Build Links with Blog Contest

One of the easiest and greatest way to promote your new (or old) blog is to run a contest on it.

The general rule of thumb is to make a blog post on your blog announcing the contest that you are hosting, the rules, and of course the prizes. There is generally at least one new blog contest on the web per day, and it has even started a niche of blogs that blog only about blog contests. So… you are probably wondering why giving away cash, prizes, and gifts will benefit you. Here is why:

* Many anchor text backlinks from other blogs joining your contests* Many trackbacks* Many comments* Lots of buzz** Lots of new website traffic* Lots of new rss subscribers (potentially)* New eyes seeing your website who would not have heard of it prior
Now skipping the reasons and benefits of running your own contest, I am going to kill two birds with one stone and enter a blog contest that I have read about yesterday.
A fellow internet marketer named Douglas Karr is currently running a massive contest on his blog to reward himself (as well as his readers) for reaching 1000 daily visitors, 1000+ RSS subscribers, and 1000 posts.
$1,000 Giveaway at The Marketing Technology Blog
The sponsors of this blog contest:
1. The Marketing Technology BlogThis is Douglas Karr´s personal blog. Doug has an excellent resume relating to technology/marketing jobs, which you can read in detail on the about page.
2. FormSpringFormspring is a web2.0 website that allows you to easily build forms to use with your websites or blogs.
3. PPC HeroPPCHero is a blog that covers exactly what it should, PPC! Their goal is to educate the world with basic PPC techniques.
4. Search Engine PeopleSearch Engine People is a search engine marketing and optimization firm located in Canada. The company is very aged and assumed highly reputable, having begun operations in 2001.
5. EverEffectEverEffect is a web design and online marketing firm based in Indianapolis.
6. WrikeWrike is a web2.0 website that helps you with project management and planning software.
7. Tracy GarnierTracy Garnier is a real estate agent located in Indiana.
8. A pound a day dietA pound a day is a report that shows you an ‘easy´ way to lose a pound of fat per day.
9. VontooVontoo is a revolutionary voice marketing, broadcasting, and messaging software.
10. GoCollegeGoCollege is a micro investor of mine (with WordHugger), and it is dubbed as the number one college bound website on the internet


Yes, you guessed it. Blogging about the contest and advertising the contest sponsors was all that was required to enter the contest.
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