1. This contest is a way for us all to help promote each other. We all have something that we are doing that we would like to promote. Squidoo is perfect for that. I am trying to promote my book. I am donating a portion of the proceeds from my book to a youth group in my community.
View information about my book at the following links:
My Book At Lulu.com
My Book On Amazon
My Book At The Book Place (UK)
2. The contest is a Squidoo challenge. What is that you ask? Well basically the object of the contest is to develop a web page at www.Squidoo.com on any topic, promote the page for one month, and at the end of the month the page with the highest ranking wins the prize (page rankings are determined by Squidoo.com). I will send out all referral emails on 15 Apr 07 and the contest will run from then until 15 May 07. On 15 May 07 the rankings will be tallied and the winners will be determined.
3. First Prize $50, a signed copy of my book and choice of a product from my CafePress store at http://www.cafepress.com/linksnmore .
Second Prize $30, a signed copy of my book and Classic TV Collection DVDs (9 Titles)
Third Prize $ 20 and screensavers depicting photos from the book.
4. Let me tell you a little more about Squidoo.com. At Squidoo the individual pages that members build are called lenses, and the person who builds them is called the lensmaster. Squidoo can be used in a variety of ways. You can use it to bring together all of the activities that you are involved in on the internet; see http://www.squidoo.com/linksnmore for an example of this use. You can use Squidoo to promote your blogs, eBay auctions, and many other things. Squidoo contains many modules that can help you to have a great lens up and running in no time. Each page that you build is then ranked based on Squidoo's own ranking system. This system ranks your page based on the number of hits the page receives, the amount of recommended links that are clicked on, your lens freshness, and several other factors. The other thing that is really interesting about Squidoo is that you can use it to earn a residual income for you or your favorite charity. The site is sponsored by Google ads, and as a lensmaster, you get part of the income generated by the site. Also because Squidoo contains many affiliate services from online shopping venues like eBay, and Amazon you can earn through them as well. All you have to do is place an affiliate module on your lens, and recommend content. If someone clicks on the link and buys something that you recommend, you get a percentage of the sale. Also because I am already a member, and I referred you to the site, if you make $15 through affiliate links you receive $5 more from Squidoo.
5. To enter the contest please send an email to linksnmore@sbcglobal.net with your intention to participate in the contest. Also make sure you spread the word about the contest to all your friends. Tell them to send me an email and join in on this contest. We want to get as many people involved as possible.
6. I will send you a referral link to Squidoo.com. Follow the link in the email that I send you and set up an account. Once you have created your account, you can set up a lens on any topic that you wish. Once you have created your lens, please email me the URL so that I will be able to track your ranking.
7. Finally, each entrant to the contest must place a link to one of my lenses somewhere on their lens. My URLs are as follows:
http://www.squidoo.com/linksnmore
http://www.squidoo.com/great-podcasts
http://www.squidoo.com/linksnmore-photography
http://www.squidoo.com/linksnmore-shopping
http://www.squidoo.com/linksnmore-infosources
8. I will spread some link love myself by developing a lens specifically for the contest, and list all the entrant's sites. I will also add each entrant's lens to my favorites on Squidoo.
9. The tag line of Squidoo is "Everyone is an expert at something". I say everyone is passionate about something. Come join the contest, and share your passion with the world.