“Your Best Blogging Advice” Contest!

Think Hard! It’s contest time!

I feel like celebrating the beginning of the summer, the fact this blog has almost reached 200 posts, that traffic is getting bigger and bigger and… basically, I’m happy and feel like giving stuffs away. Enjoy!

The contest will run from June 24th to June 27th. Winners will be announced on that day. All participants will be mentioned in that post (minus the usual spammers…) and will get a link to their blog — don’t miss your chance!

The rules are easy. I’d like to ask a single question:

What is your best blogging advice?

For answering this single question (leave a comment…!), you will get 30 points.

You can win additional points by:

I will count the points to determinate the winners. If two people are tied (ex aequo), I will choose the best blogging advice to determinate who won. So give smart advices!

Here are the great prizes you can win:

First Prize (Canada):

  • One ad spot (125×125) in my sidebar for 15 days
  • A link to my blogroll
  • Four Itunes download*
First Prize (World):

  • One ad spot (125×125) in my sidebar for 30 days
  • A link to my blogroll
  • Your blog in my “the world” page

*These Itunes must be downloaded before July 1st and you have to have a Canadian account or be in Canada.

Second Prize:

  • One short blog review on the day the winners will be announced
  • One link to my blogroll
  • A link to your blog and a screenshot in my “the world” section

Third Prize:

  • One link to my blogroll
  • A link to your blog and a screenshot in my “the world” section

Good luck and have fun!

About the Author

Zhu

French woman in English Canada. Occasionally: speaks Mandarin or Spanish, bitches about the Canadian weather, writes left-wing rants, gives test to her students so that she can read the paper and have breakfast, speaks of cultural difference or goes backpacking across the world. And enjoys Canada as her new home.

20 Responses to “ “Your Best Blogging Advice” Contest! ”

  1. Kudu to you my friend, you are amazing :D

    My advice? Be sincere and along the way embrace new found friendship :D

    Have fun :D

  2. Best advice I think is to tell someone to hang in there and that I’m praying for them, because that person’s husband fell off from the roof of his house.

    Say whatever’s on your mind and not be afraid of your opinion.

    bluefishs last great read…Reveal yourself

  3. “I’m in” (says Graham as he rolls up his sleeves, cracks his knuckles and sharpens his pencil!), “Oh yes, I am definitely in!”

    My advice is simple….

    1) To have a truly successful personal blog, write from the heart. Be honest and write about things that truly matter to you…. things that will remind you of today when you look back on them in many years to come. Don’t write posts that are purely “traffic” seeking.

    2) Don’t sell yourself too Google Adsense. There is nothing wrong in using Adsense, but don’t saturate your blog page with Adsense advertisements… Your posts should always be the focal point.

    3) Always be polite and courteous. Respect peoples opinion, even if they are not the same as yours (and trust me, I am always right…lol!). A high proportion of the pleasure of blogging is the interaction with your readers and their blogs. If you are lucky enough, you will have the opportunity of meeting some amazing people on your journey (people like the lovely Zhu!).

    4) Enjoy yourself!

    That’s it from me! Have a great week x

    Grahams last great read…Graham’s History Lesson #1 ~ The Moonrakers

  4. I am with Graham - SIMPLE.
    I was irritated that some blog sites take forever to load. In fact, I have written a post on this topic.

    Khengsiongs last great read…Organic Food, Food Crisis & the Environment

  5. Salut Zhu,
    How’s life ?

    I will add to the previous sound advice :

    1) Write about what you know; your life,passions,stories.
    What makes you unique.I always say that if people want news or the daily weather, they know where to go to.

    2) Don’t worry about quantity. You don’t need a post per day. Be flexible and be willing to have “blckholes”, when creativity or daily subject matter are lacking. Sometimes taking some days off will bring more creative ideas than staring at a blank screen.

    Have a nice day ;)
    barbaras last great read…The Mosaic Picture meme

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