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		<title>FREE March Madness Contest &#8211; Win a Paid Review and Ad Space on Jimvesting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again&#8230; MARCH MADNESS! Each year, NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball picks its champion by pitting the top 65 teams against one another in a single-elimination showdown known as &#8220;March Madness.&#8221; Teams are broken into 4 regions, where they compete against one another ranked #1 (best) through #16 (worst) until a champion for [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again&#8230; <strong>MARCH MADNESS!</strong></p>
<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.stilettosetsports.com/wp-content/uploads/marchmadness_logo.gif" alt="March Madness Jimvesting" width="179" height="116" />Each year, NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball picks its champion by pitting the top 65 teams against one another in a single-elimination showdown known as &#8220;March Madness.&#8221; Teams are broken into 4 regions, where they compete against one another ranked #1 (best) through #16 (worst) until a champion for each region is made &#8212; these &#8220;final four&#8221; teams then duke it out amongst one another for the title of NCAA Basketball Champions!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Jimvesting Dot Com Has A FREE Contest For YOU!</h3>
<p>This year, we are going to give you the chance to enter your own bracket free of charge through our friends at CBS Sportsline. It only takes a minute to fill out, and don&#8217;t worry if you aren&#8217;t familiar with the teams because I will tell you right now&#8230; it doesn&#8217;t help much.  <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_redface.gif' alt=':oops:' class='wp-smiley' />  Why take the time to do it? Well if you know me&#8230;<strong><em> you know there&#8217;s gotta be a perk! <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong>PRIZES:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Anyone who finishes with a score HIGHER than mine will win a FREE 125&#215;125 ad block for 30 days (<em>value $30</em>)</li>
<li>The player with the highest overall score will win a paid plug (valued at $75) of the website/product of their choice!</li>
</ul>
<p>That&#8217;s great for a free entry, eh? Naturally, there is a catch:<strong> I&#8217;m so confident in my picks that I don&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ll be giving anything away</strong>&#8230; but by all means try to beat the bracket king. <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_evil.gif' alt=':evil:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://jimvesting.mayhem.cbssports.com/e" target="_blank">ENTER THE JIMVESTING DOT COM MARCH MADNESS CONTEST TODAY!</a></strong><br />
<em>group password = &#8220;madness&#8221; || deadline = before game 1 on March 18th<br />
</em></p>
<hr />
<p style="text-align: left;">Check back tomorrow and you&#8217;ll get a &#8220;sneak peak&#8221; at some of the upsets that I&#8217;ve been predicting on my own bracket. That way, you can hedge your way against what I have picked and increase your odds at the top prize! Feel free to email me if you have any questions about how it all works.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Good luck!<br />
-Jimvesting</p>
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		<title>Jimvesting&#039;s Blogger Stimulus Package &#8211; Want to Start a Blog? Let Me Help!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that the economy is rough right now. While the worst may be behind us, there certainly won&#8217;t be any measurable amount of &#8220;recovery&#8221; for quite some time. As people search for more work in tough times, I remind you that blogging may provide that supplemental income to put you over the edge&#8230; and [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.jimvesting.com/free-blog-domination-package/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Fool&#039;s FREE Blog Domination Package'>The Fool&#039;s FREE Blog Domination Package</a></li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignright" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/steel0.jpg" alt="" width="132" height="138" />Everyone knows that the economy is <strong>rough </strong>right now. While the worst may be behind us, there certainly won&#8217;t be any measurable amount of &#8220;recovery&#8221; for quite some time. As people search for more work in tough times, I remind you that blogging may provide that supplemental income to put you over the edge&#8230; and quite possibly make you very very successful down the road!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Want to Start a Blog, but Don&#8217;t Know How to <em>&#8220;Get the Wheels in Motion?&#8221;</em></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Introducing </strong><strong>Jimvesting&#8217;s &#8220;Blogger Stimulus Package!!!&#8221;</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I believe strongly in lending a helping hand to others who are interested in starting their own online ventures, but just don&#8217;t have the &#8220;know how&#8221; to do it all themselves&#8230; at least, not without burning a <strong>LOT </strong>of time on learning how. Therefore, I am reinstating my previous &#8220;Blog Domination&#8221; package, but I am <span style="text-decoration: underline;">UPPING THE ANTE</span> and making the deal even sweeter. Now, not only will I design your blog for you&#8230; but I will personally go out and buy you any commercially available &#8220;premium&#8221; theme that you want&#8230;<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> for free!</strong></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  <span id="more-3096"></span><br /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">What you get in the Blogger Stimulus Package:</span></strong></span><br /></span></p>
<ul style="text-align: justify;">
<li><strong>FREE </strong>Premium Theme from the website of your choosing
<ul>
<li>Try <a href="http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Unique Blog Designs</a>, <a href="http://www.wpthemedesigner.com" target="_blank">WP Theme Designer</a>, <a href="http://www.woothemes.com" target="_blank">WooThemes</a> or <a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com" target="_blank">Elegant Themes</a> to get your hunt started</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>FREE </strong>Custom Logo designed by me to fit your blog style/niche
<ul>
<li>I&#8217;ll whip up a high-quality logo made custom just for you</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>FREE </strong>Copy of Jimvesting&#8217;s Blogging eBook
<ul>
<li>Get your blog off the ground with this easy to understand tutorial!</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>FREE </strong>Blog Consultation from Jimvesting!
<ul>
<li>I&#8217;ll talk you through the process of blog ownership personally to get you on the right track to making money online</li>
</ul>
</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/rd65shqnhp485EA97B46595DA59" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/hostgator2.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="230" /></a>Sounds like a great deal, eh? I&#8217;ve had many satisfied customers in the past, and I hope that you will be one as well. You may be asking what you need to do at this point to get eligible to enter into this promotion&#8230; well there is really only one requirement for you:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>REQUIRED: <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/rd65shqnhp485EA97B46595DA59" target="_blank">Sign Up For HostGator Webhosting Using This Link!</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">HostGator is the web&#8217;s premier web hosting company, and has literally millions of websites hosted on its servers&#8230; including mine! My website loads very fast considering that it is built on almost 100% images, and I have the speedy servers at <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/rd65shqnhp485EA97B46595DA59" target="_blank">HostGator.com</a> to thank for that. By signing up for web hosting under my name (do this by using the link above), you will be telling HostGator that I sent you, and it becomes a win-win situation for me to provide you with all of the set up on the front end. There are no hidden &#8220;gotcha&#8221; costs involved, I act as an affiliate for companies like HostGator that like to see steady business&#8230; and heck, you get a new blog<strong> designed by a pro! <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jimvesting&#8217;s Blogger Stimulus Package:</strong></span> We will be running this offer for a limited time&#8230; so be sure to get into it as soon as you can if you are interested. All you have to do is sign up for hosting using <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/rd65shqnhp485EA97B46595DA59" target="_blank">this referral link</a> and then shoot me an email (or drop a comment on this post) to let me know that you are in. <strong><em>No gimmicks, No fuss!</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Stay Bullish on the Net!<br />-Jimvesting</p>
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		<title>Extending the Deadline! Jimvesting&#039;s Build-A-Blog Workshop Starts Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone. After announcing the details of the Net Fool&#8217;s Build-A-Blog Workshop, I have decided to push back the start date from Friday, April 17th to Wednesday, April 22nd on the back of a big demand for the competition. If you haven&#8217;t heard already, I want to encourage you to check out the original contest [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://z.hubpages.com/u/297658_f260.jpg" alt="" width="178" height="178" />Hey Everyone.</p>
<p>After announcing the details of the <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/the-net-fools-build-a-blog-workshop/" target="_blank">Net Fool&#8217;s Build-A-Blog Workshop</a>, I have decided to push back the start date from Friday, April 17th to Wednesday, April 22nd on the back of a big demand for the competition. If you haven&#8217;t heard already, I want to encourage you to check out the <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/the-net-fools-build-a-blog-workshop/" target="_blank">original contest post</a> for full details on all that we are offering you <strong>at absolutely no cost</strong> for the 30-day hands-on event.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The New (<em>and final</em>) Start Date: <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wednesday, April 22nd 2009</span></strong></p>
<p>Owning a website on the internet seems to have quite a few barriers to entry on the internet. You need to have a sort of &#8220;<em>base knowledge</em>&#8221; about how things work to even get your feet wet. In a down economy where many are looking for sustainable income, the internet can offer a secondary boost to what you make year in and year out. I&#8217;ve turned ordinary blogs into revenue-generating powerhouses in the past, and want to help all of you do it too! With the potential to <strong>make over $10k each year</strong>, something that I can almost guarantee all of you will be doing soon after completing the workshop, it&#8217;s an opportunity that is tough to pass up. Best of all, <strong>you only need to spend 30 minutes of your time for 30 days</strong>&#8230; that&#8217;s something that everyone can live with!</p>
<h3><strong>Sweetening The Deal!</strong></h3>
<p>Over the next few days, and before the competition starts, if you have a friend or relative that you know would be interested in this opportunity, let them know about it! What&#8217;s in it for you? Every user and blogging participant that you can refer to Jimvesting&#8217;s Build-A-Blog Workshop will net you a <strong>FREE </strong>copy of my $15 eBook &#8220;<a href="http://www.ebook-rich.com/" target="_blank">Work Smart, Get Rich</a>!&#8221; That&#8217;s right, a popular eBook <strong>100% free </strong>just by telling a friend about a great opportunity&#8230; that&#8217;s a win win! Simply have them post on the original contest area their interest, and that they were referred by X, and we will get you set up right away! <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt=':cool:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Looking forward to a productive 30 days of blogging.<br />
-Jimvesting</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global unemployment rates are rising faster than our debt, as the United States recently hit an 8.5% unemployment rate that is projected to climb to over 10% in a few months. Consumer confidence is at all time lows, down 74% from levels we saw back in 1985 (when tracking was started). While economic conditions crumble [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p>Global unemployment rates are rising faster than our debt, as the United States recently hit an <strong>8.5%</strong> unemployment rate that is projected to climb to <strong>over 10%</strong> in a few months. Consumer confidence is at all time lows, down 74% from levels we saw back in 1985 (when tracking was started). While economic <img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/build_a_blog.jpg" alt="" width="215" height="221" />conditions crumble in the United States, Canada, India, Western Europe, Russia and all around the world&#8230; many people search for a way to create a secondary income, but have trouble executing their business plans themselves.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<h3>Jimvesting Welcomes You to the Build-A-Blog Workshop!</h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Creating a weblog (or &#8220;blog&#8221;) on the internet is not only an awesome way to network and gain some instant fame online, but it is a lucrative business! Heck, <strong>I&#8217;ve pulled in <span style="font-size: medium;">over $5,000</span></strong> from this blog alone&#8230; a project that was originally a simple resume builder. This is something that I do in my spare time completely, so it really isn&#8217;t a strain on anything. I am convinced that <strong>anyone in the world</strong> can take a blog that they spend <em>a mere <span style="text-decoration: underline;">30 minutes a day</span></em> on, and make <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>at least <span style="text-decoration: underline;">$10,000</span></strong></span> annual in sales off of it!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I am going to take you all from step one to a completed (and profitable!) blog in just thirty days. Best of all, I will be working just 30 minutes every day on this blog, and showing you exactly what I am doing. I would be labeled in this industry as an &#8220;expert&#8221; blogger&#8230; and while I would never claim this title, I&#8217;ve gotten my feet wet and know the proper ways to get you to profitability fast. I&#8217;m going to show you every last detail of how I am starting and marketing my blog&#8230; so you can follow along and make money.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/hostgator2.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="230" />HostGator Sponsors Five AWESOME Contest Prizes</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">As many of you know, Jimvesting is proudly hosted on HostGator servers. I originally transferred to a plan at <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/hostgator.php" target="_blank">HostGator</a> after having problems with my freebie hosting for a long while. I&#8217;ve really never regretted this decision, as you pay few little for high-performance, great customer support and an awesome deal that keep your wallet full! HostGator is one of the world&#8217;s top 10 largest web hosting companies with more than 1,300,000 hosted domains. They have over 200 employees to provide around-the-clock superior support, and are &#8220;the perfect choice whether you are looking for business, personal, or even Fortune 500 hosting.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">How good is HostGator? <strong>They&#8217;ve agreed to sponsor 5 HUGE Business Plans (<em>worth $180 each</em>) to 5 participants in Jimvesting&#8217;s Build-A-Blog Workshop!!! <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
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<li>UNLIMITED Disk Space</li>
<li>UNLIMITED Domains Allowed</li>
<li>FREE Dedicated IP Address</li>
<li>Unlimited MySQL Databases</li>
<li>CPanel with Fantastico</li>
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<li>UNLIMITED Bandwidth</li>
<li>Your Own Toll-Free Number</li>
<li>Free Private SSL</li>
<li>All Major Scripting Services</li>
<li>SiteBuilder, Backups &amp; More</li>
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<h3>Option One: Take The Course!</h3>
<p>The first way to win the Net Fool&#8217;s Build-A-Blog Workshop contest is to take the workshop along with us! This is a very good idea for any aspiring entrepreneur, and it will give you awesome exposure right off the bat. If you decide to follow along with the course, not only will you be<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> entered to win a great free hosting plan</span> from <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/hostgator.php" target="_blank">HostGator</a>&#8230; <strong><em>but you will get free mentions on Jimvesting on a daily basis. </em></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>If 1-6 people enter the workshop: We&#8217;ll give away<strong> 2 Business Hosting Plans!</strong></li>
<li>If 7+ people enter the workshop: We&#8217;ll give away<strong> 3 Business Hosting Plans!</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>This is a fantastic opportunity for an instantly successful blog from a professional. Better yet, if you purchase your first hosting plan through <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/hostgator.php" target="_blank">my referral link</a> (you can simply tack on a year of hosting later), <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>I will buy you your own domain name and install everything you need to get started!</strong></span> I challenge you to find a better deal. <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':razz:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/update1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="236" />Option Two: Promote Our Contest</h3>
<p>Do you already know the ropes or aren&#8217;t interested in starting a fresh new venture? No Problem! We have another opportunity to those of you that this applies to, and will give away from 2-3<strong> FREE</strong> HostGator business hosting plans to two random entries (depending on above participation) to people that help out.</p>
<p>Prizes will be donated through racking up entries; entries can be gained in a few ways:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>5 Entries</strong> &#8211; Blog about the contest, at least 400 words, and link back to this post</li>
<li><strong>3 Entries</strong> &#8211; Advertise our contest with this <a href="http://Jimvesting.com/images/tnf_promotion.gif" target="_blank">promotional image</a></li>
<li><strong>2 Entries </strong>- Link Back to the contest (blog&#8217;s pagerank must be &gt;2)</li>
<li><strong>1 Entry</strong> &#8211; StumbleUpon this post &amp; comment on the stumble</li>
<li><strong>1 Entry</strong> &#8211; <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Jimvesting" target="_blank">Follow Me On Twitter</a> &amp; tweet about this contest</li>
<li><strong>Required </strong>- Comment on this page to let me know what you&#8217;ve done!</li>
</ul>
<hr /><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p>
<p>Another thanks to <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/hostgator.php" target="_blank">HostGator</a> for sponsoring us this time. The Build-A-Blog Workshop will be starting on April 17th, 2009. If you plan to work alongside us, just drop a comment and we will get you listed! No need to register a domain name or anything like that, we will be completing all of that in the workshop. Remember, <em><strong>you must be subscribed to <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Jimvesting" target="_blank">Jimvesting&#8217;s Email RSS Feed</a> to win a prize!</strong></em> We&#8217;ll be updating the blog once a day with what I did in my allotted 30 minutes of blogging, this should be a fun one-month of activity.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Stay Bullish On The Net!<br />
-Jimvesting</p>
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		<title>Jimvesting&#039;s Fight to End Poverty &#8211; Blogging Winner Announced!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s about that time! Our February contest has come to a close, and after going through all of the entries for the blogging portion of this competition, we&#8217;ve got our winner! Before we get into the announcement, I&#8217;d like to build up some suspense give a quick refresher on what the contest was really all [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://otooo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/growth-copy.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="149" />It&#8217;s about that time!</strong></p>
<p>Our February contest has come to a close, and after going through all of the entries for the blogging portion of this competition, we&#8217;ve got our winner! Before we get into the announcement, I&#8217;d like to <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">build up some suspense</span> give a quick refresher on what the contest was really all about.</p>
<h3>Motive Interactive &amp; Jimvesting Team Up!</h3>
<p>This competition was entirely sponsored by the great folks over at <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">Motive Interactive</a>, one of my favorite affiliate networks&#8230; and a company that any serious internet marketer (or aspiring marketer) <strong>needs </strong>to be signed up with. After all, getting on board to earn some money with these folks is <strong><a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">100% free</a></strong> and only takes a minute of your time. The benefits of signing up? Other than the fact <img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/motive2.jpg" alt="" width="246" height="85" />that their managers ill pamper you with interesting niche offers to try out whenever you ask, you&#8217;ll be opening up your options and will be able to shop around a lot better as a marketer looking for the best paying advertisement. Check out my <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/motive-network-review-with-advent/" target="_blank">review of Motive Interactive</a> and their new Advent 2.0 management system if you&#8217;d like to hear a bit more from an objective third party.</p>
<p>Jimvesting dot com teamed up with the great managers at Motive Interactive to bring a contest providing for an eventual end to homelessness in the United States. Poverty is definitely a big problem that many of us have experienced firsthand, and all of you that participated helped us take another step closer to the solution&#8230; so a big thank you to everyone who participated!</p>
<h3>The Prizes</h3>
<p>We wrote about this competition all the way back at the end of January, leading into the start of February of 2009. Everyone who won a prize not only scored themselves some free gear, but also got a matched donation from Motive Interactive. For this reason, we had a great month that really took another step toward reducing domestic poverty. There was tons to win, including a Vizio 37&#8243; LCD TV, an ASUS EeePC 1002HA notebook computer and even an XBox 360 Elite! More importantly, anyone who wanted to blog about the contest or participate here had a shot at a brand new 8GB iPod Nano.</p>
<p><em><strong>So who won that Nano, eh?</strong></em></p>
<blockquote><p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/ipodnano.jpg" alt="" width="142" height="179" />Outside of our main prizes, you also will have the chance to win an awesome new <strong>8GB iPod Nano</strong>. These things are much better than their predecessors in my opinion, as they not only have the compact size… but now can play videos on an upgraded screen!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are a few ways to win the blogger prize, and there will be a random drawing to select the winner:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Ten Entries</strong>: Sign Up with <a href="../recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">Motive Interactive</a> and confirm/verify your account</li>
<li><strong>Five Entries</strong>: <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1276818" target="_blank">Subscribe to Jimvesting.com</a> via email subscription RSS</li>
<li><strong>Fifteen Entries</strong>: Write a 500+ word post on your blog about this contest</li>
<li><strong>Ten Entries</strong>: Promote this competition on your blog with a <a href="../images/netFool.gif" target="_blank">125×125 banner ad</a></li>
<li><strong>1/2 Entry</strong>: Leave a comment anywhere on this blog (must be a <strong><em>real</em></strong> comment!)</li>
<li><strong>Five Entries</strong>: Promote the competition by “Stumble”ing or “Digg”ing this post</li>
<li><strong>Ten Entries</strong>: Subscribe to the new <a href="../subscribe.html" target="_blank">Jimvesting dot com newsletter</a></li>
</ul>
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<p>Clearly, there were a lot of ways to get some entries into this competition&#8230; and the reason that I am so backed up in posting this announcement is that counting up all of the entries took a considerable amount of time. In fact, we had over 625 total entries into this competition! Of course, many of you had multiple entries, so the odds of winning were significantly different depending on how much effort you put into it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Ready to hear the winner?</strong></p>
<p><em>And the winner is&#8230;</em></p>
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<p><strong><em>&#8230; an entry from promoting the competition with a 125&#215;125 banner<br />
from <a href="http://www.benjaminpatton.com/" target="_blank">Big Ben Patton</a>!</em></strong></p>
<p>Ben had a whole mess of entries into this competition, proving once again that the more you participate and gain more entries into the contest, the better shot you really had at winning. I also have a runner up in the event that Ben doesn&#8217;t claim his prize&#8230; so stay tuned in the event that this happens. With that in mind, a big <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">congratulations</span> </strong>to Big Ben Patton from BenjaminPatton.com!</p>
<p style="text-align: right;">Until next time, stay bullish on the net!<br />
-Jimvesting</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jimvesting is holding a contest ladies and gentlemen. From February 1st to the 28th, you have a unique chance to earn money, win prizes and help the homeless&#8230; all at the same time! Sounds like a pretty good deal, eh? One of my new favorite affiliate networks (with the BEST back-end system in the industry), [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Jimvesting is holding a contest ladies and gentlemen. From February 1st to the 28th, you have a unique chance to earn money, win prizes and help the homeless&#8230;<strong> all at the same time!</strong> Sounds like a pretty good deal, eh? <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':razz:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/motive_contest_feb.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="452" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">One of my new favorite affiliate networks (<em>with the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">BEST</span> back-end system in the industry</em>), <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank"><strong>Motive Interactive</strong></a>, came to me during the month of January and we got to talking about blogging contests. After a few options, I felt strongly about donating to charity, and Luke Smith (my manager) agreed whole-heartedly to the concept. Because I grew up in the Washington D.C. area, I have had a habit of helping fight homelessness in America. Luckily for all of us, we have this month&#8217;s earnings made through this competition send to one of the biggest poverty-fighters around&#8230; <strong><a href="https://support.covenanthouse.org/donate/" target="_blank">Covenant House</a></strong>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have tons of prizes available for everyone, and because it is a tiered-earnings system&#8230;<em><strong> if you earn $x, you will get the prizes listed in that level guaranteed!</strong></em> In addition, we even have an<strong> iPod Nano</strong> to give away to one lucky blogger that helps us promote this charity competition. It&#8217;s a good cause, so let&#8217;s all rally around the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">$1000s</span> of dollars in prizes available&#8230; <strong><em>and join Jimvesting&#8217;s Fight To End Poverty!</em></strong></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">Stopping Poverty, Problem Number One<strong><em><br />
</em></strong></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ending poverty is something that is very important to do as we move forward. While most other bloggers would have you donating to science and research, I believe strongly that we must start from the ground up to really make progress. Did you know that <strong>over 750,000</strong> kids in America are homeless on the streets every day? This is a problem that really has a never-ending cycle&#8230; starting with a lack of education, and ending with unemployment. We can help put an end to it, and if you sign up to <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">Motive Interactive</a> and help get this under way&#8230; you can make $100s to help stop the poverty cycle.</p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal">A Look at The Prizes You Can Win</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every prize has been generously donated to the competition by <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">Motive Interactive</a>, our contest sponsor and a great affiliate network. When you win a prize, you will <strong>ALSO </strong>be donating money to fight poverty. That&#8217;s one heck of a combo-punch if you ask me.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Blogger Prize:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/ipodnano.jpg" alt="" width="142" height="179" />Outside of our main prizes, you also will have the chance to win an awesome new <strong>8GB iPod Nano</strong>. These things are much better than their predecessors in my opinion, as they not only have the compact size&#8230; but now can play videos on an upgraded screen!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are a few ways to win the blogger prize, and there will be a random drawing to select the winner:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Ten Entries</strong>: Sign Up with <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">Motive Interactive</a> and confirm/verify your account</li>
<li><strong>Five Entries</strong>: <a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1276818" target="_blank">Subscribe to Jimvesting.com</a> via email subscription RSS</li>
<li><strong>Fifteen Entries</strong>: Write a 500+ word post on your blog about this contest</li>
<li><strong>Ten Entries</strong>: Promote this competition on your blog with a <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/netFool.gif" target="_blank">125&#215;125 banner ad</a><a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/netFool.gif" target="_blank"></a></li>
<li><strong>1/2 Entry</strong>: Leave a comment anywhere on this blog (must be a <strong><em>real</em></strong> comment!)</li>
<li><strong>Five Entries</strong>: Promote the competition by &#8220;Stumble&#8221;ing or &#8220;Digg&#8221;ing this post</li>
<li><strong>Ten Entries</strong>: Subscribe to the new <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/subscribe.html" target="_blank">Jimvesting dot com newsletter</a></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/xbox360elite.jpg" alt=" " width="175" height="238" />Bronze Medal Prize:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you can earn over $2,000 in the month of February&#8230; you will score yourself a brand new<strong> XBox 360 Elite</strong>! That&#8217;s right folks, the top-notch gaming console from Microsoft with an upgraded hard drive and more speed than any other gaming system on the market. Get the latest in gaming technology from Jimvesting&#8217;s Fight to End Poverty. In addition, if you can earn $2,000 you will automatically get a<strong> donation of $100</strong> to Covenant House. The best in gaming technology and a nice boost to ending poverty&#8230; what a great combination!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/asuspc.jpg" alt="" width="175" height="170" /></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Silver Medal Prize:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Got an affiliate itch? If you are an above-average earner and can bring in more than $18,000 from Motive Interactive&#8230; not only can you pocket that huge earnings number&#8230; but you will be sent a brand new <strong>ASUS EeePC 1002HA notebook computer</strong>! This bad boy has a 10-inch screen, and is the latest in the move to mini-pcs. These things are speedy, advanced and compacy to get the job done when you want it and where you want it. The ASUS EeePC is the top-selling small PC on the market&#8230; so earn some dough for homelessness and grab yourself the latest model. If you can rack in $18,000&#8230; we will <strong>donate another $300 </strong>to fighting poverty through Covenant House.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/tvipod.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" />GOLD MEDAL PRIZE:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ah yes, the top prize&#8230; the cream of the crop. Are you a super affiliate, looking to lend a hand to charity while getting some awesome gear? I&#8217;ve arranged for anyone that scores over the $40,000 mark to get one heck of a prize pack! First up: a brand spankin&#8217; new<strong> Vizio LCD TV</strong>! We&#8217;re talking <strong>37 inches</strong> of glorious 1080p technology in a high-definition set that will make your house the best on the blog for the big game. Not only that, but you will also be receiving a high-tech <strong>8GB Apple iPod Touch</strong>! The touch is a fantastic iPod and you can do everything from music, to games, to video to internet!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em>Need more?</em></strong> How about every affiliate who signs up through me and earns over $40k will net a whopping <strong>$500 donation</strong> to Covenant House&#8230; without a doubt saving someone&#8217;s life and helping to end the cycle of poverty in the US.</p>
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<h3 class="MsoNormal">How You Can Participate and Earn Prizes</h3>
<p>A contestant can participate in this contest by ether earning entries or earning money with <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">Motive Interactive</a>. The high-end prizes are available only to those that want to sign up to Motive Interactive and their new Advent 2.0 management system, and earn some cash! Those that want to enter as bloggers can do so with the methods above&#8230; and can rack up as many entries as they would like. Anyone who has already done an action in the past (e.g. subscribed to rss) is already entered!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Tiered Prizes:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contestants looking to earn the top prizes must be registered through theNetFool.com&#8217;s <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">official referral link</a> so that I might track your earnings progress. Don&#8217;t worry, you still have complete privacy as I can&#8217;t see anything but a number and an earnings total. Already signed up to Motive Interactive? You can still participate if you <a href="mailto:luke@motiveinteractive.com">email Luke Smith</a> your referral ID and your intent to enter this competition&#8230; then they can track you, and you can earn prizes!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Signing up to <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">Motive Interactive</a> is completely free, so you have nothing to lose! It is one of my top networks&#8230; and if you sign up and run even one campaign, I can pretty much guarantee that you earn money with them. If you put in a lot of work, you will get a big prize. Just put in a bit of effort? You will get a prize that is <img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/contest1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="175" />slightly less in value. At any rate, if you earn with Motive, you will make money and will get a nice donation to <a href="http://www.covenanthouse.com/" target="_blank">Covenant House</a>&#8230; our sponsored charity to fight poverty.</p>
<p><strong>Blogger Prize:</strong></p>
<p>We&#8217;ve outlined how to get entries above under the &#8220;Blogger Prize&#8221; category. You can win yourself a nice new iPod Nano 8GB if you participate by doing things like subscribing to the blog and writing about the contest on your blog. At the end of the month, I will compile <strong>ALL </strong>of the entries together and do a random draw a&#8217;la Random.org to pull out our winner. Therefore, the more entries you have earned&#8230; the better your odds become!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Every participant in Jimvesting&#8217;s Fight To End Poverty is eligible for only one prize. If you are in a higher earnings bracket, you may opt for either the prize in that bracket or a prize in a bracket below&#8230; but not a combination of many tiered prizes. Each contestant is only eligible for one prize. This means that if you get to </span><span style="color: black;"><img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/update1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="236" /></span><span style="color: black;">a higher prize you will not be eligible for the lower ones. Since the theme of this competition is fighting poverty, if you are making money with <a href="http://www.Jimvesting.com/recommends/motive.php" target="_blank">Motive Interactive </a>and pass a tiered earnings bracket (or win the blogger prize), you will see a donation from Motive to Covenant House take place in the amounts specified above. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">I want to encourage everyone to get in on this&#8230; even if you don&#8217;t know much about affiliate marketing. I will do my best to provide all of you with tips and tricks to make money on the internet by using internet marketing&#8230; but in the long run it is really just a need to try and test until you are making more then you are spending (i.e. profit). Again, all earnings brackets are not based on profit&#8230; but revenue/sales. So if you are new, perhaps you lose 5% on your campaigns&#8230; but you will still win the prize and donate to charity&#8230; so it is a nice hedge against loss, eh?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">This contest will be open from February 1st till the end of the month (February 28th) 2009, so stay tuned for updates as I track who is winning and who is doing the best according to the most recent statistics. Again, another big shout out to Motive Interactive for sponsoring this charity drive to ending homelessness in America. Have fun, earn lots of money and stay <strong>bullish </strong>on the net!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black;">-Jimvesting</span></p>
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		<title>Spreading Christmas Joy &#8211; A Fun Contest from &quot;The Ground,&quot; First Class Club Holder</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a one week sponsored contest from The Ground, the makers of one ingenious tool&#8230; soon to become a golfer&#8217;s best friend on the links! Jimvesting is writing about golf?! That&#8217;s right ladies and gentlemen, I&#8217;ve been known to shoot a round of golf in my day&#8230; and it&#8217;s a sport that a [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>The following is a one week sponsored contest from <a href="http://www.gajillian.biz/clicks/214c572d096e4de1cc50e31caaa32bb1" target="_blank">The Ground</a>, the makers of one ingenious tool&#8230; soon to become a golfer&#8217;s best friend on the links!</em></p>
<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.nbsdisplays.com/testsite/images/5.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="141" />Jimvesting is writing about golf?! That&#8217;s right ladies and gentlemen, I&#8217;ve been known to shoot a round of golf in my day&#8230; and it&#8217;s a sport that a lot of people are big fans of around the world. Heck, we&#8217;ve even seen &#8220;Tiger Woods&#8221; being named as the greatest all around athlete of all time&#8230; so the sport has definitely become a household name despite its roots.</p>
<p>Chances are, you know somebody that is absolutely in love with this increasingly popular game. Maybe you are a casual golfer yourself, or perhaps you have a few friends that like to play every now and then. As the holiday season approaches, wouldn&#8217;t you like the chance to get yourself one awesome new golfing tool to use for yourself, or pass on to a friend? Shipping and handling is paid for, all you need to do is write a sentence or two to be entered&#8230; let&#8217;s learn a bit about our sponsor, shall we?</p>
<h3>The Ground &#8211; First Class Club Holder</h3>
<p>I remember a few years ago when I was playing more regularly, I used to bring my clubs around in my golf bag. The problem is, most golfers will leave their bags at the next hole on the course when they hit their balls to the green&#8230; bringing just a club or two <img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.nbsdisplays.com/testsite/images/3.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="141" />with them to finish the hole. I&#8217;ve ended up losing two clubs simply by putting them down and completely forgetting I brought them with me! <a href="http://www.gajillian.biz/clicks/214c572d096e4de1cc50e31caaa32bb1" target="_blank">The Ground</a> solves this problem in sweet fashion, with their innovative solution to golf stands!</p>
<p><span class="style3">The Ground keeps your clubs in sight and grips dry. With a wide array of color combinations to choose from, The Ground was designed to fit and look like one of the clubs in your bag. The patented foot press allows for easy insertion and removal from both your bag and the fairway. Essentially, it is a club-esque tool that you can carry around and create an instant golf stand to put next to the green when you are trying to make your putts and (hopefully) finish under par. This is a relaly cool idea, because it will fit naturally in your bag and you can conveniently bring it along with you&#8230; using it amongst your friends to keep clubs safe and secure.</span></p>
<h3><span class="style3"><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.nbsdisplays.com/testsite/images/7.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="141" />That Sounds Cool! How Can I Get My Hands On One?</span></h3>
<p><span class="style3">Sure, The Ground sounds like an awesome gift idea for a friend, or a practical piece of equipment for your golfing arsenal. If you&#8217;d like to learn a bit more about it, feel free to <a href="http://www.gajillian.biz/clicks/214c572d096e4de1cc50e31caaa32bb1" target="_blank">read the full description</a> on their website.</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span class="style3">How To Enter For A FREE &#8220;The Ground&#8221; Club Holder</span></strong></span></p>
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<li><span class="style3"><strong>Step One</strong> &#8211; <a href="http://www.gajillian.biz/clicks/214c572d096e4de1cc50e31caaa32bb1" target="_blank">Visit The Ground&#8217;s website</a> and check out the club! In order to win the contest, you need to have a good idea of what the club looks like and how it is useful in a golfer&#8217;s set</span></li>
<li><span class="style3"><strong>Step Two</strong> &#8211; Post a comment saying who you would like to give the club to! This could be a friend, a role model or even a relative! The choice is yours, and the most creative answer will win</span></li>
<li><span class="style3"><strong>Step Three</strong> &#8211; The winner will be announced by email on Friday, December 19th. This means that if you want your entry to count&#8230; you better include an email address (not shown publicly) in your comment!</span></li>
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<p>So there you have it, all you need to do is<strong><em> write a comment </em></strong>talking about who <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">YOU</span></strong> would give a free The Ground&#8230; and you can win a free professional club holder worth an estimated $30.00! Have you ever seen an easier prize to win? I think not! Get your entries in now, because the doors are only open until Friday, December 19th at 11:59pm EST. Oh, and Merry Christmas! <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-Jimvesting</p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #008000;">The Ground&#8217;s Christmas Quickie is Now OPEN!</span></strong></h4>
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		<title>Jimvesting&#039;s Christmas Giveaway! &#8211; Win a Flip Mino HD, an iPod Nano&#8230; and MORE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It wouldn&#8217;t really be the holiday season&#8230; &#8230;without an exciting contest from Jimvesting! That&#8217;s right ladies and gentlemen, this December theNetFool.com in conjunction with Market Leverage is giving away your choice of a brand new iPod Nano or a sleek Flip Mino High Definition! Better yet, you don&#8217;t have to compete with affiliate managers or [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/promo_december08.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="154" />It wouldn&#8217;t really be the holiday season&#8230;<br />
<strong>&#8230;without an exciting contest from Jimvesting!</strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s right ladies and gentlemen, this December theNetFool.com in conjunction with <a href="http://leadintegrate.com/a.php?a=CD1546&amp;b=25931&amp;d=0&amp;l=0&amp;o=&amp;p=0&amp;c=4499&amp;s1=Blog&amp;s2=Jimvesting4&amp;s3=Contest&amp;s4=&amp;s5= " target="_blank">Market Leverage</a> is giving away your choice of a brand new iPod Nano or a sleek Flip Mino High Definition! Better yet, you don&#8217;t have to compete with affiliate managers or anything like that&#8230; if you have a secret about making money online, you have yourself an entry (and a darn good shot!) in Jimvesting&#8217;s Christmas Giveaway running from now until the end of December!</p>
<p>This contest consists of two rounds. In round one, I will be the judge&#8230; and the best entry (in my opinion) will win themselves their choice of a Flip Mino HD or an Apple iPod Nano. If you are the winner from theNetFool.com, you will get to compete with the winners from other blogs. The top three winners (as selected by the Market Leverage team of hosts/judges) will also get a Kindle, a $100 ML Rewards card and a $50 iTunes card. That&#8217;s right, all three&#8230;<strong> that&#8217;s a lot of swag!</strong> <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt=':cool:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3>Round One: Share Your Secret!</h3>
<p>As a play off of Market Leverage&#8217;s new &#8220;The Secret Is Out&#8221; theme&#8230; we would like to know what YOUR secret is to making money online! Essentially, you should give some affiliate marketing advice that you have picked up on your own. They want to get some affiliate advice <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">from</span> the affiliates!</strong></p>
<p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.Jimvesting.com/images/promo_december08b.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="154" />The advice that you give can be in pretty much any form you want as long as it is posted in the comment area below and is relevant to making money with Market Leverage. Maybe you want to write a few paragraphs on how you could make referrals to Market Leverage through landing pages&#8230; or maybe you want to make a video about jump-starting a campaign&#8230; the choice is completely up to you. <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Your entries should use <a href="http://leadintegrate.com/a.php?a=CD1546&amp;b=25931&amp;d=0&amp;l=0&amp;o=&amp;p=0&amp;c=4499&amp;s1=Blog&amp;s2=Jimvesting4&amp;s3=Contest&amp;s4=&amp;s5= " target="_blank">Market Leverage</a> as the example affiliate network (if applicable), and should be clear and concise. I&#8217;m not going to choose an answer that rambles on about every little thing&#8230; so keep your money-generating ideas limited to one idea or technique that you use especially well to drive big cash on the internet. You don&#8217;t have to be a professional, you just need to voice your opinion.</p>
<h3>How Do I Win?</h3>
<p>The best answer from this comment area posted before December 31st will get their choice of a new Flip Mino HD or an Apple iPod Nano shipped straight to them <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>FREE</strong></span> as part of the Jimvesting Christmas Giveaway. Hopefully, you guys give some smart answers&#8230; because the top three winners in the overall competition will <strong>ALSO </strong>win an Amazon Kindle, a $100 ML Rewards card and a $50 iTunes card!</p>
<p>I will announce the winner here on December 31st, and Market Leverage will get their official winner list out on January 5th to ring in the New Year! That&#8217;s a potential prize pack <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>worth $750</strong></span> for our grand prize winners&#8230; and it&#8217;s not some text link ads or eBooks, we are talking about <strong>real </strong>electronics and spending cash! <img src='http://www.jimvesting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':razz:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3>Jimvesting&#8217;s Christmas Giveaway Recap</h3>
<p>Okay, so let&#8217;s wrap everything up to make sure everyone is crystal clear on the details. You do NOT have to be my Market Leverage referral or anything like that to enter&#8230; but it would be great it you aren&#8217;t signed up to Market Leverage already to go ahead and give them a shot as your next affiliate partner. It&#8217;s <a href="http://leadintegrate.com/a.php?a=CD1546&amp;b=25931&amp;d=0&amp;l=0&amp;o=&amp;p=0&amp;c=4499&amp;s1=Blog&amp;s2=Jimvesting4&amp;s3=Contest&amp;s4=&amp;s5= " target="_blank">free to sign up</a>, and you might earn a couple <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">hundred</span> bucks for the holiday season!</p>
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<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Step One:</span> <strong>Submit </strong>your &#8220;secret&#8221; to making money online in the comment area</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Step Two:</span> <a href="http://leadintegrate.com/a.php?a=CD1546&amp;b=25931&amp;d=0&amp;l=0&amp;o=&amp;p=0&amp;c=4499&amp;s1=Blog&amp;s2=Jimvesting4&amp;s3=Contest&amp;s4=&amp;s5= " target="_blank"><strong>Sign Up</strong></a> to Market Leverage if you haven&#8217;t already</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Step Three:</span> <strong><a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1276818" target="_blank">Subscribe</a></strong> to the Net Fool Dot Com&#8217;s RSS Feed! (Optional)</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Step Four:</span> <strong>Wait </strong>for the official Jimvesting announcement on December 31st, and the Market Leverage decision on January 5th!</li>
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<p>Sounds simple enough eh? You can only enter once, so make sure that you get your best comment in first! If for any reason you want to re-submit, I will take your second (most recent) comment/video/attachment as the official entry. The odds are in your favor to win some really sweet prizes, so let&#8217;s hear some profit tips&#8230; <em><strong>the secret is out!</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: right;">-Jimvesting</p>
<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Jimvesting&#8217;s Christmas Giveaway is CLOSED!</strong></span></h4>
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