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Category: Contests

  • Luciana Domingos Faustini — Nossa Musa do Carnaval 2009

    Carnival is one of the most important cultural and economical events in Brazil.

    Brazil’s biggest television broadcaster, TV Globo, holds a contest every year to find the Musa do Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro (Muse of the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro) — a Samba girl who best represents the Carnival in Rio. Think of it like the “Miss Country” competitions throughout the world each year.

    My sister-in-law, Luciana, won second place out of twelve competitors, and it was her first appearance in this big TV Globo contest!

    Rio de Janeiro’s twelve major Samba schools pick their best Samba girls to represent their schools on TV Globo for this big contest. Mangueira, the Samba school Luciana dances for and was chosen to represent Mangueira in the TV Globo contest, is one of the biggest and oldest Samba schools in Rio.

    The TV Globo contest was divided into two rounds. The first round (to pick the four finalists) was divided into two groups. Luciana performed in the first group (six participants) which was broadcasted on January 17.

    Here is the video from that day where she won first place, showing her incredible first-class performance…

    The Final, recorded on February 5 and divided into two semi-finals, was shown on TV last Saturday, February 14.

    Here’s Luciana — first showcasing her home, then dancing to win the second semi-final…

    And here are the voters, including the audience, clearly voting her to enter the Grand Final…

    Based on Internet votes, Luciana is even the clear winner of all twelve participants, thus she is The Internet Muse of the Carnaval of Rio de Janeiro 2009…

    (The winner, Suellen from Portela, is voted fourth place here.)

    Please join me in on a BIG Congratulations (Brazilian: Parabens) to Luciana Domingos Faustini by submitting a comment below! :-)

    —Marcus Hochstadt

    P.S. Luciana: Você é nossa Musa do Carnaval 2009 — uma garota muito simpatica, com estilo, corpo perfeito, elegante, muito profissional, samba como ninguem, e linda demais. Parabens! :-)

  • The Winner Party – Celebration In The Cozy Lounge!

    The Winner Party - Celebration In The Cozy Lounge!The time has come… the moment is there… you are eager to know what you’ve won…

    What is the result of the stunning and one-of-a-kind Hochstadt.com Party Contest?

    Let’s head over to the cozy lounge! Take a cup of your favorite drink (Champaign & confetti anyone?), sit back, and enjoy the following minutes while you go through the loooooong list of prizes and winners.

    The below names are listed in the order of posting at the party contest page. Only the last five are not on that page but were picked up from Google.

    Here they are, the proud PRIZE WINNERS… :-)

    Suzanne won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Martin Russell won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets.

    Pat King won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Leisa Watkins won a personal 1.5 hour Hypnosis Session with Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis.

    Iris won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Kelly Naylor won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Turnip at tunipofpower.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    The Fool won a 10 Minute Blog Post DVD by Keith Goodrum, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Alexys Fairfield won 1,000ec from Mirjam of Me Myself and I.

    Rachel won 1,000ec fro Juliana of Juliana’s World.

    Michael Aulia won 1,000ec from Wayne of Ez DIY Electricity.

    Deimos Tel´Arin won a Beer Stock Page, a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Blogzilla (Frank) won 1,000ec from Lincoln of Canucklehead.

    Fitz Villafuerte won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans.

    dai won a Blog Review by Lightening at Lightening’s Blogworld.

    Layne (Reward Rebel) won the DVD “Building An Internet Business From Scratch” by Marcus Hochstadt, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Richard won 12,966ec from Marcus Hochstadt of Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Turnip won a personally signed book by Richard Paul Evans as well as a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.

    blackyard.net won a top ad space on kiwipulse.com as well as a one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas of XavierMedia.com.

    Indocontest won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Tim won a 10 Minute Blog Post DVD by Keith Goodrum as well as a 60 Minute Blogging Consultation by Jason, The University Kid.

    Dave (IMW) won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Lightening won an Invitation to the May issue of Bloghology.org, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Mike Huang won 1,000ec from Iris of thebuzz.

    LAgi capek baru pulang won 600ec from Collin LaHay of Mixed Market Arts.

    Shaxx won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.

    Joan Joyce won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.

    Louie won 500ec from Stan of Fantasy Baseball.

    Kat won a signed book by Robert G. Allan, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Constantin won a 2-month membership to a large Private Label Rights (”PLR”) membership site from Sam Freedom, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    mikey777 won 500ec from The Fool of Foolsville 2.0.

    Nartono won 300ec from Fitz Villafuerte of Ready To Be Rich.

    Kent won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Jasmine Shanea (Pixelated Thoughts) won a Blog Review from Lightening at Lightening’s Blogworld.

    Stephan Miller won the DVD “Breakthrough In Internet Business Optimization” by Marcus Hochstadt, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Amy Lilley won 5,000ec from Layne of Reward Rebel as well as a one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas of XavierMedia.com.

    Shari Bowen won a one year .com domain from Constantin Codreanu of INconstantIN.

    Marty won the DVD “High-Profile Outsourcing” by Marcus Hochstadt, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Canucklehead won a 468×60 top ad banner box for one month from Deimos Tel´Arin at ahkong.net as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Caleb Hartley won a 2 hour Multimedia Coaching Session by Marcus Hochstadt of the Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress.

    KCee won 2,500ec from Larry Brauner of Online Social Networking.

    Adam won 500ec from Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.

    JoLynn Braley won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans.

    Matt Keegan won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Kathleen of Entrepreneurs Only.

    Angie Hurst won 500ec 1,500ec from Shelia of Black Tennis Pros.

    Chelle won 1,000ec from Anna of My Cornerstone Trio.

    Sly won a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.

    Juliana won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Anna from My Cornerstone Trio as well as a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.

    Melissa won a Site Review PLUS link on Blogroll for one month from Crystal at Ubiquitous, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    wm Francisco won a signed book by Richard Paul Evans.

    sksee82 won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Sheta won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Erz won a one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas of XavierMedia.com, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Bonoriau won 1,000ec from Kumo of Toast & Egg & Me.

    Dette won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Mirjam at Me Myself and I.

    Ederic won a $10 StumbleUpon advertisement campaign from Kacie of Sense to Save.

    Amit won a top ad space (125×125 or 468×60) for one month from Wayne at Ez DIY Electricity, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Banji won 2,000ec from Jonathan of Archon Digital.

    Catherine won the art work “Acid Rain” by Kelly Naylor.

    Borzack won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    krreyboo17 won a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Gary Evans won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane from Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Are We Balanced Yet won 1,000ec from Juliana from Juliana’s Lair.

    Can I Get Rich On A Salary won 300ec from Marty from Money Maker Times.

    Tom won a link on Blogroll for one month from Iris at thebuzz, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Contamination won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Caleb Hartley at environmentastic!, 2,000ec from Lee Doyle – Contains Nuts, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Mert Erkal won the DVD “The (Internet) Life Of James Brausch” by Marcus Hochstadt, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Meredith won 1,000ec from KiwiPulse from KiwiPulse.

    Ty Hurd won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Crystal won a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.

    danandmarsh won a 125×125 top ad space for one month at mdro.blogspot.com (INconstantIN), a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    BlueWorkhorse won a Blog Review from Dwayne at Pro Blog Reviews.

    Miguel Wickert won 2 stumbles & diggs per week for one month from Fitz Villafuerte of Ready To Be Rich.

    RollerKaty won 3,000ec from Caleb Hartley of environmentastic!.

    Guardian Angel won an interview with Alexys Fairfield of Soul Meets World.

    Bunny won $50 PayPal cash from Wayne of Ez DIY Electricity, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Mia won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Lee Doyle at Lee Doyle – Contains Nuts, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Emma won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.

    TJS won 1,000ec from Jasmine of Pixelated Thoughts.

    seo won 1,000ec from Scott Main of Scott’s Space.

    Mark won a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com.

    Hank won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.

    D-sine won 1,000ec from Juliana of My Library.

    Slave to the Internet won 1,500ec from Jonathon of Tech News Source.

    Lee Doyle won 3,000ec from Kacie of Sense to Save, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    JMorris won 1,000ec from Michael Aulia of Michael Aulia’s Tech Blog.

    Hysterilisator won a Beer Stock Page and a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Rajaram S won 2,000ec from Tim of Yimto Affiliate Marketing Blog.

    Debbie Lane won a professional technical e-mail support session with Karl Gechlik of AskTheAdmin.com.

    Lady Rose won 1 month of Pat King’s Premier Health Coaching Package, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Party Monitor won 1,000ec from Suzanne of Dot Com Mogul.

    Blog Me The Money won a 125×125 top ad space for one month from Marty of Money Maker Times, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Jeremy Newton won a personally signed Robert G. Allan book from Leisa Watkins.

    Bharath won 500ec from David Thorne of Media Morgue.

    Josh Spoehr won 1,000ec from Wangbu of Hulag.

    Manilenya won a signed book by Robert G. Allan, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Pinay Jade won a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Mirjam won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Max of zedomax won a personally signed Richard Paul Evans book as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Tee – Joyful Digesting won a one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas of XavierMedia.com

    Virtual Millenium won 1,000ec from Stephan Miller.

    Charlotte won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a Site Review by Theda K. Rogers at Crayon Writer, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Blogger won 1,000ec from Lightening of Lightening.

    Nadeesha Cabral won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis.

    Webcashforlife won 1,000ec from Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets.

    Peanut won 3,000ec from Constantine Balbozar from Ideas and Money, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Louis Liem won a $20 StumbleUpon advertising campaign by Frank from Technology Blog, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Cellobella won 2,000ec from Crystal from Ubiquitous.

    Rose won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Scorilo won a Beer Stock Page, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Wenbin won 1,000ec from Dave of Is A Man’s World.

    Michelle won a 125×125 top ad space for one month at KiwiPulse.com.

    TRCoach won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane of Wisdom Hypnosis.

    Suzie Cheel from thinkinghomebusiness.com won a 60 Minute Blogging Consultation with Jason, The University Kid.

    Cah Kontes won a Living The Lucky Life! audio CD by Debbie Lane from Wisdom Hypnosis, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    CyberCelt won a 125×125 top ad space for one month at KiwiPulse.com, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Veronica Davis won $10 PayPal cash from The Fool of Foolsville 2.0, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Entreblast won 2,000ec from Joan Joyce of Joan Joyce Dot Com, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Mrs. Micah won 1 Page Peel Ads script by Borzack of Making Myself Extra Money.

    Shanker Bakshi won 1,000ec from Dwayne of Pro Blog Reviews.

    Daniel Costalis won 2,000ec from Art of Article Specialist.

    unTECHy won a personal 1 hour consultation with Larry Brauner of Online Social Networking.

    Dwayne from Pro Blog Reviews wona one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com from Andreas from XavierMedia.com.

    Keith Goodrum won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    sezwho from sezwho.multiply.com won a copy of Reward Rebel LOOT by Layne from Reward Rebel.

    Kumo from toasteggme.com won one copy of Confessions of a Lazy Super-Affiliate PLUS a Special Report from/by Stephan Miller.

    30-Shelia from Black Tennis Pros won a Manifest A Miracle system by Gary Evans of Law of Attraction Secrets, a One Buck Wiki page at SiteHoppin.com as well as a 10 cards account at SendOutCards.com.

    Contestants, go ahead and actively approach your sponsor to claim your prize. Giving him/her this post’s URL makes their life a lot easier. Most can be contacted via the Entrecard community, a contact form on their blog, or by posting a comment in the most recent post on their blog. Your sponsor will then give you further instructions on how to claim your prize(s). Thanks for your help!

    Now Enjoy! Let’s Celebrate, Yeah! :-D

    —Marcus Hochstadt

  • Party Contest Deadline Approaches!

    The last day to participate in the huge Hochstadt.com Party Contest with prizes worth more than $7,000 and a giveaway of 66,666ec approaches fast. In other words, May 1st (the “Draw Day”) is VERY close!

    Are you excited? Me too. :-) And so are our sponsors.

    It is indeed a contest with a win-win-win situation.

    If you thought about whether or not to enter, think again. Entering is sooo easy (go to the Party Contest page and see for yourself how easy it is,) and it looks like everyone wins something. But…

    The longer you wait the higher the chances that someone else grabs your prize (i.e., by receiving two prizes)! Wouldn’t that be disappointing? Seeing someone else receiving the prize that you would have gotten if, yeah if you just would have entered the Party Contest?

    So stop thinking and start acting—NOW! Before it’s too late and you start eating your desk… ;-)

    —Marcus Hochstadt

  • It’s The Hochstadt.com Party Contest!

    It’s The Hochstadt.com Party Contest!

    It's The Hochstadt.com Party Contest!

    Yesterday shall have been the day for my blog to break Alexa’s Top 50,000 rank, if… yeah, if Alexa wouldn’t have changed its ranking algorithm! LOL

    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)…

    https://www.alexa.com/site/company/announcement

    My blog’s Alexa Rank now dropped from 51,059 down to 174,666!

    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! :-D

    (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…

    https://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

    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 Hartley 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

    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
    7. *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 more people can win something. And I now give 2 points when using the party contest image below.

    The more points you accumulate the higher your chances to win one of the BIG prizes worth up to $357 per single prize! And yes, all above sponsors are entitled to enter the contest, too! :-)

    Wanna use the party contest image on your site? Here are three versions to choose from…

    The Hochstadt.com Party Contest!

    The Hochstadt.com Party Contest!

    The Hochstadt.com Party Contest!

    Now let’s party!

    Draw of the winners will be held on MAY 1st!

    —Marcus Hochstadt

  • Sponsoring Contests

    I’m just too tired…

    Do you consider asking me whether I would contribute or sponsor your upcoming contest? It may happen I am willed to do that, though please keep the following in mind before ever asking me. It could save us a lot of valuable time…

    Just recently, the following happened. One guy approached me asking whether I would sponsor his contest and if so, what. I agreed since I like(d) his blog. I told him what I could contribute and the monetary value of it. He responded wondering why it would be “so high” (i.e., ‘expensive’.) He even tried changing my price by putting HIS price (i.e., value) over MINE.

    That’s just bad, bad business practice.

    Imagine you would ask one of the well-known “big names” in the Internet business world whether they would contribute. Would you question the monetary value of their time or contribution? Certainly not. So…

    Stop questioning mine, or else I simply forget about your contest and maybe anything else about you. As simple as that.

    My time is too valuable to be wasted.

    Of course, feel free to ask any of those “cheeper” options. Just be aware that you may get something cheap in return…Thanks for reading.

    —Marcus Hochstadt

  • The University Kid — Blog Contest

    Remember I gave a free video site review to Fitz Villafuerte worth $700? Jason from theuniversitykid.com asked me whether I would sponsor a prize for his upcoming “Ultimate Blog Contest.” I happily agreed.

    Now is the kick off of the contest. What can you win?

    Grand prizes worth $2,400+, including a video site review from me, again, worth $700.

    So head over to his blog, read the rules, enter the contest, and you may end up winning my video site review, which will surely boost your Internet business. :-)

    http://theuniversitykid.com/were-back-with-a-bang-the-ultimate-blog-contest/

    —Marcus Hochstadt