I love contests and had the idea for a comment contest for a while. Basically every at 11:55PM CST a automated job would randomly pick a commenter as the winner for that day. The daily winners will win a free ShoeMoney T-shirt and we will ship it anywhere in the world that we can legally. Winners will all be notified by email and also posted on the contest page. You must reply to the email within 48 hours. Most of the emails are getting flagged as spam or bulk email due to the contest wording so make sure you white list shoemoney.com if you plan to participate.
Then at the end of the month we would have a drawing for a grand prize which the system would automatically choose from all the daily winners.
I somewhat soft launched the comment contest system last week and as you can see some days have more then 1 winner.
A couple of companies noticed also and asked about sponsoring the grand prize. I tried to fend them off for now saying it was in beta and I was not sure what we were going to do for prizes.
Then Neil Patel made me a offer I could not refuse. He said he would give the winner a Macbook AIR for the months of July and August. So on September 1st we will draw from all the daily winners and the winner will receive a Macbook AIR courtesy of ACS Consulting.
Again open to anyone anywhere in the world as long as its legal for us to do so.
Hopefully if it works out we will continue the contest after september 1st 
Good luck!
- Comment Likes 
- Comment Dislikes
February 4, 2010 at 10:48 pm
is this contest still on??
January 30, 2010 at 11:32 am
finally i need one for school (college) i cant afford it though
January 19, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I love apples cos they’re healthy.
January 9, 2010 at 1:39 pm
I have been wanting a macbook air for a very long time, there’s just no way I can afford it, and I don’t need it bad enough to spend my money on it.
January 5, 2010 at 9:54 pm
I dont need the laptop but i really want it. If you can vote for me thats cool, but if you cant i understand i wont feel bad if i lose. Thank you love, justin
January 4, 2010 at 9:22 pm
I want to win Win a Macbook AIR for real
I want nobody nobody but you
I want nobody nobody but you
How can I be with another
I don’t want any other except YOU
My Precious AIR
January 4, 2010 at 2:13 am
i dont want to sound desperate but i really am,
i dont have enough money to pay for things like this and i really need a Mac Book Air!
So if you have a heart could you please give me the laptop!
hope to talk to you soon
January 2, 2010 at 12:29 am
please please
a labtop would be nice
so i won’t share with my family!
please please!!!
January 2, 2010 at 12:27 am
i want a mac please
i need one
pick me pls!!
December 19, 2009 at 11:15 pm
I want the macbook air
please give me
It would been a dream come true if i win
October 30, 2009 at 10:42 pm
This is a really great contest, and perhaps I am just saying this because I am a broke college student, but it is really appreciated!
October 21, 2009 at 10:59 am
I am 16 years old I lost my father at 13 I hve a big sister who has moved out… I miss her a ton! Anyway I am an aspiring photographer you can go to my website and check out some of my shots. the main problem is that I don’t have the equitment I need to learn and get better a mac would help me SO much I would have so many new opertunities to edit and improve my pictures.
October 2, 2009 at 11:13 am
No way… getting a laptop, especially a MacBook would be amazing. I’ve always wanted one but they’re too expensive!
September 10, 2009 at 11:52 am
I am a momma trying to help my Son make the music that God sent him to make. I love to here that boy play. A Macbook Air would make that happen. He would created those beats that make cars bump, thump and sometimes Jump.
September 1, 2009 at 12:32 pm
apples are so sexyyy.
i want to buy one so bad
August 29, 2009 at 1:38 am
i really need a macbook for high school and i dont have enough money i hope i win. it would change my life.
August 19, 2009 at 8:03 pm
I love contests and what better prize than a cool T-shirt that could lead to the ultimate sexy accsesory, a Mac. Boys if you haven’t figured it out yet the girls go wild for a guy with a Mac.
August 16, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Shirts look amazing! Wouldn’t mind getting one of those…. or a Mac!
August 12, 2009 at 3:36 am
it would be so cool to get a mac book air i hope i win
August 3, 2009 at 5:32 pm
i really really really would love to have a macbook air. i’ve been wanting a laptop forever. going to college is hard enough financially and not if i could give one to my sister before she left it would be a dream come true.
september 1 is my birthday. this is really what i want if you could please please consider me it would be gratefully appreciated.
July 31, 2009 at 8:39 pm
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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ I would love to win this ‘Macbook AIR’ not for myself but for my husband, He’ll be back from deployment in about 3 weeks just in time for his birthday (Aug 26) and what better gift to give him than the sexiest beast known to man… an ‘Apple Macbook AIR’. do you know how long he’s been craving for it? unfortunately the Army doesn’t pay enough for us to splurge on one. So I’ll be impatiently waiting for your reply in hopes you choose us.
ψPlease take us out of gateway hell! ψ lol
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July 29, 2009 at 11:30 am
An apple a day keeps the doctor away….
An apple Mac prize how’s that for size…
This apple don’t crumble it could never be humble. Win a Mac book air and don’t think I’ll share!
July 29, 2009 at 7:46 am
if i cud win a macbook air. i wud be so happy.
ive never had technology
im at a friends house
so if i won
i wud be so dam happy
thankyou
July 29, 2009 at 1:29 am
I haven’t a prayer to win with so many competitors. Thanks for the oppertunity!
July 22, 2009 at 11:59 pm
i would love to have that macbook your holding on the pic for my college study… i believe that a macbook air can effectively accommodate my school stuffs… so that i will not anymore rent a computer in a cafe just to accomplish my homeworks and projects… such a useful tool.
July 22, 2009 at 11:49 pm
i’ll be leaving this september to pursue my college scholarhsip in china. i am really looking forward to win such portable and convenient laptop like the macbook air, that can make my once in a lifetine educational experience in china everything a student would wish!…
great site, it gives opportunities to those hopefuls like me…
July 17, 2009 at 2:48 pm
- what a great competition, – I’ve been struggling trying to revive/rebuild an old flat-lining mac desktop & a drive, – looks like I only managed to save the drive though. Now I’m dreaming, – of a white macbook – “just like the ones I used to know…”
July 15, 2009 at 4:35 pm
I think this is a pretty good idea and i would love to win a lapto because i will need one for school work.
July 14, 2009 at 11:18 am
I love this. I wish I could afford a macbook. Pity I can’t get a job cos I have to put as much time as I can into my school work.
July 11, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I really need a laptop. I would buy one but i cant afford it. If i dont get one i will get in trouble for not having one for school. PLEASE CHOOSE ME!!!!!!
July 11, 2009 at 12:39 am
I think this would make a wonderful gift for my husband when he arrives from deployment, and see’s a brand new Apple sitting right next to his night stand. OMG how I would love to see the look on his face. CLASSIC!
July 10, 2009 at 10:22 am
Great idea, very generous.
Good Luck to everyone.
July 6, 2009 at 12:03 pm
well i think this is a great opportunity people to win macbook because not everyone in this world can afford to buy one.and i’m one of them.so everyone should get a chance to try their hands on macbook!
I would love to own a macbook!
June 28, 2009 at 1:18 am
I am really enjoying my new shiny Apple that I won in this contest, It is makes work a pleasure.
Thank you in Advance
Looking forward to your email
June 25, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Very cool giveaway!
Good luck everyone!
June 23, 2009 at 4:57 pm
This is an awesome giveaway. As a college student i know how expensive laptops can get. The screen on mine stopped working suddenly and now it’s hooked up to an olad CRT monitor. Oh well it was cheap $10 fix. This would be an awesome thing to win though!
June 3, 2009 at 5:47 pm
this is a great idea
May 27, 2009 at 12:19 pm
i need macbook for my studies i just graduated this year and i’m going to collage so i need macbook.
May 25, 2009 at 6:43 pm
i think that music is awesome and i think that when things gets hard relaxs with some music lol
May 25, 2009 at 8:15 am
i think this is a great idea, and a very generous one too.
I would realy love to win this laptop because it would be realy ideal for me to talk to my relatives far away and to keep in touch with them.
I would be very greatful if i won this.
Thank You! (:
May 19, 2009 at 5:56 pm
wow this is awesome. i cant believe it actually hmm so yeah a free computer would be nice i need one for when i start school in the fall! I just cant afford them. thanks
May 15, 2009 at 11:14 pm
i think you are doing an awesome job, when i saw you were having a contest with a labtop for the winner i thought this was great because i need a labtop for school and they were just so expensive
May 13, 2009 at 3:11 pm
dear sir i really need this laptop for my study
please i will be thank full to u if i win this i need is 4 my collage for my project and all please sir i am a computer but its broken
it be realy nice of u to pick me
thax for reading it sir
plz sir this is my last hope to get the laptop 4 me study
April 20, 2009 at 12:09 am
I don’t even know what a macbook is but it looks sexy
lol.
Besides I’m lucky number 400! Do I win? huh huh huh? Do I do I?
April 12, 2009 at 2:04 pm
i really need this. pretty please. ((((((:
April 12, 2009 at 2:03 pm
i realllllllly want a macbook air. please randomly choose me!!! (:
March 25, 2009 at 4:04 am
Think of something quirky to get attention or tell the the honest, blatant, truth.
Hmm sadly I prefer the latter.
I commence my studies next year and my sole purpose is to teach in Africa as my backgroud incorporates numerous cultures and I have only so much as heard of the hardships of third world countries.
Anyway, I would love to receive a Macbook! As opposed to the internet cafe in town with all the sleazy, sleazy tourists. *shifty eyes*
March 23, 2009 at 6:00 pm
HI , this is Hein. I would like to have a Mac books. It’s very impressive. All of my friend got a laptop, I’m the only one guy who doesn’t have laptop. Deliver the Macbook Air to me in Australia.
March 12, 2009 at 8:12 am
me my kids 1 teen and two bang babies love computers, we don’t have one, we use one at a lifeskill center i volunteer at, my goal to get notebook, as we are always on the go and when we get home it’s down time, i need something that fits in my bag and we can zip away…lol the macair book looks like the ticket, how much does it cost?
March 11, 2009 at 12:26 pm
The Macbook Air is one of the most advanced compact laptop computers of our time. One of the Coolest features is its ability to wirelessly connect to another Mac or PC and utilize its optical drive!
February 24, 2009 at 5:08 am
The mac book air will be awesome to have around so i can study on it and play around ILOVE MAC BOOK AIR
February 21, 2009 at 11:50 pm
I really need a macbook air! My family loves to go on vacations, but we can never check our emails because of not staying places where there are computers available. Our computers at home are very slow, but we cannot afford anything right now because well we are in a tight squeeze on cash, also a shirt would be great too because it shows we are a part of this cool contest! -Boshque Family.
January 26, 2009 at 8:02 pm
i love the mac book air it is awesome i need it
January 26, 2009 at 8:01 pm
i am a def. nominee for a free mac book air because i have never had anything of my own and i needed to share it with people but with it i will be more independent and it would just really help me.
January 26, 2009 at 7:59 am
You know, I fell in love with Macbook Air at the first sight. I really want to have but it’s not easy. Would you like to give one to me???. Terima Kasih
December 30, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I wanna win this fabulous mac book air. I love it.
December 18, 2008 at 12:00 am
i hope i win the macbook
December 9, 2008 at 2:04 pm
v.interesting good luck everyone
November 22, 2008 at 4:15 am
the contest is great and so is the prize…..i would love to win a mac book air
November 22, 2008 at 4:09 am
is the contest still open????
November 15, 2008 at 10:05 pm
. mac please . crossed .fingers . and ah. 1 . 2 . 3. hit it.
November 10, 2008 at 10:29 pm
WOW, I would give up my old PC for a Mac any day…
November 4, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes,playing a poor hand well
September 24, 2008 at 3:09 pm
i need a macbook, i’m a student struggleing to make it
September 7, 2008 at 8:48 am
Count me in if it isn’t too late.
September 6, 2008 at 7:04 am
Thank you for the opportunity to actually win something
September 6, 2008 at 7:03 am
Wow…I definitely need an opportunity to win a prize. Winning something would certainly boast my winning-confidence, which as of now is rock bottom
September 1, 2008 at 9:39 am
You gave me a notebook to me.
Because I don’t have notebook.
And I drop by shoe money all day~~~
September 1, 2008 at 9:37 am
Please give it to me..
……….
You gave me a mac book, I will be so happy.
ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜplease.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
September 1, 2008 at 9:33 am
I WANT TO THIS SO MUCH ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ
I LIVE IN KOREA.
BUT I HAVE NOT A LOT MONEY
SO I DID’NT HAVE A NOTE BOOK.
BUT I NEED IT.
BECAUSE 3MONTH LATER,I GO TO UNIVERSITY.
SO I NEED IT…………….
PLEASEE
August 29, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Thank you.
July 26, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I am not able to win even a single daily prize.. no luck for macbook then
July 26, 2008 at 5:27 pm
There’s no more room for comments, since Chetan and Zak Show abused the system and commented numerous times. I think they shoud be disqualified.
July 25, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Is it open in Quebec ?
July 24, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Good luck to everyone, I just wanted to add that I visit the website often and that I really want to say thanks for all of the great content and material you share on your site! Keep up the great work, and I am happy for you and all of your success.
July 24, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I really love reading the stuff on this website, I don’t live to far from Omaha, I wish I could get the chance to meet up with you sometime and talk business. I’m trying to plan for my future!!! Thanks for creating and sharing such great material! Good luck everyone!
July 24, 2008 at 7:50 am
I WIN AGAIN! YAY
July 20, 2008 at 7:18 pm
YAYYYYY i have always wanted one of these gorgeous laptops : )
July 20, 2008 at 7:17 pm
YAYYYYYY i have always wanted one of these gorgeous laptops
July 20, 2008 at 1:15 am
Amazing! What a great idea!
July 17, 2008 at 8:47 pm
oh!!!!that was great.. I wish i can have one of those prices that is giivng away..i want to have a laptop coz I haven’t got one…
July 17, 2008 at 6:23 am
MacBook Air?? Whoa! Now that’s a nice giveaway. I’d love to win one. My 12″ Powerbook is on its last legs….
July 17, 2008 at 3:14 am
I think it’s a shame that this competition is inspiring so many unintelligible comments. The spirit of the competition – I thought, was to initiate some real discussion. Having said that – I am also a culprit.
July 17, 2008 at 1:32 am
that’s crazy! gimmeeeehhh!
July 16, 2008 at 8:10 am
Count me in for the Mac Air too! Thanks!
July 16, 2008 at 7:47 am
Great! Now look at all the new comment whores!
July 16, 2008 at 7:32 am
What a fantastic contest! Hope I win something
July 15, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Well I have some clothes on right now. Not that many as I need more Air!:)
July 15, 2008 at 8:09 pm
sweeeeet! gimme a free shirt!
July 15, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Nice contest, I would do some pretty extreme stuff for a Mac book Air and here all i have to do is leave a post. Ha
July 15, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I’d even make out with a stranger for a mac book air! ; P
July 15, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Nice contest. Id love a shot at it!
July 15, 2008 at 12:14 pm
So my Firefox (3.0) blanks out after you scroll through 80% of the comments. And my Explorer (7.0.5730.11) doesn’t seem to show the names of anyone commenting. These are some interesting side effects of having too many comments. It also appears that a lot of people dropped out of the race after day one.
July 15, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Nice contest you got there. The page doesn’t even (completely) load for me.
Good luck all.
July 15, 2008 at 6:27 am
This is the only blog i am reading. i hope i will earn at leas a t-shirt because i am a big fan of shoemoney
July 15, 2008 at 6:16 am
Oh yeah, I’m in!
July 14, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I’m in! w00t!
July 14, 2008 at 10:52 pm
What an awesome giveaway your having…I could really use the grand prize but would also like to have one of your T-shirts…that would be pretty cool too. Actually, if you gave me anything, it’d be a good win
July 14, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Shoemoney…you sure do know how to cause a stir with a quick write up. I call it “the money post”!
July 14, 2008 at 9:12 pm
hurray macbooks!
July 14, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Sign me up! SWMBO (she who must be obeyed) has been wanting my Macbook and this will definitely get me some points!
July 14, 2008 at 6:27 pm
That is awesome! wouldn’t mind owning one
July 14, 2008 at 5:00 pm
anyways… please choose me!
July 14, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Oh I really want a macbook air! last year my macbook was broken on purpose… by my dad as a punishment … for buying an iphone… even though i got permission from my mom! and it was out of my own saved money! it was pretty depressing …. now there is no mac in the house… because both parents use windows…. its been such a terrible long year without one… and theyre like… we ca make an agreement… and its the most retarded thing! its called the “happy agreement” and they expect me to pay 1/3 of it… out of my allowance and I cant even get a job yet! they can be stupid like this sometimes! Im drooling in my mind looking at all of the macbook airs in that pic.!
July 14, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Nice Idea.
July 14, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Mi first big prize contest ever!!!
July 14, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I usually do as well. But at least it’s easy to enter lol
July 14, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Hi
This is my first comment on shoemoney.com and i really need a personal laptop
July 14, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Neil Patel ROCKS………
July 14, 2008 at 3:04 pm
PS…I do miss the old comment section that linked from the commentor to their page. I found some great blogs that way…
July 14, 2008 at 3:01 pm
I need a replacement for my old Mac powerbook!
July 14, 2008 at 2:59 pm
#322 Woot! Last wins right?
July 14, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Awesome contest!
Will anyone scroll down to the bottom of the page to read this comment? I guess I am 321 on the list!!
July 14, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Do you read all the comments, specially comments on the post like this (contest) or let them in however.
July 14, 2008 at 2:11 pm
WTF! 320 comments! Im wondering why this post is not jumped to the most commented list in the top?
July 14, 2008 at 1:12 pm
“No purchase necessary?” – I’m in!
July 14, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Same here, im in!
July 14, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Nice contest you are running shoemoney!
Good Luck to everyone, and myself :p
Kind Regards
July 14, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Uh, cool… I’m in. Been reading the blog for a while, only commenting occasionally. Will undoubtedly pick up the pace now.
July 14, 2008 at 11:54 am
Sign me up! I need a replacement for this crapbox Dell I’m currently using.
July 14, 2008 at 11:34 am
No kidding. That’s a serious prize! This is definitely one way to get a huge comment count.
July 14, 2008 at 11:04 am
Dang, 300+ comments and your page is broke (on my screen at least). I had to disable css to see the comment form. Count me in though……!
July 14, 2008 at 11:04 am
Apple is growing market share every which way but loose. In the Top Affiliate Content, my money’s on shoe’s team.
July 14, 2008 at 10:48 am
I really enjoy it when the Haves throw a bone to the Have-Nots. 200 comments a day for a little less than 2 months? Should be very interesting.
July 14, 2008 at 10:45 am
Shoe, your precious baby is a true blessing and thanks be to God that she is doing much better. Keep your head up and love your family everyday for love is the glue that holds a life worth living together.
Peace out!
July 14, 2008 at 10:36 am
hmmm pretty interesting, always wanted to try a mac.
July 14, 2008 at 10:12 am
lol, damn straight, back off, its mine!
July 14, 2008 at 10:00 am
Thanks for the effort! Even I know that I won’t win the MacBook Air.
d[-_-]b
July 14, 2008 at 9:52 am
Sweet!
July 14, 2008 at 9:14 am
are you worried that giving away such nice prizes will lower the quality of the comments when there are some who deliberately post a seemingly professional/sensitive/thought provoking/heartfelt comment just to get their hands on one of the really hot prizes
July 14, 2008 at 9:01 am
Whew, what a beauty! I’d like a shot at it.
July 14, 2008 at 9:00 am
wooho..
count me in..
I have no clothes
July 14, 2008 at 9:00 am
…this will confirm whether I have a charmed life or not.
July 14, 2008 at 8:38 am
I’d rather have the shirt
July 14, 2008 at 8:38 am
waks! mc air for me 3x . good luck for the contest ….
July 14, 2008 at 8:33 am
Shoemoney your awesome! Hope the little one is doing good!
July 14, 2008 at 8:32 am
basically every _____ at 11:55PM CST a automated job. I’m assuming that was supposed to be day? Or is it Tuesday? Or is it Tuesday in the year 2040?
July 14, 2008 at 8:26 am
I’m all in!!!!!!!!! Nice contest Shoe.
July 14, 2008 at 8:24 am
i love prizes
July 14, 2008 at 8:24 am
Somehow my comment’s not showing up…
July 14, 2008 at 8:03 am
Wow I don’t think I have had to scroll so much before just to comment. But I just remembered there is a link at the top to go directly to the Add Comment section.
July 14, 2008 at 8:02 am
Wow, I was just playing with a Macbook Air in Best Buy for the first time yesterday. Sounds like it must be fate!
July 14, 2008 at 7:58 am
MMA is garbage… start watching boxing
July 14, 2008 at 7:31 am
What a great idea. Good luck and I’d love this
July 14, 2008 at 7:28 am
Very inovative Jerremy! Good Luck on the Contest.
July 14, 2008 at 7:00 am
great contest Shoemoney! And the grand prize is sooo tempting
I would love to get the t-shirt as well 
July 14, 2008 at 6:59 am
This is the coolest contest I have seen all summer. Every one is giving iphones but a Macbook Air… definitively the best contest.
July 14, 2008 at 6:40 am
Is there basis for worrying that giving away such lucrative prizes will lower the quality of the comments when there are some who deliberately post a seemingly professional/sensitive/thought provoking/heartfelt comment just to get their hands on one of the really hot prizes, whereas they usually wouldnt give much thought to it?
July 14, 2008 at 5:57 am
very interesting indeed. i now cross my fingers…hard
July 14, 2008 at 5:41 am
Good luck, folks! May the best man win!
Steve
July 14, 2008 at 5:31 am
NIce idea … XXL – How many people still use PC´s here?
July 14, 2008 at 5:30 am
I’m so gonna win this.
July 14, 2008 at 5:24 am
Well I guess if you are going to give a way a laptop then it might as well be the Macbook AIr. What a competition. Lets hope I win
July 14, 2008 at 5:06 am
LMAO, Man the comment rate just tripled!
July 14, 2008 at 5:04 am
What a great comp!!! I hope it gets you lots of new readers
Rachel xxx
July 14, 2008 at 5:03 am
Oooo.. I wanna win this!!
July 14, 2008 at 4:46 am
Well Well… My size is an L
July 14, 2008 at 4:43 am
jee this contest will drum up alot of interest…you should post sum traffic stats shoe !
July 14, 2008 at 4:33 am
some kind of script he written in php…I’m also interested to know if it can be integrated with wordpress
July 14, 2008 at 4:29 am
Good Luck and have fun
greetings olli
July 14, 2008 at 4:10 am
I think that the excitement surrounding the competition will be great. Contests on popular projects – is always fun.And victory is not the main…
July 14, 2008 at 4:04 am
Cool, i live those contest und hope your contest robot will do the right thing
Greetings from Germany
Hakasuro
July 14, 2008 at 3:56 am
Really cool! I love winning contests
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July 14, 2008 at 3:09 am
By the way Shoe, great idea on the contest. It is such a simple idea, yet totally unique and creative. Well done!
dk
July 14, 2008 at 3:07 am
I think I am too late in the day, and missed the cut off. If I do win though, I am going to donate my mac air to Neil.
dk
July 14, 2008 at 3:06 am
Good luck
July 14, 2008 at 2:43 am
Thats cool ,Contest and Macbook.
July 14, 2008 at 2:37 am
Great contest idea Shoe. Congrats with your new baby
July 14, 2008 at 2:35 am
I wouldn’t mind winning this macbook air. I just need some luck.
July 14, 2008 at 2:25 am
Very cool idea for a contest. I think you can judge what this will do to the comments count just by looking at this post:)
July 14, 2008 at 2:18 am
Great contest shoe. Hope I am the lucky one to grab the Air. Good luck to everyone!
July 14, 2008 at 2:13 am
this is insane because i cannot imagine the no. comments…
July 14, 2008 at 1:45 am
Cool, I hope you can deliver that Macbook to Croatia
July 14, 2008 at 1:44 am
I’m in!
July 14, 2008 at 1:42 am
Thanks! Count me in!
July 14, 2008 at 1:17 am
Filling a blog post to the brim with longtail keywords…always good. Why not say people have to comment 3 times a day in order to be eligible to win.
July 14, 2008 at 12:56 am
Nothing beats free.
July 14, 2008 at 12:35 am
…shipping overseas will cost more than t-shirt itself
. Anyway, I enjoy reading Shoe’s “ramblings”, so I’ll place my bet.
July 14, 2008 at 12:19 am
Hopefully users from other countries will win, since you do not ship any shirts to Canada or others….
July 14, 2008 at 12:19 am
This is a great opportunity, thanks for pitching in the laptops Neil!
July 13, 2008 at 11:59 pm
That was hard work in that contest where you had won a macbook air
And here it going to be luck which has to play a role 
Lets see Alan!
July 13, 2008 at 11:57 pm
I love the chance to win, but I keep reading Shoemoney even if he doesn’t give me things. And since he never has (other than info), I have proven my point.
That’s got to be the worst sentence I’ve ever written.
July 13, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Cool stuff shoemoney
July 13, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Can’t say no to free clothes and a possible chance to win an awesome laptop.
July 13, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Awesome, about time you had a contest. I’m in!
July 13, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Jeremy – don’t forget the nice item we sent you for T-shirt Friday this winter
Fingers crossed for the MB Air!
July 13, 2008 at 11:35 pm
wow.
Mac book air.
I haven’t even touched it yet.
I hope to win.
Thanks
Deelip K
July 13, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Awesome prize. Better go buy an Australian charger because that lappy is coming to me
Any more info on posting rules, selection process etc?
July 13, 2008 at 11:10 pm
this is just a great idea,, I hope I win …
July 13, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Oh, I love that black shoeshirt, but a Macbook Air in time to take to BlogWorld would be heaven!
July 13, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Been lurking for a while, but thought that this was a pretty good time to de-lurk. That’s a very generous offer from ACS Consulting. The boys and I would be rapt to be so lucky!
July 13, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Count me in Shoe!
July 13, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Awesome contest. It’d be nice if I won a Macbook :3 I’m in!
July 13, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Just curious, what you’re using to automate the selection process.
July 13, 2008 at 10:29 pm
good look for all but i want that Macbook
July 13, 2008 at 10:27 pm
One MacBook Air Please…
July 13, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Wow… this is the easiest contents I have ever join.. Good luck for you, and of course me… (if I win…)
July 13, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Pick me…… it would go nice with my new iPhone!
July 13, 2008 at 10:01 pm
This a brilliant, and what a novel idea for getting for getting more readers and subscribers, I may even borrow this. As Lightening says simple is good as I learned a while back. Complictated confuses people. She know she didn’t enter, clever girl
July 13, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Great Contest…would love to get a MacBook Air!
July 13, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Count me in Shoe
July 13, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Winning another MacBook Air would be too cool, I’m in!
July 13, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Please include me! Thanks!
July 13, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Nice!
Me too!!
July 13, 2008 at 9:22 pm
This a brilliant, and what a novel idea for getting for getting more readers and subscribers, I may even borrow this. As Lightening says simple is good as i learned a while back
July 13, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Perfect I need new clothes and a laptop
July 13, 2008 at 9:13 pm
You realize you are going to get a massive amount of b.s comments for a few months I gather.
e.g I want a cookie… I mean Macbook Air.
July 13, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Haha. It’s awesome how when the free stuff comes out, everyone starts to comment. Maybe I should give something away on my blog…
July 13, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Having about 200 comments on a post, how are you going to find the winner, Shoe? Want to appoint me for the job? I’ll help you to find the perfect winner for Macbook Air (Hopefully that is me).
July 13, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Nice competition Shoe. Would love to get my hands on that Macbook air, while a t-shirt would be great also.
July 13, 2008 at 8:46 pm
First time commenting, but I’ve been reading all along! I appreciate all of your posts.
July 13, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Can I get a PINK Macbook AIR? Oh, never mind, any color will do! LOL
July 13, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Big bucks no wammie, big bucks no wammie, STOP!
July 13, 2008 at 8:19 pm
pick me pick me im cool pick me
July 13, 2008 at 8:17 pm
thanks for your article.it nice.
July 13, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Another chance for me to finally get a macbook air. Thanks to the sponsor and shoemoney. Keep up the good work guys.
July 13, 2008 at 8:00 pm
What a great prize. Could really use it!!
July 13, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I guess I will be commenting more often now.
July 13, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Rock on – great idea for a contest!!!!
July 13, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Thanks for providing a contest that doesn’t require people to jump through hoops in order to enter. I like nice and simple.
July 13, 2008 at 7:53 pm
I’d love to have a free shoemoney shirt, can put it on display with my Azoogleads shirt :-p
July 13, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I hate to add junk comments, but I can’t let this one pass. count me up!
July 13, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Extremely Generous! I hope I win!
July 13, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Very cool idea, a Macbook Air would be amazing!!
July 13, 2008 at 7:33 pm
This would be nice. But it will never happen with my Luck!
July 13, 2008 at 7:24 pm
I am IN! WOOOO Macbook AIR
July 13, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Hope You Get The Guniess World Record For Most Comments In One Post! Count Me In
July 13, 2008 at 7:10 pm
I’m more interested in the stats that come of this contest than the prizes…although a shirt would be cool.
:thumbsup
-S
July 13, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I’m afraid of Mac, I know, beat down by windows. So I figure, if I enter I’ll probably win just so I have to change my entire life.
July 13, 2008 at 7:09 pm
OK, cool… so all you have to do is comment? Sounds good – I’m in
July 13, 2008 at 6:52 pm
One Macbook Air please! Thank you!
July 13, 2008 at 6:42 pm
My eyes might be deceiving me, but I think I see the name Terry Tay on the box
Sounds like a great contest that is sure to boost commenting on your blog Jeremy!
~Terry
July 13, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Interesting way to draw large audiences and comments.
July 13, 2008 at 6:16 pm
As if we need yet another reason
July 13, 2008 at 6:07 pm
your blogs getting a lot more replies already! good idea. did you make the plugin yourself? wouldn’t mind doing this on my blog.
July 13, 2008 at 6:01 pm
indeed i think better spam prevention methods would be needed now! but sounds like a brilliant contest and link bait:p
July 13, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Wow this sounds like a great contest… very cool of a large company to sponsor the giveaway!
July 13, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Great idea! I love my MacBook Pro, but you can never have enough computers!
July 13, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Awesome way to get readers to stay involved. I have herd great things about you,but today was my first visit. Just added you to my Google reader
July 13, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Sign me up Shoe!!! What ever I can do to help, let me know. Would love to add to this and help. Just let me know
BodyConcept.com
July 13, 2008 at 5:36 pm
What? A Macbook AIR? Can’t believe this. Of course I’m very very interested into this. Going to post comment regularly then
July 13, 2008 at 5:29 pm
This is good Jeremy… But I just wonder, as the number of your comments skyrocket so as the junk comments and those who do not add value… what do you think?
July 13, 2008 at 5:28 pm
A good contest is easy when you have awesome prizes to offer! Love it…
July 13, 2008 at 5:28 pm
That’s awesome. Thanks Shoe!
July 13, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I’ve been thinking about doing just this for quite awhile now! I’m looking forward to how it turns out for you, Shoe. Should be a huge increase in quantity of comments… but it will be important to keep the quality up to par with what you need. Otherwise, readers will become more and more annoyed with frequent “me too” commentary. Time will tell!
July 13, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Hey Shoe,
Wow, I thought the T-Shirt was a great gesture considering the cost involved, but now the possibility of winning a MAC. Kool!
One thing though – Does the Mac come with Instructions? haha
July 13, 2008 at 5:09 pm
there are many people who only reads the feeds and not coming to the website…some of them will actually visit the website from now on because of the contest. Also, there are people who only visit the blog a couple of times per week to see what’s new…now, they might visit it daily
July 13, 2008 at 4:45 pm
I think this is a great idea for a contest!
July 13, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Great contest ! Good luck to all
July 13, 2008 at 4:43 pm
my prediction? more comments and more visits to leave said comments. nice shoe
July 13, 2008 at 4:43 pm
cool! what a great idea.
July 13, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I’ve been an avid reader of your work and am always inspired with the knowledge that you share. Awesome on the news of your baby!
July 13, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Contest are awesome….btw congrats on the baby
July 13, 2008 at 4:27 pm
..and this is how you captivate an audience. I would love to find out the ROI on something like this. I’m guessing that this will bring back a lot of people who posted in the past, and will turn a lot of “lurkers” into posters, but how would all of this translate into profit? Somehow I have no doubt it will.
July 13, 2008 at 4:20 pm
congratulations to me, for winning the mac book air
July 13, 2008 at 4:20 pm
why doesn’t my name show up?
July 13, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I really want one!
July 13, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Hi Jeremy,
Obviously, I am one of your rss subscriber and your comment contest is pretty neat. MBA whoohoo-really cool. Anyway, I’d like one of your Tee. I already have a macbook air but won’t say NO with another one LOLS.
Happy Sunday!
July 13, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Sweet, I could use a new Mac.
July 13, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Cool contest! At least you’ve made it pretty simple to win. Leave a comment and you’re entered. I’ve seen some contests lately, with some many rules and stipulations; Einstein couldn’t figure out how to win them.
July 13, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Damn, sweet deal you have here shoe… ive been wanting a mac for the longest time.
They are so sexy.
July 13, 2008 at 4:05 pm
schweet!
July 13, 2008 at 4:04 pm
If you’re going to kill dupes before picking a random commenter, it might not be a bad idea to post it to cut back on spam.
Then again, looking at the comments so far, I’m guessing there are already people posting one-liners under multiple email accounts in case you do kill dupes first.
Still cool of you no matter how it works out!
July 13, 2008 at 3:57 pm
That’s odd – what browser are you using? I see “Zak Show Says:” on all of your comments, even though you don’t have an avatar displaying. Weird.
July 13, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Yeah, I wasn’t calling you out on this. I’ve got no problem if people actively comment on a blog and add to the conversation. In fact, I think that’s wonderful. In addition to the posts here, I enjoy reading the reaction people have to them, and the reactions people have to each others’ comments as well. I just don’t like when people comment EXCLUSIVELY because they have something to gain from it.
I view blog commenting as a way to draw traffic to your site, but also as a way to affirm and thank the author of the post… and I believe the best way to thank them isn’t to say “thank you” explicitly, but rather to further the conversation that they have begun. Anyway, that’s my take on the valued comment vs comment spam situation.
July 13, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Nice idea, I hope I win!
July 13, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Wow – nice idea Jeremy! I’d love to win the Macbook AIR and the shirts aren’t too bad either
(just kidding). I will be commenting more often 
July 13, 2008 at 3:36 pm
That is an awesome idea for contest. Really nice thinking Shoemoney
July 13, 2008 at 3:28 pm
This is a great contest Shoemoney. I have been entering hundreds of contests on blogs over the past couple of months and sadly have not won a thing. So perhaps the universe will shine it’s abundance light on me down here at the Southern tip of Africa and send me a Macbook Air. I’m also pretty sure that the automated winner picker script will recognise the benefit of having me walking down a Johannesburg street wearing a Shoemoney t-shirt too. Here’s to the law of attraction…
July 13, 2008 at 2:58 pm
MacBook Air you say. I say frickin awesome. I have a question though, does multiple comments get you multiple entires for that day? And can you win more then one day?
July 13, 2008 at 2:56 pm
DANG! Timing is suboptimal as I was thinking about getting a MacBook Air to blog the Democratic Convention (I am a delegate from Oregon). But I can also take my elderly 12″ aluminum PowerBook – not as light, but fairly small. I’m in for the contest, what the hell.
July 13, 2008 at 2:53 pm
wow that’s awesome! Hope I get to win something.
Thanks for the awesome contest Shoe!
July 13, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Great idea; what script are you using, is it your own?
July 13, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Nice one… I’m in from NZ!
July 13, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Yes, for sure my friend
July 13, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Wow, two MacBook Air are a real motivation to be active on your Blog. Good to see that you figured out how to ship internationally
July 13, 2008 at 2:30 pm
I guess you can ship it to Spain!
July 13, 2008 at 2:11 pm
What a great idea and great way to increase readership! I could use the MacBook Air, but a shirt is just as good.
July 13, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Great contest…hope I’ll win one of these days
July 13, 2008 at 2:05 pm
That’s a lot of commenters, wow. Quite a neat idea, with the automated script and everything.
July 13, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Yeah baby I am in! Never used a Mac, but would give it a try.
July 13, 2008 at 1:58 pm
And we get encouraged when these kind of contests are launched.. They just add value to our comments
July 13, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Awesome contest idea
July 13, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Cool. I really could use a new laptop for college.
July 13, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Awesome !! I hope I win the contest !
July 13, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I never win these sort of things, but here I am, posting.
July 13, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Awesome, good way to keep visitors too.
July 13, 2008 at 1:38 pm
cool contest, i could use a new computer….
July 13, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Awesome idea. Thanks for the contest.
July 13, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Me too, I was at the top commentators list many time before the contest is live. I love commenting in others blog.
July 13, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I need to win this – so i can sell it to fully fund my startup
July 13, 2008 at 1:26 pm
speak for yourself! my pc just died and i’m on my girlfriend’s laptop!
July 13, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Great contest, unbelievable prizes.
July 13, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I like free.
July 13, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Sounds cool, count me in!
July 13, 2008 at 1:08 pm
i hate mac people but i’ll take a mac book air for testing
July 13, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Great competition. Nice sponsor too
Good luck everyone!!
July 13, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Apple should also sponsor this :p because they get more advertising than the current sponsors
July 13, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Tis gonna be an interesting month for Shoemoney
July 13, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Great Contest Plugin. Will you publish this plug in for wordpress community?
July 13, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Awesome competition – definitely will get people to join the conversation.