Simply Mert

Jason over at Success For Your Blog is having a a contest to give away an iPod Nano. When I found his page I was interested right away, his latest article is titled Make over $20,000 a month on your blog, how could I not be interested? After reading only a few minutes I knew that his blog could be a wealth of knowledge on how to run a successful blog and tips on making money.

I didn’t start this blog to make money, I really enjoy writing about the daily doses of daughter drama… but it doesn’t hurt to make a buck or two in the process. I’m sure I’ll be able to find something to perk up the old blog.

One of the requirements of the contest is to share some blog pimpage and a little linky love, so I think I will link to 2 really nice and COOL people I have just met in the blogosphere.

Elizabeth at Table for Five

Shelley at Design By S.L.S.

I realllly want this iPod Nano, so I’ve got fingers, toes and eyes crossed… wish me luck!

The author of the blog Pointless Drivel is having a giveaway in hopes that the word will get out about his award nomination for the Blogger’s Choice Awards “Best Humor Blog”. Mr. Fabulous wants us to not only vote for him, but he wants you to enter his giveaway by asking your readers to vote for him too.

To enter (quoted from his site) :

That’s where you guys come in. All you have to do to get entered into the drawing is write a post telling people to both vote for me and asking them to also write a post urging their readers to vote for me. Once you have written your post, just make a comment here with the url and *poof* you are entered.

Want to know what is at stake? An iPod Shuffle (plus a very *cough* interesting iPod accessory, go to his site to find out more)

OR a $75 gift card to Barnes & Noble.com.

How would you like to win $50 to spend in a vintage children’s store? Kailani of An Island Life is holding a giveaway to Warm Biscuit Bedding Company. Stop by before September 28th for all the details.

I personally loved the little purses and bags that they make since I have been making little purses the last couple of months that I am going to try to sell at craft fairs this holiday season. The designs at the Warm Biscuit Bedding Company are adorable, and you can have them personalized too.

While your at it, why not check out Kailani’s review site An Island Review. She has the inside scoop on giveaways and contests that are going on in the ’sphere.

I was just reading my blogging buddy Judy’s blog and she mentioned that there is a site giving away a free iPhone. Too good to be true? I think not!

I think that this giveaway is a brilliant use of internet marketing and given the fact that practically 1/4 (just a guesstimation) of the world’s population is dying to get their hands an iPhone, I think this giveaway should bring Mr. Gary Lee a lot of business.

Gary also has a new business called Bunkers Paradise where you can (paraphrased from his site) :

• Keep track of your Golf game stats with their Score Tracker
• Keep track of improvements in your game by using their Golf Handicap tracker
• Get Tips and Drills so you can see where need the most improvement
• Set up Leagues to Compete in and check out your friends stats and progress
• Read reviews of the best Golf Equipment out there!

As part of your entry for the giveaway, you also need to mention an affiliate of Mr. Gary Lee where you can check out free online coupons, and it’s called Pinkdeals. I was reading the idea behind the site, and I thinks it’s a wonderful idea. Pinkdeal was frustrated by the fact that she wasn’t able to find search site that met her needs and that wasn’t geared mostly towards men. So, she decided to open her own search site that IS geared towards women. Honestly, I am going to check this site out because what ever makes my life easier… I’m all for it!

Also, another interesting tidbit: If your blog/site has a page ranking of 4 or higher you will get 2 entries in the giveaway. How cool is that? For an uncomplicated Page Rank checker, go here.

Flip Flop Momma is giving away the new Pooh DVD. We love Pooh here in my neck of the woods… so I entered the drawing. To quote from her blog:

All you have to do is put up a little post on your bloggy-blogs so others can get on it too…then leave me a comment(because I’m not smart enough to figure out the Mr. Linky thing!) letting me know that you posted about it. Please leave a link to my blog, letting others know where to join in the fun!! Contest ends Thursday at midnight! I’ll draw a name from the comment’s section Friday morning, July 13th!!

Good luck!

One of my all-time favorite bloggers has a new review site called An Island Review, in which she reports and links to contests, give aways and freebies. I think this is an excellent idea… Local Girl is providing a service to all of us bloggers who can’t resist those sort of things

Local Girl is having a drawing for these:

My first reaction was “Oooh La La!”, my second was to drool, and my 3rd? I entered the drawing of course!

Quoted from An Island Review-
How to Enter:

1. Mention this contest on your blog with a link back to this post.
2. Leave a comment below as to why you think you should win the bling.
3. A random winner will be selected on July 14th and contacted via email.

Then I commented:

Hmmm, why do I deserve these? As a mom of 2 beautiful and spirited girls whom I love very much and can’t imagine my life without- I need down time. My down time usually consists reading, blogging, crafting or sewing while listening to my iPod.

I think every mom needs a little down time, a little “mom time” to recharge their batteries, and I think listening to your favorite music while kicking your heels up - even if it’s only for 15 minutes- could be just the thing.

Plus, these headphones are just deliciously pink and sparkley! Mom time with sparkles? Even better.

So, if you are feelin’ lucky and would like these sweet little jewel encrusted headphones, head over to An Island Review and tell Local Girl why you deserve these… then just write a post about it!