tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73459420657024378182009-06-10T22:34:55.184-07:00Win An Iphonejuliemargnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-53493625696715648852009-06-10T21:21:00.000-07:002009-06-10T22:34:55.198-07:00Contests & GiveawaysAn effective blog giveaway should benefit all parties involved--the reader, the sponsor, and the blogger. The reader gets something free, the sponsor gets increased traffic or product interest, and you get more hits. Right? As long as everything goes well. Those of us who have a few giveaways under our belts know that there can be a few hiccups along the way. Following these essential bits of advice next time you host a blog giveaway will help ensure that everybody wins:<br /><br />Get more advice on Giveaways and other ways to improve your blog at the <a href="http://www.blogcoach.org/2009/03/how-to-host-effective-blog-giveaways.html">Blog Coach</a><br /><br />More info about things<br /><br /><a href="http://www.capelloroofing.com/">Roofing Sacramento</a><br><br /><a href="http://getonthemap.us">Sacramento SEO</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.merchantcircle.com/blogs/Things.You.Should.Do.916-265-2521">Merchant Circle Blog</a><br><br /><a href="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendId=82874810">MySpace Blogs</a><br><br /><a href="http://sacramentocharityevents.blogspot.com/">Sacramento Charity Events</a><br><br /><a href="http://californiabusinessdirectory.blogspot.com/">California Business Directory</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/juliegallaher">Google Profile</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliegallaher">Get on the Map</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Things-You-Should-Do/19149939928?ref=ts">Travel Club</a><br><br /><a href="http://blip.fm/juliemarg">Jazz</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.jetsetlife.tv/blog/tag/things-you-should-do/">Jet Set Travel</a><br><br /><a href="http://letshaveabirthdayparty.blogspot.com/">Birthday Videos</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/things-you-should-do-sacramento">Restaurant Reviews</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/best-san-francisco-restaurants/">Best San Francisco Restaurants</a><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-5349362569671564885?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-84295593538051988002009-03-15T01:27:00.000-07:002009-03-15T01:37:43.082-07:00Winner Winner Chicken DinnerAre there any cool contests going on where I could win a trip around the world? or to Mexico?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Things-You-Should-Do/19149939928?ref=ts">Travel Club</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBFmf-QMPBU">Travel Contest</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/top-ten-results-with-google">Google SEO</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/cool-places-to-go-cabo-san-lucas/">Cabo San Lucas</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-8429559353805198800?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-55219750501168445862008-11-17T19:58:00.001-08:002008-11-17T19:58:37.617-08:00Sacramento, CA Things to DoHere are <br><br><br>More <a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/category/uncategorized/sacramento-gold-country-the-valleys">Things to Do in Sacramento</a> ...<br /><a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/uncategorized/sacramento-kings-tickets-arco-arena">Sacramento Kings Tickets Arco Arena</a><br /><a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/uncategorized/mikunis">Best Sushi Sacramento</a><br /><a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/uncategorized/run-to-feed-the-hungry">Run to Feed the Hungry</a><br /><a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/uncategorized/dancing-with-the-stars-tour">Tickets Dancing With the Stars Tour Sacramento</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-5521975050116844586?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-30353730575782944442008-10-11T11:29:00.000-07:002008-10-11T11:36:34.637-07:00Modern Furniture in SacramentoThursday I had a window shopping spree which included the coolest <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&view=text&hl=en&q=furniture+95819&ie=UTF8&latlng=38567582,-121443807,13138547019437941822&ei=BvHwSJz3HKScjQPs_6nQCA&sig2=KIHs2DN8GlPn3L9YNgur_w&cd=3">Modern Furniture store in Sacramento</a> - <a href="http://www.mscapeusa.com/">Mscapes on J Street</a>. <br /><br />And I can't wear cute shoes yet because of my accident, but my favorite <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&view=text&hl=en&q=shoes+95825&ie=UTF8&attrid=&latlng=38575333,-121410854,6402017920330063410&ei=cPHwSMzECJqcjQOyv_nMCA&sig2=h9TH8WVIIE8v6WBlyEjeig&cd=15">designer shoe store in Sacramento</a>, <a href="http://www.shawshoes.net/">Franco Ferrini</a> has some gorgeous peep toes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-3035373057578294444?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-16786733718391673382008-09-30T21:01:00.000-07:002008-09-30T21:02:46.404-07:00Recommended Business<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=awards+cad+sacramento,+ca&fb=1&view=text&cd=1&latlng=38578262,-121438980,3721753236601234693&ei=evXiSPfIJYrYrQLrirXQDw&sig2=nhu3s75DulR4JZOp2kQHlA&dtab=0&oi=&sa=X">awards and trophies sacramento ca</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-1678673371839167338?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-68803549530235233272008-09-06T16:00:00.000-07:002008-09-06T16:02:57.058-07:00Landscape Design Sacramento, CAMy sis has a <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-40,GGLJ:en&um=1&q=geno%27s+garden+sacramento,+ca&fb=1&view=text&latlng=14328733979945534344&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=2&ct=result#">Landscape Design & Installation Business in Sacramento - Geno's Garden</a>. Call her if you need help creating a fabulous yard.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-6880354953023523327?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-45375437595594580572008-08-10T11:20:00.000-07:002008-08-10T11:22:22.271-07:00Sacramento Area Recommended Businesses<iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=106904471403699297706.0004541cd46a4e4b327ce&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;s=AARTsJovQD9capOR-9_Vu5dmlMTvUIiy7w&amp;ll=38.730519,-121.223145&amp;spn=0.642779,0.823975&amp;z=9&amp;output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=106904471403699297706.0004541cd46a4e4b327ce&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.730519,-121.223145&amp;spn=0.642779,0.823975&amp;z=9&amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br />Would you like to get your biz listed on this map? Email me at thingsyoushoulddo at hotmail dot com.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-4537543759559458057?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-22426574045043850652008-07-31T20:18:00.000-07:002008-07-31T20:20:29.468-07:00Roseville, CA Tours & Travel Information<a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/category/uncategorized">Fun Things to Do & Cool Places to Go - Roseville Tours & Travel</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-2242657404504385065?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-50053858492251452942007-05-26T09:46:00.000-07:002009-03-17T15:55:32.367-07:00Make Money Online -- Why Not Win an iPhone OnlineJohn Chow is an internet marketing guru who lives in Vancouver and makes a fine living running a tech website and blogging. I'm hoping that he will submit an entry into my <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/fabulousplaces/">Fabulous Places contest</a>. After all, there are lots of <a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/category/canada/">fabulous places in Vancouver</a>.<br /><br />Why do I want John Chow to submit an entry? He has a huge amount of traffic, and my site would clearly benefit. From him I learned about the value of anchor text. He's been encouraging people to use the anchor text <a href="http://www.johnchow.com/make-money-online-review-my-blog/" rel="no follow">make money online</a> to describe his site, and it's resulted in him being #1 for that phrase on Google in the USA and Canada. I'm sure that it will soon be worldwide, and I'd like to help. John Chow dot Com is blog that helps you <a href="http://www.johnchow.com/make-money-online-review-my-blog/">make money online</a>. If you do a review of his blog, he’ll link to you so his readers can check you out.<br /><br />With my contest, I'm trying to rank for the phrase <a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/">cool places</a>, and as of yesterday, I'm now #24 on google. When all the contest entries are in, I expect to be #1!<br /><br />Now, it could be that I didn't do this review right. I've linked from this blog where I'm marketing my <a href="http://winaniphone.blogspot.com/" rel="no follow">fabulous places contest</a>. But, I'd really like John to give me a link to my main site using the anchor text, <a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/">cool places</a>. Maybe he'll do both, or maybe one. Either way, it's okay with me.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-5005385849225145294?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-34903948139268540642007-04-28T23:11:00.000-07:002007-04-28T23:21:37.046-07:00Be a Winner!<h2>Suggest Your Favorite Places to Travel - Win a Prize!</h2><br /><br />I'm holding a contest, looking for the most fabulous, romantic, thrilling places to go all over the world. Do you have any ideas?<br /><br />The top suggestions will be listed on <a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/">Things You Should Do</a> and be seen by thousands of fun seekers and travellers all around the world. I currently get over 1,000 visitors per day.<br /><br /><h2>Contest - Best Suggestion for Things You Should Do </h2><br /><br /><em><strong><font color=red>great prizes including an iPhone</strong></em></font><br /><br />At my website, <a href="http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/">Things You Should Do</a>, I'm having a contest to find the best suggestions of fun and exicting places.<br /><br />You write a post about somewhere that you recommend on your blog, squidoo lens, myspace page, website, etc. You link that post to my site. My celebrity judges pick the best 50 suggestions. They are posted right here on this lens so everyone can vote. The Grand Prize is an iPhone!<br /><br />Find out all the contest details at: <br />http://www.squidoo.com/fabulousplaces/<br />and the fine print at:<br />http://thingsyoushoulddo.com/iphone-contest/<br /> <br /><h2>Here are some sample contest entries to get you going ... </h2><br /><a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=82874810&blogID=258743714&MyToken=5e610f08-8980-4c5c-9bcf-edbc45388f4d">Confiteria Ideal - Buenos Aires, Argentina </a><br />I absolutely love to dance, and next year I'm planning a trip to learn the tango at Confiteria IDEAL and I'm entering it in a contest of the best Things You Should Do. It's a website with Cool Places, Thrilling Adventures and Crazy Events all over the world. I could win an iPhone if they think my suggestion is the best! Click to get the details about the iPhone Contest.<br /><br />Buenos Aires, the most European city of the new continent is filled with friendly places, places for romantic dates, to sheltering the lonely, for confessions among friends, for arguments about politics, for business meetings or for a tango lesson.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/cabowabocantina/">Cabo Wabo Cantina - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico</a> <br />Last year I won the company sales trip to Cabos San Lucas and had a wild night out at the Cabo Wabo Cantina. I'm going to enter it into a contest at the Things You Should Do. It's full of Cool Places, Hot Nightclubs and the Best Restaurants all over the world. I could win an iPhone if they think my suggestion is the best! Click to get the details about the iPhone Contest.<br /><br /><h2>Increase your odds by submitting one suggestion per week. Contest ends July 5, 2007. </h2><br />All submissions must be received by July 5th. I will then send them to our celebrity judges (more info about that to come) and the 50 semi-finalists will be posted here on August 1st. Public voting will take place between August 1st and Setember 5th.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-3490394813926854064?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-28960197224440565792007-04-23T11:45:00.000-07:002007-04-28T23:49:59.394-07:00ACTV: Hidden Details from the iPhone Keynote<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ALQwmQrM-Z8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ALQwmQrM-Z8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-2896019722444056579?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-89214894227614582732007-04-09T21:57:00.000-07:002007-04-09T22:02:33.371-07:00I told the MacWorld peeps<br><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aj6jAB1d_0I"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aj6jAB1d_0I" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/02/iphonead/index.php">They didn't know</a> that the clip of Jerry Lewis was from <strong>The Caddy</strong> with Dean Martin.<br /><br />I'm going to hold a contest on my regular website to win an iPhone.<br /><br />Are you curious?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-8921489422761458273?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345942065702437818.post-77848874820213915782007-04-08T22:03:00.000-07:002007-04-08T22:13:34.986-07:00iPhone Contest<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/__rDmVV-B6pM/RhnLZFHX72I/AAAAAAAAAAM/-pTDPyTuRkI/s1600-h/apple_iphone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/__rDmVV-B6pM/RhnLZFHX72I/AAAAAAAAAAM/-pTDPyTuRkI/s320/apple_iphone.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051292088802996066" /></a><br />I'm going to hold a contest on my regular website to win an iPhone.<br /><br />Are you curious?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7345942065702437818-7784887482021391578?l=winaniphone.blogspot.com'/></div>juliemargnoreply@blogger.com6