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Social Media & Marketing Brave Hearts – Guest Blogging Contest Lessons

March 18, 2010 - Last Modified: March 19, 2010 by Hesham Zebida

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There is nothing better than been busy working on an awesome project like our Guest Blogging Contest which seems to be a very successful contest regarding the quality I see in the entries and the online surrounding promotion that has been done for the contest which is spreading it widely allover the internet. I want to share you with some great Social Media and Internet Marketing lessons I have learned through running the competition, and talk about two brave hearts inspired me and this actually changed my way of thinking.

What have we learned so far?

I personally have learned tons new thing I didn’t even know about it before, I mean don’t think I am an expert or anything from that, I am just trying to learn by sharing with other what I know and take the best they can give to me! And I am going to talk about two persons, who are greater than been only bloggers, they are excerpts each one on his field, I have learned from them, and I would love to see you learning also from them like I did, I am going to inspire you by “the how” they changed the way I look to this contest.

I am going to show you why our guest blogging contest is more than just an online contest, it’s not a winning and losing competition, it has no losers, it’s a lesson, and it’s a project!

Two Bloggers to learn from

Trust me guys, you will not find some one to learn from how to blog, how to use social media, how to build your site and marketing it better than Gerald Weber of Houston SEO blog, and Andrew Rondeau of the Blogging Guide, I am watching this so closely and I am completely impressed by these two guys! So I am sharing this with you to learn from them!

Why Social Media & Marketing Brave Hearts

First, fully understand the meaning of cooperation, and they enjoying a very high spirit while playing the game!

I can be more specific and highlight Gerald‘s great work on promoting the contest, he have a very unique social media style when he is doing it, which leads me to call it the brave heart social media style, sharing his tips, spreading the contest post through his Twitter followers almost everyday since we started our challenge and published his How to Put the Kibosh on Content Scrapers & Thieves post.

Is this all? NO! he is also promoting other posts on the contest and giving it a big push as well with a great spirit. and he have done a very good promotion for the contest on every corner of the internet.

My other great example of promotion and marketing I catch it from my big brother and friend Andrew, he have done a very high marketing technique that no one will even think about it the same way like he did!

Check this one, when Andrew submitted his 43 Blogger Tips – What you should do after installing WordPress post, and before I publish it, I asked him about the best time for him to publish his post so he can promote it with out losing his audience, I try to avoid publishing contest posts at weekends and prefer to publish my own posts if you understand what I mean, and Andrew reply a very short email saying that he don’t mind, publish it at any time!

Have you learned confident yet? I have learned the confident from Andrew’s reply!

Is that All? Nope! After promoting his post, Andrew didn’t stop at this point, he is doing another amazing thing, he is working on his post and making it a bigger project! I am not going to tell you what he have done, but you can watch the special videos which makes the whole thing more interesting, it’s the Blogging Guide: Blogger tips 1- 4, and Blogging Guide: Blogger tips 5, 6 and 30, I love his idea! I could post this video here, but I am not going to do that, I prefer you see his idea on his ground, and If you can not learn from it then I am so sorry for you!

Have you figure it out yet?

Have you got the whole picture from those two great social media and internet marketing examples above?

Are you learning creativity?

What you gonna do?

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About Hesham Zebida

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I create websites with WordPress, and I develop Schema Plugins to help SEOs. I am a social network lover. I am also the night creature who works hard to keep this project up. Owner and founder of the Famous Blog.

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{ 34 Responses }

  1. Dev says:
    Thanks for this great post ..and andrew is my favorite :) .-= Dev | Technshare´s last blog ..A Video Marketing Blueprint That Will Knock Your Socks Off =-.
  2. Ganesh Iyer says:
    I am relatively quite new to blogging and I found this very informative. Will try to pick up on the pointers for sure. And Andrew's blog is quite a learning indeed. Nice idea! Thanks for the helpful read!
    • Hesham says:
      Welcome to our blog community Ganesh, I have followed you on twitter, and I think you should add your Twitter account to the share buttons below your posts, this will make it more easy for you to know who retweet your posts! also probably installing a topsy or tweetmeme button is not bad idea, this buttons what people like most to share! Enjoy your blogging, and keep in touch
    • Andrew says:
      Thanks, Ganesh. I hope you use one or two of the tips I mention. Andrew .-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Blogging Guide: Google analytics tutorial =-.
  3. Dana says:
    Andrwe surely catch my attention when he put a contest in his own blog about his post that joined your guest posting contest -- it is a fresh new perspective how to promote a blog contest. .-= Dana @ Blogging Update´s last blog ..A Letter To Online Business Owners : Do Like HostGator Did =-.
    • Hesham says:
      That was creative because he captured the idea and develop it some how to bring good stuff out of it!
  4. Nile Flores says:
    I am not concerned about competiting. I just love to blog and hope that people learn something. I also love to read - hence why I am such a blog addict...lol .-= Nile Flores´s last blog ..7 Things To Think About When Applying SEO To Your Blog =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Yeah! you are a blog addict for sure :) we are almost ready to work on our about us page!
  5. Dennis Edell says:
    I've known both for some time now and yes, both are to be reckoned with; excellent stuff Hesham. :) .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..UPDATED: Theme Customization Part 3 – Banner Advertising NOT for Sale! =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Actually the contest is getting more exciting Dennis because I am learning lots of thing being watching closer! Are you enjoying being NO 1 of CommentLuv Members ?
      • Dennis Edell says:
        I didn't even know it. lol I love seeing me there; not sure what it does for me if anything, but cool all the same! .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..UPDATED: Theme Customization Part 3 – Banner Advertising NOT for Sale! =-.
    • Andrew says:
      Thanks, Dennis! Got those speakers yet? Andrew .-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Blogging Guide: Google analytics tutorial =-.
      • Dennis Edell says:
        Yep, bought the wrong kind. .-= Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing´s last blog ..Would You Like a FREE Banner Ad Position? =-.
  6. Julius Kuhn-Regnier says:
    Great article. There is definitely something you can learn from this competition. I think it's important to be fair and simply promote the good content people put out there. Only promoting your own content won't get you very far in the end ;) Btw. I signed up on your blog but still haven't received an email confirming my signup?! Don't know why?! Should I try it again? .-= Julius Kuhn-Regnier´s last blog ..The 3 Unwritten Rules of Blogging =-.
    • Hesham says:
      I have updated your account, I will send you details just in case you didn't receive it! by the way, most of the confirmation email can be found at the Junk box! ;)
  7. Gautam Hans says:
    I think Gman and Andrew both have done a really good job and I think they have made this competition even more competitive. I will try to beat them, but it is a tough job. .-= Gautam Hans @ Blog Godown´s last blog ..Social SEO – A New Age Search Engine Optimization Technique =-.
    • Andrew says:
      Gautam Yesterday I played tennis at a local club and the organizer came up to me halfway through and said, "Can you stop being so competitive?” It was said in a humorous way but I think there was some truth in it. I go for every shot. I hit the ball as hard as I can...I run around until I drop. I don’t know if it's unfortunate or fortunate...I am naturally very competitive. Good luck in the competition. Andrew .-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Blogging Guide: Blogger tips 5, 6 and 30 (video 2) =-.
  8. Jack says:
    I just commented on Andrew for his awesome marketing strategy with the video tutorial prior to this post. Great job you two! .-= Jack | Online Marketing Blog´s last blog ..Promote Your Blog With SeededBuzz. Sign Up Today! =-.
    • Hesham says:
      Thank you Jack, I am actually impressed by Andrew 's work since the first day I meet with him online ;)
      • Andrew says:
        Hesham You are too kind! Andrew .-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Blogging Guide: Blogger tips 5, 6 and 30 (video 2) =-.
        • Hesham says:
          I appreciate the good work, I have just updated the post and added a link to your second video, very useful!
          • Andrew says:
            Thanks, Hesham. Now I've started doing the videos...I have to finish...only about another 20 to go...but I haven't got writers block (or should I say video block!). Andrew .-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Blogging Guide: Google analytics tutorial =-.
            • Andrew says:
              re: writers block (or should I say video block!) Just an explaination - meaning I have so much material now to create new blog posts - so no writers block for me! Andrew .-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Blogging Guide: Google analytics tutorial =-.
    • Andrew says:
      Jack, As I was writing the original post for the competition - it just came to me - I could make a video of all of these tips. I thought most are just one-liner type tips and some readers may be confused or not too sure how to implement them - hence the video. Andrew .-= Andrew @ Blogging Guide´s last blog ..Blogging Guide: Blogger tips 5, 6 and 30 (video 2) =-.
  9. Home Business Marketing says:
    Yes, indeed this blog contest is more than a contest! And it is good that some of the contestants are doing really great! I've been following the posts a few days ago after coming in contact with this blog and must say the quality of the contest is high. But don't you think as the empire you're already jumping the gun by drawing attention to some bloggers when the contest is still running? Of course it is not the prize that's the issue. But knowing that you're working intimately with some of the contestants removes the 'fair play' that is needed in every game like this! You should give all the contestants benefit of doing something great with the contest. If this is what you tried doing by giving some tips on what they could do then featuring a particular contestant is not the way to go about it. Oh this is just my say! :) .-= Home Business Marketing´s last blog ..Internet Marketing For Home Based Offline Businesses – Part 2 =-.
    • Hesham says:
      First, Thank you for your comment, I wish I can feature them all, but when you talk about a "good example" probably you can not take the whole people as example , right? :) And by the way, I am promoting all the contest participants posts, blogs, blog posts and even their followers some times, but probably you can not feel it from there! I think this is fair enough, specially when I give to others tips on what they can do (which is they are not doing)... what you think? A very fast tip for you: I will take the chance to tell you that we are running KeywordLuv plugin, which means you can type your name when you comment like this "Your NAME @ Home Business Marketing", this will be better, and you will still get the link you want the right way! Thanks again.
      • Chadrack says:
        Of course I appreciate your sharing those tips so that all contestants could use them for better results. Besides, I have no ill feelings about your style. But the point is you could do all that without naming names. I think that's much better as an empire! And thanks for the reminder about KeywordLuv being enabled. Correction taken! :) .-= Chadrack@Home Business Marketing´s last blog ..PPC Web Advertising Using Google Adwords =-.
        • Hesham says:
          I got your point Chadrack, and thanks again for your giving your opinion!
          • Gerald Weber says:
            Hesham, Thank you for the kind words. Honestly I am just doing what I enjoy! :-) .-= Gerald Weber´s last blog ..How to Write Better Press Release Headlines =-.
            • Hesham says:
              I believe you are good doing it because you enjoy it, and this is awesome!

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