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		<title>Winner of the iPod Nano!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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Let me start off by saying I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and all that good stuff that comes with the holidays at this time of the year!  So, we finally have a lucky winner picked at random for the 8GB iPod Nano!  But before I get to who the winner is, I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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<p>Let me start off by saying I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and all that good stuff that comes with the holidays at this time of the year!  So, we finally have a lucky winner picked at random for the 8GB iPod Nano!  But before I get to who the winner is, I&#8217;m going to bore you guys with a few things&#8230;</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">People Didn&#8217;t Really Participate But Said They Did?</span></h2>
<p>Let&#8217;s start off by saying that there were a handful of people who commented saying they subscribed via e-mail but in actuality, they didn&#8217;t.  If you didn&#8217;t subscribe with an e-mail I could actually check, didn&#8217;t verify or simply just lied saying you subscribed, well, your entry was not included.  Of course, a few people unsubscribed right before the contest too so I don&#8217;t know what happened&#8230; maybe they didn&#8217;t want to participate anymore?</p>
<p>It was definitely interesting because those people who said they subscribed and didn&#8217;t, I really don&#8217;t know what they were thinking.  I actually take the time out to check to see if people subscribed, blogged (and included the links) and checked the proofs of the donation to the charities.</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">Late Entries Were Accepted</span></h2>
<p>And based on <a href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/12/ipod-nano-christmas-contest-over.html">my last post</a>, I mentioned that late entries weren&#8217;t going to be accepted.  I ended up including those who were late as well.  At least for those who did it by the date&#8217;s deadline but happened to miss the time portion.  If you&#8217;re from another timezone, you probably don&#8217;t keep track of other timezones&#8217; time, right?  Well, at least I don&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Plus, I included the late entries because I figured it was Christmas and this was a contest for that very reason so it would seem pretty scrooge-ish of me to not include them, huh?</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">Stats of the Contest</span></h2>
<p>The contest definitely wasn&#8217;t as big as I wanted it to be.  But given the short time I had for the contest, the non-promotion and the fact that people said they participated when in actuality they didn&#8217;t, made the entries a little longer than what I thought it was going to be.</p>
<p>The number of contestants that actually qualified to enter was 62 people totaling 213 entry points.  Of course, those numbers would have been slightly higher if people actually subscribed when they said they did.</p>
<p>It was a little disappointing because I figured at least 100 people would participate and we didn&#8217;t even come close to hitting the 200 contestants mark for an additional iPod Nano giveaway.</p>
<p>I believe only three people ended up getting the maximum amount of entries because they donated to a charity and sent proof, subscribed via e-mail as well as blogged about the contest.</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">How I Randomly Picked and The Winner Is&#8230;</span></h2>
<p>I basically made an excel spreadsheet and entered each contestants names as I received them.  And for each entry, I would just type their name that many times.</p>
<p>For instance, if you subscribed via e-mail, blogged about the contest and donated to a charity then you would have ended up with 11 total entry points, so I would have typed your name 11 times for 11 possible chances to win.</p>
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<p>Well, I&#8217;ll give you guys a clue on who won&#8230; it was actually one of the three who received maximum amount of entries!  That rarely happens but I&#8217;m glad someone who donated to a charity won!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Based on a random pick from random.org, number 16 won&#8230; (check the screenshot below):</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1671" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/12/winner-of-the-ipod-nano.html/random-drawing"><img class="size-full wp-image-1671 aligncenter" title="random-drawing" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/random-drawing.png" alt="random-drawing" width="188" height="202" /></a></p>
<p>And according to my spreadsheet number 16 is Angie&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1672" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/12/winner-of-the-ipod-nano.html/angie-winner"><img class="size-full wp-image-1672 aligncenter" title="angie-winner" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/angie-winner.png" alt="angie-winner" width="225" height="236" /></a></p>
<p><strong>So, congratulations to Angie!  You won the 8GB iPod Nano&#8230; please e-mail me by the end of the month to claim your prize!</strong></p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">Conclusion</span></h2>
<p>Contests are fun but it&#8217;s definitely not fun when people try to get entries to win without actually entering.  Of course, before you guys instantly unsubscribe, I would suggest sticking around because I&#8217;m going to have another contest shortly after New Years!  Plus, if Angie doesn&#8217;t claim this prize, I will also randomly pick a new winner!</p>
<p>Thank you to all those who participated in this contest and an extra big thank you to those who were generous enough to donate to a charity in 2009!<br />
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		<title>iPod Nano Christmas Contest Over</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to everybody that participated in our Christmas Contest for a chance to win an iPod Nano and I forgot to post this yesterday but the contest did already end.  Unfortunately for some, there were a few late entries that will not count.  I had a deadline of December 23rd at noon [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you to everybody that participated in our <a href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/12/christmas-contest-win-an-8gb-ipod-nano-or-two.html">Christmas Contest for a chance to win an iPod Nano</a> and I forgot to post this yesterday but the contest did already end.  Unfortunately for some, there were a few late entries that will not count.  I had a deadline of December 23rd at noon EST and a few of you guys managed to enter after.</p>
<p>We actually had a good number of participants in this contest, though, not as many as I would&#8217;ve liked.  And surprisingly, there were at least a handful of you guys that donated to some charity in 2009 to participate in this contest.  So, I applaud you guys and I know you didn&#8217;t donate to try to win something, you donated for the good.  I just figured I would give you a chance to win something good just for giving back, you know?</p>
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<p>I have some more unfortunate news&#8230; I&#8217;m actually about to head out of town for Christmas for a few days so I won&#8217;t have time to add up all the entries and do a random pick at random.org.  I&#8217;m spending Christmas out of town and there won&#8217;t be any internet access so its going to be hard.  I will try to find a cyber cafe or something but more than likely I won&#8217;t be able to do that until the day after Christmas.</p>
<p>Matter of fact, I&#8217;m just rushing to get this post in so I can keep you guys updated before I leave for the next couple of days.</p>
<p>So, please bear with me&#8230; plus, I&#8217;m sure most of you guys will be busy with the holidays and your families anyways.  And for the late entries that didn&#8217;t make it this time, don&#8217;t worry&#8230; I&#8217;m having another contest shortly after New Years and this time you should have plenty of time to simply comment (assuming you&#8217;re still subscribed).</p>
<p>I promise, I&#8217;ll have the winner announced by this weekend&#8230; unless of course I never end up with internet access, then it&#8217;ll be kind of hard.  <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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		<title>Only a Few Days Left for the iPod Nano Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to remind you guys that there are only a few days left on the iPod Nano contest so if you haven&#8217;t had a chance to enter yet, feel free.  It&#8217;s pretty easy to enter and it&#8217;s just as simple as subscribing to my RSS Feeds via e-mail and commenting on the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just wanted to remind you guys that there are only a few days left on the<a href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/12/christmas-contest-win-an-8gb-ipod-nano-or-two.html"> iPod Nano contest</a> so if you haven&#8217;t had a chance to enter yet, feel free.  It&#8217;s pretty easy to enter and it&#8217;s just as simple as subscribing to my RSS Feeds via e-mail and commenting on the contest post.  If you&#8217;re already subscribed, all you have to do is take 10 seconds to comment on the contest post and simply say<em> &#8220;I&#8217;m subscribed!&#8221;</em></p>
<p>As of right now, the contest seems to be going on pretty smoothly with pretty minimal promotion of it.  Though, the unfortunate news is the fact that it doesn&#8217;t seem as though we will have 200+ people joining the contest for the second iPod Nano.  I&#8217;d be a little surprised if we were to break the 100+ people that entered the contest.</p>
<p>Anyways, the <strong>contest ends on Wednesday December 23rd at noon EST</strong> and no late entries will be accepted!  I will try to have the winner picked within the next day or two following the end of the contest.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone and thank you all for participating!  Stay tuned because again, I will probably have another contest shortly after this one ends.</p>
<p>And yes, that <em>is</em> a hint.  <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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		<title>Christmas Contest: Win an 8GB iPod Nano (Or Two)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, a contest is finally here!  It&#8217;s not the big contest I&#8217;m going for to celebrate my 1,000+ RSS Feed subscribers but since it&#8217;s December and the fact that Christmas is almost here (and my birthday), I figured I would get some lucky person one of the cool gadgets&#8230; an 8GB iPod Nano! And [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Yes, a contest is finally here! </strong> It&#8217;s not the big contest I&#8217;m going for to celebrate my 1,000+ RSS Feed subscribers but since it&#8217;s December and the fact that Christmas is almost here (and my birthday), I figured I would get some lucky person one of the cool gadgets&#8230; an <strong>8GB iPod Nano!</strong> And if the contest reaches more than 200 contestants that enter, someone else will win one too!  That means, <strong>there&#8217;s a chance to win TWO 8GB iPod Nanos!</strong></p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">The Prize</span></h2>
<p>8GB iPod Nano &#8211; The newest Nano comes with some cool features that includes a video camera, FM radio tuner, pedometer to count your steps, built-in mic to record voice memos or record a lecture, and of course it holds up to 2,000 songs or 8 hours of video!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1598" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/12/christmas-contest-win-an-8gb-ipod-nano-or-two.html/ipod-nano"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1598 aligncenter" title="ipod nano" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ipod-nano-240x300.jpg" alt="ipod nano" width="240" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Of course, there&#8217;s a chance to win another 8GB iPod Nano&#8230; keep reading!</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">How to Enter</span></h2>
<p>There will be various ways to enter which you can accumulate points for (winner will be chosen at random):</p>
<p><strong>1. Subscribe to RSS Feeds via e-mail AND comment &#8211; 1 point</strong> Simply <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1378177&amp;loc=en_US">subscribe to my RSS Feeds via e-mail</a>, confirm and comment below.  If you are already a subscriber, all you have to do is comment below with the same e-mail you subscribed with.</p>
<p>This way it&#8217;ll cross off a lot of people who subscribe and don&#8217;t pay attention to these posts.  Plus, it&#8217;ll finally give a LOT of people a chance to finally comment here after being an active subscriber and never saying a word here. <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>2. Blog about the contest AND include links &#8211; 5 points </strong> Just write up a quick post on your blog about the contest but make sure you include these following links:</p>
<p>- <a href="http://www.datmoney.com">Internet Entrepreneur</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.iblogtoblog.com">iBlogtoBlog</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/12/christmas-contest-win-an-8gb-ipod-nano-or-two.html">Contest Post</a></p>
<p>For those of you guys that will probably question, the second link is one of my other sites.  <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />   Hey, it might potentially sponsor the second nano. <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>3.  Donate to a Charity (show proof) &#8211; 5 points</strong> If you have donated or contributed to a charity of any sort in 2009 and you can show some sort of proof then you deserve more than just an iPod.  I&#8217;m sure no one donates to charities to try to win something but I figured I&#8217;d at least give back to give you guys a chance to win an iPod for your generosity.</p>
<p>For the proof, if you have some sort of receipt (which you should be getting for tax purposes <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  ) or something equivalent, send it on over and let me know.  And please don&#8217;t try to lie or game the contest because that&#8217;s just plain shameful.  <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">Chance for a Second iPod Nano</span></h2>
<p>There is a chance to win a second 8GB iPod Nano but we have to have <strong>at least 200 contestants</strong> to enter this contest.  That means if 200 of my e-mail subscribers decide to simply comment with a valid subscribed e-mail, or say 200 different people decide to post about the contest or some mix, then I will be giving out an additional iPod Nano!</p>
<p>Of course, I&#8217;m not counting total points, I&#8217;m counting strictly individual contestants.  Please keep that in mind!</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">Deadline and Additional Info</span></h2>
<p><strong><br />
The contest will end on December 23rd at noon Eastern Time.  No late entries will be accepted!</strong> I&#8217;m hoping to get a winner picked that same day but if not, the following day.</p>
<p>The drawing will be picked at random and winners will have to contact me within 48 hours so I can try to get it to you.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, if you do not live in the United States, a cash equivalent will have to substitute for the iPod.  Of course, if you prefer just taking the cash option, $150 will be sent via Paypal instead.</p>
<p>Also, if you would like to donate anything worthy of giving out for Christmas, feel free to <a href="http://www.datmoney.com/contact">contact me</a>.  It&#8217;s all about giving back and if people have donated to charities, don&#8217;t you think they deserve to try to win something to? <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I think I covered everything, if not, I&#8217;ll update this post.</p>
<p>Good luck!<br />
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		<title>How I May Get $500 for 10 Minutes of My Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 17:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now this isn&#8217;t a guarantee but I figured I&#8217;d just write a post on it because of the chance and initiative I took.  And by taking this chance and initiative, I may get $500 for 10 minute of my time.
I&#8217;m sure you guys are wondering how in the hell I may possibly get $500 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-952" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/05/how-i-may-get-500-for-10-minutes-of-my-time.html/extreme-500s-scratch-ticket"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; class=" title="extreme-500s-scratch-ticket" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/extreme-500s-scratch-ticket.png" alt="extreme-500s-scratch-ticket" width="200" height="210" /></a>Now this isn&#8217;t a guarantee but I figured I&#8217;d just write a post on it because of the chance and initiative I took.  And by taking this chance and initiative, <strong>I may get $500 for 10 minute of my time</strong>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure you guys are wondering how in the hell I may possibly get $500 for 10 minutes of my time.  Well, honestly, it wasn&#8217;t hard.  But then again, I&#8217;m not even guaranteed it.</p>
<p>Last night I received an e-mail from my contact form titled <em>&#8220;$500&#8243; </em>on the subject line.  Naturally, I thought it was going to spam until I saw who was e-mailing it to me.  It was Tyler Cruz of <a href="http://tylercruz.com">tylercruz.com</a> whom is a pretty cool entrepreneur and successful one at that.</p>
<p>He was basically informing me of his weight loss competition and the status of it.</p>
<p><em>So, what does that have to do with me getting $500?</em></p>
<p>Well, do you guys remember when I wrote that post titled <a href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/04/working-as-an-online-entrepreneur-weight-gain.html">&#8220;Working as an Online Entrepreneur = Weight Gain?&#8221;</a> That post was written to also enter in the competition/contest to win $500.  And just by taking 10 minutes to write that quick post, I have the opportunity to win some cash.</p>
<p>But the best news was the fact that my chances of getting that $500 increased drastically.  I also found out by reading <a href="http://www.tylercruz.com/blogging-weight-loss-challenge-day-40-of-70/">Tyler&#8217;s lastest weight lose update</a> that I&#8217;m the only person who actually took the initiative to vote against his opponent, Jonathan Volk.</p>
<p>It was quite surprising too because only two total people voted for this competition (one for Tyler and one for Jonathan).  So, in essence, if Jonathan doesn&#8217;t lose 6.5 pounds within the next 30 days, I&#8217;m going to be $500 richer than I was.</p>
<p>I know what most of you guys are thinking, this is all based on luck.  But the purpose of this post <strong>isn&#8217;t</strong> about hoping to win or luck, it&#8217;s more about <strong>taking action, taking chances with your online projects</strong> and if you have nothing to lose (besides some time) and everything to gain, you should jump on that opportunity when it arises.</p>
<p>Honestly, I wasn&#8217;t even going to enter the contest because I was being lazy and I didn&#8217;t think I would win.  But I just decided to take a shot at it because I wanted to cover the topic on weight gain and living as an online entrepreneur and of course, the chance to win $500.</p>
<p>I hope this is a lesson for all of you guys, <strong>if you see a great opportunity, take a chance but more importantly, take action!</strong> Because who knows, you may end up with better rewards than just $500!<br />
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		<title>Support the Walk for Hunger and Win Advertising!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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Last year, my lady friend and I supported the Walk for Hunger by not only raising the minimum amount for an individual but we also walked it.  Though, we didn&#8217;t quite make the entire 20 mile walk, we did do 14 miles of it.  But this time around, we will make it through [...]]]></description>
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<p>Last year, my lady friend and I supported the Walk for Hunger by not only raising the minimum amount for an individual but we also walked it.  Though, we didn&#8217;t quite make the entire 20 mile walk, we did do 14 miles of it.  But this time around, we will make it through the entire 20 miles and we&#8217;re looking for sponsors and if you are generous enough you could win advertising here as well as in front of 40,000+ people at the actual walk on May 3rd!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m pretty last minute when it comes to things like this and I remember last year I did basically the same thing.  I waited until the last week to try to get sponsors and trust me, it&#8217;s sort of a pain but this year I wasn&#8217;t fully sure if I was going to walk it or not.  But I&#8217;m giving you guys the opportunity to not only <strong>donate to a charitable cause (which is tax deductible by the way) but also win yourself some advertising as well!</strong></p>
<p>If you would like to jump straight into making a donation, please <a href="http://www.projectbread.org/goto/nydia.roman">visit our Walk for Hunger page</a>.</p>
<p>Before I get into, let me tell you a little bit about the Walk for Hunger.  It&#8217;s basically a program in which the state of Massachusetts gets 40,000+ together to walk 20 miles to help support hungry neighbors.  Last year we helped raise 43.4 million meals to support the 400 emergency food programs in 128 communities.  This helps support the 522,000 people struggling to put food on their tables.</p>
<p>I decided that I would do the walk again this year and this time, help give back to my personal supporters by giving them a chance for advertising either during the walk and or on DatMoney.</p>
<p>Now I have a few things in mind if you <a href="http://www.projectbread.org/goto/nydia.roman">sponsor the Walk for Hunger</a>:</p>
<p><strong>1. We Will Wear Your T-Shirt at the Walk -</strong> For each $10 donation, we will wear your t-shirt with your company, website, product on it for one mile.  That means, you have the opportunity to get your brand out in front of 40,000+ people.  And yes, pictures will be taken at the mile marker points.</p>
<p>For instance, if you donate $50, we will wear your t-shirt for 5 miles.  Please, there&#8217;s a 5 mile max so others can get a chance for us to rock their shirts.  But you can donate as much as you want!</p>
<p>Of course, you would have to send your t-shirt to us before Satuday May 2nd because the walk is on the following day.</p>
<p>Since it&#8217;s only 20 miles, we can only wear a certain number of shirts so first come first serve.  Though, I don&#8217;t foresee anyone sponsoring enough because this is last minute.</p>
<p><strong>2. Win 125&#215;125 Advertising Spots and Reviews -</strong> Not everyone has t-shirts to brand so I&#8217;m giving you guys a chance to win some advertising for your sponsorship.  But I only have a certain amount of advertising to give away so this option is almost like a raffle.</p>
<p>For each $5 donation, you will receive an entry to win either:</p>
<p>1) a review of your product on DatMoney (worth $60)<br />
2) one of three 125&#215;125 ad spots for one month on DatMoney (worth $20 each)<br />
3) one 468&#215;60 spot for one month on DatMoney (worth $40)</p>
<p>The more you donate, the more chances you have to win.  I know this isn&#8217;t much to give away but this is for a good cause to support the hungry.  Plus, here&#8217;s a chance to get some advertising at a VERY reduced rate!</p>
<p>I may add additional things to win so who knows, you may potentially win other prizes.</p>
<p>You can either <a href="http://www.projectbread.org/goto/nydia.roman">donate by going to our Walk for Hunger page</a> or you can send the money through my Paypal and I will bring the money over.  Whichever is easier for you guys.</p>
<p>Please <a href="http://www.datmoney.com/contact">contact me</a> once you have done so or if you have any questions.  Thanks!  We appreciate your support!<br />
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		<title>Working as an Online Entrepreneur = Weight Gain?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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Now there are more and more people who make money online for a living.  And honestly, it seems as though the more people work online for a living, the more they tend to get that extra weight from being in the house all day.  Or who knows, maybe they&#8217;re enjoying themselves a little [...]]]></description>
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<p>Now there are more and more people who make money online for a living.  And honestly, it seems as though the more people work online for a living, the more they tend to get that extra weight from being in the house all day.  Or who knows, maybe they&#8217;re enjoying themselves a little too much with vacations, extra delicious foods and making all that money&#8230; and unfortunately, no time to work out.</p>
<p>Now there are only a few people (well, maybe a lot more but I can&#8217;t think of too many examples) you can really compare this theory of working as an online entrepreneur for a living and gaining weight.  The reason why I say this is the fact that you can just compare the pictures they have of themselves from when they started the blog to now.</p>
<p>And yes, there could be a big coincidence that they gained weight and it had nothing to do with working at home but come on, seriously.  When you are a <em>successful</em> online entrepreneur making a pretty good living then you start to enjoy things more and get caught up in working a little more too.</p>
<p>I mean, you get caught up enjoying things, especially the money, that you don&#8217;t want to work out.  I mean, who does?  Working out isn&#8217;t really an enjoyment lol.</p>
<p>Anyways, besides this theory that of you working online for a living and gaining weight, I&#8217;m actually going to point out two examples which leads to the other reason why I&#8217;m posting about it:</p>
<p><strong>The <a href="http://www.tylercruz.com">Tyler Cruz</a> vs. <a href="http://jonathanvolk.com">Jonathan Volk</a> Blogging Weight Loss Challenge.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-871" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/04/working-as-an-online-entrepreneur-weight-gain.html/volk-vs-cruz"><img class="size-full wp-image-871 aligncenter" title="volk-vs-cruz" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/volk-vs-cruz.jpg" alt="volk-vs-cruz" width="319" height="250" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure if you&#8217;re reading my blog, you should know both of these online entrepreneurs.  Both of them make a living online &#8211; one from various sites and the other as a super affiliate marketer.</p>
<p>It looks like they have a challenge to see who could lose 10 pounds within 10 weeks and they decided to put some money on the line for it.  The loser essentially would pay up.  But the best part is the fact that they&#8217;d be paying us, the bloggers who posted about it and chose who we thought would lose.</p>
<p>Personally, I think both of them are going to lose the 10 pounds because it shouldn&#8217;t be too hard to do that in 10 weeks.  And honestly, I think they both will because if they do, <strong>they don&#8217;t have to pay anyone anything</strong>.</p>
<p>But definitely a good marketing technique.  <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Though, since it&#8217;d be boring picking both of them (and the fact that I&#8217;m forced to choose only one person), <strong>I think Jonathan Volk is going to lose</strong>.  (<em>Sorry man!</em>)</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not just randomly picking, though.  I actually have a theory and some valid points on it.</p>
<p>I was checking the weight of both of the contenders and found that Tyler actually weighed more than Jonathan (I think it was like 206 to 189 or something?)</p>
<p><em>So, what does that mean exactly?</em> Well, right off the bat Tyler has a slight advantage.  The reason is the fact that you would burn more calories if you weighed more.</p>
<p>Let me give you an example:  Say Tyler and Jonathan did the same exact exercises for the next 10 weeks for the same amount time and so on, Tyler could actually burn more calories because he weighs more.</p>
<p>Of course, I know they <em>aren&#8217;t</em> going to do the same routine, excerises, stretching, eating, etc but lets just say they just keep doing what they are doing then I think Tyler has a slight edge.</p>
<p>In addition, I take it Tyler really hates losing so he has an extra competitive edge.  Now I&#8217;m not saying Jonathan isn&#8217;t competitive because no one likes losing, you know?  But based on the history of his competitions (and losses to <a href="http://www.winningtheweb.com">Gyutae Park</a> previously), he obviously doesn&#8217;t want to lose this time around.</p>
<p>So, who do <em>you </em>think will win?  Check out <a href="http://www.tylercruz.com/blogging-weight-loss-challenge-cruz-vs-volk/">Tyler&#8217;s Post</a> or <a href="http://www.jonathanvolk.com/life/weight-loss-challenege-tyler-cruz-v-jonathan-volk.html">Jonathan&#8217;s post</a> to show your support.<br />
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		<title>Win a Trip to the Caribbean, a Sony Vaio or Macbook And More!</title>
		<link>http://www.datmoney.com/2009/03/win-a-trip-to-the-caribbean-a-sony-vaio-or-macbook-and-more.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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It looks like DirectAgents.com is teaming up once again to hold another affiliate marketing contest with even better prizes than the other contest they are currently holding.  So, if you participate in that one, you should definitely join this one!
DirectAgents.com is making their way through the internet and taking it by storm!  In [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-743" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/03/win-a-trip-to-the-caribbean-a-sony-vaio-or-macbook-and-more.html/vistaprint-directagents"><img class="size-medium wp-image-743 aligncenter" title="Vistaprint, Directagents" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/vistaprint-directagents-300x101.jpg" alt="Vistaprint, Directagents" width="300" height="101" /></a></p>
<p>It looks like DirectAgents.com is teaming up once again to hold another <a href="http://www.saveeasily.com/adscript.php?addcode=CD1&amp;bannerid=5543&amp;optionalinfo=&amp;deploy_id=0&amp;landing_id=0">affiliate marketing contest with even better prizes</a> than the other contest they are currently holding.  So, if you participate in that one, you should definitely join this one!</p>
<p>DirectAgents.com is making their way through the internet and taking it by storm!  In their latest contest, they have teamed up with VistaPrint for an <a href="http://www.saveeasily.com/adscript.php?addcode=CD1&amp;bannerid=5543&amp;optionalinfo=&amp;deploy_id=0&amp;landing_id=0">affiliate marketing challenge</a> to give away some amazing prizes.</p>
<p><em>What are the prizes you ask?</em> Well, let’s get right into it because you guys should know exactly what you are trying to win!</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">The Amazing Prizes:</span></h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-740" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/03/win-a-trip-to-the-caribbean-a-sony-vaio-or-macbook-and-more.html/dominican-republic-bahamas"><img class="size-medium wp-image-740 aligncenter" title="Win a Trip to the Caribbean" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dominican-republic-bahamas-300x108.jpg" alt="Win a Trip to the Caribbean" width="300" height="108" /></a></p>
<p><strong>1st Place &#8211;  A Trip for Two to the Caribbean. </strong>But the difference between the last contest and this one is the fact that <em><strong>you get your choice to pick from five fabulous destinations</strong></em>.  And the islands include: Jamaica, St. Lucia, Cabo San Lucas, Dominican Republic or the Bahamas.</p>
<p>I don’t know about you guys but I’ve always wanted to check out the Bahamas or Dominican Republic.  I heard it’s beautiful, there’s tons of fun and I’m sure there are plenty of beautiful women there too!</p>
<p>And ladies, I’m sure there are plenty of good looking guys too!</p>
<p>And for you couples, take your first or maybe second honeymoon you deserve!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-741" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/03/win-a-trip-to-the-caribbean-a-sony-vaio-or-macbook-and-more.html/sony-vaio"><img class="size-full wp-image-741 aligncenter" title="Win a Sony Vaio or Macbook" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sony-vaio.jpg" alt="Win a Sony Vaio or Macbook" width="252" height="104" /></a></p>
<p><strong>2nd place – A Brand New Sony Vaio or Macbook. </strong>Lord, oh, lord!  I have a Sony Vaio so I know that it’s great, especially for those into the entertainment functions on the computer.  On the other hand, I think Macbooks are the “in” laptop to get.</p>
<p>Either way, you’re not spending over $1,000 to get these great laptops, you can simply win one!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-742" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/03/win-a-trip-to-the-caribbean-a-sony-vaio-or-macbook-and-more.html/500-gift-card"><img class="size-full wp-image-742 aligncenter" title="Win a $500 Gift Card" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/500-gift-card.jpg" alt="Win a $500 Gift Card" width="170" height="122" /></a></p>
<p><strong>3rd place &#8211; $500 AMEX Gift Card. </strong>Damn, $500?!  I swear I can buy a pretty good flat screen TV with this.  And even if I can’t, I’m sure it’ll pay for most of it.</p>
<p>What would you spend your $500 on?</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">How To Enter:</span></h2>
<p>The contest is made very simple and easy.  The affiliate that drives the most sales for VistaPrint wins.<br />
See?  That was as simple as it gets.  And if you are an affiliate marketer already, I bet you’re a shoe-in to get one of the prizes.  I mean, the worst prize is $500!  Man, I’d take that any day!</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">Deadline:</span></h2>
<p>The <a href="http://www.saveeasily.com/adscript.php?addcode=CD1&amp;bannerid=5543&amp;optionalinfo=&amp;deploy_id=0&amp;landing_id=0">contest officially started March 1st</a> but since no one really works on a Sunday, today is just as good as day one.  <strong>You have 45 days</strong> to <em>“get your game on”</em> which takes you half way through April to drive the most sales.</p>
<h2><span style="color: #3366ff;">Reason Why You Should Join:</span></h2>
<p>Well, besides the obvious with the amazing prizes and great challenge, you have an opportunity to work with DirectAgents.  If you don’t know too much about them, let me tell you a little about them.</p>
<p>They were named America’s fastest growing company by Entrepreneur, Inc and the USPAAC.  They’ve become so popular that their company is more than doubled in size within the past 10 months.</p>
<p>DirectAgents have been nothing but friendly and helpful since I found out about them.  If you need help, they are more than willing to go out of the way.</p>
<p>And I’ve been with a few companies before and most just send you a default e-mail and nothing more.</p>
<p>On top of that, they don’t have trashy campaigns and offers, they try to keep it classy for moral reasons.  That must tell you something right there!</p>
<p>Anyways, feel free to visit the <a href="http://www.saveeasily.com/adscript.php?addcode=CD1&amp;bannerid=5543&amp;optionalinfo=&amp;deploy_id=0&amp;landing_id=0">contest page</a> for more information!<br />
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		<title>Win a Trip to the Caribbean, 42” Flat Screen TV, or $300 Gift Card with DirectAgents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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I know how you guys all like contests and what’s better than one that has amazing prizes that consists of a weekend getaway to the Caribbean, maybe a 42” Flat Screen TV to watch your favorite movies and shows or simply a $300 gift card to spend on whatever you’d like!  Okay, DirectAgents.com is [...]]]></description>
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<p>I know how you guys all like contests and what’s better than one that has amazing prizes that consists of a weekend getaway to the Caribbean, maybe a 42” Flat Screen TV to watch your favorite movies and shows or simply a $300 gift card to spend on whatever you’d like!  Okay, <a href="http://www.saveeasily.com/adscript.php?addcode=CD1&#038;bannerid=5415&#038;optionalinfo=&#038;deploy_id=0&#038;landing_id=0">DirectAgents.com is having their affiliate challenge</a> for you to win these great prizes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-661" href="http://www.datmoney.com/2009/02/win-a-trip-to-the-caribbean-42%e2%80%9d-flat-screen-tv-or-300-gift-card-with-directagents.html/win-a-flat-screen-tv_300-gift-card"><img class="size-medium wp-image-661 aligncenter" title="win-a-flat-screen-tv_300-gift-card" src="http://www.datmoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/win-a-flat-screen-tv_300-gift-card-300x129.jpg" alt="win-a-flat-screen-tv_300-gift-card" width="300" height="129" /></a></p>
<p>I know the contest isn’t featured on DatMoney but a contest is a contest, right?  And if you’re into affiliate marketing at all, this will be a great shot for you to win.  How can you not want to at least attempt to take a shot with these great prizes dangling in front of your eyes?</p>
<p>I mean, spring break is coming up soon, that’s even a better incentive to try to get a free trip to go crazy and party!  And don’t you worry, the trip to the Caribbean is for a party of two so you can either treat it like a romantic getaway with your partner or bring a friend and you guys can end up on some dvd like <em>“Girls Gone Wild – The Caribbean!”</em></p>
<p>Um, maybe <em>“Guys Gone Wild”</em> for some of you guys?</p>
<p>Personally, I&#8217;d rather go with the 42&#8243; Flat Screen TV because I&#8217;ve been meaning to get a new one for quite sometime so I&#8217;d actually just aiming for second place. <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>The contest is pretty direct and easy so you don’t have to focus on tons of different aspects and products to try to promote. As I read, the <strong>only thing you need to do is drive leads to Bidz.com</strong> and whoever ends up with the most would win.</p>
<p>That seems pretty easy if you ask me.  I think I may test it out after I see how the competition is doing.</p>
<p>Though, the catch is the fact that you do need to sign up through the <a href="http://www.saveeasily.com/adscript.php?addcode=CD1&#038;bannerid=5415&#038;optionalinfo=&#038;deploy_id=0&#038;landing_id=0">contest page</a> for it to be official.  <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>(Correction: You just need to run the Bidz.com short form campaign to enter)</strong></span> For more details, check out the <a href="http://www.saveeasily.com/adscript.php?addcode=CD1&#038;bannerid=5415&#038;optionalinfo=&#038;deploy_id=0&#038;landing_id=0">contest page</a> brought to you by DirectAgents and Bidz.</p>
<p>You have a few days before the contest officially starts which would be on February 15th, 2009 and runs through March 31st.</p>
<p>So, hurry up and get on it.  You want to have the slight edge on your competitors from day one!</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone!<br />
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		<title>Winner of the Flip Mino HD or iPod Nano Chosen!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
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First of all, I would like to thank MarketLeverage once again for their generosity in sponsoring this contest with a great prize.  And a special shout out to Dina for helping me put this together and continue being a great contact as well as a great part of the ML team.  Though, I’m [...]]]></description>
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<p>First of all, I would like to thank MarketLeverage once again for their generosity in <a href="http://www.datmoney.com/2008/12/december-giveaway-win-a-flip-mino-hd-ipod-nano-and-more.html">sponsoring this contest</a> with a great prize.  And a special shout out to Dina for helping me put this together and continue being a great contact as well as a great part of the ML team.  Though, I’m going to have to apologize because I was the basic holdup on the second drawing.  So, sorry everyone and sorry Dina!</p>
<p>Now, before we get to the winner who was chosen for submitting the best affiliate tip/secret, in my eyes, I’m going to ramble on for a couple of paragraphs.</p>
<p>This contest didn’t get as much publicity as most of my other contests simply because I didn’t have as much time to promote it like I have with some of my others.  There were a few reasons behind this; but most of it surrounded the lack of time in December as well as the fact that I was having problems with my computer, internet as well as e-mails.</p>
<p>In addition, there seemed to be a lack of entries because some people mentioned they didn’t know too much about affiliate marketing so they felt as though they couldn’t enter because they lacked the knowledge.</p>
<p>Of course, since some didn’t enter because they were just starting out in affiliate marketing and they didn’t have much to contribute as a secret, others benefited from it because they had less competition.</p>
<p>Less competition = better chance to win.</p>
<p>You guys should all keep that in mind when it comes to making money online.  <img src='http://www.datmoney.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />   Because you’ll soon find out that you always want to find things with less competition so you can benefit from it.</p>
<p>A few instances that would be good with less competition would be, but not restricted to, keyword research, affiliate marketing, building traffic, selecting a niche (get out of the make money online niche while you can!) and so on.</p>
<p>Okay, I’m getting sidetracked a little bit here…</p>
<p>So, there were a total of 14 entries that were submitted in various ways.  Some people decided to comment with their affiliate tip on the contest post, some were dedicated enough to write an entire post and lastly, some took the time to e-mail me directly so their secret actually remained a secret.  Well, for the most part.</p>
<p>Although, there were only 14 entries, it was still hard for me to choose one winner.  Everyone had good tips, some had similar secrets and I had to do my best to pick only one.</p>
<p>There will be only one… (okay, if you’ve seen the movie Zack and Miri Makes A Porno, then you’ll get that line)</p>
<p>Again, it was hard as hell to pick one winner.  Matter of fact, I was talking with Dina and asked for her opinion on how to choose one.  Some of you guys went into step-by-step details, others wrote an overview on the what’s and how’s while the remaining wrote a simple paragraph or two.</p>
<p>Well, I went with a basic tip and one that would work with affiliate marketing and with any business strategy you go with.</p>
<p><em>Anyways, the winner is…</em></p>
<p><span id="more-562"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://lagorama.com/">Dave Hughes</a> for his entry:</p>
<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve barely dipped a toe into affiliate marketing, but there&#8217;s one thing I&#8217;ve<br />
found that it has in common with the concept of blogging&#8230;have a plan. &#8220;I&#8217;m<br />
going to make $100 per day&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;m going to make money with affiliate<br />
marketing by driving traffic to the great offers I&#8217;ve found!&#8221; are NOT<br />
plans&#8230;they&#8217;re goals, which take a plan to accomplish.</p>
<p>Get a legal pad and list exactly what you&#8217;re going to do to achieve your goals,<br />
step-by-step, in as much detail as possible.</p>
<p>Then follow it.</p>
<p>And no plan is perfect; each one should have testing of new offers, ideas and<br />
traffic strategies built in. It may not seem smart to switch from an offer that<br />
has a conversion rate twice what your next-highest offer is bringing in, but<br />
guess what? With a different placement, marketing or even an entirely different<br />
offer, it could be delivering much more revenue than it already is&#8230;a fact<br />
you&#8217;ll never know unless you&#8217;re not afraid to change it to find out.</p>
<p>Your plan should be detailed, have frequent testing built in (what are you<br />
going to change, when are you going to change it, how long will you leave it<br />
that way, and how are you going to track the results), and should be written<br />
down.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t have a plan, you don&#8217;t have a business.</p></blockquote>
<p>A big congratulation goes to <a href="http://lagorama.com/">Dave </a>for having the best affiliate marketing tip!  I am forwarding your info over to ML so you should hear from them.  Make sure you let them know your choice in prize. (Flip Mino HD or iPod Nano – I’d go with the Flip…)</p>
<p>Also, since you were selected as the winner, you’ll also be automatically entered into another Marketleverage drawing for a chance to win an Amazon Kindle, a ML Rewards Card or an iTunes Card.  I think the drawing will be today since I&#8217;m extra late!</p>
<p>Again, thank you to MarketLeverage for sponsoring, thank you to all the contestants and congratulations to Dave!<br />
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