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Win A Nintendo Wii At Darin Carter

written by John Chow on May 13th, 2007

Search Engine Marketing man, Darin Carter, is taking a page from my evil play book by giving away a Nintendo Wii and he ordered up a ReviewMe review to let you all know about it. How evil is that? The contest is pretty much the same as my Wii contest, which was won by Nate Whitehill. However, there is one twist to Darin’s contest.

The process is very simple - review my blog and I’ll link to your site review. The review must be at least 225 words and you have to include a link to this blogs home page and this post using the Anchor Text “Search Engine Marketing“.

If you write a review on Darin Carter’s blog, not only will he link to you, he’ll add your name to a drawing for the Nintendo Wii. However, you need to get your review in before June 11 because that’s the date of the draw. I would imagine after that, Darin will continue with the review for link back promotion but there’ll be no prizes up for grabs.

Who Is Darin Carter

Darin Carter is a business development guy at heart but he’s been doing PPC ads for himself and clients for over five years. His blog, Darin.CC, is what he uses to share his search engine marketing knowledge with the world. Some of his more noteworthy posts includes.

Darin.CC has a very clean three-column layout. However, the colors are kinda bland and don’t stand out. He should play around with it to give the blog some pop. The blog is updated at least once per day. Most of the posts are written by Darin but some are guest posts. I notice that Darin allows his guest bloggers to repost what they wrote on their blogs. This is something I don’t allow because Google don’t sites with duplicate content.

Darin has a full feed RSS but he places a read more tag on many of his posts so you need to click on the link in order to read the entire entry. This read more link shows up in the RSS feed as well. Darin’s blog doesn’t have enough post per day to justify doing this. I recommend he remove it. I also noticed that some of Darin’s older posts may have came from free article services. However, all the recent entries are completely original.

Darin’s blog is monetized with Google AdSense, Kontera, ReviewMe, Text Link Ads and AdVolcano. It’s good to see Darin is not putting all his income eggs in one basket. However, the placement and blending of the AdSense ads could be better.

If I win the Nintendo Wii

Even though this is a sponsored review, it still qualifies as an entry into Darin’s Nintendo Wii contest. If I end up winning the Wii, I plan to give it away with another evil contest. My chances of winning are very good. Right now, there’s only five entries including mine. However, I have a feeling the amount of submissions is about to go up really fast.

green said on May 13th, 2007 at 10:29 pm

John, thanks for reviewing and announcing new contest. We learn new things and hear about new competitions with your articles.

I am planning to join this contest too, but my first review priority is John Chow dot com. I will write my Turkish review, some day this week. I will think about Darin Carter’s contest soon.

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:05 am

yeah, i need to write a review about john as well

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:06 am

it’d be great if i win the wii

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Entrepreneur said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:25 am

Don’t thank John for writing, he got a pile of money to do it :)

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Matt Huggins said on May 16th, 2007 at 12:50 pm

Damn, I entered this contest on Darin’s blog before it was announced here. Sucks for me, but awesome for Darin. Looks like he’s getting a lot of link love. :)

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Ed Lau said on May 13th, 2007 at 10:30 pm

It’s like everyone’s holding a contest these days.

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internet marketing blog said on May 13th, 2007 at 10:34 pm

Yep, pretty much everyone is. My contest is ending tomorrow and Im giving away a $50 gift certificate. Only 4 blogs entered the contest, so the odds are pretty good!

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:01 am

what kind of gift cert?

adwords?

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internet marketing blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 8:10 am

Godaddy or Amazon.

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:07 am

yep, it’s like fishing

no bait, no gain

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SEO Forums said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:30 am

Yeah im running one at the minute aswell. $100 & Free SEO Consultation to a random member who has more than 10 posts :twisted:

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internet marketing blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 8:12 am

Nice contest. Ill take a look at it here and possibly enter.

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Entrepreneur said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:25 am

If you have the methods to promote it, a contest can be a great method to grow your blog :)

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Matt Huggins said on May 16th, 2007 at 12:51 pm

Yeah, I was planning on it too, I just couldn’t decide on what to offer.

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internet marketing blog said on May 13th, 2007 at 10:32 pm

I just reviewed Darin.cc about an hour ago! I agree with your bland comment and think he should spice up his site and rework the adsense and buttons.

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Matt Huggins said on May 16th, 2007 at 12:52 pm

Looks like he’s made some significant changes since then. :)

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Pallab said on May 13th, 2007 at 11:08 pm

Well, doesnt matter how many people participate my chances of winning are always very slim. I never win anything :)

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:02 am

you’re not alone

i’d better start believing in god now

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:02 am

go to church next sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Entrepreneur said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:28 am

There is a first time for everything Pallab :)

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Cheap Custom Content said on May 14th, 2007 at 10:43 pm

LOL I feel your pain — that’s why if I end up winning this, I’m giving the prize to YOU, P! Now you have, not the best but, better odds. :grin:

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Mjuboy said on May 13th, 2007 at 11:35 pm

Well, I already have a Wii but it wouldnt hurt to have one more, just in case. ;)

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:03 am
Wolf Stone said on May 13th, 2007 at 11:37 pm

I have got to win one of these Wii’s after all the contests i’ve entered..good luck everyone !!

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:04 am

good luck to you too

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SEO Forums said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:31 am

haha. I got lucky recently so have faith! :lol:

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Bruhd said on May 13th, 2007 at 11:44 pm

Very nice, I’ve been wanting a Wii.

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Ali said on May 14th, 2007 at 2:50 am

I’m going to have a competition too, someday!

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Monetize Your Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:04 am

i hope you’ll give out a wii too

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Moulinneuf said on May 14th, 2007 at 3:26 am

The real question is where do you guys find those WII !!! Seriously is there a secret stash somewhere ? Can we mere mortal be let in on the secret ?

:mrgreen:

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Slaptijack said on May 14th, 2007 at 5:03 am

Check the “Wii-rehouse”. :smile:

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Best Airmiles Deals said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:16 am

You can actually buy a wii with your airmiles (if you’re in canada)…..

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Best Airmiles Deals said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:23 am

And it’s only 2900 airmiles….

but… “the item is on back-order - shipping may be delayed until July 31, 2007 or as stock arrives.”

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Entrepreneur said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:29 am

EB Games on Canada gets their shipments Friday mornings, so if you go every Friday right when it opens and wait around to see if they get a shipment you can get one :)

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green said on May 14th, 2007 at 6:00 am

I should create a contest too :razz:

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Barack Obama Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 6:56 am

I would like to get a Wii sometime soon.

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Search Engine Marketing said on May 14th, 2007 at 7:36 am

Thanks all for the reviews so far … since this post has been on John’s Site … I have gotten some very good reviews … you will see some changes to the site … I am already taking some thoughts into consideration!

Thanks

Darin

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Entrepreneur said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:33 am

Keep up the good work Darin! (y)

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Cheap Custom Content said on May 14th, 2007 at 10:47 pm

The contest + reviewme was a pretty smart move, Darrin — congrats and more power to you! :cool:

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Blantonious said on May 14th, 2007 at 8:36 am

Evil Wii Contest! :evil:
Now I must go and try to win the Wii

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blogdinero said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:14 am

I go 4 the wii, without go to the church

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Eric said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:20 am

What does that even mean?

Click. Me.

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blogdinero said on May 15th, 2007 at 3:53 pm

Monetize your blog said he´s beginning to belive in God, sorry for my spanglish

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Make Money Online At Earning Blog said on May 14th, 2007 at 10:01 am

yea the review will b flying now

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ricardo said on May 14th, 2007 at 1:21 pm

I got a wii, but I still prefer the XB360… the wii is just perfect for a party!

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Linux operating system said on May 14th, 2007 at 9:39 pm

Hey everybody is taking your idea of the link bank, but, is he PR6 ? :)

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Daniel McLean said on May 16th, 2007 at 1:58 pm

I’m still bitter after not winning the last one. I just visit my nephews house more now :smile:

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Search Engine Marketing said on May 16th, 2007 at 9:33 pm

Man are the reviews rolling in … I broke 100,000 in Technorati … I was a 196,000 when John wrote the review for me … Thanks John for the amazing turnout!

My Alexa Ranking is also shooting through the roof … started at 230,000 and now i’m at 196,000 estimating 36,000 !!!

Darin

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Francis Simisim said on May 17th, 2007 at 9:06 am

I’ve just joined it, thanks for letting us know. It was a great experience

evil one, lol!

Francis Simisim

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