A few days ago, I shared the ebook Beyond Blogging by Deb Ng with you all. With that review came a giveaway, courtesy of Deb herself. So, here are the folks who participated in our giveaway:

• Nenette
• Sandy
• Sandra K321
• Sasha
• Marjorie
• Linette
• Stacee
• Anne Wayman
• Jun

Make sure to visit this post’s comments section to read their views on why they like blogs/blogging. Quite an interesting read!

Anyway, I did a virtual draw and here’s the winner of our giveaway…

Congratulations, SandraK321! I’ll be emailing you and contacting you regarding your prize.

And, thanks again to everyone who joined in!

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Beyond Blogging eBook Giveaway Winner!

A few days ago, I shared some thoughts on the ebook Beyond Blogging by Deb Ng. And, I just want to remind everybody that you all have just a day left to enter the giveaway for the ebook. So, I hope that you’d find the time to respond to that post to be entered in to a draw to win Beyond Blogging. It’s just a simple answer-and-enter giveaway. So, please do join in!

Also, I would just like to welcome Crap Cutter Marketing, one of JMMO’s newest sponsors*. Yes, I know the title (and the graphic ad that’s now on JMMO!) may be a bit “controversial” to some folks. And, while I’m unable to post a review of the report/site at this time, the whole concept seems to be primarily a tongue-in-cheek humour approach to business. Admittedly, I even passed this ad to a handful of folks that I trust before approving it. And, they all seem to agree that it’s just an interesting twist to marketing/advertising. I’m curious to know if their views represent the majority.

In any case, thank you once again for supporting JMMO! If you’re also interested in becoming a sponsor, please visit our Advertising page.

Oh, and I hope that you’re all having a great weekend! Here in Adelaide, Australia, it’s a long weekend holiday. So, even though things are busy, busy, busy as always, I’m doing my best to find time for catching up with friends and having fun with the family. I wish you’re all finding some time for things that matter most to you too. Take care, everyone.

* Please note that this is not a personal endorsement, just an acknowledgement of advertisers who are supporting JMMO.

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eBook Giveaway Reminder + Welcome to New Sponsor!

When my online friend, Deb Ng, first approached me about her ebook – Beyond Blogging: Using Your Blogging Skills for Bigger and Better Things – I was immediately intrigued. So, with a brief chat and a request – she sent me a review copy, which I didn’t get to read thoroughly until recently due to my crazy changing schedules and lifestyle.

Anyway, admittedly, my initial expectation was to read something that’s more on the “inspirational” side of blogging. Perhaps, it was due to the title “Beyond Blogging” and the subtitle “… for Bigger and Better Things.” While the book does have an inspirational feel and effect, the main message of the ebook is primarily about how to make the most out of blogging by using it in business and/or making money from blogs in various ways.

Once that message is established, the rest of the ebook reads in an easy, practical manner. It offers a few useful tips to break in to professional blogging — and how to turn your own blogs in to a profit centre. Or perhaps, use your own blogs to land other lucrative jobs.   

Here’s the basic outline of the ebook (with my short commentaries):

Chapter 1: Blogging for Dollars (an overview of different ways bloggers make money with their blogs, such as affiliate marketing, etc).

Chapter 2: Blogging Skills (these are the different things bloggers do and/or use to become effective in what they do)

Chapter 3: Beyond Blogging: Where your blogging skills can take you (offers an interesting array of blogging-related jobs that you might be able to land)

Chapter 4: Where and How to find “Beyond Blogging” Jobs (includes a list of blogging job boards)

Conclusion

Anyway, if you’re interested, Deb’s book is currently for sale at US$10.

Also, Deb has kindly offered one (1) free copy of Beyond Blogging to JMMO readers. If you’re keen, just leave a comment in this post and answer the question: Why do you like blogs/blogging?

Deadline for this giveaway is on Monday, 9th March 2009. All commenters’ names will be put in to a virtual hat – and we’ll announce the lucky winner next via random draw.

Good luck!

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Beyond Blogging: An eBook Review (+a Giveaway!)

Last week, I shared the service, Photrade for photographers who wish to make money online. I had 3 invites to give away. And, thanks to Krista (VP of Marketing from Photrade), I received an extra 3. So, congratulations to the following folks who received invites:

• Luis Cruz (shoots with a Canon 350D)
• Julian (shoots with a Nikon D300)
• Marjorie (shoots with a Nikon D70)
• Thursday Bram (shoots with a Canon Rebel)

Ooohh.. 2 Canon users and 2 Nikon users! Anyway, I hope you all enjoy testing Photrade out. And, I’d welcome your feedback on the service!

And, since I have 2 more invites to give away, just let me know if you want one by leaving a comment here (sharing what kind of camera you shoot with).

Thanks also to Jennifer Gniadecki who shared this feedback about the service: “Photrade has been great for me. Mostly because it’s the easiest one to upload pictures to. I don’t know what I’m doing with it and would love to see a few posts on how to effectively rock out with Photrade.” Hopefully, we’ll learn more in the future!

Krista also mentioned this: “All of our photos are printed on high quality Kodak paper and fulfilled through EZ prints, a trusted supplier of professional photographers.” So, that’s good to know.

Will keep you posted for more updates.

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Photrade Account Giveaway Update

Just thought I’d give you all a heads-up on a couple of contests that the wonderful Kristen King (Biz Chicks Rule) and Char Polanosky (Essential Keystrokes) are currently running for online business folks.

Biz Chicks Rule is giving away an iPod Shuffle. The deadline is on July 13 and the winner will be announced on July 15.

Essential Keystrokes is celebrating 2 years of blogging and Char is holding a giveaway. Prizes include: subscriptions to her favourite (and essential) online tools such as pMetrics, Freshbooks, and Highrise. 5 copies of Darren’s Problogger book and a blog critique from Chris Garrett are also on offer. Deadline is also the 13th of July.

Head on over and try your luck in winning something.

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Contests, Contests