What Would You Do With $200?

July 8, 2007 – 7:25 am

I can’t even count how many times I have seen different contests in the blogosphere. Most of them offer a monetary prize to the author of 1000th comment. I have seen them on blogs that vary in size, age and authority. I am guessing there is some value in these contests, but I would really like to know what kind of value? Is it a good “linkbait opportunity”? It increase the number of comments, at least on the post announcing the contest. Does it increase the number of subscribers? I think these questions are valid enough to give it a try.

So here it goes. I am announcing a contest in which you can win $200. Here are the rules:

  1. In order to participate in this contest you must either comment on this blog or link from your blog to to this article.
  2. The author of 100th comment will win $100. If the comment happens to be in a form of a trackback/pingback, the owner of the blog wins $200.
  3. You ABSOLUTELY MUST ACCEPT money via PayPal- if you are not able to accept payment from me via PayPalCAN NOT PARTICIPATE in this contest. you
  4. This opportunity will remain open for the life of this blog, unless 100th comment will come first.

UPDATE: FOLLOWING ARE NEW RULES FOR THIS CONTEST

  1. To participate in this contest all you need is to leave a comment or link to this post from your blog.
  2. The winner of this contest will receive $200 and will be determined by a drawing. (The drawing will be held on September 1)
  3. There is no limit to the number of comments you can make (more comments/trackbacks better odds to win).
  4. To participate you must have a valid PayPal account to receive the money.
  5. This contest ends on September 1st at 0:00 am (US Eastern Time) - entries made past this time will be disregarded.

I think it would be unrealistic fro me to expect 1000 comments even in the post like this one. Also it will make this contest to run its course quicker. Of course if I like the results, there will be more like this one in the future.

To make this contest a little more interesting you need to answer one simple question, either here or on your blog while linking to this post. And the question is :

What would (or can) you do with $200?

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(yes it does say WE LIKE BROCCOLI on this $200 bill :) )

I really look forward to read all the answers and to to start off here are the few things I can do with $200:

  1. $200 can fill the tank of my car 4 times.
  2. $200 can buy us about two weeks of groceries.
  3. I can easily purchase 20 domain names.
  4. $200 can probably pay for electricity in our condo.
  5. Finally I have a freedom to give this $200 to some one who needs it more than I do.

Most importantly, I probably would take $200 for granted. I the country of my origin some people need to work few months to earn $200.

Now back to the contest. I will not be answering to the comments on this post. I will however closely monitor and moderate the comments on this post. If you have submitted a valid comment but it was filtered as spam, please let me know right away so I can act accordingly. If you linking to this post from your blog, please check if the trackback is given to you. It if is not, please contact me right away so I can act accordingly.

Enjoy and good luck!

UPDATE: YOU MAY ENTER THIS CONTEST TEN TIMES: 1.Five Comments here. 2. Five Links from your blog to this post. THRE IS NO LIMIT ON HOW MANY TIMES YOU CAN ENTER THIS CONTEST- EACH COMMENT WILL BE COUNTED AS SEPARATE ENTRY

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  1. 100 Responses to “What Would You Do With $200?”

  2. Hey Vlad. Nice contest. Just added you to my contest site:
    http://www.disregardme.com/index.cfm/2007/7/8/200-Contest-with-My-Affiliate-Journey

    It will be picked up by my contest feed aggregator as well.
    http://www.disregardme.com/page.cfm/RSS-Aggregator

    My trackbacks are not working, so this will have to do, sorry.

    By JOshua on Jul 8, 2007

  3. I guess I will buy myself more domain names and use that money for PPC advertising to drive traffic to my online store.

    By Chee Kui on Jul 8, 2007

  4. OH, another thing I would do with $200 is have another tequila tasting. Or maybe next time rum. :-) http://www.usefulconcept.com/index.cfm/2007/7/8/What-is-the-Best-Tequila

    By JOshua on Jul 8, 2007

  5. I’d probably take half and use the other 100 for my own contest heh.

    By Brown Baron on Jul 8, 2007

  6. I’d use it to further my online ventures with some linkbuilding campaigns. That way it’s more of an investment than a expense… Gotta use your money smart!

    By thatedeguy on Jul 8, 2007

  7. save it ;-)

    By 45n5 on Jul 8, 2007

  8. The $200 will go into my “PS3 fund”, that is the target I’ve set for my blog for this year - use the blog earnings to buy that sleek PS3.

    By betshopboy on Jul 8, 2007

  9. Long way to go

    By Harry on Jul 8, 2007

  10. The $200 will go towards funding all my contests. Oh and maybe buying me a laptop. :)

    By ryan on Jul 8, 2007

  11. $200 for just coments? Interesting contest

    By Mario Andrade on Jul 9, 2007

  12. buy me a nice domain and web hosting, run contests on my blog, spend it on ebay and the balance ( if any ) I’ll keep it in my paypal account. :-)

    By Steve Yu on Jul 9, 2007

  13. So, whomever gets the 100th comment on this post? If that’s what we’re going for, it’ll be a while. This should make 13. lucky 13.

    By thatedeguy on Jul 9, 2007

  14. I’d use that money to go on my trip to Georgia at the end of the month….gas prices are high!!

    By Roberta on Jul 9, 2007

  15. whew.. where’s everyone? let’s make this fast. Anyone wanna join a pact? lol!

    By Chee Kui on Jul 9, 2007

  16. I’d put it in the http://www.successpart2.com/bear-needs-some-help/ fund.
    jon

    By jon on Jul 9, 2007

  17. Thanks for the stumble Vlad. They’re starting to visit. jon

    By jon on Jul 9, 2007

  18. Chris just referenced this post but his trackback do not work, so I am adding it manually. Vlad.

    By Search Any Way PPC on Jul 9, 2007

  19. What would I do with the $200? Well, if it comes with that picture of bush I’d wipe my ass with it.

    By macewan on Jul 9, 2007

  20. With $200 I would buy the kid’s clothes for school next month :)
    I added your contest to my contest blog. You’re my first entry :)

    By Anastasia on Jul 9, 2007

  21. With $200, I would finally start my online business. It’s been a while in the making!

    By kailani on Jul 10, 2007

  22. I would save the $200- and when my hubby gets back from the middle east I would use the money towards a nice weekend getaway! :)

    By Toni on Jul 10, 2007

  23. how fun! I came over here from blog-contests.com.

    With $200, I would have more money to spend during my Vegas vacation later this summer!

    By kelli in the mirror on Jul 10, 2007

  24. Don’t enter me in the contest, because I’d just blow it on dinner entertaining a client. But I had to say, I’m linking to this just for the graphic. That’s funny/cool as hell.

    By Tinu on Jul 11, 2007

  25. I would take the $200 and continue to run a blog contest with it. On another note, I love running contests and rewarding my visitors. Not only do I get to see blog activity, but it’s also fun to see the increase in comments and what is said.

    By Zac Johnson on Jul 11, 2007

  26. I would get myself a new domain for my blog.

    By Joyce K Babu on Jul 11, 2007

  27. And ofcourse, as Zac said. I may run my own blog contest too. :)

    By Joyce K Babu on Jul 11, 2007

  28. I will buy a few sites with that and make $$$ with that 8-)

    By Marcus on Jul 11, 2007

  29. I will buy a few sites with that and make good money with that 8-)

    By Marcus on Jul 11, 2007

  30. I am so sorry for that duplicate comment. I saw an error and I thought it was due to the dollar signs. Hence I reposted it.

    By Marcus on Jul 11, 2007

  31. I will go for shopping and help myself shorten my wishlist.

    By Joshy on Jul 11, 2007

  32. You wrote in Joshua’s blog that I can link 5 times to this post. Did you mean trackback?

    By einstein on Jul 11, 2007

  33. i will sell my current mobile and will buy a nokia n series set.

    By tomas on Jul 11, 2007

  34. i have changed my mind. i think i will go for an ipod.

    thanks vlad, for giving me 3 more chances to change my mind.

    By tomas on Jul 11, 2007

  35. This is really interesting.. I ll surely check back to make the 100th comment!

    By Vijay on Jul 11, 2007

  36. I would buy new hockey skates because mine are quickly deteriorating.

    By Brian Free on Jul 11, 2007

  37. Very interesting. I’d like to use the money to put toward our adoption fund for the daughter we want to bring home from China. Thanks for the contest!

    By peach on Jul 11, 2007

  38. If I had $200 I would be able to buy some real groceries for a change rather than just Peanut Butter and Ramen Noodles! Did someone say “steak”???

    By Linda on Jul 11, 2007

  39. I think this is a pretty cool contest, but could I not just sit and enter comments until i was the 100th? it seems weird, becuase i can look and see, OK, I’m 38, no where near 100, so why comment?

    regardless, If I had two hundred dollars inmy pay pall account, I would buy (finally) the PENTAX Optio W20 digital camera. It is waterproof and dust proof, perfect for a mom on the go!

    even though i know I am no where near being the 100th comment, I thought I would leave this in support of what seems to be a really cool plan!

    By bluepaintred on Jul 11, 2007

  40. IF I win this contest, then I will….hmmm….put it in my purse and use it when my first need for money comes.

    By jacob martin on Jul 11, 2007

  41. I would put it towards my credit card payments.

    By Kat on Jul 12, 2007

  42. My trackback from http://www.romandock.com/a-contest-im-not-going-to-win/ does not seem to be showing up.

    By Nick on Jul 12, 2007

  43. I would add some more money to it and buy an iPhone. Apple rocks.

    By Vimal on Jul 13, 2007

  44. When i win the $200 i’ll probably use to pay off a professional web designer to completely overhaul and update my blog.

    By Wolf Stone on Jul 13, 2007

  45. I will buy a site with $100 and promote it with the rest.

    By minstrel on Jul 15, 2007

  46. The 100th comment?! ok but where are we now?

    I hope this is the 100th comment ;)
    Good Luck,
    Roseate

    By Roseate - Internet Business Promotion & Opportunities on Jul 17, 2007

  47. Hi,
    I see you are running a contest. You might want to visit the blog on my link. You can submit this contest, in your own words, at the Blog-Contests.net. I am actually advertising with Adwords so you should get decent traffic from this initiative, plus a link to your blog!
    thanks,
    C Fernandes

    By CFernandes on Jul 19, 2007

  48. OMG, this is almost crawling. I can’t wait to win the 200 ;)

    By André on Jul 20, 2007

  49. Interesting! I would either take 200 and dump it back to all my sites, or if Im feeling adventurous finally by myself a nice proper snooker cue with a sturdy case :)

    By Web Presence on Jul 21, 2007

  50. On second thought the money would go towards a macbook for my wife.

    By macewan on Jul 21, 2007

  51. Did I win? Nice contest — I hope it brings a boatload of traffic to your site.

    By Matt Keegan on Jul 23, 2007

  52. Vlad, I am not sure if this would really reach a 100 anytime soon. Its been on 52 for 10 days now.
    If I may offer a suggestion, you could split the 200 into 4 and give 50 for each milestone comment, like 75, 100 and so on.

    By Vijay on Aug 2, 2007

  53. Vijay,

    Thanks. I do think this is going really slow. I will most certainly consider your suggestion. Now that I know that there is at least one person interested in this contest. ;)
    I also was thinking to set and end date and then decide the winner(s) by drawing, this would give every one who participated so far an equal chance to win. Thanks for stopping by!

    By Vlad on Aug 2, 2007

  54. I agree. I like the drawing idea. (mostly because my comments are nowhere near the 25,50,75, 0r 100 spots…)

    By thatedeguy on Aug 2, 2007

  55. I too support the drawing idea.

    By Joyce Babu on Aug 2, 2007

  56. Thanks for considering my suggestion. The drawing idea is good as well. It would be nice if the drawing was with multiple prizes instead of one big pot. This would ensure that more people may go home as winners. :)

    By Vijay on Aug 3, 2007

  57. I woudl add it to my million fund and probably reinvest it in adbux referrals!

    By rachel on Aug 13, 2007

  58. I’m in and I’ll announce it on my blog. The only problem is I’ll have to lurk to try and be #100!

    By hotdogman on Aug 13, 2007

  59. With 200 dollars I’d finally take my wife out to dinner somewhere that didn’t require a combo meal and a number to order.

    By sirjorge on Aug 14, 2007

  60. http://munny4hunny.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-would-you-do-with-200.html

    I would use $200 to take my family out for a treat - we don’t get too many treats….

    By Jay on Aug 14, 2007

  61. With $200 I would buy textbooks since school is almost starting for me!

    By Jess on Aug 14, 2007

  62. I like the new rules, should be interesting to see how many links/comments you’ll get.

    With $200, I could buy some new clothes!

    By Jess on Aug 17, 2007

  63. Its good that you have fixed an deadline for the competition. I am waiting eagerly for the drawing :)

    By Joyce Babu on Aug 17, 2007

  64. Yo, Vlad.

    Well, I`ll let to you the pleasure to find out where I`m from :-P
    What i`ll do with 200 bucks ?

    1- if those are exactly ones on picture, I`ll frame them and send to paypal`s big boss ..
    2- if those are real USD, I`ll probably upgrade my IBM 400Mhz pc :-) (made in 1998, all original inside)

    As I also run a (new) contest on my blog, I have in my plans to request you to be part of jury on one (or more) of next editions ..

    By valentin on Aug 17, 2007

  65. Hi Vlentin.
    ????? ??????????
    - ok it is not working. but it was “dobro pozhalovat’” in russian.
    Did I guess it right? No, unfortunately you will not be able to frame. Should you win it will be deposited into your PayPal account, so unless you use your debit card most likely you will not see or touch them

    By Vlad on Aug 17, 2007

  66. Sorry, man, I don`t understand russian language. :-) As about paypal account, sorry .. My country is in “Send Money to Anyone in the Growing PayPal Network” list (yet, fortunately, not Russia) - link = https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-approved-signup-countries-outside -. This mean my paypal account can not receive money .. even if I use or not CC or DC .. So. all I can hope is I`ll not be the winner :-P

    By valentin on Aug 18, 2007

  67. I would use half of the money for savings and the other half for some tutoring from Kelly McCausey She is a super tutor in internet marketing and helping WAHM with their biz. Marie

    By marie on Aug 18, 2007

  68. I think I would spare them…

    …It would be to reimburse me for the $205 ticket I had last month while I was just passing through USA (from Canada to Canada around the Ontario lake) for the first time I entered USA (since I’m french that’s really too bad because I’m not really used to cross oceans on week-ends to visit USA ^^)

    By Niouton on Aug 18, 2007

  69. Nice blog contest and great prize!

    By MyBlogContest on Aug 19, 2007

  70. Nice blog contest and great prize! Post in MyBlogContest.com

    By MyBlogContest on Aug 19, 2007

  71. Seriously?

    By Karen on Aug 20, 2007

  72. All I need to do is comment?

    By Karen on Aug 20, 2007

  73. And there is no limit?

    By Karen on Aug 20, 2007

  74. I think I can handle those rules.

    By Karen on Aug 20, 2007

  75. You must be getting sick of people not commenting b/c they don’t want to waste their 5 comment limit.

    By Karen on Aug 20, 2007

  76. So I think I can help you out here and get the ball rolling…..

    By Karen on Aug 20, 2007

  77. and rolling…..

    By Karen on Aug 20, 2007

  78. I guess I could get you up to 100 comments TODAY!

    By Karen on Aug 20, 2007

  79. Karen,

    You comments were caught by Spam Karma plugin.

    Yes all you have to do is to comment. I do however prefer that at least one comment would answer this question:

    What would (or can) you do with $200?

    That is part of the rules. I wanted to restrain from commenting about it, but know those who follow will have a chance to correct it. ;)

    By Vlad on Aug 20, 2007

  80. I am planning to buy a new laptop. I think I’ll have some use of it ;)

    By Joyce Babu on Aug 20, 2007

  81. Ah, thanks, Vlad. Don’t want to upset the other bloggers. ;)
    Hmmm…..what would I do with $200? I’d probably spend it on my dh. Sure, I could say I’d treat myself to some spa treatments, or some new clothes. But when push came to shove, I’d probably end up spending it on someone else…..most likely the hubby.

    Although I might splurge and get one new comfy sweatshirt for myself for this fall! :)

    By Karen on Aug 22, 2007

  82. at this point: bills
    jon

    By jon on Aug 22, 2007

  83. I’d head to Amazon and buy a bunch of books off my wish list. (That sort of spree is long overdue!)

    By Gracie on Aug 25, 2007

  84. I am glad that the rules have changed Vlad, however as you see above, a few comments seem to have been made with the ultimate purpose of getting the numbers up. I still say that 5 entries be the maximum for consideration for every person.

    There are quite a lot of people who have no life out there and they would comment here with and spam the blog..

    If you would consider a max of 5 entries from everyone, then it would give everyone an equal footing in the drawing

    By Vijay on Aug 26, 2007

  85. Hmmm to be a little original.. I would burn the $200 and but video tape it on youtube then.. hopefully itll be the most stupidest thing to do.. gain a lot of comments and lead traffic back to my blog. hahahahaha.. mueah haha i’m sneaky

    By CASH for COMMENTS on Aug 28, 2007

  86. i like how it switches the numbers with 4 and 7. $200… ill a brand new ipod.. and SMASH it.

    By CASH for COMMENTS on Aug 28, 2007

  87. I would use the money to learn and better myself. This would be in the form of education and starting a blog.

    By Josiah on Aug 29, 2007

  88. Alternatively, I would use it to pay application fees for college admission.

    By Josiah on Aug 29, 2007

  89. Or, for fun, I’d buy myself some nice stuff on eBay ;)

    By Josiah on Aug 29, 2007

  90. hey count me in

    By thien on Aug 30, 2007

  91. lol hope i win hehe

    By thien on Aug 30, 2007

  92. whos the winner??

    By thien on Aug 30, 2007

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  5. Aug 19, 2007: Comment for $200 PayPal » My Blog Contest
  6. Aug 22, 2007: My Affiliate Journey contest : SuccessPart2.Com
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  8. Aug 30, 2007: Contest: Entries Closed. Winner To Be Announced Monday | My Affiliate Journey - Affiliate Marketing Blog by Vlad
  9. Sep 5, 2007: The Prize Goes To Karen From PediaCast | My Affiliate Journey - Affiliate Marketing Blog by Vlad
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