nice. I remember being a new kid in town, and I thought this would be kind of like taking a plant to the new neighbors place. LOL

This thing is, his posts are pretty good. They're very informative, and a couple of them really made me think. Not something I'm prone to do on my own. LOL

So, run over and welcome the new kid. He'll be needing cookies, a couple of cherry pies, and someone might see if he's got enough blankets. LOL.

Blog About Your Blog

I won another contest, however, this one was pretty simple. Every Friday, BlogAboutYourBlog.com has a "comment Friday" and one winner is chosen from all the comments from that week. That winner will have a link to their site listed on the site for one week.

I've been posting on comment Fridays off and on for a couple months now, but I've always been up against some stiff competition. So was the case this week, but the lady who should have won has already won once before, so I was the next in line. But that's ok, I am still honored to have won.

The best part about this contest is that it occurs every Friday. Anyone who leave a valid comment on that week's topic has a chance of winning. Matt, the site's owner, has always tried to choose a different winner each week, so if you've never commented on his site, or if you have and have never won, now would be a great time to give it a shot.

BlogAboutYourBlog.com is more than just a comment Friday site. During the rest of the week, there is a ton of very useful information posted by several different authors. I've learned a lot of blogging stuff that I didn't know before.

I encourage everyone to check out BlogAboutYourBlog.com, and be sure to leave a comment on Fridays for your chance at having your link displayed at the Blog of the Week.

Out of the blue

I got the suprize of a lifetime today. And it was actually a good thing. LOL

This past July, I ran across a blog contest and went ahead and entered. I wrote up a post about a site called Cranking Widgets and sent it in. Well, I never heard anything back a figured that they picked someone else as the winner and I somehow missed it. Well, I didn't miss anything.

As I was going through my RSS feed reader this morning, I noticed that the site had a new post announcing the winner and to my surprize, it was me. I nearly passed out. What did I win, you ask? I won $50. Yes boys and girls, I'm 50 bucks richer than I was last night. And I didn't even have to set up an illegal poker room in my basement to do so. LOL

I want to thank Brett Kelley, owner of Cranking Widgets, for sending my winnings so quickly. I had the money in my paypal account within only a few minutes after seeing that I had won. The best part about winning this contest was that everyone who entered were placed in a randomizer that chose the winner. I never win anything like that. I was blown away.

So, boys and girls, remember, never give up. Even when you think that all is lost and there is nothing left, something good can always come out of nowhere and wrap itself around you.

The Queen of Pink Rides Again

Dani Pink rides again
With latest contest in tow
A special prize she offers here,
From the queen of pink SEO.


A little bear all in pink
Crafted by Dani’s own hands.
Will be the gift offered up,
From the great white winterlands.


The blogosphere will come alive
With cheers for Dani Pink.
As she sends out links of love,
And posts that make us think.


The Queen of Pink has set a goal,
For bloggers near and far.
"Come and join my tournament,
And become a blogging star".

Win a "Blog" contest

As you all know, I'm a sucker for a good contest, and I've found another one that is well worth it's weight in link juice. My business partner, Garry Conn has just introduced his latest contest and this is one I think everyone should get in on.

First of all, let me state that this isn't about winning a blog contest. No, it's about winning a blog and all the little things that goes along with it. Included in this contest is a new domain name, a year's worth of free hosting, niche topic consultation, and a lot of other SEO tactics. Garry will even design the entire blog for you. This whole thing is worth about $2000.

This contest is being hosted on Garry's latest blog, which is all about making money online with uVme.com. He's done a great job in designing this blog, so just take a look around and you'll see a little of what he can do in blog design. He is a very creative individual.

This is a real easy contest, and you don't have to have a ton of traffic in order to win. With this contest, everyone has an even chance at winning. So go check out Garry's new blog and get in on the latest contest. Who knows, you might win yourself a whole new place to play.

New Blogging Conn-test

It's time for another blogging contest. My buddy, Garry Conn is holding a contest to help bring in new traffic for his blog. This is a cool contest as the winner will hold a spot on Garry's sidebar for a full month. Not just a name or a link. Garry will post the winners 10 most recent articles on his site.

The rules are simple. In order to play along, you simply need to write a post about the contest, or place a link to Garry's site in your blogroll. When you place the link, make it look like this:
(this link is only an example) www.garryconn.com/?reader=yournamehere. Choose the name you'd like to use, and make sure you leave a comment so that Garry knows who you are and that you're playing along. For further details, check out the post.

In addition to the sidebar posts, the winner will receive a little money for their efforts, depending on the number of people sent to Garry's site. If the winner sends 1000 people to the site, they'll win $10. 5000 people will earn the winner $20.

This is a win/win contest and will run through September 26th. Come on by, check it out, and see if you can win yourself a spot on Garry's sidebar.

Win a month of free advertising

Hey everybody, check this out.

My friend Garry is holding a little contest on his site. It's actually very simple and the winner will receive a month of free advertising on his main blog. The contest is more of a test, than anything else.

Here's the details. Garry has listed 10 questions on his site and the person who gets the most right answers will win. The kicker is that he says that you can get all the answers from the Internet, so it's easy to get all the answers right. Personally, I did it old school. I didn't go look anything up, I just went with my gut instincts. I know I won't win, but what the heck. It's worth a shot.

Go check it out and get in on it quickly, before Garry posts the answers. And tell him Sapheyerblu sent you.

Blogging for a cause

I’ve entered several contests in the past few weeks, but this one is for such a good cause, I’m posting it on all my blogs.

Mike and Tish of BlogsWeLuv will be blogging for a continuous 24 hours beginning 6am California time, for Blogathon 2007. They’re not just doing this for the love of blogging, they’re doing this for a great cause. They will be accepting donations for The Glaucoma Foundation. My husband’s best friend is plagued by glaucoma and I’ve seen how it affects people.

Here’s the contest part. Polli from Polliwog’s Pond has donated 12 pewter polliwogs to be given away during the blogathon. Also, I encourage everyone out there to make a small donation to The Glaucoma Foundation. For each $5 donation, you will receive one entry into a drawing for a $25 gift card from Amazon.com.

So I really hope everyone will come out and support Mike and Tish in their efforts to raise some money for this great charity, and to keep them awake as they blog their little fingers off.
Blogathon 2007 will begin on Saturday, July 28th at 6am PST or 9am EST. So come on out and help Mike and Tish with their efforts. I have a feeling the coffee industry may see a rise in their sales during that 24 hours. LOL

Good luck Mike and Tish.

First round's on me!!

I had to post this. I'm still giggling at myself.

My last post was about Ryan Shamus' latest contest on pagerank. I did most of the little things I had to do to correctly enter the contest, and then left a post on his blog to let him know that I was entering.

He was also holding another contest for a Mr. Beer microbrewery kit. The 504th commentor on his blog would win the prize, and ironically, it was me. LMAO!!!!!!!

I wasn't even trying to win that one, as I have no clue as to what to do with a microbrewery. But I bet you I learn how. I can see it now, this little hillbilly will be out in my backyard hooking up the hootch machine. I'll put it out by the cement pond.

I want to publicly thank Ryan. He's got a really cool blog, and runs some awesome contests. Check out his site, and tell him Sapheyerblu said hi.

Putting a little guess work in a contest

Ok, first and foremost, I really never intended for this blog to be a contest entering device. However, dealing with the reality that I love a good contest, it's turning out to be one. Oh well.

I've found another great contest that takes some ingenuitive guess work. Check out Ryan Shamus' blog for all the details. I strongly suggest that you read all the rules, and through all the cool prizes that Ryan's going to be passing out. I'm hoping for first prize on this one, simply for the "regulation sized U-Max flying disc.

Ok, here's the skinny on this perticular contest. Ryan is hosting a "Guess the next pagerank update" contest. Basically, you need to guess the exact date of the next pagerank update. However, I've read on a few other blogs that it is already happening, but I'm not sure to what extent. I've heard a few bloggers talking about the fact that they're beginning to see changes to their PR numbers, while others still haven't seen anything. So for me, I'm not sure what's going on.

Anyway, here's my totally uneducated guess. My prediction is that the big change will come, (if it happens like that), on July 21, 2007. That just sounds like a nice, round, number.

I really liked the idea of this contest because I'm one of the "newbies" that is waiting for a PR score. My other blog somehow managed to get rated in the last round, even though it was only a new blog. It has a PR 1 ranking at the moment, and I'd really like to see that number raise a little.

As I said before, be sure to check out Ryan's latest contest. Who knows, you might win yourself a "regulation sized U-Max flying disc". LOL

Blogging for a prize

Yes, boys and girls, we have another blogging contest. This one sounds like it could be worth it's weight in words. LOL

Here's the scoop. The Prize Blog is holding a 6-day contest, where someone will be winning things like, a spot on a high traffic blogroll, an MP3 player, reviews, and even some cold, hard, cash. Whoo Hoo!!!

There are several ways to earn entries into the contest. Subscribing to their RSS feed, adding them to your Technorati favorites, and placing a comment about the contest on another blog will earn you 5 entries each. Doing a review with a link to the contest will earn you 20 entries. How cool is that. Entries will be accepted through July 23, and prizes will start being doled out on July 17th, so get your entries in now.

I'm a sucker for a contest and this one really caught my attention. And though this contest brought me to this site, I'm sure I'll be keeping my eye on it for some time to come. Stop by and check out Brian's site and see if you can't win one of these cool prizes.

I found a cranking widget

I found another contest that has me all a twitter. It’s put on at a site called Cranking Widgets and after checking the site out, I knew I had to enter.

The blog’s owner, Brett, has set up a blog on a topic I never would have thought of, Getting Things Done. It’s that simple. There are little tips on how to improve productivity, free software downloads, and few other personal ramblings that makes this blogger a bit more realistic.

The first thing that grabbed me about this blog was, of course, the contest. Now, as I’ve said in the past, I love a good contest. This one carries a $50 prize tag with it, and that really sparked my interest. The rules are pretty simple. Write a review of the site (200 word minimum), placing a link back to both the contest page and the homepage. This contest will end on August 1st, or when the site has received 30 reviews, whichever comes last. In the end, one review will be chosen at random.

I took my time checking the site out before making any decisions about it, and liked what I read/saw. It’s a fun site. Brett gives some pretty good tips on productivity, a few things I think I need to try myself. However, he also shows his personal side with his posts about his family.

Be sure to check out Brett’s bio. If you want to know why he named his blog CrankingWidgets.com, you’ll find the answer here.

Zac Johnson's giving stuff away

Zac Johnson has had an exciting week at the Affiliate Summit in Florida. Now that it’s over, though, he’s made sure to load his suitcases with lots of goodies to give away to his readers.

Zac’s getting ready to put on a big promotion, with a lot of those goodies going to new blogging homes, but right now, he’s looking for help in getting the word out to others.

Check out some of the things he’ll be giving away and keep an eye open for his upcoming promotion for your chance to win one of the cool things he took home from his exciting trip.