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In this place, today on FamousBloggers.net, great people meet with other great people, and together they can simple create something to add to the history, and I believe we have created the Biggest Comment Folder in the history of blogging and the internet. A total of 38 amazing articles has been submitted to our commenting folder that covers almost everything you need to know, it will remain for ever to tell the story of our success, and it will be the main source for those who are seeking knowledge and looking to learn more about how to benefit from blog comments in several and unlimited ways as there is nothing better than sharing our own experiences.

We have reached the finals of our amazing blogging contest, and we are almost there, getting ready to pronounce our contest winners, that will be at the 15 of Aug 2010, and I realized that it’s so important for us to meet each other, all together before pronouncing the winners, and I want to let you know that I consider everyone participated in this contest a “WINNER”!

I have asked our participants about their opinion and experience with the contest, I have asked everyone to share something with us, and here what I have got, great respond from great people in our community, and I want to thank you so much for being around, I love you all!

Before I proceed, the order of the replies was determined by the order we published the articles before, so.. it’s not really more than that, also there is some members missing! I am sure that I sent my email to everyone, but probably they were busy like all of us, and I can not wait so long to receive emails because I am dying to share this with you guys, so if you are late, plz catch up with us!

What Participants Think about our Contest?

TiaTia | @bizchickblogs | website: BizChickBlogs

I expected to get a lot out of entering the contest and I have. Probably the most interesting thing for me was seeing how creative and original some of the entries were, from both very established bloggers and new(er) bloggers alike. Everyone who entered seemed to really pull together to help each other out, too, and I really liked that.

Stephanie Suesan SmithStephanie Smith | @lambdakennels1 | website: StephanieSuesanSmith.com

My blog started in mid-January on GoDaddy’s Quickblog platform. I found the contest and entered it to learn. Based on observation, and what others could do with their blog appearance and performance and I could not, I migrated to WordPress and to Hostgator. I have learned a lot, gotten almost double the twitter followers I had, and lots of new RSS followers. I have had fun and been challenged while learning a lot about blog design and performance. I have met some really neat people and made some friends. From my perspective, I have received a good deal of knowledge and the opportunity to play with the big dogs — not something I would normally have gotten. Starting from very little I see that with a lot of work, I can come very far in a short time.

Andrew PeelAndrew Peel | @Andrew_Peel | website: Apeel-SolutionsBlog.info

The ComLuv and FamousBloggers Contest was the first time I entered any time of writing competition. The experience has been very positive. I have made new contacts and the number of comments and shares on my entry was a pleasant surprise. There has also been an increase in traffic to my Blog as well which always a good thing.

Precilla SedneyPrecilla Sedney | @PrecillaSedney | website: FashionArtExpression.com

Thanks to this contest I learned a lot about engaging with my readers and really listening at what they are asking

LindsayLindsay | @Lindsay_Blogs | website: LindsayBlogs.com

The contest was a great way for me to flex my writing muscles. I got to write in a style that is nor my normal style and it felt really good. I also learned a lot of different tips and tricks about commenting in general from the other entries.

Kristi HinesKristi Hines @kikolani | website: Kikolani.com

This contest has been an eye-opening experience for me. While in many other competitions, everyone else is effectively the enemy and your only goal is to get yourself ahead, with this blogging contest you can see that everyone, while promoting their own post, are also very supportive in coming by to comment and even sharing some tweets for others’ posts.  I have also seen other contestants coming by my blog or guest posts on other blogs, and interacted with more people on Twitter during this time. I would say that, no matter who wins the cash, the main value of the contest came from making new connections in the blogging world, as well as learning more about how others feel about blog commenting, as many of the posts focused on that topic. I have also learned a LOT about how to do some hardcore blog promotion. All in all, a win-win situation.

DeveshDevesh | @tnsblog | website: TechNShare.com

FamousBloggers Guest Blogging contest was one of the awesome contest I’ve ever seen. And Hesham did awesome work on managing all the guest posts in the contest. To me, FB ComLuv Blogging contest was much more then just getting money or prizes, I was able to build some awesome relationship with other bloggers through FB Blogging contest.

EveEve | @evelester | website: DesigningWithEve.com

I have been a blogger for years, I recently started over with a new set of blogs to try to freshen things up a bit with myself and my blog design business, so this contest was a great way for me to also freshen up on my social media skills. I was never big into twitter, link marketing, etc. But I needed a way in and this gave me that opportunity. I got to meet a lot of new people and build some great relationships in the process. I can’t believe how close it is, and that I may have a shot at at least placing! I never expected that. I guess I had more supporters than I knew about and I am so glad to be getting to know them all!

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AriffAriff | @ariffshah | website: AriffShah.com

I’m proud of joining this contest and being a Malaysian blogger who writes mainly in Malay language but at the same time getting my entry on ComLuv.com for this competition is something that I never have imagined happening. Maybe I should create another blog, this time written in English. I hope that I could win something from this competition. I’ve learned a lot from reading entries from other bloggers and I must say they have written some really quite good entries for this competition. I recommend reading all the entries as they are written by various people with very good insights and ideas. Good luck to all other participants and yeah, may the best entry wins.

Ben LangBen Lang | @entrepreneurpro | website: EpicLaunch.com

After hearing about another huge contest at Famous Bloggers I wasn’t surprised. They always seem to be running those amazing contests.

Well this one turned out to be even bigger and more amazing than all others. Never had I seen so much cash to be won from a blog contest. The contest was so big that at first it was a bit overwhelming but once I got it, I immediately decided that I had to enter. Turns out I made the right decision, and so did many others.

GautamGautam Hans | @virtuosoblogger | website: BlogGoDown.com

Being part of this contest was more than just the prize. The comments I got from other bloggers helped me get a 360 degree view of the commenting and what should be the right ways to do it. So, this contest is more than just guest blogging, it is about learning to broaden your horizon.

KimKimberly Castleberry | @AskKim | website: Just-Ask-Kim.com

Participating in the ComLuv & FamousBlogger blogging challenge has been an absolute riot! It’s had this whole roller coaster of emotions… from wondering if I would do okay participating… to fear of getting my butt kicked… to excitement at the idea of leveraging my community to action… puzzlement at what to write about… anticipation after submitting it and waiting “forever” for it to be posted… overwhelm, exhaustion and amazement at the community support the two days after it launched… fatigue at keeping up with hundreds of comments… gratitude for everyone that went above and beyond to help me out… concern over how to keep up with it amid personal challenges… and now rekindled excitement as we come down to the wire and I gear up for one final push to make it into the spotlight! It’s been a journey that I’m so incredibly glad I didn’t let pass by! Its been a lot of work but balanced out by gratitude, new friendships, renewed sense of community and new readers on my own blog. I’ve made some awesome friends and readers and can’t wait to see if we do this again next year! Bring it on!

Chadrack IrobogoChadrack Irobogo | @profitmc | website: TheMarketingMouse.com

The FamousBloggers/Comluv Blog Contest has given me a whole lot of ideas to implement in the days ahead on building a community with my blog. It was indeed, a great idea!

Dazzlin DonnaDazzlin Donna | @DonnaFontenot | website: DazzlinDonna.com

I entered the FamousBloggers Comluv contest near the end of the original deadline and thought to myself, “Hmm, might be a lot of work since others have a head start, but what the heck, I’ll give it a try. I might be able to win at least the lowest prize, so why not…”. I planned to work hard to compete, but my only real expectation was that I would be working to win a prize. Sure, I still hope I win a prize, but the process has exceeded the original expectation, no matter what happens. What I got from this contest was energy, connections, interaction, community, bonds, knowledge, ideas, and a renewed spirit. Try truly connecting with a great community sometime, and you’ll see what I mean. Great experience.

KelliKelli | @momof3boys3702 | website: 3BoysAndaDog.com

I have had great fun with the contest, meeting new people, and reaching within myself to come up with better comments. Over 30 people participated and I have read every post submitted. I know more than I ever thought possible about commenting. Thanks so much to CommentLuv and FamousBloggers for the contest! Even if I don’t win, it has been well worth the work.

LatiefLatief | @another_blogger | website: Another-Blogger.com

A contest is not just about the prize. A contest is about help your self for being a better blogger. Why? Because you will give your best “Shot”, a killer content. You will help your competitor with some comments and may be you help your competitor with promotion. You work together with your competitor. This is hard for some people. A contest is a place that you can get more connection and engage with other blogger, build trust and credibility. When I’m not win, I’m not sad or get frustrated, no! I’ll be happy because I know that my best “Shot” is not that best enough, and I know there are few better blogger than me and I’ll keep improve and empower my self to be a better blogger. A contest is win win solution for the every one 😉 Keep blogging and have FUN!

Onibalusi BamideleOnibalusi Bamidele | @dataentryforall | website: YoungPrePro.com

Famous Bloggers contest is one of the contests I have won before and it has a lot of great sponsors and contestants I can learn from. What I really love most about the concept of the contest is how Hesham uses it to build his blog, there is a lot to be learned from this guy!

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Nick W BennettNick W Bennett | @nickwbennett | website: 2MBBlogging.com

Being that this is my first writing contest, I have no basis of comparison. However, I do have one fantastic reason why I would enter more contests and encourage other bloggers to do the same. I thoroughly enjoyed reading and responding to the comments left by those who took the time to drop me a line. This actually encouraged me to check out some of their posts as well, and I ultimately discovered some great content which I otherwise may have never come across…ComLuv makes it easy to check out great blogs don’t they?!

Thank you All!

Enjoy the company, we will pronounce the winner on 15 of Aug 2010! Good Luck!

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  1. Doina says:
    It was a good effort, aren't you planning to revise the contest? It will refuel the people to participate and show their expertise. Please consider :)
  2. Isabel Rodrigues says:
    Congratualtion to all the winners. I hope to make the list in the next contest ;)
  3. Dr. Lawrence Kindo says:
    This was really one of the best blogging contests I have seen across the web, and I am glad to be a part of it. I missed out on this list of participants due to my tight schedule and poor internet connection. I wish all of the fellow contestants the very best. It was an eye opening experience for me. Glad to be a part of it. Cheers!
  4. evelester says:
    I learned a lot in the contest, no matter if I win or not- but I sure hope I win something because as of last night I found out I am having a baby in about 8 months! LOL Totaly unexpected but super happy! :-) Don't know how we found time to make a baby with all the work I have been doing!
    • Hesham says:
      Eve, it's really cool to hear that! Congratulations for your new baby, this is great news, 8 month.. that makes your baby so special :) We are already done with collecting comments and tweets data, and wow.. I feel kind of dizzy lol! in about 10 days we hope to hear good news from our judges who will decided who wins depending on quality of articles! so... let's hope the best :)
      • Eve says:
        thanks!! So the deadline to promote is over? LOL I can take a breath?
        • Hesham says:
          Yes, relax and enjoy some times with the new baby :)
    • Dr. Lawrence Kindo says:
      Glad to know about your baby. All the best. Mommahood is not the easiest, but I can assure you it is one of the best thing to happen in a woman's life. I can see that in my wife. Our son, Aaron just turned one yesterday, and we are proud to see him grow. All the best, Eve!
  5. Sachin says:
    Famousbloggers is my one stop solution for me as i love blogging from my childhood I never find all Blogging guru's at one place like i found in Famousbloggers thanks keep updating me by posting Awesome articles and news.
    • Hesham says:
      I really can not say we are Gurus :) but we really love to help others and ourselves at same time, so.. we as a community very far away from anything selfish! Thank you so much for the kind words!
  6. Colleen says:
    Nice list of who's who Hesham. When is the next contest? [grins]
    • Hesham says:
      Thank you Colleen, not sure yet, but we are going to ask the audience to help on answering this question :)
      • Colleen says:
        Well Hesham, we are in for another sponsorship if and when the next context rolls around. A lot of fun!
  7. John Sullivan says:
    There's some great people and bloggers in that line up but I have to be HONEST and say I am glad it's over. You should let me be the ONLY Judge. As I watched who wanted it the most. I often retweeted and stepped aside as bloggers promoted Heavily on Our community. My Only objection to the whole contest was editing the bloggers post with links to the blog. To me knowing everyone involved I was surprised to see that and kept my submission out of it for that reason besides if I entered it would of been to obvious who the winner is :P LOL just messing with you all and it was a nice group effort on CommentLUV Growmap and especially Hesham who conducted it like an orchestra. I hope to join you all in any endeavor that promotes bloggers. Excellent work everyone Good Luck :) PS Hesham the day after the prizes are out I expect you to be enrolled at BloggerLuv at 0500 :) It was nice to see everyone working together :) Be much easier next time Peace
    • Hesham says:
      Aha! lol! Gial have done a good one recently on our blog, check it out: Blogging Collaborations! Thank you John, I will do my best to locate some time for more promotion in the near future!
  8. James Pruitt says:
    Hesham, thanks for running a great contest. Between the great people that I met, the exposure I got for my site, and everything that I learned to improve my own blogging, I feel like I already won, regardless of who gets the big prizes. Cannot wait until the next one. Do you still take guest posts outside of your contests? if so let me know and I will work through a nother one. I enjoy the conversations here and can't wait to go again :)
    • Hesham says:
      Great feeling James, I really appreciate you attendance and all your support buddy! You have made a good conversations indeed! We will do our best to bring another killer contest as soon as we can!
  9. Julius Kuhn-Regnier says:
    Awesome post Hesham and the post indeed got pretty long. Still I enjoy it. I think it's an awesome idea for each contestant to get to know the other ones. The good part is that I don't feel that I want or need to win anymore :) I believe others have deserved it much more since I myself didn't spend much time working on promoting the contest and my post.
    • Hesham says:
      This is it buddy, I like your good spirit ;) The fact that we are having 20 winners will give you a chance to win something even if you don't want, I am so sorry lol!
      • Julius Kuhn-Regnier says:
        :P
  10. AIDY says:
    I feel so fortunate to be a part of the FamousBlogger/ComLuv community. It is a 'big blog world' out there. Even though many of the articles I have read so far are not of my niche, I still learn a tremendous amount from all of you! You guys are just pro! I wanted to thank everyone, for taking your time and enlightening the novice (soon pro) blogger within me. Again, thanks to all of you.
    • Hesham says:
      We are actually planning to go more wide with FamousBloggers and ComLuv , so.. we have some good plans, but of course will take some time and some real hard work from us so we can serve the community in a better way as we believe that this was only the beginning on a new complete age! Stay tuned, visit us from time to time... I am so glad to meet you! and thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it!
  11. Charles says:
    I too was one of the late ones. I got the email and had an article written but had issues with my own blog site as I was currently working on the new template I had put on it. I was able to get the article on the contest on my blog but I guess i was too late to get it to Hesham. No biggie, at least he knows I have it. Besides my comment will have a link to it which is pretty cool too. This was the coolest thing I had done online, I had never truly participated in a contest and it was exciting (or is exciting). I look forward to finding out who won. It will be interesting to see how I make out. Either way I think, as Hesham said, we are all winners already.
    • Hesham says:
      I got your email Charles, and no worries buddy, all is fine! I will add your opinion up there soon! I know that I didn't give enough time to get everybody's emails, but I did a mistake while putting this post together, I hit the publish button and send a tweet while I am in the middle of work :) so I had to finish it fast and publish it because those who will visit the post will read it while it's not perfect! So.. anyways, I will update the post soon! I really appreciate your friendship!
      • Charles says:
        No problem. I'm glad you are all here. Although I know the Internet is full of bloggers I felt like a guy who only spoke Spanish in a room full of people who couldn't speak or understand Spanish. Now I find myself in a world of people who have a liking for blogging like I do. I feel like my family has grown immensely ever since I got here. Here's to all the bloggers on this site.
        • Hesham says:
          lol you remind me with myself when I first moved to the States about 9 months ago, I was shocked! and still shocked because I can not communicate with people around me unless I use my hands, no matter I tell no body understands me, and I don't understand them! I thought I will do fine, but Spanish is killing my talents and keeping me at home almost all the time because I don't have friends to hang out with! even my English is not useful offline ;) back to work!
      • AIDY says:
        It is never a problem, Hesham! Can't wait for your post! It is amazing to have a blog creator/owner to be so involved in his and her own community! Even to go beyond their own blog --Yourself, Andy and many of the other blogger's and web site owners I have found here posses this rare quality to be involved; get involved and help others. Thanks again!
  12. Alex Sysoef says:
    Well, I missed the contest due to some issues but I'll be looking forward to results. I found your blog to have some super information.
    • Hesham says:
      It won't be our last contest, and actually there is a lot of new blogging contests will start soon, stay tuned as maybe you will like to participate on it! Thank you so much Alex for stepping by, have a wonderful weekend!
  13. element321 says:
    This was truly a great contest, lost of new information to go over . Thanks for sharing and doing this contest Hesham.
    • Hesham says:
      You are welcome buddy, I will try to update the post with the opinions I got yesterday, I think I can do it today! Thanks a lot for your awesome support James, and I wish you good luck!
  14. Laura Davis says:
    Looks like it was a great experience for everyone! Can't wait to find out who won!
    • Hesham says:
      Laura, it was a great experience.. and also we had a lot of fun meeting and knowing each other! That was the real prize! I also can's wait to find out the winners, it will be an international day for sure lol!
  15. Nick W Bennett says:
    Thank you for setting up this contest Hesham! Win or lose this has been a great opportunity and like John said...we all win regardless. Gotta run...I see some bloggers above whom I need to check out!
    • Hesham says:
      Challenge is great, it makes us give the best shot, winning is something we all need, this is why we decided to have 20 winners thanks to our sponsors! So.. if we all win that would be awesome! and I believe we all have won already! I am really glad to meet you through the contest Nick, and I hope we extend our relationship in the future!
  16. Tia says:
    Hey Hesham - Posting these testimonials was a great idea. I think you might go down in history as the official blogging contest master. :) Cheers, Tia
    • Hesham says:
      I am sure that this post will bring good memories to all of us! lol! I actually feel that I have got a very good experience with organizing blogging contests, but you really can not imagine how much work it takes to make sure everything is alright and make everybody happy, it's hard to deal with more than 60 or 70 while each one have special requirements lol! so.. yes.. we can do better next time! we should learn the lessons from this contest! and thank you for the kind words! good luck!
  17. Cindy says:
    I havent had the chance to read most of the contest entries. I'm very curious with each blogger's writing style :) I bet the participants are nervous by now. Good luck!
    • Hesham says:
      Hey Cindy, I think our community is kind of new to you, our posts will remain till you can read it all when you have chance :) Yeah! I bet they are nervous, and I have some super idea to make then even got more nervous on the coming days, but .. naahhh! I won't do that lol! It's really cool to have you around, I hope you can make some good new friends!
      • Cindy says:
        Thanks Hesham. Yes I'm a bit new to blogging and I've been looking around different blogging communities and keep ending up here at FamousBloggers. Your site looks tight :) Definitely going to check out those contest entries.
        • Hesham says:
          The good thing about blogging in our community is that you don't have to blog alone anymore, you will ind great support when ever you need it! just let us know! Also, maybe latter you can share some awesome tips of your with us as we all are learning, I will be glad if you take the step to engage more with our community! Yes.. this blog feels like home because we make it this way :)
  18. Ben Lang says:
    Could someone explain to me why Hesham just keeps getting more and more amazing... ;)
    • Ileane says:
      Ben, yes. That's what wizards do and Hesham is a blogging wizard! He makes magic everyday for all to see. ;)
      • Hesham says:
        "The Wizard", you know Ileane.. I remember a TV series called "The Wizard", I used to watch it and I like that name so much that I start to write it beside my name and I even use it sometimes while register to some websites and stuff like that before! Nice ;)
    • Hesham says:
      I hope my wife read this lol!
      • Ileane says:
        I hope she reads it too, because we all know that she is your true inspiration. Thanks for the awesome contest Hesham. I played the supporting role this time because I really appreciate the value that CommentLuv and FamousBloggers adds to the blogging community. If you need any help from me let me just wave your magic wand and I'll be there.
        • Hesham says:
          I really appreciate it Ileane, you too plz do the same when ever you need any help! Super!
  19. Stephanie Smith says:
    Thanks for putting this together, Hesham. It is nice to get another feel for my fellow bloggers.
    • Hesham says:
      I really wanted to bring everybody together as it could be another chance for us to get to know each other more! So.. here we are.. all together.. Today! and hopefully Tomorrow!
  20. Onibalusi Bamidele says:
    This is really great Hesham, Here are great replies from a lot of great bloggers :) It is a pleasure to be able to participate in this contest. Thanks a lot for the great post, -Onibalusi
    • Hesham says:
      Thank you for participating Onibalusi , I wish you good luck! And I replied to your tweets, I hope you can read the "how to win" post!
  21. Sandeep says:
    Congrats to everyone who participated in this amazing contest. Wish I participated too.
    • Hesham says:
      I hope you can next time Sandeep, thank you for stepping by!
  22. Dana says:
    Sorry for not being able to send my answer. I am at crazy busy state lately. Hope everyone will be win!
    • Hesham says:
      It's OK Dana, I am sorry also if I can not wait longer to publish the post, this kind of posts has to be done fast some times! I hope all is good with you buddy!
  23. Latief says:
    This is a great competition and most of the participant are my favorite blogger ;) Wow! I'm in the same place with Kristi, Gautams, Ben Lang, Dazzlin, and other awesome blogger. Most of them are my tutor through their articles :) Hi Hesham, thanks for giving me a chance to be in the same room with those guys ;) Success for you dear Brother.
    • Hesham says:
      I hope our relationship all together will be even more stronger in the future! Great people!
  24. DiTesco says:
    Nothing more to say here as the "red carpet" is really for everyone who have participated in this awesome contest. I am really glad that the contest participants learned something positive form this contest and many of which have made new friends and even saw an increase in traffic in their own blogs. As I said before, it is a win/win situation and it did in fact turn out to be this way. All of guys where awesome...
    • Latief says:
      Yes, this contest is really great with so many high quality articles from different blogger with their own style. Lucky me you are not join the contest DiTesco :D
      • Hesham says:
        Me and DiTesco were banned from the contest lol
      • DiTesco says:
        lol Latief. Hesham's reputation and mine has been labeled with a big "warning" saying: these guys are not allowed to participate. They are bad dudes, ahaha. Seriously, I think it is the other way around Latief, it is good that both Hesham and I and other sponsors too, were not allowed to participate or we would have been "crushed" with all the high quality articles that all participants have presented. It is hard to beat you guys ;-)
        • Latief says:
          Yes, we are here to having fun with the contest and if you both join the contest, there will be no fun anymore, lol! Thanks for the contest DiTesco and Hesham, and the other sponsor ;) I learn so many thing from this contest, from all the participant, they are all awesome.
        • Hesham says:
          Yeah! lol, or it will be some like .. Hey.. let's make a contest and collect all the money back lol! Man... that was great experience indeed! and I want to thank you for all the support, not only for sponsoring the contest, I see this as just a little thing in all what you do, if someone has to win a prize for Top Commenter then it must be you, I was watching you visiting all the articles and engage with the bloggers! Great work DiTesco, great support!
  25. John Paul says:
    Great list of bloggers there... The connections all the bloggers have made, has made them all winners allready.. But Good Luck to the "Winner"
    • Hesham says:
      Most of our fellow bloggers have done an awesome, probably a few who didn't took the chance, but anyways... it won't be the last time! As you said, all are winners, it's a great lesson for all!
      • John Paul Aguiar says:
        Next time I will have to jump in.. :) Hesham you did a great job brother...
        • Hesham says:
          We all need to find our way in! and that was a nice contest! I am looking forward to work with you John on the first chance we can! it's really good to learn from you!
  26. Gera says:
    Congrats to all - everyone are winners in all aspects! Good luck and hope to enter in next ones ;-) All the best, Gera
    • Hesham says:
      thank you Gera for stepping by, and also stumbling this post, I hope all people so nice like you!