Enter My Contest And Win A Garmin nuvi 350 GPS!

These past couple of weeks have been busy for me hence my hiatus on posts. But the time has finally come for me to announce the things I’ve been working on.

One of them is the contest that I’m announcing today. When you see what the fine folks at Market Leverage and a few of my online friends are sponsoring, I think you’ll agree that I’ve gathered some pretty cool prizes that you can earn points to win. (Pssst…the grand prize is as unique as it is awesome! )

Another thing I’ve been working on is finally putting together my newsletter subscription form called the MeAndMyDrum Insider. It is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. Doing so fits perfectly with my interest in helping others be successful online. It was a natural extension to my online presence. I’m really looking forward to it!

Now about the contest.

I must say that the generosity of the prize donors has simply been fantastic! Some I’ve known for a while, and others I’m starting to know more about. But one thing’s for sure, they’re all successful people that have done and continue to do great things online.

I want to take a moment to thank Market Leverage in particular for sponsoring some prizes. These guys are really on top of their game and have been wonderful to work with. If you haven’t heard of them already (which would be surprising), they offer a great way to make money online. They have 100s of campaigns to promote and have generous commissions. But one of the things that stands out the most for me is their customer service. That’s vital to have no matter what business you’re in. Signup is free and you’ll be happy you did!

With the exception of the Grand Prize, the prizes are in no particular order. So I’m just numbering them for reference, and not according to their value.

Here is the list prizes:

GRAND PRIZE
Garmin nuvi 350 GPS navigation system – This cool prize is sponsored by Market Leverage. I’ve seen this thing go for upwards of $320 on some sites. Take it with you in the car or walking around town. Never get lost again. You won’t find this on any other contest they’re involved with!

Prize 1
Apple iPod Nano 4GB Silver¹ – Hey, it’s from Apple and it’s an iPod…need I say more? Valued at $149. Sponsored by MeAndMyDrum.

Prize 2
WOW-Pen Joy – These aren’t available in stores yet, so one lucky winner is going to be among the first to receive this superior ergonomic PC mouse. I’ve been using another model made by the same company and love it!. Sponsored by WOW-Pen.

Prize 3
1-hour Consultation with Garry Conn – Garry continues to provide great tips and information about how to make money online and does so at an incredible rate. He has created untold numbers of blogs for a variety of market niches and has become very successful at it. If you’re interested in making money online, then make it a point to get to know my friend Garry. This hour he’s giving away will no doubt change the way you blog. Valued at $250.

Prize 4
Free 1-year Membership to LifeFoc.us – this prize, valued at $324, is generously offered by another successful online entrepreneur, Aaron Abber. This recently launched online community is already off to a great start and is sure to provide you with encouraging tips on planning and achieving your goals, both online and offline. Happiness can be found in many different areas of your life and LifeFoc.us can help you find them.

Prize 5
1 Market Leverage 2GB USB Pen – Another prize sponsored by MeAndMyDrum, this is something I won from another contest that I’m throwing into the mix. It’s brand-spanking new!

Prize 6
Free ebook: Success With WordPress – Written by Kyle Eslick of Hack WordPress, this hasn’t even been released yet, so the winner will be among the very first to grab a free copy and become even more successful with using WordPress.

Prize 7
Free ebook: Blog Adrenaline – Written by John Moston of DNXpert, this is an 80-page ebook that also includes a 24-page guide to building WordPress themes, AND a “skeleton” WordPress theme that can be customized and given away for building backlinks.

Prize 8
2 Market Leverage Rewards Cards – These guys came through again with another popular prize. Each card is worth $20. There will be 1 winner per card.

Prize 9
Advertising on KeithJamesLock.com – Keith is offering some great advertising opportunities on his blog. One image ad will be placed beneath each of his posts on single post pages as well as beneath the post on the home page. Size can be up to 400×250. He’s also offering a text link up to 50 characters in length. Both will have do-follow links which can be affiliate links if desired. ²

Prize 10
Niche Adsense Themes for WordPress – Created by Mark Mason, this rising star in the Internet marketing world is someone I’ve been following closely. His recent release of these specially designed WordPress themes has been well-received in the online community. Do yourself a favor and get to know Mark so that you can carve out your slice of the make money online pie.

Prize 11
Free ebook: Article Domination – Written by Josh Spaulding, this has been a best seller in the article marketing world for a while. It’s packed with step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions to making money online using articles and article directories to drive qualified traffic to your site or blog. Valued at $39.

Prize 12
125×125 ad on BlogAboutYourBlog – a $20 value, Matthew Henrickson is offering ad space at the top of BlogAboutYourBlog for one month. His blog gets a lot of traffic so your ad will certainly get a great deal of exposure.

Prize 13
Free ebook: Written Promptly Everyday – Written by Christine Senter, this is an inspiring book designed to help you get your creative juices flowing and get over your writer’s block. It lists some very creative prompts that will help get you that spark of creativity you’re looking for.

Prize 14
Free 1-year Membership to I’m On A Budget – My friend Joe Swopes has launched a great new membership site called I’m On A Budget that provides its members with very affordable videos, software, and audio products that cover a wide variety of topics. Valued at $60.

HOW TO ENTER
Choose as many tasks below as you like. The more points you earn, the more chances you have of winning something!

For each task you complete, please leave a comment on this post to notify me. This will really help me keep track of your points.

• 50 points – Subscribe to my newsletter. It’s free! Confirmed subscriptions will only earn these points.
• 30 points – Post about my contest on your blog(s) AND link back to this post³. Maximum number of blogs to post to: 3. If you include the list of prizes, you get an additional 15 points per post. (For your convenience, click here to get the prize list already made for you. ALL links must remain in tact.)
• 30 points – Subscribe to my RSS feed via email AND confirm. Only confirmed email addresses will earn these points. If you’ve already done so, then that counts, too! Just be sure to use the email address you subscribed with when leaving me a comment on this post. (If you subscribe via feedreader, that’s cool, but since there’s no way for me to verify, you’d need to subscribe via email to earn these points.)
• 20 points – Sign up with Market Leverage using my referral link. (Even if you have already signed up or sign up not using my referral link, then I am sorry, but Market Leverage has assured me that they cannot verify accounts on my behalf. So the only way I can verify is if you use my referral link.)
• 10 points – Add me to your blogroll³ as MeAndMyDrum. If you’ve already done so, then that counts, too! Just let me know in the comments.
• 5 points – Stumble any post you like on MeAndMyDrum, but be sure to include your username when you comment here to tell me you have done so. A maximum of 3 posts (15 pts) is allowed.

Remember, I need you to leave me a comment on this post so that I can keep track of your tasks as well as differentiate contestants from readers who perform a task without intending to enter the contest.

CONTEST RULES

• This contest starts on July 26 and ends at midnight Central Daylight Time August 15.
• Each prize goes to one person (Prize 8 is the exception, which is two people). Contestants earn points by completing any of the tasks described above as long as they abide by the instructions and contest clarifications. The more points you earn, the more chances you have of winning something.
• Winners will be chosen at random using the aptly named random.org website. The number of points you earn will be the number of times you appear in my list of contestants.
• I will work my way down the list of prizes when the winners are randomly selected by random.org. The contestant at the top of the list generated by random.org will be the winner of the prize I’m drawing for (e.g., first winner gets the grand prize, second winner gets prize 1, etc.). If your name appears at the top of the list, but it has already been chosen to win another prize, I will generate the list again until a new person comes up at the top of the list.
• The two prizes that MeAndMyDrum is sponsoring will be shipped at my expense as long as the winner lives in the continental United States.