Win $300! Kimkins Essay Contest 2009
Wowee! A Kimkins Essay Contest!
I just got the newsletter, and looks like I have a chance to win anywhere from $50-$300 usd from an entry into the Kimkins Essay Contest 2009.
Here’s your chance — tell us!
TOPIC: Why I Like Kimkins
PRIZES: $50-300
ENTRY FEE: None
DEADLINE: May 11, 2009
WORD COUNT: Minimum: 250 Maximum: 1,000
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: June 1, 2009
GUIDELINESEntries will be judged on originality, sincerity and how well your message is conveyed.
Essays may be typed or handwritten.
Before/after photos may be included to demonstrate your message.
Entries will be blind judged. Personal identifying information will be removed before forwarding to the Selection Committee.
Entries must include first name, last name, Kimkins user name, email address and home address. Please write or type the information on your essay.
Winners will be announced on June 1, 2009. Certified checks will be mailed to the winners by June 15, 2009.
Winning essays may be published at Kimkins.com and personal information removed.
Kimkins staff members, vendors and consultants are ineligible to enter or judge entries. The decision of the Selection Committee is final.
Submit entries by email to webmaster@kimkins.com or mail at Kimkins, 575 Calhoun St., Corona, CA 92879.
Entries and photos must be received by email or postmarked by May 10, 2009 12:00 a.m. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered.PRIZES
1st Place: $300 cash & free Kimkins gift membership
2nd Place: $150 cash & free Kimkins gift membership
3rd Place: $50 cash & free Kimkins gift membership
5 Honorable Mention: Kimkins gift basket & Kimkins gift membership
Ok, so there’s the details. Let’s see if I can get a head start on this.
Let’s begin with the first question. Why do I like Kimkins? Hmm. Why do I… Hmmm Like Kimkins….hmmm.
Oh, I know!
If it weren’t for Kimkins, I would have never learned so much about the internet, online marketing, scams, and diets. Kimkins opened my eyes to how easy it is to steal borrow photo’s from Russian Bride websites and use them as your own success stories or what ever you please. This opened my eyes to a plethora of other ways photos can be used on the internet to con convince people your product is good.
Thanks to Kimkins, I have learned that yahoo answers can be used to drive traffic to your website promotions. I have learned the art of sock puppetry. Yes, just like pen names, a person can create many personas on the web and use them to be as many people as they desire. The more different people you can portray, the more it looks like you have a great product to promote, especially when everyone is saying great things about your product.
Thanks to Kimkins, I have learned how vitally important article marketing is and how your articles can spread like weeds all over the internet giving you a bazillion backlinks to your website. I have also learned that activists can get these articles removed with some good old fashioned elbow grease.
Kimkins has been instrumental in helping me find new friends that will be with me for life!
If it weren’t for Kimkins, I would still be in the dark on how easy it is to sue someone and get sued. I have learned to accept life on the run as just a normal part of everyday life. I have learned that if you are trying to sue someone in another state over an internet issue that you may get shot down for “lack of jurisdiction.”
I have learned the importance of a class action lawsuit. How it is something created to protect everyone. I have learned that the court system is very slow in Corona California, but that a lawyer like John Tiedt is a one in a million God send. He has been persistent for well over a year now and has assured us he will not stop until the right thing has been done.
Thanks to Kimkins, I have learned there are free forums on the internet and people who can support you in your weightloss journey. I now know that fast weightloss can cause some serious damage and that gastric bypass patients really need the serious care of a doctor and they need many supplements to maintain their health. It’s not just about making the stomach smaller so you can eat less.
I have learned that some kind of exercise is really important for long term sucessful weightloss. Also, that anything below 800 calories a day is considered starvation.
I like how Kimkins has helped me learn the lesson of how some things need to be kept very quiet until thoroughly investigated.
Most of all, I like Kimkins for the never ending blog topics I am presented with. I can find another angle to hash out just about any day of the week.
I have also learned that it is frowned upon now by the FTC for affiliates to be incentivised with product or money to write positive reviews on a product. How that can get the blogger and the product owner into a whole heap of trouble if done wrong.
Finally, I have learned that even if you never say anything wrong on a forum that you can still be banned from your lifetime membership. That some don’t understand the meaning of spreading the truth and that freedom of speech is a right here in the USA.
Yes, I like Kimkins for the learning experience it has provided me on all these things.
Ok, so there is the first draft of my essay. I would like to submit some photos but my camera is on the fritz at them moment. Hmm, DUH! Yes! I have some photos:
Yes, that is me before Kimkins – and here is my after:
Thanks Kimkins!
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I’m still waiting on word from Justin and Chaunna Brooke on the results of the contest.
I got a little wound up over something going on.
The challenge was to create a video on the importance of list building. I submitted an initial video, but a message went out that something was missing. This kind of thing makes me kooky, and I’m sure I’ll be slapping myself silly when I figure it out if I didn’t already.
Anyway, that is not what got me the most wound up. One of the contest entries used some materials that they didn’t have permission to use. I could have just ranted and left it at that, but I actually offered some solutions that this opponent could have used.
When making video on the web, there are tons of ways to be creative without taking materials that aren’t yours to use. Public domain is highly under rated and easily forgotten. It is one of the best kept secrets on the web for those who need something.
I wanted to kick my own head when I realized I could have used public domain for this project. I recently had to use some public domain materials in a political campaign project and it was not only successful, but saved me literally thousands of dollars it would have cost to get the images and clips I needed if I hadn’t been directed to some great resources.
I probably would have done a completely different video if I had thought about it. I’ve seen some footage of JFK and MLK that would have been hysterical when paired up on a speech about list building. Next time I guess.
I had submitted a second video to the contest, but not sure if it got in on time. I really need to go figure out what time zone the Brooke family lives in. I got an email saying there was time left, but I thought it was over all ready, so I took their word for it or thought maybe they decided to extend it a bit further. It wasn’t going to hurt to try.
There is no excuse not to find free materials to make your videos on the web.
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