Contest Wins vs Affiliate Earnings Blog

Points Contest for Canada Marketing Summit

2010-09-22T01:43:00.000-07:00

There's a contest over at the Canada Marketing Summit site. There will be 5 winners of $1000 each. Each Pay It Forward Contestants will be trying to build links for the site. 250 points will be awarded for the initial two links from the source site, then it's 50 points each. One could also comment on the site to earn 50 points.

Another Massive Contest at Dnxpert.com

2008-11-11T23:19:00.001-08:00

They're having another huge contest over at dnxpert.com.

The one prize I'm looking forward to is the membership to Estibot Pro, a site which appraises domain names. With the Pro membership, you get the bulk analysis feature, which is absolutely crucial in the domain name space.

John Chow/Market Leverage Cashinator Contest

2008-08-14T01:29:00.000-07:00

John Chow dot Com has a new contest on his site today. You can win $27 cash, which will be paid out via Paypal. John Chow earn this money by entering the Market Leverage Cashinator while at Affiliate Summit East in Boston.

The deadline for entry is this Sunday. John Chow will draw the winner on Monday.

Maybe I Should Add This to My Earnings

2008-08-13T01:11:00.000-07:00

Contest Winnings

2008-08-13T01:01:00.000-07:00

Flip Video Ultra - $150
Market Leverage Prepaid card - $50
USB pen - $20

Total ~ $220

Online Earnings Receivable

2008-08-13T00:53:00.000-07:00

No cheques were received in the last month or so. These are amounts receivable, subject to their various delays.

Amazon $253.50 ($124 from May&June, $101 from July, $28 current month-Aug)
Revver $20.17
Whypark $13.55
Commission Junction $27.53
Kontera $3.39
Squidoo $15.83

Total receivable: ~$331

Why I Would Like To Score a Blogworld Expo Pass

2008-08-05T02:36:00.000-07:00

Over at John Chow.com, he's running a contest for someone to score a free Blogworld Expo Full Conference Pass, which is happening September 20 & 21, 2008 in Las Vegas. All you have to do is answer 3 questions - why do you want to go? What you hope to get out of it? Why do you deserve the pass? Of course, you will have to find your own plane ticket and hotel.

To wit - why do I want to go? I want to go so I can network with the who's who of the blogging world. Not only can one meet dotcom mogul John Chow, but also people like Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, who made his first million selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo, way back in the 90s and who still maintains a blog today. I remember him posting his rationale for not signing Steve Nash to a long-term contract. That post generated a ton of comments over the season. Hey, maybe I can sell him my domain name - DallasMavericksSuck.com.

What I hope to get out of it? It's still early days in the blogging monetization world. First mover advantage may still happen in niche areas. Also, I want to take advantage of the educational content of the conference. Learning and networking plus free swag. That's a potent combo for dotcom mogulness.

Why do I deserve the pass? I am taking action and jumping at the chance to win a free Full Conference Pass to Blogworld Expo. I want to break free of the 9-5 world and start living the dotcom lifestyle.

My 9 to 5 Wannabe Dot Com Lifestyle

2008-08-01T00:18:00.000-07:00

John Chow's Dot Com Lifestyle

2008-08-01T00:12:00.000-07:00

Look at Big Jason Henderson's Dot Com Lifestyle

2008-08-01T00:03:00.000-07:00

Big Jason Henderson $40,000 Blog Contest

2008-07-29T00:42:00.000-07:00

Big Jason Henderson, he of the Top Affiliate Challenge and The Next Internet Millionaire fame, is holding a huge $40,000 Blog Contest at his Big Marketing Online site.

Among the prizes are consultation time with some big name consultants like Jack Humphrey. I'm intrigued by social branding expert, Ms X, who will make you sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before you start consultation time with her, should you win.

Thirty Day Challenge Starts August 1/08

2008-07-26T00:28:00.000-07:00

Ed Dale's Thirty Day Challenge starts in a week's time. He's trying to teach internet marketers how to earn their first dollar online using the latest Web 2.0 techniques. The killer is that it's completely FREE. So check it out here.

Whypark - Domain Parking or Hosting Site?

2008-07-24T20:42:00.000-07:00

Over the last 18 months, I have bought about 170 domain names. Some I want to develop, some for investment purposes. Buy low, sell high, they say. But along the way, analysis paralysis comes into play. So what to do? I park half my names at Whypark.com and half at another site, which I will talk about in a future post.

Whypark is unique in that I pay them to park my domains. For $99.95, I can park 100 names. They will populate my sites with articles and give me 2 ad slots where I can use virtually any ad network. The main thing is that I get to keep 100% of the ad revenue. In effect, I am getting hosting for $1 per site forever and can monetize with almost any ad network. An added bonus is that they allow you to customize extra pages with your own content. An example of such a site would be this one

Alternatively, I can opt into Whypark's ad network and share their ad revenue. An example would be this domain. You can choose either option and that's one reason why I love how Whypark works.

John Chow Market Leverage Contest

2008-07-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

John Chow is giving away a Flip Mino in his latest contest sponsored by Market Leverage. Check it out here.

Using Revver to Upload Videos

2008-07-23T21:47:00.000-07:00

I use Revver to upload my videos. One can earn a few cents as they have Google ads embedded on the bottom of the videos and at the end. Following is a video I shot of the 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder at the auto show using my Flip Video Ultra.

Affiliate Earnings Receivable

2008-07-23T21:17:00.000-07:00

These are my affiliate earnings receivable and they have been accumulating for at least a couple months. This is just my personal scorecard and I'll pop in posts like this when I have nothing else to write about.

Still earning pennies right now. Not going to be rich tomorrow but you got to believe that in the long run, you can do it. In the meantime, one can't quit the day job yet.

Amazon $146.50
Revver $17.83
Whypark $12.22
Commission Junction $27.53
Kontera $3.39
Squidoo $15.83

Total receivable: $223.30

What blog contest prizes have I won?

2008-07-21T02:14:00.000-07:00

Over the last 2 months, I've won a Flip Video camcorder, a $50 Market Leverage Amex reward card and a 2 gb USB/pen. Also won a list of 100 expiring domain names.

Inspired Money Maker contest

2008-07-21T01:02:00.000-07:00

There's another Market Leverage contest at InspiredMoneymaker.com, where Paul is giving away a Flip Mino, a $50 ML Rewards card and a 2Gb USB pen. You can check it out
here.

MyInvestngBlog contest

2008-07-21T00:06:00.000-07:00

I was just checking out MyInvestingBlog and noticed that he, along with Market Leverage, is giving away $300 in prizes, consisting of a $150, $100 and $50 AMEX Rewards cards.

To get started on this contest, you will need to answer the following question - if you won $50,000, how would you spend it? There are also other ways to earn more tickets for the draw.

My answer was - I would give $5K to various charities, spend $10K on agri-business stocks like Potash Inc, Deere, and the rest into my mortgage and savings.

Commission Junction Rant

2008-07-20T04:32:00.000-07:00

Just found out that CJ charged my account a fee of $10 because it was dormant for 6 months. That just sucks. Apparently, the fee is mentioned in the TOS, which I only scanned.

My ads were not converting even though I had some clicks. What I should have done was lower my payout and get a small cheque from them before they dinged me with the fee.

Collin Lahay contest at Mixedmarketarts.com

2008-07-20T03:48:00.000-07:00

Collin Lahay, fresh off the Top Affiliate Challenge, has a Market Leverage contest on his blog MixedMarketArts.com . You can read his review of Market Leverage here

Enkay Blog Contest

2008-07-20T03:28:00.000-07:00

I was just browsing over Enkay Blog and noticed that he, along with Market Leverage, is giving away a brand new Asus EEE Laptop PC, a $50 AMEX Rewards Card and 3 2GB USB Pens. Thanks Enkay & Market Leverage!

Contests Winnings vs Affiliate Earnings

2008-07-20T03:17:00.000-07:00

I will be comparing my contests winnings against my affiliate earnings to see if one makes more than the other. Affiliate earnings would include earnings via blog and also those from other internet ventures (ie. ppc ads, web2.0, etc)