Contest #1: A Free Book to the Winner
I have been talking for a couple of weeks about offering a contest to all my readers. Well, the time has finally come. Even though I am starting out small, I am sure that you will find this contest to be well worth your time.
The Prize: One signed copy of Open your Heart with Basketball by yours truly, Christopher Bibey.
This is the second book that I have written, and to this point, my most popular. Although it is based largely around the game of basketball, it also teaches life lessons at the same time. To give some details, Open your Heart with Basketball touches largely on how my life and basketball career were affected when I was diagnosed with cancer. As you can imagine, the lessons taught in the book can help you succeed in life, sports, and of course, business.
To give you an idea of the publicity that the book has received, cover quotes were provided by: Regis Philbin – television personality, Dick Vitale – basketball announcer, Jack Wagner – Pennsylvania Auditor General, and a foreword by Lute Olson – Head Coach of the University of Arizona men’s basketball team.
Entering the contest is quite easy:
1. Make a post on your blog announcing this contest, and linking to my site. You can use whatever anchor text you please.
2. If you have pingbacks disabled on your blog, send me an email or leave a comment with a link to your post. You may want to do this anyway just to make sure!
3. There is no limit on the number of times you can enter. If you have more than one blog, feel free to link from each one; it will better your chances of winning!
4. One week from today, August 14, I will draw a random winner. I will contact the winner right away, and upon receiving a mailing address the book will be sent out!
Although the retail value of this book is only $12.95, it is definitely a valuable tool for bettering every aspect of your life.
I am looking forward to a good response and many more contests in the future!
August 7th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Very nice, here is my post http://shanecash.blogspot.com/2007/08/chrisblogging-contest-free-book-to.html
Thanks
August 8th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I’ve posted twice:
http://skewedsolipsism.livejournal.com/
and
http://www.printnpost.com/blogs/398/Christopher-Bibey039s-BLOG-Contest.html
August 8th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
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August 8th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
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September 5th, 2007 at 12:03 am
Nice!