Most of you that read my blog know that I’m about ready to pop and at this point simply don’t care that I won’t be able to sleep for the next three months. That being said, I’ll soon be taking a slight (probably ever-so-slight) “maternity leave” from blogging. Not knowing exactly when I’ll be having this baby or how long it will take me to be able to recover to the point of writing coherently, I’m asking for a little help, and I’m willing to pay up. So here goes, we’re embarking on two contests with great prizes, one for writers and one for businesses that would like to host a giveaway.
GUEST BLOGGERS – If you have a blog, have ever wanted to start a blog, just have something to say, or simply want to win a great prize, here’s the deal: I’m looking for some guest blog posts. There aren’t too many restrictions. I only ask that it be kept to a reasonable length, not be offensive, and have something to do with parenting, children, fitness, Charlotte, home-life, dining/entertainment OR anything that a mom may consider interesting. Pretty broad right? You can write about a hobby that you may think others would like to learn about, you can write about a personal passion. It can be about a funny experience raising your child, or it can be a review of something you’ve tried lately. If you have an established blog, you can include a link to your blog at the bottom of the post. You can also submit up to two pictures per guest blog. Multiple entries per writer will be accepted.
The winners of the guest blogging contest will be those with the most page-views in a 14-day period as determined by statistics available through Google Analytics. The winners will be announced after every guest blog has been available to be viewed for 14 days. You are welcome and encouraged to promote your guest blog however you like via whatever social media outlets you like and by emailing friends.
The writer of the guest blog with the most views will receive a $50 Visa gift card. The runner-up will receive a $20 gift card to California Pizza Kitchen! Everyone will get the opportunity to have their blog read by hundreds of Charlotte Mom Favorite readers! To be eligible for the contest, you must submit your guest blog by Tuesday, March 22nd.
For sample guest blogs, visit: http://newmomfavorites.blogspot.com/search/label/guest%20bloggers
BUSINESS OWNERS – I know a lot of moms (and non-moms who read the blog) who are engaged in their own businesses. Whether you represent companies like Pampered Chef, Discovery Toys or Avon, have a locally owned business in the Charlotte area, or are a marketing representative for a company who stumbled upon this site from a blogging directory, Charlotte Mom Favorites wants to hear from you! As part of my “maternity leave” Charlotte Mom Favorites will be running a week-long (or longer!) session of giveaways and free advertising is in it for you.
This is what I need: a prize or multiple prizes to giveaway to Charlotte Mom Favorite readers, a few written paragraphs about the prize and your company, and a discount to our readers if you’d like to offer something in addition to the giveaway. You may include one direct URL for the product you are offering and one direct URL for your company/personal website. You may also include one logo and one graphic (preferably of what is to be given away). Please also include a facebook URL if you have one. I will make “liking” your business a requirement for entrance to the giveaway. You must be able to ship or deliver the prize(s) to the winner(s). The address will be provided to you after the giveaway is complete. You may restrict the winner of the giveaway to live in a Charlotte-based zip code. Winners for your giveaway will be determined by Random.org and each giveaway will run for a 7-day period.
The winners of the Giveaway blogging contest will be determined by combining the total number of page views with the total number of entries in a 7-day period (one point for each page view and each reader’s entry). The entry form will be created by an editor of Charlotte Mom Favorites, and only one point will be assigned per person regardless of how many times they enter.
The prizes? The Giveaway with the most “points” will receive a three-month advertising prize package valued at $250, which includes a logo and link on the South Charlotte Playgroup website, a logo and link on the Charlotte Mom Favorites website, and a 1/4 page ad in the South Charlotte Playgroup newsletter. The runner-up of the Giveaway blog post contest will receive a two-month advertising prize package valued at $75, which will include a link on the Charlotte Mom Favorites website and a 1/4 page ad in the South Charlotte Playgroup newsletter. Everyone will benefit from the impressions generated by the hundreds of daily page-views generated by Charlotte Mom Favorites. Blog posts for Business Owners/Giveaways are due by Friday March 18th!
For sample giveaway entries, visit: http://newmomfavorites.blogspot.com/search/label/giveaways
Eligibility for publication for both contests will be determined by editors of Charlotte Mom Favorites. Blog entries may be edited for content and length. Rules to the contests are subject to change. The winners of these contests and the giveaways will be announced when I feel up to logging on to the computer and figuring it out. Hopefully, sooner than later! 🙂
And as always, feel free to contact me at katie.harding@gmail.com with any questions regarding this contest, guest blogging or running a giveaway.
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