Tuesday, April 22, 2008
"While I was eagerly checking and waiting for my blog to break Alexa’s 50,000 mark (so I can celebrate this with you,) I found out Alexa just changed its Ranking algorithm (04/16/2008)…
http://www.alexa.com/site/company/announcement
That means, NO ranking report, NO “showing off” of Alexa’s formerly sky-rocking hochstadt.com ranking graph, NO big numbers—nada of these—and therefore NO “Alexa Top 50,000 In 107 Days” title – BUT…We will simply change the tag and party anyway!
(Business Lesson: Never ever be dependent on any 3rd party resource!)
You probably remember the astonishing party I held when my blog broke Alexa’s old 100,000 mark? OK, as a reminder…http://www.hochstadt.com/alexa-top-100000-in-66-days
Now, because of the Alexa thing, now it is…The Hochstadt.com Party Contest!
I invited a select few Top Entrecarders and Internet Entrepreneurs to join our one-of-a-kind Hochstadt.com Party Contest and celebrate together that it is indeed possible to catapult from no man’s land to popularity in 107 days!
Without further ado, let’s get to the “Party Contest Meat”—or in other words, what YOU can WIN at this Hochstadt.com Party Contest!
NOTE: This is none of those Internet Marketing niche contests… The Hochstadt.com Party Contest features prizes from a broad range of industries and categories. Meaning, there is something for EVERYONE:
Men’s Interest, Women’s Interest, Sports, Internet Marketing, Make Money Online, Technology, Hobbies, Marketing, Self Improvement, Computers and Internet, Art, Environment, Finance and Investing, Web Development, News and Media, Entertainment, Graphic Design, Religion and Spirituality, Blogging Resources, Parenting and Family, Technology, Mixed Bag, Home and Garden, Health and Medicine, Trends, Personal Diary, and Writing and Literature!
Now, take a look at these amazing and unbelievable contributions… the Who’s Who of Entrecard and other friends of mine:
Consultations, Products & Services
Max from SiteHoppin gives 10 Beer Stock Pages worth $20-$100 each = $200-$1,000 PLUS 50 One Buck Wiki pages worth $20 each = $1,000, altogether making it to a whopping $2,000!
Martin Russell from Word of Mouth Marketing gives 50 (!) accounts of 10 cards each at SendOutCards.com worth $25 each = $1,250! Gary Evans from Law of Attraction Secrets gives 10 (!) of his Manifest A Miracle systems worth $97 each = $970! Marcus Hochstadt from Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress gives respectively 1 of each of his 4 DVD products worth $100 each = $400 PLUS one 2-hour Multimedia Coaching Session worth $300, altogether making it to a $700! Debbie Lane from Wisdom Hypnosis gives 7 of her Living The Lucky Life! audio CDs worth $23.77 each = $166.39 PLUS a personal 1.5 hour Hypnosis Session by phone worth $250, making it a total of $416.39! Pat King from FitnessLifeClub gives 1 month of his Premier Health Coaching Package worth $357.98! Keith Goodrum from On Becoming a 2%er gives 2 of his DVDs 10 Minute Blog Post worth $100 each = $200! Andreas from XavierMedia.com gives 5 one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com worth $35 each = $175! Larry Brauner from Online Social Networking gives a personal 1 hour consultation worth $150! Jason from The University Kid gives two 60 minute Blogging Consultations worth $60 each = $120! Leisa Watkins from Dream Act Plan Believe gives 3 Robert G. Allan books that are personally signed by Robert (!), as well as 3 Richard Paul Evans books, also personally signed by Richard himself! Karl Gechlik from Ask The Admin gives a professional technical e-mail support session worth $50! Wayne from Ez DIY Electricity gives $50 in hard earned PayPal cash!
Borzack from Making Myself Extra Money gives 5 of his Page Peel Ads scripts worth $8 each = $40! Stephan Miller from Stephan Miller gives one copy of Confessions of a Lazy Super-Affiliate worth $29.95 PLUS a Special Report he wrote specifically for the person who wins this e-book!
Crystal from Ubiquitous gives a Site Review worth $20 PLUS a link on her Blogroll for one month worth $10, making it a total of $30! Sam Freedom from Internet Marketing Controversy Blog gives a 2-month membership to a large Private Label Rights (”PLR”) membership site worth $30! Kelly Naylor from Aerten Art gives one of her unique art work Acid Rain, an original water color painting worth $25! Dwayne from Pro Blog Reviews gives a Blog Review worth $25!
Frank from Technology Blog and more gives a StumbleUpon advertisement campaign worth $20 (400 targeted visitors)! Kacie from Sense to Save gives a StumbleUpon advertisement campaign worth $10 (200 targeted visitors)! The Fool from Foolsville 2.0 gives $10 in hard earned PayPal cash! Lightening from Lightening’s Blogworld gives 2 Blog Reviews worth $5 each = $10!
Constantin Codreanu from INconstantIN gives a one year .com domain registration worth $10!
Iris from thebuzz gives a link on her Blogroll for one month worth $10! Layne from Reward Rebel gives 1 copy of Reward Rebel LOOT worth $7! Fitz Villafuerte from Ready To Be Rich gives 2 stumbles & diggs per week for one month! Theda K. Rogers from Crayon Writer gives a full-blown site review on her blog which will certainly increase the buzz for her winner’s blog!
Mert Erkal from Search For Blogging gives an Invitation to the May issue of ww.bloghology.com, which has more than 3,000+ subscribers! Alexys Fairfield from Soul Meets World offers to interview her winner (about his/her product, service, Web site, life, etc) PLUS providing a link from her site to his’/hers! (She used to interview celebrities, so this one is PRICELESS!)
Ad Space
KiwiPulse from KiwiPulse gives 3 x 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $15 each = $45
Deimos Tel´Arin from ahkong.net gives a 468×60 top ad banner box for one month worth $36
Anna from My Cornerstone Trio gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $35
Turnip from Turnip of Power gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $35
Wayne from Ez DIY Electricity gives a top ad space (125×125 or 468×60) for one month worth up to $30 Caleb from environmentastic! gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $25
Kathleen from Entrepreneurs Only gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $25
Marty from Money Maker Times gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $25
Constantin Codreanu from INconstantIN gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $15
Mirjam from Me Myself and I gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $10
Lee Doyle from Lee Doyle - Contains Nuts gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $10
Entrecard Credits
Marcus Hochstadt from Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress gives 12,966ec
Layne from Reward Rebel gives 5,000ec
Caleb from environmentastic! gives 3,000ec
Constantine Balbozar from Ideas and Money gives 3,000ec
Kacie from Sense to Save gives 3,000ec
Larry Brauner from Online Social Networking gives 2,500ec
Joan Joyce from Joan Joyce Dot Com gives 2,000ec
Tim from Yimto Affiliate Marketing Blog gives 2,000ec
Crystal from Ubiquitous gives 2,000ec
Lee Doyle from Lee Doyle - Contains Nuts gives 2,000ec
Art from Article Specialist gives 2,000ec
Jonathan from Archon Digital gives 2,000ec
Jonathon from Tech News Source gives 1,500ec
Gary Evans from Law of Attraction Secrets gives 1,000ec
Suzanne from Dot Com Mogul gives 1,000ec
Dwayne from Pro Blog Reviews gives 1,000ec
Michael Aulia from Michael Aulia’s Tech Blog gives 1,000ec
Stephan Miller from Stephan Miller gives 1,000ec
Dave from Is A Man’s World gives 1,000ec
Scott Main from Scott’s Space gives 1,000ec
Kumo from Toast & Egg & Me… gives 1,000ec
Mirjam from Me Myself and I gives 1,000ec
Jasmine from Pixelated Thoughts gives 1,000ec
Lincoln from Canucklehead gives 1,000ec
KiwiPulse from KiwiPulse gives 1,000ec
Lightening from Lightening gives 1,000ec
Wangbu from Hulag gives 1,000ec
Juliana from Juliana’s World gives 1,000ec
Juliana from Juliana’s Lair gives 1,000ec
Juliana from My Library gives 1,000ec
Iris from thebuzz gives 1,000ec
Anna from My Cornerstone Trio gives 1,000ec
Wayne from Ez DIY Electricity gives 1,000ec
Collin LaHay from Mixed Market Arts gives 600ec
Shelia from Black Tennis Pros gives 500ec
David Thorne from Media Morgue gives 500ec
Stan from Fantasy Baseball gives 500ec
Borzack from Making Myself Extra Money gives 500ec
The Fool from Foolsville 2.0 gives 500ec
Marty from Money Maker Times gives 300ec
Fitz Villafuerte from Ready To Be Rich gives 300ec
Phew! Wanna count? OK, I made it easy for you…
These are contributions for 200+ winners (!) with a monetary value of more than $7,000+ (!!) and exactly 66,666ec (”ec” = Entrecard Credits)!!! This is by far the BIGGEST Party Contest in Entrecard’s History!
What? How you can win? I’m glad you asked…
Here is how to enter the party contest and belong to the lucky winners…
1. Subscribe to the Hochstadt.com Blog Announcement List (see the sign-up field in the top right hand corner of this page, right below my image? Yup, there it is.) Not only does it bring you 2 points but I may send you a cool gift when you do – 2 Points
2. Post a comment to this blog post - 1 Point (one point per person)
3. Stumble and digg about this contest and fav me on Technorati - 1 Point respectively
4. Use the below party contest image(s) on your site (linking to this party contest) - 2 Points
5. Write about this blog and this Hochstadt.com Party Contest on your blog, linking to both this blog and the Hochstadt.com Party Contest. Use your own wording, one that fits to your audience. (It shall be easy because the above prizes fit to ALL audiences!) - 10 Points
6. Write about this blog and this contest on your blog, AND link to ALL contributors (just like you see my list above including all the prizes) - 30 Points
*PSSST* When you write about this contest on your blog it may be a good idea you indicate which of the above prizes you would like to win most. Perhaps Santa is listening and your wish comes true, who knows…
Hint: Use the same e-mail address and Web site’s URL when performing the above contest actions. That way, I will be able to track your entries.
NOTE: I changed the point structure slightly because it turned out to be a bit unfairly weighted. Hopefully it is fair now so everyone can win something.
The more points you accumulate the higher your chances to win one of the BIG prizes worth up to $357 per single prize!
Draw of the winners will be held on MAY 1st!
