Win a free John Chow Review - $400 Value
How would you like to win a free ReviewMe review from John Chow dot Com? Well, Gyutae Park of Winning the Web is offering that a prize in a new contest. If you’re the winner, Gyutae will order a ReviewMe review for you so I can review your blog.
How To Enter
For the next two weeks, Winning the Web is going to display a scrambled word/phrase, adding 1 letter at a time in 11 upcoming posts. These letters can only be viewed in a feed reader so you must subscribe to the Winning the Web RSS feed. The 11 scrambled letters, when unscrambled, make up a phrase/word. Be the first to guess what it is, and you win a ReviewMe review from John Chow dot Com. Here are the rules:
- Letters will be added to the scrambled message in random upcoming posts on Winning the Web. You must subscribe to the RSS feed to view it.
- To take a guess at the unscrambled word/phrase, you must make a comment to the contest post.
- You can guess what the word/phrase is at any time in the process, but only 1 entry per person (by website and IP address).
- You must enter the web site you want reviewed.
- Winner will be announced Friday, December 21.
Who Is Winning the Web?
Winning the Web is the work of Gyutae Park, an Internet entrepreneur and professional SEO working in New York City. He developed a passion for the Internet in college and runs a variety of different sites and online businesses through his company Teaguy Media. He must be really busy with the money making sites because Teaguy doesn’t seem to have any tea at the moment. Good thing Gyutae updates Winning the Web a lot more.
Gyutae started Winning the Web in October of 2007 as a means to share his insights on the issues surrounding Internet marketing. Topics covered on his blog include making money online, blogging, affiliate marketing, search engine marketing, SEO, guerrilla marketing, and business motivation. The blog seems to have gotten a lot of its inspiration from this one. There’s a car on the header, popular post element, self repositioning 125×125 buttons and many of the other elements that became popular when John Chow dot Com got redesigned. I wouldn’t call it a copycat however. The layout is nice and clean and Gyutae does have some posts that are worth checking out. Some of the ones that stood out include:
- Stealthy Business Card Book Insertion
- 3 Steps in Handling the Naysayers
- How to Save 50% on Airfare Travel
- 6 Things You Don’t Know (but think you know) about SEO
- 9 BIG Methods to Pump Up Your Blog Comments
- Improve Your Productivity with the 80-20 Rule
- Thirst is Nothing, Image is Everything
- The 5 P’s to Online Business Success
In addition to the normal blog posts, Winning the Web features the Winners’ Circle and the Blog Audit. The Winners’ Circle is a series of interviews with some of the Internet’s better known bloggers. So far, Gyutae has interviewed Tyler Cruz, Ms. Danielle and Prija from Blogging the Movie. The Blog Audit lets Gyutae do a detail analysis of your site’s targeted keywords, optimal site architecture for search engines, and on-page factors such as title tags, header tags, etc. Judging by the Audit of McBilly.com, Gyutae does an extremely good job.
I like Winning the Web enough to sign up for the RSS feed. It would be really cool if I was the first to unscrambled the letters and win the prize. Don’t worry, if that happens, I’ll be giving the ReviewMe away in another contest. 
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That is one pretty cool prize. I have subscribed
Reply to this commentThat would be a great prize. Very neat idea too!
Reply to this commentyeah, i have to admit that they have done a great job!
Reply to this commentthey got buzz all over the world, on the same day, they made it on johnchow.com, shoemoney.com and jackbook.com
Well I hope he gets enough subscribers to cover the $400 outlay. I suppose he’s hoping to get at least an extra 500 subscribers to cover the cost.
Reply to this commentAre you sure they won’t???
500 subscribers can more than cover the cost of $400. He will only need about 200 more subscribers.
Reply to this commentthey made it on johnchow.com, shoemoney.com and jackbook.com
revised:
i got a wrong information. WTB made on shoemoney but not about this contest, but about shoe’s contest winner here
http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/10/30/shoemoney-rss-contest-winners-for-monday-october-29/
sorry for the wrong info guys.
Reply to this commentTheir idea rocks, giving a GREAT price and playing very smart. Lets see how much will the numbers on their chicklet grow
Reply to this commentEven more important than the prize is for we marketers and webmasters to see the result of this experience, that will benefit WinningTheWeb and JohnChow. Good partnership idea.
Nuno Oliveira
Reply to this commentCoupons.FM
Great prize, nice site, I just don’t have enough time! I made the mistake of signing on with heavily funded and dedicated sponsors on my latest project idea before the idea was fully rolled out so I now have people watching over my shoulder as I finish coding it. All of my current projects are being neglected.
My guess would be “MAKE ME MONEY” although with my schedule “FIND THE TIME” fits too, or maybe “ONE POST A DAY”… ah well.
Good luck everyone!
Reply to this commentGreat offer but there will be thousands of people entering. Your chances of winning are tiny or microscopic
Reply to this commentWell, I think winning comes to a person who THINKS who CAN win. You’ve lost the battle already I am sorry. Nothin’ personal.
Reply to this commentSubscribing, unscrambling and presumably lots of entrants…just too much effort. Although the prize is great value, it just seems like too much effort. You could probably get more entrants and subscribers just by selecting a random e-mail subscriber. Entering your e-mail address is just so much easier.
Reply to this commentOne Buck Wiki, I don’t blame you for saying that I have already lost because that true. That is because I have no luck!
Reply to this commentMicheal, you are not alone. I never win things like this either. But I’m still going to give it a shot.
Reply to this commentCool stuff. I will be trying to win! hahaha… my evil roots are starting to come out now…be ware other competitors!
Reply to this commentWell isn’t he getting one hell of a publicity push! I give this guy credit. I’d never heard of him before this even. But I ran across Shoemoney’s blog in which he guest posted today. Followed by a fun and unique contest. Then the plug here on JohnChow dot com!!! I give the guy credit.
Nice work Gyutea!
Reply to this commentYou mean Gyu Tae? I know since I am korean too but… it’s a very bad thing to mis-pronounce names in Korean…. just kidding… lol…
Reply to this commentheh. Yeah, my name is Tevin. Which incidentally is mispronounced after introducing myself apx. 118% of the time. However in this case it appears it IS Gyutea. Source: http://www.gyutae.com/about
Reply to this commentIt’s actually Gyutae. Yeah, people get it mixed up all the time writing it. Now try saying it…
Reply to this commentWas this post a review me order itself?
Reply to this commentIt looks like it to me, and what a brilliant way to maximise the review it is.
Reply to this commentIt might be….
But probably not.
Reply to this commentI could really use it since I’m doing little competition on my blog.
Reply to this commentThis guy is smart - he bought a ReviewMe review from John, and knowing John doesn’t hold back when he actually reviews a site, made the review just a plug of his contest instead! because looking at the “content” on that site, I don’t think it would be getting a positive review. Smart guy! Cost him $800 though
Reply to this commentWait, I don’t think he bought a ReviewMe yet, like I just did for http://QuarterWiki.com
What I think he did is used his college status as a reason for John Chow to help him.
This post clearly states he did NOT buy a ReviewMe… i think… can anyone correct me wrong? (Remember, I got big Johnny in my house to get you if you correct me wrong, he likes beating up people for fun)
Reply to this commentyes, I think WTB don’t buy this review.
Reply to this commentbeing smart they are, they know if they create this contest, John will give it a head up. clever.
Actually it wouldn’t be very clever unless they got Johns ok first. Imagine offering a 400.00 review only to have john decline?
I’m sure John declines as many review requests as he accepts judging by the higher level of quality in the reviews he does do.
Reply to this commentLOL. I do too.
Reply to this commentholly crap, really? Now, I gotta go over to Shoemoney then…
Reply to this commentSmall error to fix John
Reply to this comment- “Gyutae started Winning the Web in October of 2007″
Not accurate, that blog has been around since mid August 2007 although it looks to have had its content wiped at least once. So says cache files and most likely Alexa pageviews too.
What a lot of people seem to be missing is this type of thing is done more and more. Fairly new sites basically buy their way to the top. Its actually pretty smart for people who aspire to be A-list bloggers or build up a blog to sell. Spend a little money to gain exposure on several high profile sites, if you can make it so that you gain a high number of RSS readers at the same time, then you could probably demand one of those high dollar offers.
Pretty smart in my opinion.
Reply to this commentSpeaking of competition, when are you giving away the 16GB iPod touch you won on the Million Euro Wiki John ?
Reply to this commentWouldn’t mind winning that contest either.
Reply to this commentJohn, can I pursuade you to donate one of your 125×125 ad spots to a good cause, like this one? http://www.smiletrain.org
I’ve just read the latest updates from 30 or so blogs on my RSS and it struck me that not a single one of the others is diverting even a penny to worthwhile causes like the smile train. You charge 400.00 for a review, it costs 400.00 to permanently fix a childs face. I would gain a whole new level of respect if you gave charity an important role on johnchow.com
Reply to this commentThis would be a great cause. And would raise a lot of visibility. Everyone is always talking about making money instead of ways people can give something back. It should be a two way street, but sadly that is not the world we live in.
Reply to this commentCool Blog I will try to win that prize. Good Luck to me
Reply to this commentGreat contest. I went over to Gyutae’s blog and subscribed. I’d love to win it…who wouldn’t?
Reply to this commentCongrats JOHN!
YOUR BLOG HAS A BIGGER REACH THAN CLASSMATES.COM
Classmates.com is launching an IPO at 10-12 a share this month, and this blog has a larger reach recently (so says Alexa), any plans on taking your media empire to wall street someday John?
Reply to this commentHey, it probably won’t happen with a blog like this because they really dont need the cash and tey make enough money. They also want complete control of the site. Making an IPO is a lot of work. 45n Media or whatever it is called migh though.
Reply to this commentI don’t think a blog like this would prosper from an IPO. 45n Media or whatever it’s called would probably do well with one.
Reply to this commentI didn’t say a blog like this, I said “media empire”. I’m willing to wager that TTZ media and this blog aren’t all John is up to. No one horse show here!
Reply to this commentI really wish i could win that review (even though the review would probably have a ton of criticism). Another great prize and i think everyone would agree should be used more, is free advertising.
Reply to this commentGem Viper, that would be sweet if someone with a real blog (ex. Shoemoney, problogger, johnchow) would go public. A lot of readers would buy and blogging is easy to stay positive in income, but most bloggers don’t need the extra money an IPO offers.
Reply to this commentI think a IPO would be cool. It probably won’t happen with a blog like this though. Maybe 45n Media or whatever it is called will go public.
Reply to this commentI’m in
Reply to this commentSounds like ca good deal eh
Reply to this commentI can hardly wait to see those letters!
Reply to this commentAwesome contest and cool prize! I’d personally love to win that review me. Good job Gyutae!
Reply to this commentAwesome contest and linkbait. Well worth the $400 he’s going to spend!!!!!!
Reply to this commentAs nice as an offer that it is, being that my site is only 10 days old, can’t really take advantage of it since its so new, but congrats to whoever gets it.
Reply to this commentNice review and great blog contest!!
Reply to this commentExcellent prize giveaway
Every man or woman for him/herself 
-Mike
Reply to this commentEven if i was good at those types of things ( i never have) the probability of me being first is slim to none.
Reply to this commentExcellent review there and a great contest.
Reply to this commentInteresting opportunity…might do it
Reply to this commentI wish some of these self proclaimed SEO moguls would list all of the sites they operate…I’m always curious about what mix of sites they own
Reply to this comment$400 really is a lot, but i guess with the flood of traffic you could possibly get, its worth it.
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