<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?) | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/feed/</link> <description>Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?) - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging</description> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:23:54 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/#post-26382</guid><title><![CDATA[Erik Deckers replied to the forum topic Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?) in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/#post-26382</link> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:13:42 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/erikdeckers/" title="Erik Deckers" rel="nofollow">Erik Deckers</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/" rel="nofollow">Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow">@daniloebs</a> I'd do it especially for the cash prize or iPad. The all-expense paid trips to the conferences are also nice, but you could probably get some more mileage if you were to forego that in exchange for a [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/#post-26342</guid><title><![CDATA[Nichole Schlecht replied to the forum topic Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?) in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/#post-26342</link> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:40:03 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/iamconsulting/" title="Nichole Schlecht" rel="nofollow">Nichole Schlecht</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/" rel="nofollow">Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow">@daniloebs</a><div></div><div>Offering an incentive, like a prize, will most likely break down some of those barriers for bloggers that may not regularly write about the subject. &#160;The greater the prize, the better the [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic//#post-</guid><title><![CDATA[Hesham replied to the forum topic Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?) in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic//#post-</link> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:33:20 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/hesham/" title="Hesham" rel="nofollow">Hesham</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it" rel="nofollow">Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow">@daniloebs</a> No problem.<div></div><div>Trying to answer your question...</div><div></div><div>I have seen great response for this type of contests (Facebook Page Like), and by the way, I think one successful way of targeting and increase&#160;awareness&#160;of [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/#post-26315</guid><title><![CDATA[Dani Loebs replied to the forum topic Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?) in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/#post-26315</link> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:11:00 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/" title="Dani Loebs" rel="nofollow">Dani Loebs</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/" rel="nofollow">Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Fantastic info <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/hesham/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/hesham/' rel="nofollow">@hesham</a> ! Thank you for sharing the results of your survey, and for your generous offer of help. I will keep in touch to let you know how things progress.<div></div><div>And thank you too,&#160;<span><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/iamconsulting/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/iamconsulting/' rel="nofollow">@iamconsulting</a> ! Great [&#8230;]</span></div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/#post-26292</guid><title><![CDATA[Nichole Schlecht replied to the forum topic Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?) in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/#post-26292</link> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:44:25 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/iamconsulting/" title="Nichole Schlecht" rel="nofollow">Nichole Schlecht</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it/" rel="nofollow">Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow">@daniloebs</a><div></div><div>I do guest blogging for a few reasons and none of them have to do with money, although I can see a cash prize being a powerful motivator. &#160;My reasons are:</div><div></div><div>Recognition as an expert in my fieldBacklinks [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic//#post-</guid><title><![CDATA[Hesham replied to the forum topic Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?) in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic//#post-</link> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:13:34 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/hesham/" title="Hesham" rel="nofollow">Hesham</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blogging-contest-what-makes-you-do-it" rel="nofollow">Blogging Contest (What makes you do it?)</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/daniloebs/' rel="nofollow">@daniloebs</a> I have been organizing blogging contests for the last couple of years, and I admit that contests helped my blog to grow&#160;rapidly.<div></div><div>The best prize? I think people need to feel they succeeded in making money [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>