Apr 02 2008

Pay It Forward

Published by admin at 8:12 am under Miscellaneous

I visited one of my favorite blogs, Word Strumpet, over the weekend and found that Charlotte was having a contest. The first three commenters would win a prize (either a half-hour writer’s coaching session or a manuscript critique). I was the first commenter and am now the proud winner of a coaching session with Charlotte on May 5. So excited! Since the contest is called “Pay it forward”, I’m now charged with offering a prize to my readers.

So… the first three commenters on this post can choose from one of the following fabulous prizes!! Cue cheesy game-show music…

  1. Review and revision of your resume and/or cover letter.
  2. Editing of a piece of written work not to exceed 25 pages.
  3. A phone or email goal-planning session.
  4. A guest post on your blog.
  5. A review of your blog (to be posted on my blog).
  6. A set of FitDeck cards (I just bought these and I LOVE THEM!!! They’ve made strength training fun for me, and they require no equipment at all.)
  7. Lunch on me (if it’s on a weekend and you live in the DC-metro area).
  8. Got another prize in mind? Let me know!

Part of the deal is that if you win, you have to offer your readers the chance to win a prize. You could offer only one prize, three as I have done (and Charlotte did), or as many as you want, and the prize could be anything from a piece of art or a craft you made, to a service (see #1 above), to a product (a la #6).

Happy Hump Day!

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12 Responses to “Pay It Forward”

  1. # Beth Dargison 02 Apr 2008 at 10:07 am

    This is a great idea! By the way I love your post on how to stop reliving the past. Very helpful and I sent it on to quite a few people.

  2. # Leahon 02 Apr 2008 at 10:13 am

    This is awesome! I don’t blog, so I don’t have a pay it forward opportunity at the moment, but I love the idea!

  3. # verybadcaton 02 Apr 2008 at 10:38 am

    Cute! And so many tempting options………..

  4. # adminon 02 Apr 2008 at 11:00 am

    OK, so I’ve got Beth and verybadcat as my first two winners (I’ll contact them to determine what they’d like for prizes)–there’s room for one more!

  5. # JJ Lochon 02 Apr 2008 at 4:39 pm

    VERY COOL!!! AWESOME WIN.

    Hugs, Jj

  6. # MizFiton 02 Apr 2008 at 4:45 pm

    CR**BALLS :)

    I missed it.

    that’ll teach me to pay attention to my child.

    next time.

    (very cool idea)

    M.

  7. # Dawnon 02 Apr 2008 at 4:56 pm

    Damned playdates. And grocery shopping. Getting in the way of my blogging life.

    Seriously, what a very cool idea.

    I’m loving your blog more and more.

  8. # Zandriaon 02 Apr 2008 at 9:08 pm

    Cool idea! Too bad I’m too late. :)

  9. # janeton 03 Apr 2008 at 11:39 am

    Man, I am so behind on my blog reading I missed this! :) Cool idea though!

  10. # JJ Lochon 04 Apr 2008 at 11:27 am

    Jen,

    WOW!!! Thanks for the win. I will choose the FITDECK cards. I’ll email you. How exciting!!! THANK YOU!!!

    Hugs, JJ

  11. # Very Bad Cat: A Blog Review | Semi-Charmed Wifeon 09 Apr 2008 at 5:30 am

    […] Bad Cat was one of the winners of my Pay It Forward contest, and she has selected a blog review for her prize. Lucky for me, her blog is one of the few […]

  12. # kelon 10 Apr 2008 at 9:24 am

    How did I miss this post? haha, me and my goofy self - It sounds like a great idea and I’ll be stopping by to check out VBC
    ~K

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