How would you like to be $100 dollars richer by this time next month? Well you can just by submitting an article to SmallBizbee.com! We will be giving away $100 to the author of the most popular article submitted between November 6th and the 16th. No catch, no gimmicks...picture cold hard cash delivered to your door (or Paypal.com account) just for taking part in our little contest.
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The Rules
Submit an article to SmallBizbee.com between November 6-16 to be eligible.
- Article must be related to small business or entrepreneurship
- Minimum of 500 words
- Only original content will be accepted (not currently published on ANY website or blog)
- Smallbizbee.com reserves the right to decline any article that appears to be overly self serving or "spammy" in anyway.
- Feel free to link to your website or blog as part of the article, no product sales please!
Who's Eligible?
- Anyone and everyone who has something to add to the conversation regarding small business.
- You don't have to be a small business owner or expert to take part.
Can't Think of Something to Write About?
- Business owners...what were the challenges you faced when starting a business, how did you overcome them?
- Would be business owners, what is holding you back?
- Advice to new businesses
- Success strategies
- Small business, entrepreneurship, or startup theory
- Thoughts on leadership
- Personal development for a small business owner
- Articles on statistics or facts regarding small businesses
- How do you network with other small business owners
- What social media sites do you use and how?
- Etc, etc, etc...
How will the winner be picked?
- Articles will be collected between November 6-16
- Maximum number of articles accepted will be 30, on a first come first served basis
- Beginning November 17th articles will be posted on Smallbizbee.com, under the "Featured Story" section of the website.
- Articles will be posted in the order they were accepted and will run for 24 hours (from 12:00pm PST to 12:00pm PST)
- The article that receives the most unique page views during their 24 hour period will be deemed the winner!
- Feel free to promote your article on your blog or in other online outlets. You'll get credit for each unique page view, so get creative and leverage those networks!
How to Submit Your Winning Article
- Email your article to matthew@smallbizbee.com between November 6 and 16
- Subject of the email should read "$100 Article Competition"
- Include an article title, which will be the main title for your submission (choose a title carefully)
- Include one picture to run as the headline image for your article (optional)
- You will be notified within 24 hours if your article is approved or declined, we will give you reasons for any article declined
How to Get Paid
- At the conclusion of the contest we will announce the winner on SmallBizBee.com, and contact the winner via email
- Our preferred method of payment is via PayPal
- If you do not have a PayPal account we will send you a check (and you'll have to trust it will clear). We will need to collect your mailing address in order to remit your winnings in this fashion.
What Would Keep My Article From Being Accepted?
- Unrelated in any way to small business
- Overly spammy or self serving
- Trying to sell a product or service as part of the article
- Article is less than 500 words
- Article is not 100% original content
So that's it...no catches and no gimmicks. For a few minutes of your time you could be $100 dollars richer. As Jeff Probst on Survivor would say "Worth Playing For?"...we think so! Please let us know if you have any questions.
Good luck everyone, and thanks for taking part in the $100 Article Competition!
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interesting contest, different from other blog contest. Let see whether I can make article for the contest or not
@koerni
We wanted to do a competition that really added to our small business community. It will be interesting to see the wealth of knowledge people have to share.
Nothing to it but to do it, get your article submitted! =)
Matt
Count me in. I’ll see what I can come up that’s not already published. Talk about “amping your cashflow.”
@Michael
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Matt
Awesome idea and a nice incentive too. Count me in! I’ll see what I can do…
Yan
@Yan
Awesome! We knew somebody would want that $100…looking forward to your article.
Matt
Hey Matt
I’m prioritizing right now and I hope I could make it before the dateline…;)
Yan
Hey Matt
I’m done with the article. Where should I sent it to?
Yan
@Yan
Please send it directly to me: matthew(at)smallbizbee.com
I’ll send you an email the day before it runs, and since this is a contest you win by having your article viewed the most feel free to promote it as much as you like.
Thanks and good luck,
Matt
hmm really interesting idea. I’m sad I missed it, but hopefully I’ll get in for the next one.