I’m going to be heading into LA in a couple of hours, so I thought I’d start a contest to run for the next while. I will still be updating my blog while away — no worries. The contest here at iBlogPlanet.com is very similar to the contest over at Doug Dillard and Mark Smith’s Blog. Having recently changed domains from financeadvisorystop.com to iblogplanet.com, I seem to have lost quite a few readers. Hopefully this contest will be an incentive for them to come back to my blog.
The 3 top commentators for the month will be the winners. Prizes explained below.
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What counts as a comment?
“Nice post!” does not count as a comment — sorry. A comment has to be more than that. It has to show me that you actually took the time to read the post. As long as your comment is on topic, and useful to myself and other readers, it’s a comment.
How many comments can I make per day?
I’m going to set the bar a bit higher than I’ve seen other bloggers do so for similar contests. You can make 7 comments a day. If you are really into a post, and are discussing it with another commentator, you will reach 7 comments in no time.
Rules
As the blog owner, I will be the one who finally decides whether your ad is appropriate or not. All of my readers are good people, and I am sure I won’t have a problem with this. I am just mentioning it for legality purposes.
Prizes
First Place — Ad space, 500 word post on iBlogPlanet
Second Place — Ad space, 250 word post on iBlogPlanet
Third Place – Ad Space
***Post can be written by yourself, or I can write it for you. Up to you!
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I will be keeping track of the top commentators through the top commentators plugin — smart, huh? I hope this contest will get some more interested readers to iBlogPlanet. If this goes well, expect similar contests regularly!
If you are going to be particpating, please make a post here saying something like “I’m in” — be creative though! 
After you’ve commented, I will edit this post and include a link to your blog, and a short description.
Like I said, I will be in LA, so I may be a bit slow updating things, so don’t get scared.
Particpants So Far
Jason @ Random Rants Dot Net – Everything Jason hates — in act, everything most of us hate.
Lee @ MyBlog2Day Dot Com — To sum it up, a blog about internet marketing, and many subtopics.
Lax @ TechZoomIn Dot Com — All about blogging and making money online.
Doug @ Making Money Online Dot Com — Affiliate programs, blogging, making money online, and more.
Jared @ The Money Cult Dot Com — Business, marketing, and other tips and advice.
Atul @ Ocean of Web Dot Com — General blog..just about everything you could possibly want to read.
George Serradinho @ Serradinho Dot Com — Blogging, downloads, WordPress and the internet in general.
Deneil @ Deneil Merritt Dot Com – Affiliate marketing, blogging, finance, and much more.
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Nice post!
Just kidding, lol. That was a good way to make some people mad, wasn’t it? I think this is a good idea. You are getting somewhere with this. Sorry to hear that you’ve lost some visitors since changing the domain. I don’t know if people will be able to make 10 comments a day if you are only updating once a day, as in one article per day. You may have to post a few articles per day so we can give our opinions on all of them. Then again that is just my opinion.
Great idea though.
Jason,
Haha! Good comment
Yeah, I think you’re right — maybe 10 was too many. I wrote this post at 6AM, and wasn’t thinking straight. I’ve changed it to 7 comments a day, and will be increasing my post count to 2 posts a day, if not more. Thank you for pointing that out Jason.
Btw, Jason — I was going to make the post about your site within the next few days (as a thank you for the theme). Any particular direction you’d like me to go in with it?
Thanks for doing that. You can write about anything youd like to, as long as you dont criticize too much.
Haha! No criticizing. Only compliments
Nice post! lol don’t take it serious.
Between, I’ve read Doug’s post that you’ve mentioned above, I’ve also participated the commenting contest in his blog. This is an interesting contest that I’ve ever taken part before. No worry Gooroo, traffic can be built again, no matter what domain name you change to, your readers still can find you, they can recognize you, but you need to let them know about your new domain too.
Regards,
Lee
Lee,
Thanks for coming by. I can always count on you to be one of the first to comment
You’re right. I just need to keep working at it, and I will find success with the new domain.
Really i forgot that you moved to new domain. I’m felling like am visiting new blog called iblogplanet
Great design..I’ll try best to win the prize
Glad you like the domain!
Looking forward to seeing you throughout the contest.
I want to win! I don’t know if I can throw down 7 comments a day on one site… but I can usually give you one or two.
Site is looking very good by the way
Doug,
No worries — I just set the bar high..Always higher than lower! And thanks, glad you’re liking it
I am in 7 a day is a little crazy if you ask me. But I will be sure to make my rounds and see where I rank. Please I want to bet Doug. I only do comments a couple times a week. Guess I need to step it up. All these contest!
Jared,
No worries — I realize 7 is a bit much. But on the other hand, I will be making more posts than usual, thus giving everyone the chance to comment and interact with other commentators. Good luck to you
Who wants to bet that Doug is going to win?
7 cmnts per day– what if one wants to commnet more
By the way, good idea of such a contest
Atul,
Glad to see your enthusiasm
For the first month, I’m going to leave it at 7. Although, if I see things went well, I may increase that number.
Hi,
it’s a nice idea you have. Some nice prizes you have listed, hope I get to win one.
BTW, I see you already have comments, but the top commentator widget shows no details. I don’t know if that is a problem or not. Just thought of letting you know.
I just visited your site after you left a comment on my site and there are blue blocks with numbers on in your sidebar. I tried them and it took me to this post, is that right? What is your purpose of that? I would like to know, I’m curious now.
George,
Glad you like the idea. I made it so the comments begin today. I had a little trouble restarting the Top Commentators Widget for this contest. It should be there now.
The blue blocks are the ad prizes. Sorry, I wasn’t too clear about that in the post.
1st place = The ad with 1 in it
2nd place = The ad with 2 in it
3rd place = The ad with 3 in it
Let me know if you have any questions
Thanks for making it clear, I see I have to get moving on constructive comments as I’m not even on the list anymore.
No worries George. You still have quite a bit of time till the end of the month.
Sweet, a contest. I love contests. We will see if I can get in the top 3.
Haha! I’m sure you can make it into the top 3 Deneil. Good luck.
Thanks for the link love above. Really like your new site keep up the good work. Need to do a little comment drive on your site to boost my ranking. See what I can do this weekend.
No problem Jared. Haha, go for it this weekend! Your site’s coming along great — keep up the good work.
I guess, that’s one contest doing rounds. All the best not to the participants but to Gooroo, you have a tough task ahead! Lol!
Haha! No worries
I don’t mind working a bit to reward my commentators. I guess you’re a bit late to join now (unless you think you could catch up to 23 comments). There’s always next month though 
Amazing! Not clear for me, how offen you updating your iblogplanet.com.