March 30, 2013

More Places to Find Giveaway Linky Lists

Want to find out about the hundreds of other giveaway sites out there? Below are some other sites which list places to list your giveaways.


Frugal Follies List
Very complete and also has a "best" list.

Giveaway Linky List | Shibley Smiles
A very complete list of giveaway linkies and site that promote giveaways.  
Mommy Snacks List
One of the most complete list I've found of places to get free advertisement for your giveaways. She organizes them by day of the week (for those that ask you to submit on a certain day) and entry method.

Still Blond After All These Years Giveaways List
List of places to link your giveaways, checked regularly to see if they are still current.

Featured Product Reviews: Giveaway Linky List
Under the giveaway linky is a very nice list of giveaway listing sites.

Post Your Giveaway Linkys
This is a dirctory for giveaway linkies...so find more linky lists here!
Giveaway Linky List | Shibley Smiles
Find giveaways linkies here...listed by day.

Giveaway Linky Linky at Graphoniac
A linky for listing other giveaway linkies.


Giveaway Listing Services

Don't want to take the time to list your giveaway in all the linkies yourself? Great Blog Giveaways offers giveaway listing services for a small fee:
Let BGD Promote Your Giveaway | Blog Giveaway Directory
Blog Giveaway Directory is a sister site to Great Blog Giveaway (see listing above). They offer several packages are designed to fit any budget to help you promote your giveaway.

March 28, 2013

Squidoo Hop - Greenlighting Your Flagged Lens

Hello, and welcome fellow Squido Lensmasters! For those who aren't travelling here by blog hop and don't know what Squidoo is, it's just a place where you can make nifty little web pages about any topic you choose, and maybe earn a little money for yourself or a charity in the process.

Well, Squidoo has been going through some changes and lots of lenses have been flagged, mostly  for being "too commercial."   And we have to fix them by March 31st or they'll be unpublished.  


Several of my lenses were flagged and I've been scrambling like crazy to fix them.  How about you?  



Here's some things I've learned along the way...

 FIXING YOUR PAGE
  • I read on a blog post by Virginia Allain that as a "rough guideline, that Google wanted to see at least 500 words throughout a page if it had 10 products on it."  I don't know that they are actually requiring that many though.  On my CafePress lens it only took a couple lines of code per module to get it greenlighted.  The lens with a lot of Zazzle products seemed to take a couple lines per product.  Amazon modules may require a different amount.  Not sure.  There's some other great suggestions on this Fanfreleche Blog (such as combining two thin pages on similar subjects into one "thicker" one).  


MOVING YOUR PAGE
If you decide to move your content to another platform in stead of trying to adjust it to the new rules, here's some tips.  

  • While there is a nifty button to save your lens text to your computer, but IT DOESN'T SAVE INFO IN SOME MODULES, like the CafePress Module.  Your products and links to those product may be lost.  But you can easily save all your links and products on blogger.   Even if you want to put this content somewhere other than blogger eventually, this will allow you to get all the code to the links, which you can then transfer to it's final destination.

1.  First, go to blogger and start a new post or page--make sure you are in the "compose" editor, not the HTML editor.   

1.  Go to the page you want to copy.  Highlight the content from each module from your Squidoo workshop you want to move and press CTR+C (or whatever you use to copy text on your browser/operating system). Paste into your blogger post.   

4.  VERY IMPORTANT.  Since I'm pretty sure having Squidoo affiliate links on your blog or anywhere other than Squidoo will get you in major trouble, you will need to switch into the HTML tab in your editor and remove all the affiliate info from CafePress, Amazon, and other Squidoo money making module links (you can then replace with your own affiliate codes).  I've shown how to do that for CafePress modules in more detail further down on this page.   If you don't have time to fix the affiliate code right away, though, you can always save the in stead of publishing the post, and work on it later. 
If you are part of the CafePress or Amazon affiliate program, it shouldn't be a problem using their product images since they are remote linked on Squidoo from CafePress/Amazon. Be careful not to grab any Squidoo graphics.   There may be copyright issues with the layout also...but I'm honestly not sure.  
  •  BEFORE DELETING YOUR SQUIDOO PAGE...make sure to check your stats for the last 90 days to see who's linking to you, so you can notify them of where your new page will be.  



HOW TO REMOVE/REPLACE THE REFERRAL CODE FROM CAFEPRESS PRODUCTS

1.  There are four URLS you will need to replace code in for each product in the CafePress Module.  To find these use your browser's find function (usually CTRL+F) to find www.cafepress.com --you will need to change parts of this URL and some code directly befor it.  Below is an example of the first instance of that code from one of my lenses.   I've highlighted the parts that need to be deleted or  changed.

 <a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-3123248-10463747?URL=http://www.cafepress.com/+texas_womens_plus_size_vneck_dark_tshirt,581771619&amp;SID=texastees" rel="nofollow" style="color: #752502; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">

You will need to remove the part listed in red  (everything between the a href=" and the http://www.cafepress.com...) .   The part highlighted in green you need to replace with  ?aid=your own affilliate code.  (For example, I would replace the green text above with ?aid=823456 because 823456 is  my CafePress affiliate code).   You can sign up for the CafePress affiliate program here.

I find grabbing the HTML from blogger, moving it to a notepad, and using the "search/replace" function makes this process faster. 


March 26, 2013

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways



The cool thing about blog giveaways 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.  

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 6 day, please submit it here.







Ends March 27 



Ends March 29

Kally Tea  (111 entries/2 winners) - US



Ends March 30

It Works Body Wrap (44 entries)






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March 20, 2013

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaway


The cool thing about blog giveaways 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.  

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 6 day, please submit it here.






Ends March 20

CD:  Loved, JJ Heller (79 entries)


March 8, 2013

Giveaways 4 Good - Ending March 11

There are some really great giveaways for good causes going on! 
Both of these end on March 11th!




There's a  giveaways going on right now promoting one of my favorite charitable organizations:  Mercy House Kenya.  Mercy House is a maternity home for Kenyan women in need.  They give them a safe place to live and deliver their babies, take care of their medical and nutritional needs, provide job training, psychological support, and share the love of Christ with them.  These are items sold in the Mercy House Shop to support their mission.





Conscious Box is dedicated to introducing you to the most ethical, sustainable, and honest businesses that create the purest products available.





March 6, 2013

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways

The cool thing about blog giveaways 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 TODAY. 

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 6 day, please submit it here.





Ends March 8




Ends March 11

Love Mercy T-shirt or Tote Bag (13 entries) - US




$25 CafePress Giftcard (12 entries)

Ends March 14

iPhone Cover (19 entries)

$15 GC to Domestic Randomness Etsy Shop (12 entries)



Ends March 15

$140 Worth of Hasbro Toys (More than 42 entries*) - US
*I only countrf the entries on the blog, not the facebook page,
so it may be much more than that.



(Sorry I didn't do a good job on checking where eligible this
time around.  Unless specified you should check the prize page)



March 1, 2013

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways

The cool thing about blog giveaways 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 TODAY. 

If you have a giveaway with less than 60 entries per prize ending in the next 5 days (or under 100 entries if ending in 3 days or less) please click here to submit it.





Ends March 4

10 Busy Bags (2 entries)

$25 CafePress Giftcard (8 entries)




Ends March 5 

$25 CafePress GC (35 entries)





Ends March 6 

BOOK:  Christy Miller, VOL I (72 entries) - US




WW = Worldwide

Mobile Mom Giveaway (3/7)



 

Welcome to the Ultimate Mobile Mom Giveaway sponsored by MobileMom.com, ConceiveEasy, From Pea to Pumpkin, Lansinoh and Cosco!
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Before we get to the giveaway I want to introduce to you MobileMom.com and their Ovulation Calculator app.  The Ovulation Calculator is an app to help you keep track of your "fertile window"...the time you are most likely to concieve (usually 10 to 18 days after the first day of your period). All you have to do is...
  • Enter the first day of your last menstrual period
  • Enter the length of your menstrual cycle
The Ovulation Calculator instantly determines your 6 most fertile days in the current month and in each of the following 4 to 5 months, giving you a better understanding of your monthly cycle. The results also include the baby’s due date should you happen to conceive during that month. Whether you’ve been trying to get pregnant for a while or are just starting to think about having a baby, the Ovulation Calculator is a great first step towards your goal. Below are some items from our sponsors to help you along the path from conception to pregnancy & beyond:





Trying to conceive a child can be a really frustrating experience for a lot of couples. One of the reasons is because they feel like they have no control. For some it is completely beyond their control and our hearts sincerely go out to them. For others, there are ways to increase the likelihood of getting pregnant and the ConceiveEasy Trying to Conceive Starter Kit can help give them the tools they need in one convenient kit. For more information visit www.conceiveeasy.com.

  

When you're pregnant it's such a new and special experience...you'll want to write everything down.  The pregnancy journal From Pea to Pumpkin showcases your baby's weekly growth with beautiful watercolor illustrations of these fruits and vegetables. It also provides a place to record your thoughts and memories during this miraculous time. The book features dozens of easy fill-in prompts, a ribbon bookmark place holder and spots for ultrasounds and photographs.

  

From Pea to Pumpkin is also providing a Baby K'tan baby carrier as part of the prize package! For more information about their pregnancy journal visit www.peatopumpkin.com.
  
Lansinoh Affinity Pro Double Electric Breast Pump is the the only pump with three customizable pumping styles to maximize comfort and milk production. Just adjust the cycle and suction on the LCD screen for the ultimate custom pumping experience available. The Affinity Pro Breast Pump features a built in timer, comfort fit flanges, bottle holders that prevent milk spills and a compact, lightweight portable base that fits easily into the included carrying tote. BPA free and hygienically designed so that no milk backs up into the tubing, you can rest assured that your milk stays pristine for baby's consumption. For more information visit www.lansinoh.com.
  

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends the rear facing position as long as possible as long as the child fits within the manufacturer's height and weight requirements. The Cosco Apt 40RF carseat allows a rear facing ride all the way up to 40 pounds and 40 inches. If your child is at least one year old and over 40 inches the Costco Apt 40RF convertible car seat can be switched to forward facing until your child reaches 43 inches. The carseat features side impact protection and a 5 point center front adjustable harness for safety. The harness has 4 heights and 3 buckle locations for the perfect fit. Two integrated cup holders offer convenience on the road. The Cosco Apt 40RF is available in several different colors and patterns and retails for around $55. For more information visit www.coscojuvenile.djgusa.com. Feeling lucky? Enter to win all of these great prizes by filling out the form below. a Rafflecopter giveaway  

Disclosure: This is a sponsored giveaway. Such Fun to Give is not responsible for sponsor prize shipment.