It’s that time now, time for The Summer Kickoff Contest. Many of you over on EntreCard already know this was coming and many bloggers have been a great help in making this contest happen. With Summer here I thought it would be fun to bring the blogging community together and celebrate the sun and fun. So get out your sunscreen, fire up those BBQ’s and find your favorite beverage. Well okay maybe not, but do visit these amazing bloggers who all have put up prizes and made this contest happen. There truly is a lot of great content, articles and bloggers out there and its time to celebrate!
This Contest has prizes for everyone and most niches are represented so there truly is something for everyone. So I do hope to see you at the Summer Kickoff Contest. As well there are many prizes and I will try to make it so that many people win and walk away with something (Ability to earn many tickets by various means) perhaps even more for the truly lucky. This is not a winner takes all contest. As well there are 1000 ebooks for the first 1000 participants.(Read below) Now for the generous prizes all of which is courtesy of the hard work of many bloggers and webmasters.

Memberships, Products, Services & Consultations

• INconstantIN at “tips and tricks for bloggers” is giving away 1 free Domain for a year. worth at aprox $10 monetary value.
• Andreas at Xavier Media is giving away 5, 1 year VIP memberships to createbanner.com worth $175 monetary value.
• Rockfuse at ROCKFUSE: Helping Blogger Stand-out! is giving away 2, 30 min consultations via live IM for 2 bloggers. Possible topics to be consulted range but could be social media, SEO, blog design and monetization.
• Ashwin Kandoi at Own Words and Dictionary Is giving away 10 Free Words on http://www.india-dictionary.com worth $10 monetary value as well 1 word worth $10 on the same site. Making a total monetary value of $30.
• Hub-Site.com is the fastest growing community-built resource for blogs, ebooks, ezines, forums, websites and wikis. Submit to Hub-Site.com now for free. Hub-Site is giving away 5, Highlighted listings on Hub-Site.com for the months of July & August (This means
  they’ll be in larger, bold print at the top of the results page for the appropriate
  category for their site/product) That is 5 winners for the 2 months. As well, 5 Highlighted listings on Hub-Site.com for the month of September (This means
  they’ll be in larger, bold print at the top of the results page for the appropriate
  category for their site/product). Monetary value for these is listed at aprox $25 per winner. As well Hub-Site is giving away a Digg and Shout out for 5 articles of your choice to his Digg Network (600+ people). 2 lucky winners will win this.
• Karl L. Gechlik at Get your geek on with is giving away 1 free Technical Support Session worth a monetary value of $75.
• Simon at Free 125 Cards - Create your own banner is giving away 1 month of advertising on free125cards.com plus 1 professionally designed 125×125 ad. Each having a value of $25.
• Young Entrepreneur Blog is giving away 1,000 copies of an Ebook ( Valued at $1000) and 2, 1 hour consultations. Monetary value of $150. His generous offering makes every entrant in this contest a winner up to the first 1000 people!

Paypal Money

• Million Dollar Portfolio put up $25 via paypal, of hard earned money for one lucky winner.

125 x 125 Advert Placements (Average monetary value $25)

• INconstantIN at tips and tricks for bloggers is giving away 1 free advert placement for a month.
• Duckeldanny’s Money Blog is giving away 2 advert placements each for a month. That is 2, 125 x 125 ads for 1 month.
• Free Money Maker at kasakk.blogspot.com is giving away 1 free advert placement for a month.
• Richard at Earn extra pocket money from the internet put up a 1 month advert for one lucky winner. 1 125 x 125 advert.
• Million Dollar Portfolio Contributed a 1 month advert placement. 125 x 125
• Ashwin Kandoi at http://www.nashikcity.in gives away 1 free month of advertising via 125 x 125.
• Toast & Egg & Me contributed 1 free month of advertising space. 125 x 125
• David Jackson at Where technology and humanity meets gives away 1 free month of advertising. 125 x 125.
• Hub-Site.com is the fastest growing community-built resource for blogs, ebooks, ezines, forums, websites and wikis. Submit to Hub-Site.com now for free. Hub-Site offers up 125×125 advertising space on the front page of hub-site.com for the months of July, August. 2 Lucky winners will be showcased for both months. And for September 2 lucky winners will be granted 1 months of advertising space.
• Collin LaHay’s Website Marketing Strategies offers 1, 30 day 125 x125 advertising space.
• USA Gadgets Offers 125 x 125 advertising space for 1 month.
• Youtube Most Viewed Video Offers 125 x 125 advertising space for 1 month.
• Marty at Money Maker Times offers up 1 month of free advertising space. money making and saving information.
• Blog Me The Money at Blog Traffic Tips offers 2, 125 x 125 free advert placements for 1 month each.

Blogroll Link Adds

• Kasakk at Free Money Maker offers 1 free Blogroll add.
• David Jackson at Where technology and humanity meets offers 1 permanent blogroll add.
• Blog Me The Money at Adsense Alternatives offers 1 permanent blogroll add.

EntreCard Credits

• InconstantIn at tips and tricks for bloggers contributed 5000 credits.
• Marcus at Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress contributed 1000 credits.
• Paul Ubiadas at Wahb.biz contributed 1000 credits.
• Kasakk at Free Money Maker contributed 1000 credits.
• Free Advertising and Links contributed 500 credits.
• ULUPONGdotcom Blog contributed 1000 credits.
• Twins Happiness contributed 1000 credits.
• Million Dollar Portfolio contributed 500 credits.
• Michael Aulia at Technology and Reviews contributed 500 credits.
• Toast & Egg & Me contributed 1000 credits.
• David Jackson at Where technology and humanity meets contributed 1000 credits.
• Remi at A Blog focusing on dos and doesn’t of IT offshoring, with a focus on China contributed 500 credits.
• USA Gadget and Youtube Most Viewed Video contributed 2000 credits.
• Ready To Be Rich contributed 500 credits.
• Ilia at Exposed Seo Blog contributed 3000 credits.
• Reap Money Online contributed 1000 credits.
• Blog Me The Money at Making Money Blogging contributed 2 prizes of 1000 credits.
• Wedding Cake Tips contributed 1000 credits.

That brings to total, 1070 prizes, with approximately monetary value of $2581.25 and including last minute entries, 23,500 EntreCard credits up for grabs. As noted in the prize list there will be 1000 ebooks being given away to the first 1000 people to enter courtesy of The University Kid and the Blogging Forum.
With all these great contributions, there is surely something here for everyone regardless of niche.

How To Enter (Do any of the below listed actions to earn entry tickets)

• Blog About This Contest on Your Site Or Blog using the list above of prize contributors. Make sure to keep all the links intact , using the anchor text and prize contributors url associated with the anchor text. (Cut and Paste this post works great for this) Earn 5 entry tickets. You can word the post to your own audience and needs.
• Use the Above 250×250 picture on your site or in your blog post to earn 1 extra ticket. Link that picture to this post. As well you can use the following picture as well.
• Social Bookmark this post. Be it stumble, Digg, etc. Earn 1 Ticket per social bookmark. Please comment below with your ID so I can look for your bookmark.
• The easiest way to earn many tickets. Again comment below giving your name and where you subscribed. Subscribe to any prize contributors RSS Feeds and get 2 tickets per subscription. Subscribe to them all and rack up the tickets.
• Subscribe by email to any prize contributors feed by email and get 2 tickets per subscription. Subscribe to them all and rack up the tickets. Please comment below to say who you joined and some way of knowing who you are.
  
• Comment on this post and get 1 ticket.
  
• Regularly visit for the duration of the contest, any prize contributors blog and actively comment. 5 extra tickets per blog. Please comment below who you visit regularly and comment regularly on. This takes 2 weeks or more to earn.
  
• Regularly visit for the duration of the contest, any prize contributors blog/site and actively drop EntreCard’s. 5 extra Tickets per blog/site. Again, please comment below who you drop on regularly. This takes 2 weeks or more to earn.

So there you have it. The easy way to get yourself in the running for any of these prizes. This contest will run from now, till the 6th of July 2008. And Prize winners will be listed here the following week. At that time I will ask the prize winners to contact the contributors directly unless otherwise stated (Some prizes were given to me in advance to hand out) to collect the prizes.
I do wish you all a great start to your Summer and do hope you have a safe and fun summer. I look forward to seeing you at the Summer Kickoff Contest! Best of Luck to everyone!

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Below is a list of our favorite online marketing tips , which - as a team - makes us stronger than each individual.

• Build Out Social Relationships Gradually - Social media and social networking are not “dump and run” tactics. Relationships need to be built over a long period of time in a venue that enhances the product or service you are promoting, which is when the promoted piece gets the most positive attention.

• Spell Check – Nothing ruins online credibility faster than misspellings or incorrect grammar. Check your spelling yourself and have someone else review your work. Don’t depend only on spellcheckers, as they may not catch the appropriate word usage or necessary punctuation.

• Understand How Your KPI’s Tie Back to Your Objectives - Will ranking #1 in Google for “wedding favors” automatically equate to meeting your sales objectives? Or, will an increased ranking be a trigger to focus your work on how best to nurture these new potential prospects to customer status?

• Incorporate Keyword Phrases into Promotions – whether it be press releases, online advertising or social media promotions, using a keyword phrase along with yours or your client’s name can enhance how searchers search for the website in the future.

• Use a Clear CTA - When using a Call to Action, ensure that what you are asking is clear and to the point. Also ensure that you are indeed asking a person to do something.

• Identify Yourself - Come up with a good handle and avatar so that no matter what channel you are engaged in, you are easily recognizable.

• Identify How Visitors Use Your Website - When customers and prospects visit your site, what type of content are they looking for and where do they click on the page to find it? By knowing what your visitors are looking for, you can provide the content they need and a user experience to keep them coming back for more.

• Understand your End Goals – Online marketing is similar to traditional direct marketing when trying to reach certain inquiry levels. Understand the desired inquiry level, and follow that back through your amount of projected traffic, touchpoints and the whole universe you need to target.

• Plan & Understand - Be sure to plan ahead when it comes to Online Marketing. There is no shortage of promotion opportunities, however the promotions you select should deliver the desired results. As an online marketer, be sure to first understand what promotion channels deliver the results desired.

• Look to the Future - The online marketing landscape is constantly changing, whether in the form of updated search engine algorithms, new social media outlets or any of the other aspects of marketing that fluctuate. Devote time to keeping yourself educated on what’s new and upcoming in the online world by reading blogs and other industry publications so that you are prepared to meet the new challenges these changes will bring.

• Be Patient – online marketing typically doesn’t work overnight. Once your online marketing program is deployed, be patient and continuously monitor, analyze and refine.

That wraps up some of TopRank’s favorite online marketing tips. Do you have any you’d like to share?

Source : Top Rank Blog

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Ping services allow you to automatically notify blog directories and search engines that your blog has been updated. The bigger your ping list the higher the chances of receiving traffic from those sources, so check out the list below and include it on your blog (Wordpress users can modify their ping list on the Control Panel, then Options, then Writing).

http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
http://1470.net/api/ping
http://api.feedster.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/RPC2
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http://api.my.yahoo.com/RPC2
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http://bblog.com/ping.php
http://bitacoras.net/ping
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
http://blogdb.jp/xmlrpc
http://blogmatcher.com/u.php
http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc
http://coreblog.org/ping/
http://mod-pubsub.org/kn_apps/blogchatt
http://www.lasermemory.com/lsrpc/
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http://ping.myblog.jp
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http://ping.weblogs.se/
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http://rcs.datashed.net/RPC2/
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http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080/
http://rpc.newsgator.com/
http://rpc.pingomatic.com
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://topicexchange.com/RPC2
http://trackback.bakeinu.jp/bakeping.php
http://www.a2b.cc/setloc/bp.a2b
http://www.bitacoles.net/ping.php
http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2
http://www.blogoole.com/ping/
http://www.blogoon.net/ping/
http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates
http://www.blogroots.com/tb_populi.blog?id=1
http://www.blogshares.com/rpc.php
http://www.blogsnow.com/ping
http://www.blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi
http://www.mod-pubsub.org/kn_apps/blogchatter/ping.php
http://www.newsisfree.com/RPCCloud
http://www.newsisfree.com/xmlrpctest.php
http://www.popdex.com/addsite.php
http://www.snipsnap.org/RPC2
http://www.weblogues.com/RPC/
http://xmlrpc.blogg.de
http://xping.pubsub.com/ping/

Source : Daily Blog Tips

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