I love contests, don’t you?  I especially love ones that are meaningful.  If you are interested in improving your online networking skills, I want you to enter this contest right away.  It only goes to the end of March, so you want to have as many chances of entering it as possible. 

And this is a fantastic example of viral storytelling.  Sure it’s somewhat orchestrated, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that people will be talking/blogging about it.  

I found out about this contest on the Author and Grow Rich Blog, which you definitely want to visit if you’re an aspiring or a current author.  Yes, I’m a contributing author to this blog, but I’ve only had one post there so far, so you can’t say it’s just self agrandisement!

Anyway,  over $12,000 in prizes are up for grabs in The Craziest Internet Marketing Contest You’ve Ever Seen.

I’ll tell you about some of the prizes and share my favorite in a moment, but first, this is what I love most about this contest.  You have to actually DO something, for one thing, and it’s something useful.  You will use (or learn about using) resources like Twitter and StumbleUpon to spread the word about the contest and gain more entries.

This is so amazingly clever.  Believe me, I’m taking notes!

There are a bunch of prizes.  Which ones do I like best?  Well, the cash is always welcome, and there are several cash prizes.

My favorite coolness prize - probably because I want an iPod anyway

Ipod Touch 8GB from Shoemoney ($299 value)
shoemoneyJeremy Schoemaker is probably one of the most well known Internet marketers online today. He found his way to fame by posting his 6 figure Adsense check from Next Pimp and now frequently shares his insights on his super popular blog Shoemoney, hosts a radio show on Webmaster Radio, and runs the Elite Retreat which I will be attending next month. Jeremy definitely knows what he’s doing and is a great teacher. I’m excited to say the least.

And of course Shoemoney is one of the 3 uber-affiliate marketing gurus who is leading the teams in Top Affiliate Challenge - for which I have auditioned.  So I could be meeting him in a few months.

My favorite experiential prize is –

1 Full Conference Pass to Affiliate Summit East ($949 value)
affiliatesummit.jpgShawn Collins and Missy Ward do a fantastic job organizing the top industry conference in affiliate marketing. The event attracts thousands of the top vendors, advertisers, and affiliates around the world. I went to Affiliate Summit West 2008 in Las Vegas and must say it was a great time of networking, learning, and improving my Internet business. It’s totally worth the admission fee, but now you can get a full conference pass FREE. ASE08 will be held August 10-12 in Boston. I’ll see ya there!

Since I’m learning about social marketing, this contest intrigues me, and I hope it will intrigue you too.   So if you’d like a chance to win prizes and learn something too, join me in this contest.

The Story Lady