Running a Facebook contest or giveaway is a great way to promote your Facebook business page and possibly garner more Likes for your page. However, I’ve seen enough businesses and bloggers running Facebook promotions incorrectly, that I thought it may be time to discuss how to run one the right way. What I’ve found is [...]
Win iPad All-In-One for Dummies!
July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Robin E. who won the book! Thank you, everyone, for entering. Win a copy of iPad All-In-One for Dummies by Nancy Muir from Blogging Basics 101 on Facebook! One of the things my friends and I have discussed before buying our iPads was whether we could justify the [...]
Vintage Pearl & Lisa Leonard Stamped Necklace Giveaway
February 3, 2011 By
Update: This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered and Liked Blogging Basics 101 on Facebook! Random.org chose these numbers as the winners of the necklaces: #24 & #16. Congratulations to Sarah B & Shana! I’ve sent you both e-mail and will need you to respond by Tuesday at 10:00am CST or [...]
Winners of the WordPress In Depth book
April 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
Thank you to everyone who entered to win a copy of WordPress In Depth. The tweets and comments were awesome, as usual. I wish I had a copy of the book for each of you, but even if you didn’t win this time, please consider buying a copy for yourself or at least seeing if [...]
Giveaway: WordPress In Depth (book)
April 19, 2010 By
This giveaway is closed. A few months ago, Pearson Education contacted me to see if I would accept a copy of WordPress In Depth by Bud Smith and Michael McCallister to do a review and a giveaway. I don’t usually have time to do book reviews, but I was interested in how this book presented [...]
TypePad for Dummies Winners!
March 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
Update: One of the winners did not contact me, so I’ve had to choose a new one. The new winner of a TypePad for Dummies book is Rammy. Thank you to everyone who left a comment to enter to win a copy of TypePad for Dummies (and possibly a year of free TypePad)! Here are [...]
Win a Copy of TypePad for Dummies and a Year of TypePad!
March 1, 2010 By
It’s here! After months of hard work, Shannon and I are so pleased to announce that our book, TypePad For Dummies, is now on bookshelves. Want to know what you can expect to find inside? A basic explanation of blogging technologies, geared toward newbies to get them up to speed. We explain RSS feeds, Rich [...]
Blogging & Taxes: What You Need to Know
December 28, 2009 By 6 Comments
Blogging in 2004 was significantly different from blogging in 2009. Over the past five years we’ve seen an explosion in how people use social media and how we make money from it. In 2004, it was hard to find a professional blogger; blogging was still very much a community-based hobby. These days, it’s unlikely to [...]
Giveaway: 250 Customized Stickers from UPrinting.comThis
July 13, 2009 By
This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to Grace (comment #12 as chosen by Random.org). I’ll be contacting you with details about how to claim your prize. You have four days to respond. If you don’t respond, I’ll have to choose a new winner. Today’s featured company: A little more about them: UPrinting.com is a leading online [...]
