October 29, 2011

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways

The cool thing about blog giveaway is you can usually tell now many people are entered.  The less entered, the better your chances to win.   Here's some I found with low entries ending soon. Organized by End Date.

October 29
Clean Sweep Natural Cleaners Giveaway (12 comments)



Never Give Up, by Ruthi Rosen (9 entered)
$10 to Cate's Emporium (9 entered) - Note, contest on facebook page, but this post explains it.




Autographed copy of The Jade Rabbit (30 comments)





October 31
Handmade Soap of Choice (19 comments)





Number of comments may have changed since this was posted.
New giveaways may be added throughout the week.

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 5 days, please click here to submit it.    


(Added to Easy Blog Wins)

Mishaps and Changed Plans

I fully planned to go scour the internet for Fair Trade giveaways this month, since this is Fair Trade Awaremess month.  Then I spilled tea on my computer, which means I only had computer time when my husband was home with his laptop and not using it (and the kids weren't using it...since there's games that only work on that its in hot demand).  That left me with very little time to do just what I normally do online,  and not any chance to do that extra work.  So, sorry everyone...just couldn't get it done this time.

October 24, 2011

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways

The cool thing about blog giveaway is you can usually tell now many people are entered.  The less entered, the better your chances to win.   Here's some I found with low entries ending soon. Organized by End Date.

October 24



October 28
Handcrafted Cards from The Tulip Garden (35 entered)

October 29
Never Give Up, by Ruthi Rosen (0 comments)
$10 to Cate's Emporium (2 comments) - Note, contest on facebook page, but this post explains it.




Autographed copy of The Jade Rabbit (9 comments)





Number of comments may have changed since this was posted.
New giveaways may be added throughout the week.

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 5 days, please click here to submit it.     NOTE:   I will not be on the computer to post new giveaways Oct 26 - 27 (possibly 29th-30th too).

October 23, 2011

Giveaway For Good - Never Give Up

Never Give Up tells the story of a teenage girl's courage and steadfast optimism as she battled brain cancer.  You can read more about this book, and have a chance to win it, at Stuff We Know.

Giveaway ends October 29th.

October 19, 2011

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways

The cool thing about blog giveaway is you can usually tell now many people are entered.  The less entered, the better your chances to win.   Here's some I found with low entries ending soon. Organized by End Date.

October 19
Many Colors Headband Set (23 entered)
$150 Worth of Baby Goods for Citrus Lane (65 comments)



October 20
Years Supply of Hand Sanitizer (25 comments)


Number of comments may have changed since this was posted.
New giveaways may be added throughout the week.

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 7 days (usually 5...see note below), please click here to submit it.     But you should note that I killed my keyboard with a splash of tea and for a while only have occasional access to my husbands laptop to blog, so may not be able to get to your giveaway as soon.  Sorry about that everyone.

October 15, 2011

Shop Hop Tuesday - Would You Like to Take Part in a Giveaway?

Shop Hop Saturday with abitosunshine Hello!  I am planning a multiple-shop giveaway and I thought I'd join the shop hop to share it!  This isn't actually the first time I've joined the hop...though last time I hopped from my other blog, Scribbleprints.com.

I've done giveaways before...and though it has built up my blog followers and may have lead to a few sales, I haven't noticed a large uptick in sales as a result.  And, since I make a very small commission on most products, this is a rather pricey way to advertise.  I still do giveaways, but usually only for smaller items now.

But I thought about an idea...what if several sellers split the cost of one giveaway?   For example, if 6 people each contributed $2.50 than that would be enough for a $15 credit that then winner of the giveaway could spend in one of the participating shops (their choice).  Everyone gets promoted, and pays a very small amount.  The participants would also each split the time promoting (leaving links in giveaway linkies and such) so that no one person bears all the burden of promoting.  Less time, less money, and you still get good promotion for your products.

I already have several people interested.  If you are interested too, please let me know!  You can e-mail me at ecarian at yahoo dot com.  

October 14, 2011

Aloha Friday - Fair Trade

This month is Fair Trade Month, "where Fair Trade brands and supporters come together to raise awareness about the importance of equitable labor practices that ensure workers earn fair wages in safe conditions" (GoodBlog).  I love fair trade ( I like the idea that the people who help make the product are paid fairly and LOVE knowing that the product is slave-free).  But, honestly, most of what I buy isn't fair trade.  I'd like it to be...I'd like all of it to be, but three things get in my way...
  1. Cost
  2. Availability
  3. Convenience 
Cost
Yes, fair trade sometimes costs more, but not always.  For instance, the fair trade gift items I've bought from The Hunger Site cost less then similar items I saw at the mall (even when shipping was factored in).

Availability
There's some things that just aren't available to buy fair trade...yet!

Convenience
There's other things that are available, but not convenient.   For instance, Halloween candy.  I CAN get it, but its not available in any of the stores I shop at...so I have to order online ahead of time.

So, do I beat myself up for this?  Nope.  I focus on what I can do in stead of what I can't.  I try to buy free trade where it's feasible and reasonable to do so.  For instance, my chocolate habit...there is free trade chocolate at the supermarket, and though it's in the gourmet isle and costs a little more then some other brands, I can afford to eat a little less and pay more for that.   I figure this helps support a free trade company, and maybe sends a message to big brand companies too (if they see fair trade succeeding they might try it too), and it keeps those products on the shelf and not in mail order.  (Oh, and here's a cool tool to help you find fair trade products near you.)

So, here's my question for you for Aloha Friday today (the question meme I participate in here now and then):

Have you ever tried a fair trade product, and if so what did you try and what did you think of it?

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways

The cool thing about blog giveaway is you can usually tell now many people are entered.  The less entered, the better your chances to win.   Here's some I found with low entries ending soon. Organized by End Date.

October 14
+200 Coupons (50 entered)




October 16
The Complete Idiot's Guids to Urban Homesteading (33 entered)

October 18
E-Zmeal Planning Service (39 entered)
The New Sonoma Cookbook (15 comments)




October 19
Many Colors Headband Set (23 entered)



Number of comments may have changed since this was posted.
New giveaways may be added throughout the week.

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 5 days, please click here to submit it.     

Items Being Collected for Mercy House Auction

The Mercy House Kenya is collecting items to sell in their upcoming Mercy Day Silent Benifit Auction.  Items must be valued at over $75.  All proceeds from the auction will go to fund The Mercy House Kenya, a Christian maternity home in Kenya. They provide a safe place for at risk women to have their children, and with after-care including job training and counseling. This auction will help them provide therapy by a qualified counselor for each of the girls in their maternity home. You can also support them by visiting their shop, which has items made my by the women in their maternity home.

October 11, 2011

Fair Trade Month


October is Fair Trade Month! I love Fair Trade--not only do people who make these products get a living wage, but because the their care about the wages of their supply chain, these companies monitor it more closely than most companies, leading to less cases of slavery and other abuses!

I'm going to be ferreting out some great Fair Trade giveaways to showcase here, so you'll want to come back and check them out.

And, if you happen to have a giveaway for a fair trade product on your blog, please let me know so I can help you promote it! 

October 10, 2011

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways

Since giveaways on blogs are usually entered by commenting, the lower the comments, the better your chance to win! Here's some I found with low entries ending soon. Organized by End Date.

October 10
Sweet Leaf Tea (89 comments/3 winners = less than 30 comments per winner)

October 11
Pumpkin Hat (51 comments)
Sir Castalon CD (14 comments)

October 13
Million Mom's Necklace (15 entries)


Number of comments may have changed since this was posted.
New giveaways may be added throughout the week.

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 5 days, please click here to submit it.     

October 1, 2011

Shop for Breast Cancer in October

Bidding starts today in the I Love the Boobies Auction for breast cancer!  Also starting today is my friend's Jewelery sale for Breast Cancer!  Both of these events last through October 31st!

You can find more ways to Shop For Charity Here!

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways

Since giveaways on blogs are usually entered by commenting, the lower the comments, the better your chance to win! Here's some I found with low entries ending soon. Organized by End Date.

October 1
Custom Shaped Cutting Board (43 comments)
Felted Pumpkin Pendant (58 comments)
$15 for Hand Stamped Jewlery (8 comments)

October 2
Theo Presents DVD (34 commente/2 Prizes = 17 comments per prize)

October 3
$10 to Piazza Mrs. Veronikas (20 entries)
Shots of Sunshine Shot Glass (24 comments)



October 5
Darius Lux Now is Time Album (15 comments)




NuNaturals Stevia Gift Pack (21 comments)







October 8
Watkins Extracts (26 comments)
My Memories Digital Scrapbook Software (0 comments)



October 9
Fabric Flowers (8 entries)

Number of comments may have changed since this was posted.
New giveaways may be added throughout the week.

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 5 days, please click here to submit it.