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Contest Link: Win a Free Blog from Blogging Startup!

Deadline: 14 March 2008

Prize:

• Custom domain name (you choose the name)
• Six months free hosting (~ $50 value)
• Assistance with initial WordPress installation (including theme and plugins)
• Blog review on Blogging Startup
• Two months free advertising on any Blog in the Coryan Network

How: Each of the following activities is a way to enter the contest. The number of entries earned is listed after each activity. You may enter as many times as you want, except as noted below.

• Post about the contest prior to March 7th. (10 entries, 150 word minimum)
• Post a review of Blogging Startup. (10 entries, 250 word minimum)
• Subscribe to the Blogging Startup RSS feed. Current subscribers qualify; just leave me a comment saying you’re subscribed. (3 entries)
• Leave a relevant comment on any post. However, simply announcing that you’ve subscribed or blogged will not earn extra points. So write comments that share opinions, create dialogue, or start a fight…just make it relevant. (1 entry for each comment)
• Add Blogging Startup to your blogroll. (6 entries)

And here are a couple more fun ways to enter. Earn one entry for each correct answer to one of the following questions. All answers are found on the original contest blog.

• Name two of the other blogs in the Coryan Network?
• What was the OFFICIAL launch date for Blogging Startup?
• What is domain for the blog that took me 11 minutes and 5 seconds to create?
• What is the APADLAAPP?
• When did I publish the post, “Hi, My Name is Jim and I’m a Blogger…”?

And one last way to enter. Complete the following brief paragraph. It should only take a sentence or two. Oh, and don’t assume it’s an easy task. There is a bit of a puzzle involved. Once you’ve figured it out, send the blog author a message with your answer. All correct answers will earn 10 entries.

A blog contest designed effectively feels great. However, I just keep losing my notes outlining prizes…”

If you subscribe, post on your blog, or add BS to your blogroll, be sure to leave a comment on this post letting the contest author know. However, the answers to the five questions and the puzzle should be sent through the Blogging Startup about page.

Finally, all individuals who accumulate at least 15 points will be listed in the prize announcement post with links to their blogs. The contest ends on March 14th. The winner will be randomly drawn from all entries, so even one comment could make you a winner.