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Job Search

Write a new blog post for JobMob on a topic related to job search. Some suggestions are:

• Job search success stories (anywhere in the world that you are!)
• Unusual job search experiences
• Your opinion on a specific job search-related topic
• Your most-liked/least-liked job search tools, websites, etc.

Rules

There are actually quite a few rules, so it’s better to just see the announcement post.

Prizes

There are over US$2000 in prizes, and the good news is that every contestant will win at least two prizes. However, there’s only room for 25 contestants so get your entry in asap.

Submission Deadline

There is no submission deadline, but once the 25th contestant submits their guest post entry, no more submissions will be accepted.

Results

The first guest post will appear on Sunday August 1st 2010, and the official contest results will be announced on Monday, September 13th, 2010.

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Psalms 23

In Courtney’s words: “Each blogger will select a verse and write a post explaining what that verse means to them.  It can be as long or as short as you want.  It can be a personal testimony, a devotional, or Bible study in nature.  It can be a photo that you believe describes the verse.  Anything goes.”

Rules

• Claim 1 of 6 verses in Psalms 23 by Monday, July 5, 2010 and then write a new blog post about how it inspires you. It’s ok to claim a verse that someone else has claimed, but only if all 6 verses have been claimed at least once.
• Submit your entry by leaving your permalink url in a comment on the announcement post.

Prize

A random participant will win a free custom Twitter background

Submission Deadline

Monday July 12, 2010

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Bosses

In Bradley’s words: “Did you ever have a great boss? Or a bad boss? How about a crazy boss? What did you learn from that experience?”

Rules

• Write a new blog post teling a story about your boss or ex-boss.
• To submit your entry, leave a comment with your permalink url anywhere on the announcement post.

Submission Deadline

Sunday July 4th 2010

Results

Tuesday July 6th 2010

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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How Many Resumes Are There on the Internet?

In Irina’s words: “we are looking for quality essays that carry interesting thoughts and share sourcing techniques. Nobody knows how many resumes exactly there are, of course, including the judges. There’s both art and science involved.”

Rules

• Write a blog post with your estimate, giving your proof and explaining your research for arriving at that number.
• To submit your entry, email your permalink url to Geoff Webb at TheTRUEvents@gmail.com. If you don’t have a blog, you can post your entry in full on the Boolean Strings network.

There are more details on the announcement post and in particular, the comments section beneath it.

Prizes

• The grand prize winner as chosen by the judges’ panel will win a ticket to #TRUsource in Atlanta
• One of the first 5 people to post an entry will win a copy of Irina’s Google-based Sourcing DVD.

Submission Deadline

Friday June 18th 2010

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Writing, health and well-being

In Joanna’s words: “write on…How the process of writing might be good for health, Times in your life when writing has helped keep you well… How we use different forms… in response to different situations…”

Rules

• Write a new blog post on topic
• The post must contain a link back to the announcement post.
• To submit your entry, use the Mister Linky submission form at the bottom of the announcement post.

Submission Deadline

Saturday July 31st 2010

Results

In the first half of August

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Best Blog Marketing Tips

Rules

• Write a new, original content blog post about your best blog marketing tip.
• You’re allowed to submit up to 5 separate entries.
• Submit your entry by including a link back to the announcement post, and then verifying that a trackback is generated there so that Melvin can see your link.

Prizes

There are A LOT of prizes, but more importantly, there will a lot of prize WINNERS. The main contest will have 3 winners, but there’s also a Retweet Contest and “some secret contests”. See the announcement post for the long list of prizes and full instructions on how to win them.

Submission Deadline

Midnight July 15th Eastern Time

Results

5-7 days after the submission deadline

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Barbies

In L.L.’s words: “write about the Barbies in your life…Stories, memories, weird pictures, fun poems… anything goes”

Rules

• The post must contain a link back to the announcement post.
• To submit your entry, leave your permalink url in a comment on the announcement post.

Prize

A signed copy of Marcus Goodyear’s poetry book Barbies at Communion

Submission Deadline

11 pm EST on Thursday, June 3 2010 (check your timezone here)

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Sailing Goals

In Tillerman’s words: “what will our beloved sport of sailing be like 15-25 years from now?”

Rules

1. Write a post on your blog about the future of sailing.
2. Your post must be new.
3. Link to the announcement post on the Proper Course blog.
4. To submit your entry, email tillermeister [at] gmail [dot] com with your permalink url and post title.
5. Recommended: Give your story a unique title.
6. Recommended: Follow the Proper Course blog to visit the different entries and comment on them.

Submission Deadline

Friday April 30th, 2010

Results

As Tillerman posts them on his Proper Course blog

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Theme

Colorful Characters

In Robert’s words: “recall one of those colorful characters and tell us a little something about why they stood out to you; maybe even tell us a little something you learned from them, if you did.”

The Usual WILF Rules

1. The post has to be new.
2. Link to the announcement post on Middle Zone Musings.
3. Be nice!
4. Warning: to be eligible for the final list of entries, your post must be suitable for all ages.
5. Once you’re done, email Robert Hruzek (rhruzek [at] sbcglobal [dot] net) with your name, the title of your post, and the permalink of the post.

Submission Deadline

Sunday, March 7th 2010

Results

Monday, March 8th 2010

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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Lessons in Manliness

In Brett’s words: “write a Lessons in Manliness about a man in your life. Your subject could be your dad, your grandpa, your great uncle, whoever. I want to read about his life and learn what lessons in manliness you have taken from him. This is your chance to share with others the life of someone important to you.”

Rules

• You must join the free Ning-based Art of Manliness community to participate.
• On your community blog is where you’ll post your entry and you must tag it “Lessons of Manliness” to be eligible for the prize.
• All entries will be compiled into an e-book.
• For details on the required formatting, see the announcement post.

It sounds like it’s ok to repost the article on your own blog, but I’ll send if I can get Brett to answer that question for us.

Prize

One random participant will win a Box of Manliness worth US$250.

Submission Deadline

End of day Wednesday March 31st

--Jacob Share, Professional Blogging Consultant and THE Group Writing Projects Expert

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