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I love SEO contests (look at this new one)

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:21 AM PDT

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Those of you who have been following me for years know that I used to love to compete in SEO contests.  For those not familiar basically someone picks an obscure term and whoever can rank for it at the end wins cash.  I have won 2 out of the 5 and over 6k in cash.  There has not been a SEO contest in many many years…

But there is now and this one is SUPER LEGIT on its prizes.

A Porsche for #1,  10k for #2.  Never been prizes like this.

So whats the catch?  Simple the company putting up the cash for this is looking to hire the worlds best SEOs.  So the top guys will have the opportunity to work for a very very large company as a employee or agency.

This isn't some nonsensical, ego bait SEO contest.  This is a contest for real SEOs looking to earn real prizes while beating their competition.

The dominant SEO will drive away with a Porsche Carrera S. Second prize is $10,000 US. Plus, there's a payment of $10,000 for anyone who refers the winning entrant.

Some basic rules and conditions will be placed on the contest. Besides that, the more aggressive you push, the better.

Here is how the contest breaks down.

Round 1:

The objective and goal of the first round is to accumulate points for a keyword on Google.co.uk. This keyword will be provided after registration ends.

The first round begins on 17 June 2013 and ends on 31 July 2013.

Round 2:

The details for the second and final round will be revealed to the qualifying contestants from the first round.

Terms & Conditions

  • The registration date of the domain used in the first round of this challenge cannot be older than five days prior to the end date of the registration.
  • The ownership of the domain has to be verified.
  • No hacked domains/parasite sites, etc. are allowed.
  • No illegal activity including, but not limited to hacking, DDoSing, etc. is allowed.
  • There is no limit in terms of how many websites the contestant can register.
  • Only the top contestants, who are measured as per a point system, will pursue into the final round.
  • The details for the final round will only be revealed at the end of the first round and only to the qualifying contestants.
  • All rules and contest details can be found at BlackHatChallenge.com.

This prize pool is sure to attract the best and the brightest SEOs in the world, so get registered, start planning, and be ready to pull the trigger on June 17th.

Go here to signup now:  blackhatchallenge.com

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Diversify Your Income Sources - DailyBlogTips

Diversify Your Income Sources - DailyBlogTips

Diversify Your Income Sources

Posted: 05 Jun 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Recently I was reading an interview with Warren Buffett (the most successful investor of all time), and he mentioned that one of the key principles to achieve wealth is to diversify your investments over time.

The principle is not new (e.g., never put all the eggs on one basket), but while reading it I realized that most of us (myself included) forget to implement it quite often.

If you are an online entrepreneur you should diversify not only your investments but your income sources as well. For instance, don’t rely on a single advertising network or on a single income stream, like ebook sales. Apart from reducing your risk this strategy will tend to maximize your earnings over time.

Darren Rowse recently wrote a really interesting piece on this topic, where he shares the various income streams he developed on his websites over time. Here’s a quote:

I also would say that in each case, I started each experiment not really knowing what I was doing (on at least some level) but really seeing the experiments as a chance to learn. For example, my first eBooks were taking previously published blog posts and updating, completing and adding to them to offer readers a more convenient way to access my content.

At the time I had no idea if that would work and the design and delivery of the eBooks was fairly basic. In time I learned what did and didn't work and was able to grow the sophistication of my delivery systems, design, authoring and marketing to the point that it's become a fairly well-oiled machine.

The key is to pick something to try and to see whether it connects with your readership and to learn as much as you can while you're doing it.

Bottom line: diversify your investments and income sources.

Wanna make money with your website?

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