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… 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), Motive Interactive, 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’s earnings made through this competition send to one of the biggest poverty-fighters around… Covenant House.

We have tons of prizes available for everyone, and because it is a tiered-earnings system… if you earn $x, you will get the prizes listed in that level guaranteed! In addition, we even have an iPod Nano to give away to one lucky blogger that helps us promote this charity competition. It’s a good cause, so let’s all rally around the $1000s of dollars in prizes available… and join Jimvesting’s Fight To End Poverty!

Stopping Poverty, Problem Number One

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 over 750,000 kids in America are homeless on the streets every day? This is a problem that really has a never-ending cycle… starting with a lack of education, and ending with unemployment. We can help put an end to it, and if you sign up to Motive Interactive and help get this under way… you can make $100s to help stop the poverty cycle.

A Look at The Prizes You Can Win

Every prize has been generously donated to the competition by Motive Interactive, our contest sponsor and a great affiliate network. When you win a prize, you will ALSO be donating money to fight poverty. That’s one heck of a combo-punch if you ask me.

Blogger Prize:

Outside of our main prizes, you also will have the chance to win an awesome new 8GB iPod Nano. 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!

There are a few ways to win the blogger prize, and there will be a random drawing to select the winner:

• Ten Entries: Sign Up with Motive Interactive and confirm/verify your account
• Five Entries: Subscribe to Jimvesting.com via email subscription RSS
• Fifteen Entries: Write a 500+ word post on your blog about this contest
• Ten Entries: Promote this competition on your blog with a 125×125 banner ad
• 1/2 Entry: Leave a comment anywhere on this blog (must be a real comment!)
• Five Entries: Promote the competition by “Stumble”ing or “Digg”ing this post
• Ten Entries: Subscribe to the new Jimvesting dot com newsletter

Bronze Medal Prize:

If you can earn over $2,000 in the month of February… you will score yourself a brand new XBox 360 Elite! That’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’s Fight to End Poverty. In addition, if you can earn $2,000 you will automatically get a donation of $100 to Covenant House. The best in gaming technology and a nice boost to ending poverty… what a great combination!

Silver Medal Prize:

Got an affiliate itch? If you are an above-average earner and can bring in more than $18,000 from Motive Interactive… not only can you pocket that huge earnings number… but you will be sent a brand new ASUS EeePC 1002HA notebook computer! 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… so earn some dough for homelessness and grab yourself the latest model. If you can rack in $18,000… we will donate another $300 to fighting poverty through Covenant House.

GOLD MEDAL PRIZE:

Ah yes, the top prize… the cream of the crop. Are you a super affiliate, looking to lend a hand to charity while getting some awesome gear? I’ve arranged for anyone that scores over the $40,000 mark to get one heck of a prize pack! First up: a brand spankin’ new Vizio LCD TV! We’re talking 37 inches 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 8GB Apple iPod Touch! The touch is a fantastic iPod and you can do everything from music, to games, to video to internet!

Need more? How about every affiliate who signs up through me and earns over $40k will net a whopping $500 donation to Covenant House… without a doubt saving someone’s life and helping to end the cycle of poverty in the US.

How You Can Participate and Earn Prizes

A contestant can participate in this contest by ether earning entries or earning money with Motive Interactive. 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… 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!

Tiered Prizes:

Contestants looking to earn the top prizes must be registered through theNetFool.com’s official referral link so that I might track your earnings progress. Don’t worry, you still have complete privacy as I can’t see anything but a number and an earnings total. Already signed up to Motive Interactive? You can still participate if you email Luke Smith your referral ID and your intent to enter this competition… then they can track you, and you can earn prizes!

Signing up to Motive Interactive is completely free, so you have nothing to lose! It is one of my top networks… 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 slightly less in value. At any rate, if you earn with Motive, you will make money and will get a nice donation to Covenant House… our sponsored charity to fight poverty.

Blogger Prize:

We’ve outlined how to get entries above under the “Blogger Prize” 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 ALL of the entries together and do a random draw a’la Random.org to pull out our winner. Therefore, the more entries you have earned… the better your odds become!

Contest Rules and Regulations

Every participant in Jimvesting’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… but not a combination of many tiered prizes. Each contestant is only eligible for one prize. This means that if you get to 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 Motive Interactive 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.

I want to encourage everyone to get in on this… even if you don’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… 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… but revenue/sales. So if you are new, perhaps you lose 5% on your campaigns… but you will still win the prize and donate to charity… so it is a nice hedge against loss, eh?

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 bullish on the net!

-Jimvesting

Jimvesting’s Fight to End Poverty is OPEN!

The following is a one week sponsored contest from The Ground, the makers of one ingenious tool… soon to become a golfer’s best friend on the links!

Jimvesting is writing about golf?! That’s right ladies and gentlemen, I’ve been known to shoot a round of golf in my day… and it’s a sport that a lot of people are big fans of around the world. Heck, we’ve even seen “Tiger Woods” being named as the greatest all around athlete of all time… so the sport has definitely become a household name despite its roots.

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’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… let’s learn a bit about our sponsor, shall we?

The Ground – First Class Club Holder

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… bringing just a club or two with them to finish the hole. I’ve ended up losing two clubs simply by putting them down and completely forgetting I brought them with me! The Ground solves this problem in sweet fashion, with their innovative solution to golf stands!

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… using it amongst your friends to keep clubs safe and secure.

That Sounds Cool! How Can I Get My Hands On One?

Sure, The Ground sounds like an awesome gift idea for a friend, or a practical piece of equipment for your golfing arsenal. If you’d like to learn a bit more about it, feel free to read the full description on their website.

How To Enter For A FREE “The Ground” Club Holder

1. Step One – Visit The Ground’s website 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’s set
2. Step Two – 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
3. Step Three – The winner will be announced by email on Friday, December 19th. This means that if you want your entry to count… you better include an email address (not shown publicly) in your comment!

So there you have it, all you need to do is write a comment talking about who YOU would give a free The Ground… 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!

-Jimvesting

The Ground’s Christmas Quickie is Now OPEN!

It wouldn’t really be the holiday season…
…without an exciting contest from Jimvesting!

That’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’t have to compete with affiliate managers or anything like that… if you have a secret about making money online, you have yourself an entry (and a darn good shot!) in Jimvesting’s Christmas Giveaway running from now until the end of December!

This contest consists of two rounds. In round one, I will be the judge… 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’s right, all three… that’s a lot of swag!

Round One: Share Your Secret!

As a play off of Market Leverage’s new “The Secret Is Out” theme… 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 from the affiliates!

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… or maybe you want to make a video about jump-starting a campaign… the choice is completely up to you.

Your entries should use Market Leverage as the example affiliate network (if applicable), and should be clear and concise. I’m not going to choose an answer that rambles on about every little thing… 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’t have to be a professional, you just need to voice your opinion.

How Do I Win?

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 FREE as part of the Jimvesting Christmas Giveaway. Hopefully, you guys give some smart answers… because the top three winners in the overall competition will ALSO win an Amazon Kindle, a $100 ML Rewards card and a $50 iTunes card!

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’s a potential prize pack worth $750 for our grand prize winners… and it’s not some text link ads or eBooks, we are talking about real electronics and spending cash!

Jimvesting’s Christmas Giveaway Recap

Okay, so let’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… but it would be great it you aren’t signed up to Market Leverage already to go ahead and give them a shot as your next affiliate partner. It’s free to sign up, and you might earn a couple hundred bucks for the holiday season!

• Step One: Submit your “secret” to making money online in the comment area
• Step Two: Sign Up to Market Leverage if you haven’t already
• Step Three: Subscribe to the Net Fool Dot Com’s RSS Feed! (Optional)
• Step Four: Wait for the official Jimvesting announcement on December 31st, and the Market Leverage decision on January 5th!

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’s hear some profit tips… the secret is out!

-Jimvesting

Jimvesting’s Christmas Giveaway is CLOSED!

It’s been a long week of spoof posting here at theNetFool.com. I’ve ripped on many of the familiar faces in our niche, and definitely put in my hard time to making effective videos that had tasteful humor and relevant slams. I know that I brought a lot of attention to Jimvesting by doing so, and many people have given some powerful feedback. After a long sabbatical (of sorts), it looks like Jim is back in the game, eh?

I had a lot of fun researching different blogs to a greater extent than I have done before to pull out all of their worst material, in order to highlight it on a bigger stage. One thing I have learned is that a spoof video can serve as a powerful bit of link bait to draw extraordinary amounts of traffic to your website or blog. Because of this, I think that it’s time to turn the tables around and offer you guys a chance to put out your own spoof video on Jim (that’s me) from theNetFool.com!

The Stakes Are High

Understanding that a few of you might jump at the chance to mock me without consequence, I wanted to provide an incentive for the rest of you to get out your digital cameras, your webcams or whatever you are working with… and record a one-to-five minute video on your own blog. That’s right, I’m giving away a $25 Visa Giftcard! This is a prepaid card that I can have delivered to you over the internet, or sent to your mailbox at home… the choice is yours. Sounds like something worth playing for?

In addition to the grand prize, I am going to ensure that anyone who puts up their own spoof video of Jimvesting goes home happy. That’s right, you will get a free copy of my $15 eBook “Work Smart, Get Rich!” just for submitting a video! Crazy? I think so.

Rules and Regulations

Everyone wants to do this in as fair a manner as possible, so I am going to stipulate exactly what will be required to get your entry sent in and eligible for a prize in Jimvesting’s Spoof Video Contest. First and foremost, I don’t want any last-minute ten second videos sent in. This is why I have made the minimum video length to be 1 MINUTE. You can make it as long as you want, but the upper boundary that I recommend you keep under is 5 minutes. Remember, this needs to be in it’s own spoof blog post, not just a video all by itself (that’s no fun!).

I will be judging the “best” video solely on a basis of personal opinion. If you are funny and creative, you probably have a good chance at winning! I don’t want to mess around with drawing systems… because I feel that whoever puts in the most work deserves to walk away with a nice $25 in spending cash for the holiday season (assuming, of course, that there are multiple entries and something for me to “judge,” haha). Or, at bare minimum, a nice way to MAKE some  spending cash with my eBook.

In terms of the actual post, there needs to be a link back to my blog somewhere on the post itself for tracking purposes. You will get bonus points if you link to my site using the anchor text “make money online” and point it to “http://www.Jimvesting.com/make-money-online/”. But this is not required specifically and won’t “hurt” you in the judging. Oh and one final thing: please be an email subscriber on my blog so you can get credit for winning.

Jimvesting’s Spoof Video Contest – A Recap

Okay, so this contest is pretty straight forward. I will run this until 11:59pm on December 5th. So, once the clock hits midnight and things change to Dec. 6th… you are too late! But don’t worry about that, the sooner you get it in, the more press you will receive from my readers seeing your best stuff. The winning video will receive the $25 gift card and will also be featured in a winners post here at theNetFool.com… how cool is that?!

No restrictions on the video-upload website that you choose (I recommend Viddler.com), and don’t forget that link back to my website to get your credit. In addition, you can comment with a link to your video spoof post in my comment box for the world to see.

Good luck!
-Jimvesting

This Contest Is Now OPEN!
Ends December 5th at 11:59pm

Hey guys, I’m going to take a brief sabbatical form spoof posts this morning to announce the winners of the Net Fool’s October Spectacular competition! Stay tuned for the rest of the spoofs in this ka-razy week at theNetfool.com.

The October (and 1/2 of November) contest run here, and sponsored by Market Leverage, was definitely a good time for all of the affiliate managers out there. Not only did we have a great turnout, but we had an awesome show of support from people around the blogosphere to contribute and help boost the popularity even further.

No more cheesy giveaways with banner ads, consultations and paid reviews… Jimvesting is giving away REAL prizes worth over $600 to readers absolutely free! By working with Market Leverage, you can earn yourself a great prize just by beating out the competition in affiliate earnings. The bottom line is: while you rack up big money by using the Market Leverage service, you’ll be automatically in the running to win a brand new Nintendo Wii, my personal favorite gaming console, or even a Flip Mino video camera, a recording device that I use (and love) personally. Even the bronze medalist will take home a nice $50 gift card, now let’s get into the contest!

Thanks Market Leverage!
I want to give a quick shout out to Market Leverage, a big thanks for their continued support in sponsoring various contests that I run here. We all know that times are tough in the economy… so it’s great to see such a helping hand to give readers an extra edge. ML has worked well with me over the many months that I have known them. I highly recommend that you sign up with them if you want to get into the realm of internet marketing… quite possibly one of the most recession-proof jobs out there.

Let’s Get Into The Winners…
Okay guys, we’ve kept the affiliate managers up to date… updating the contest statistics about once a week to show you just where you stand. The first prize was a Nintendo Wii. The second prize was a Flip Mino. Finally, the third prize was a $50 ML Rewards card. Let’s get into it!

1. Winner of a Nintendo Wii – Affiliate #919
2. Winner of a Flip Mino – Affiliate #6322
3. Winner of a $50 Gift Card – Affiliate #3

Congratulations guys!

In addition, I had promised 10 copies of my eBook “Work Smart, Get Rich” to ten random winners as pulled from my emailed feedburner subscription. A lot of you have signed up (or are already signed up), so I have entered all the names into Random.org and pulled the first ten results.

Congratulations to the random winners of my $15 eBook:

1. kannavi****@yahoo.com
2. *@jmcwd.com
3. zeris**@gmail.com
4. brett.chris**@gmail.com
5. chiranjeevi.***@rediff.com
6. anil****@gmail.com
7. *****@thehiddenguide.com
8. pritc****.g@gmail.com
9. shashanksri**@yahoo.com
10. dalefor****@gmail.com

Names have obviously been censored for privacy’s sake. You have all already been emailed your prizes, so hopefully you will be getting a nice wake-up gift! Stay tuned for more fun competitions and ways to win prizes with theNetFool.com. Thanks for participating in the October Spectacular!

Stay bullish on the net!
-Jimvesting