I was very excited about my week of contests. I had originally planned for doing 7 separate days of contests. However, only the first day got enough entries to be worthwhile (22). The other two days ended with 0 and 2.

Why My Contests Didn’t Work

Well it was obvious that this format didn’t work. Doing 7 separate days is a little difficult unless the prizes are awesome (multiple) and the entry is easy.

As I mentioned the entry to the contest has to be easy. Enough people decided to subscribe to our RSS feed for the T-shirts, but no one wanted to join Copeac for $100. Even though the prize was $100, it didn’t draw enough people to decide to enter.

The last reason has to be the time. The contest time wasn’t long enough to get sufficient entries. I did promote it, a little late, but that shouldn’t of mattered.

Contests are becoming increasingly more difficult to successfully conduct, due to the large volume of bloggers holding contests. Why join yours, when there are 100’s of others going on?

Why Your Contest Didn’t Work

Your contest probably didn’t work for any of the reasons that I wrote which are:

• Bad contest format
• Not enough prizes
• Entry wasn’t easy enough
• Too short or too long
• No promotion

When used right contests can be a great promotional tool. We are planning a big writing project for next month with great prizes to follow. It’s blog themed so there is something for everyone.

We are a little late publishing our contest round-up, but no one was here to make it go live! BAYB’s contests are over, but there are many more interesting blog contests to join.

A 4GB iPod Nano

Let’s try to win a 4GB iPod nano with EveryCall.us. Every Call is a useful website that helps you find who is calling your phone. You only have to write a blog post mentioning EveryCall.us with a link to EveryCall.us and a minimum of 150+ words. Then send an email to contest [at] everycall.us with your full name and a link to your blog post. Two winners will be randomly selected.
Ends on May 30th.

$150 Cash

Great blog contest from Wagg with a nice cash giveaway. Rules are very simple: subscribe to their RSS feed, make a post about this contest on your blog (using anchor text “Wagg.it contest”) and then leave a comment on the contest post with your URL. Winner number 1 will get $150 plus 1 month ad spot on the site. There will be a total of 20 winners and other cool prizes including entrecard credits, blog reviews and free advertising.
Ends on May 19th.

$50 Cash

Win free cash from Bali Dream Home and Bonoriau. To celebrate their 1st year of blogging they are giving away 3 prizes: $25, $15 and $10. Write a blog post about this contest (200 words minimum) including the two provided banners and you are in. It’s open worldwide, but the post must be written in English.
Ends on June 30th.

If you’re looking for blog contests, if you want to promote your own competition, don’t forget to visit About Blog Contests!

Two days into our contest and we are doing pretty good. I am still trying to get some great prizes from sponsors. Luckily I found a great one that is willing to put up a nice prize for one lucky winner.

$100 American Express Gift Card

Just as good as cash, we have a $100 American Express gift card. This prize is from Copeac which is a great affiliate program that has lots of offers.

Copeac Mini Review

Copeac has all types of campaigns you can run from email, search and incentivized campaigns. They send out emails about their top offers that you can promote.

The service has been great, I frequently talk to my affiliate manager about different campaigns. There is big money in making loads of money (bonuses) as well as for referring people. You make 2% per affiliate you refer.

Contest Details

The contest is simple, all you have to do is register to Copeac. After you register leave me a comment here stating that you joined. If you have already joined just leave me a comment here with the name of your affiliate manager.

One random person will be chosen as the winner and sent the $100 gift card from Copeac.

You have until Tuesday May 13th 11:59PM PST to register for the contest.

I’m definitely excited about this weeks contests. Our first day has already seen about 15 entries with another two days left. It’s not too late to win a t-shirt for being a RSS subscriber.

Contest Day Two

Today will be a little bit different. Last year about this time was the one time I’ve ever asked for donations. Well, I am doing it again. This time with more of a “reward”.

This ‘contest’ will be the only one involving donations. It is not a raffle, but more of a thank you for those who are interested in sending a few bucks our way from paypal. Don’t forget it’s my birthday, we are headed to Las Vegas!

Details

Like I said we are looking for ‘donations’ for our little trip. The minimum donation is $1. For those who donate we are offering several perks.

Everyone who donates at least $1 will receive a permanent link on this post as a thank you.

One random person who donates at least $1 will receive a ‘free’ 125×125 banner for one month.

One person who donates at least $1 will receive a RSS footer listing about their blog for a month.

The top three donors will get a month blogroll listing.

We appreciate every donation and we are expecting a great Las Vegas trip. If anyone wants to put up a prize for this particular contest let me know.

To donate please send your $ to ff_n_stuff@yahoo.com or feel free to use the donate now button.

May is a huge month for us around here. Its my girlfriends 21st birthday, my 22nd, and we are headed to Vegas to celebrate. We haven’t had a contest in a while, so I figured I would do it big this month. For the next 7 days we will be giving away different prizes to tons of winners.

T-Shirt Giveaway

Our first day will be giving away t-shirts. There will be 4 t-shirts given away, 2 from San Diego, and 2 from Las Vegas!

This contest is for our RSS feed subscribers. To be eligible you must be a subscriber. Make sure to grab our feed!

You can basically enter twice if you want to. Subscribe via Reader or RSS by email. We want to make sure you don’t miss any updates or contest news!

The deadline to leave a comment on this post and state that you are a subscriber is Thursday May 8th at 11:59pm PST.

We have more days available for sponsorship. Make sure to contact me if you are interested.

Let’s try to win some easy cash…Take a look at this selection of the simplest contests over the net. Use your blog or you email and cross your fingers.

Cash from Entrepreneur Life

Here your chance to win $50. Entrepreneur Life is offering this money prize to one lucky reader of his blog. To enter you have to follow these simple rules: Subscribe to his RSS Feed, write a post about this contest (50 words at least) linking back to the contest post and then announce your entry by leaving a comment.
Ends on May 19th.

Free cash every saturday

Zero and Up is running an interesting contest where you can win up to $10 (via Paypal). You only have to subscribe to their RSS feeds by mail. One winner will be randomly selected every Saturday. So remember to check your email!
No deadline.

Amazon Gift card

Gift cards are always welcome! You can win one of them joining Prime Time Money contest. The card value is $50 and you can spend it on Amazon. Subscribe to his RSS feeds by mail or reader and then submit the secret phrase. Yyou’ll get more entries if you leave a comment on any of his post.
Ends on May 15th.

If you’re looking for blog contests, if you want to promote your own competition, don’t forget to visit About Blog Contests!

It’s contest time again. Check out these easy contests, and may the luck be with you…

Traffic Contest at Dat Money

Do you need more visitors for your blog? Don’t miss this new contest from Dat Money and increase your traffic! You have the chance to be reviewed by one of the most popular blogs (BAYB is one of the sponsor!). You can also win free advertising spots. See original post for details. To enter simply subscribe to his RSS feeds, write a post about it on your blog and comment on the blog.
Ends on May 9th.

Cash from Webdiggin

There is a simple contest from WebDiggin. The prize is $25 cash. As always, you have to gain your entries. To do so you can write a post about the contest (with link back to the contest post), subscribe to his RSS feed by mail and leave meaningful comments on the site.
Ends on April 30th.

Free Gift Card

Charity Lynn is giving away a $20 gift card from a various online store. You can also choose the money directly to your Paypal account. All you have to do is write a little post on your blog and leave a comment. Nothing more.
Ends on April 29th.

And don’t forget to visit About Blog Contests, your daily source for the latest, simplest and greatest blog contests around the net!

Welcome back, dear contest lovers…Today cash and free advertising for you. Let’s begin…

Cash from My Link Story

My Link Story is a place where you have a chance to show gratitude to your favorite blogs and web sites using your creative writing skills. Put them into a story form (see a sample entry) and then submit your work to the site. You could win $100 every month! But there is more: if you have a blog or site write a simple post about this monthly contest and you have the chance to win $50!
Ends on May 1st.

Cash from I Need Alex

I Need Alex is having their first blog contest. You could win up to $25, Entrecard credits and a free advertising spot for 1 whole year! Follow these simples rules: write a post about the contest on your blog or website (linking to the homepage), subscribe via email, and drop your EntreCard on the blog.
Ends on May 7th.

Entrecard Credits from Rumblin Glankan

A new interesting Entrecard contest from Rumblin Glankan. Simply subscribe to his RSS feed by mail and you are in! Two winners will be randomly selected. The prizes are a blog review, EC credits and text links.
Ends on April 25th.