So the July-August comment contest which started out as just something I thought I would try seemed to have went over pretty well… we sent out over 65 ShoeMoney shirts world wide to 14 different countries! Our grand price winner Margie took home the MacBook AIR!
As far as blog traffic the traffic was up about 30% overall and comments increased a decent margin also.
We had many companies offer to sponsor the next contest but I gave Neil Patel over at QuickSprout the option to sponsor again and he said that he loved all the traffic from the first contest and would be happy to give away another Macbook AIR.
I pitched it to Market Leverage and they agreed!
But I wanted to also do something more… so this month we are also giving away a Regular Macbook (yes the one with 2 usb ports and a cd/dvd dual layer).
So the Grand prize winner will now have their choice between the MacBook Air or the standard Macbook and the runner up will get the other
So how does it work again? Each day we will randomly select 1 commentator from that days posts. That person will go into a pool that will be choosen from at the end to win the grand prize or one of the other many prizes we will have. You can check the official comment contest page for more details (and listing of daily winners).
If you or your company would like to donate a product for the next comment contest giveaway please use our contact form. Your prizes must be available to anyone anywhere in the world (where legal).
This contest just like the last is open to anyone anywhere in the world as long as its legal for me to ship to you 
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Hi I am Jeremy Schoemaker and ShoeMoney.com is my blog. 99% of the post here are done by me but you will see others occasionally make guest posts. This blog is fun to write but for my day job I run several online companies.
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Wow. Very decent prizes. My own machine is on the fritz so I’ll probably be buying one before I can win one.
Great ideas Jeremy. Now your traffic will increase by 30% again and your RSS readers will reach 30K..
Great, another contest… hopefully I win this time.
Damn man… very very generous.
Has to do something to keep up with Chow.
Very very generous, indeed. & inspirational to us wannanbloggers!
I was really hoping I would win the Mac Book Air. Maybe I will have better luck next time. Thanks for the t-shirt though.
I can’t wait to get my t-shirt as well. It was shipped to me yesterday
mannnnnn I am jealous of the t-shirt winners, they are jealous of the macbook winners, they are jealous of shoe, where does this vicious cycle end?
Hang in there man, I haven’t won either so this could be our month….
Just got my t shirt , thanks
When they meet me
Hooray for another contest! I would be happy with either of the MacBook’s.
lol yeah who wouldn’t!!
Must be nice to have companies give you stuff to give away and having the comment contest is a cool way to do just that.
Maybe if I put a picture of a MacBook on my ‘vision board’ I’ll win one this time.
Its worth a shot, right?
Not really. I read on CNN “vision boards” dont work.
or make an avatar out of it
sweet! I’d love a shirt. A MacBook wouldn’t be too shabby either!
Just started my own blog about making money online, and so that means I’ve just started reading and subscribing to your blog.
Wouldn’t it be great if you awarded a new subscriber the macbook as a thank you for subscribing, and to help in his endeavors of becoming the next big blogstar!
LOL. Only kidding… or am I?
I do enjoy reading your blog, and I will probably stay even if I don’t win.
But it would still be nice.
I would drop 3-4 MORE hints and then shoe would give it to you for sure.
Definitely. Ha
Any macbook is something to celebrate!
Brilliant way to give back to your subscribers, well done!
Good stuff for prizes this time too..
Good luck was when i won 3 t-shirts in total
Awesome, Hope I win this time.
same here.. my first to join this kind of contest, and i wish this will be my lucky ride
Wow. MacBook and an Air.. both are awesome prizes, I’d be happy with just a t-shirt to be honest. haha.
Sounds like a great month of prizes.
Shoemoney.com is seriously becoming one of my favorite blogs out there
not only there’s more and more useful info, but the contests are really cool. Keep it up.
Most of the people are still here for just normal interaction and discussion rather than the contests only, i suppose lol.
personally i commend this kind of contest mechanics. it
enhances the blog’s juice, as well as the community built. great i dea actually!
Wow, nice giveaway! I’d love to win!
nice picture..
Everybody loves to win
Cool, I like the option of two machines and a runner up.
Will do it again.
Yeah, who wants a notebook with no optical drive anywayz? Thats like driving one of those gay two wheeled cars.
I too would be happy with either. I feel as though I have been tied down to this chair long enough! Hope the traffic continues to rise.
So you’re going to do these contest as long as possible? (Or until you run out of t-shirts?)
Great idea 
for me, i would love just the t-shirt (with macbook wrapped in it).
A Macbook is nothing to scoff at! Air or not!
In true spammer fashion:
Great content! I am agree! You should right more! Checking my blog pleasings!
Seriously though, having to use a PC at work and a glorious Macbook Pro at home is driving me mad. I could use the Air to slip inside the Thinkpad at work and do some real work!
LOL if you hadn’t written the line “In true spammer fashion:” then i would have taken you as a spammer too!
That was hilarious!
You give away awesome prices. Hope I can win
We just need to comment and we are entered to win right?
yes, you are entered to win the daily contest.
yeah, what you need to do is comment. a lot.
I would take 4 GB memory.
I’m sure it would be nice to get new hardware since my old computer is size of big box full of metal and it’s not that portable as one could say. I just started studying Degree Programme in Business Information Technology so getting some sort of laptop could be great help to have. Anyways, have to be more active at commenting. Great idea of increasing amount of participation in blogs.
OMG! What!?!?!?!? Two mac! T_T I’m crying. I hope to win this time
So we comment to win, that’s it?
there’s the daily draw and the final draw at the end of the month. To enter in the daily draw you have to comment. To enter in the final draw you have to win one of the daily draws.
dude do you people not see the comment contest details in the link or on the homepage? oh, i get it. nevermind.
Thats awesome..
I think you should decrease the duration of content timing.
make it a monthly or fortnightly contest
If you were contributing some macbooks and sponsoring those, then the time would have reduced, i suppose
Or Daily.
lol, but shoemoney is getting 100s of sponsoring offer.. so the bankroll remains full
I’m in!!!! I want that Mac so I can toss this POS Dell to the curb!
Dieeee DELL dieee! lol
i am using a DELL right now.. but because i had no option since it is a company issue.
Brilliant. However, the choice between the two laptops is a big decision since both are very appealing for different reasons.
Dude another apple laptop? Awesome! Im definitely going to try better.
did he just say he is going to try… better?
Can’t remember exactly how to enter from the last contest… but I think all that was required was a comment?
This is my comment then!
It would be great to win a Macbook! Even a t-shirt would be nice. I am not very lucky when it comes to contests.
same here.. as i have said above, a t-shirt would be fine (with a mac wrapped in it) hehe.
Didn’t enter the last one but definitely will this time around.
All that’s required is a comment? Here’s mine.
I’ll also be watching this to see how I should model my contests for my blog in a few months.
I love giving stuff away and getting stuff for free. Who doesn’t?
MacBook AIR is one of dream machines.. lets see if I can make atleast the regular one this time
Great giveaway btw
keep it up shoe!
I want to win that if possible…
Holding a contest is very interesting, especially if the prize is BIG!
Long time since I haven’t read this blog, I’m glad your still bigger and ever than better
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30% increase in traffic, that’s insane! lol. I wonder how much of that traffic will stick?
If you post more comment will you have a better chance of winning? Or is it one entry per email
I’m not quite sure about this. I believe that one comment equals to one entry.
A neat way to get more traffic. Great ideas Jeremy.
Love the blog … I’m sure I would love the shirt as well!
Great idea Jeremy, I always stop by for a read and now you’re getting me comment too! I was wondering what exactly is your goal in getting everyone to comment more?
I’m in it to win it.
Great way of encouraging participation and interaction. Do those shirts come in husky kid sizes? Then again, one size fits all with the MacBooks.
If you will win the daily draw, you will have the opportunity to chose the size and style (male, female) of the t-shirt
. Good luck!
I’m a fan of USB ports and CD/DVD layers, so I already know what I’ll pick.
I’m amazed at the number of contests Market Leverage is able to sponsor… business must be good!
Awesome, keep up these grear prizes!
shoe just for the record its an awesome contest. let me just say that I have a macbook, and a macbook air, I just can’t bring myself to purchase a shoemoney shirt.
I could use a new laptop…
Wow, very impressive prizes. I’m definitely going to have to comment more! I’m giving away a shower timer this week. Have to start somewhere, I suppose
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Wow, great idea!! I hope i will be more lucky this time. BTW the shirt just arrived and i will post a pic the next days. Thanks Jeremy !!
Nice! I wish I had luck
WOW. I love this contest.
yay! Another contest!
Maybe this will be the first time I own something ?
Love the blog! Hope I win!
same wish here
I’m such a gadget geek, I’d take the Air over the regular MacBook any day. Despite the obvious reasons to pick the other way around.
Cool, Get better and better.
Soon there will be 30 macs – 1 for each day winner and the grand price – ferrari. lol
I guess another reason to make this comment?
Dude, this time two chances to win assuming I win a Shoemoney shirt first! You know you want to give a Macbook to a college freshman who still can’t decide whether to go a nomral PC with a Vista or a Mac. I want to convert Jeremy and I can with a free thousand dollar equipment!
Nice! Great blog and even better giveaway!
That sounds like a hell of a giveaway! Sure beats the “win a giftcard to target” stuff that is out there…
sounds good….if I get the laptop I’m selling it on ebay and I’m going to split it with you shoe…sound good?
Thanks for the T-Shirt I won on August 8 Jeremy! I didn’t know where to send my mugg shot of me wearing the shirt for your gallery so I just replied to the email I got for the shirt and they said they would send it to Tech to add it to the gallery.
Thanks also for the opportunity to win the MacBook air and now another opportunity to win a MacBook Air or regular Mac.
Congrats on the increase in traffic and comments too.
Ah decisions to make, do I want the MacBook Air or the regular MacBook? Who am I kidding, I’d just be happy to win. It’s not like I ever win anything that I really want anyway.
Very cool Shoemoney, I love the win win. You get more readers/eye balls/advertisers/clicks and two of us get a sweet new Mac. I’d go for the Air.
Nice Contest!
Like Lyndon i never win anything, would be nice to get one of these nice macbooks
Steve Jobs for President!
Ill definitely win this time =)
Wicked contest yet again, never used an apple machine before, would love to win one to try it out
Maybe someday I can sponsor this contest…
Sweet! I must make more comments this time around!
I need at least a t-shirt…although the macbook air would certainly be fantastic
What an awesome contest – definitely gives great incentive!
Two MacBook airs? Simply sweet!
One macbook air and one normal macbook actually..
Well, the winner gets the choice of one or the other, not both.
Though, that would be a whole lot of sweet computery goodness…
Wow, this is great! Thanks so much!
Two MacBooks? Ill definitely win this time!! Greetings from México.
if you win, you can only take one (1) piece not both
Damn I thought for sure I would win, oh well. Congratz Margie.
Another generous giveaway! Thanks to Shoemoney and his prize-sponsors for the chance to win!
Its amazing what a little bribe will do for traffic… love it!
I have to admit that if I won a free computer that would be almost as awesome as your increase in traffic and comments. Who knew that giving stuff away for free would increase traffic :-p
how much is the postage of the macbook to the uk I wonder?
Well summer may be gone but at least Shoe is trying to ease the pain with Macbooks
Give me the Air please…
tshirts? dood…i’m going to hope for that one! and then hope for the mac. haha. probably only way i’ll ever convert over. PC forever!
Congrats to the previous winners! I hope I get lucky this time, I really want to get my first Mac.
if i get lucky too.. my first mac ever. good luck!
Great stuff, another chance to win, got my fingers crossed for a Shirt, and praying for a Mac.
So does the competition run until the end of September, do we have a date for the draw?
Hope I win this month, you never know
I want a tee shirt pretty bad and I need a Mac. Thanks!
yeah the one that won only had an entry but still she won… i mean most just have an entry but the chances are bigger rather than playing lotto…
Not commented here before, but been reading a fair while. Looks like you’ve given me the encouragement I need!
Congrats to the winner, I will probably be contacting you about a prize soon that my company could sponsor. Always seem to promote the sponsors very well which is a big plus so the l links to sponsor websites dont just get thrown in with a h6 tag somewhere.
I have been talking about buying a mac for awhile now, but the wifey hasn’t allowed me to do it. So I am going to be in on this contest.
I hope I win, my kid need a lap top
Congratz on first comment contest being a success my one entry didn’t get me a Macbook but I did get a shirt
This is such a great opportunity to win some prizes. If you think about all of the scams and other things out there that people get caught up in while trying to get a free macbook, why not just visit this blog. You can read and learn some very valuable info and have a much better chance of winning a computer than almost anywhere else!!! Sweet idea glad to see your keepin it going!!!
30% traffic increase? Wow, quite a lot. Congrats on the success.
Jeremy, thank you for the first contest, and thank you to Neil for the second one, and Market Leverage! I’m in Los Angeles / Burbank at Warner Brothers studios in meetings all week, my blogs are slipping behind for the sake of my day job.
Izeafest sounds like a blast, will you record the speech for us newbies to listen to on your site? Sure would like to attend, but my kids need new school shoes, and the dot com lifestyle is just a few more clicks away.. Respectfully, Nicholas
Anyone counted the amount of useless posts that where added because of the contest?
Anyhow, I would take the Air
Funny how that works huh?
You know, I don’t normally do these contests, because I won one once and never got my prize. Even after I contacted the contest ‘administrator.’ LOL.
Ok, but Shoe you seem more credible, so I’ll roll with you on this one.
My brother tells me my computer will not make it until Christmas, I’ll be lucky to see Halloween with this thing.
So, winning a Mac would be great. It’s actually a required piece of equipment for a Masters Program I’m enrolling in.
I need to win a Mac Shoe, can you hear me?
Actually while a T-Shirt would be cool, I reckon I would much prefer the model displaying the T-Shirt, but then considering that the wife would probably hang me from the rafters if she turned up on the doorstep perhaps I had better settle for the T-Shirt. If nothing else I can see me taking a great photo of me wearing it with a really great Aussie background and posting it on my blog, with a great article of how it all came about.
Curious to know why are you not offering PC products?
If one Macbook increases traffic 30%, what will two Macbooks do?
Congratulations, Margie, on your win.
Shit, why stop at two lol
Nice prizes… It’s the laptop that seemingly everyone (especially me) wants right now
Sweet prizes, maybe I’ll start commenting…
I wish I will win the Macbook. Oh please please…
Was so hoping for that Air. 1 in 58 chance.
thats a really impressive method for gettin’ traffic and backlinks.
alright, the quality of comments isn’t the best….
What do you expect… Most of these people dont even know what this blog is for.
Glad to see market leverage helping out I want to win a Macbook lol
well, if this is the only chance I could get a free Mac Air, I’d try it.
Are you using some kind of public script for the contest or is it something you’ve had custom made?
awesome contest, i missed out on them shirts
awesome contest too bad i missed on them tshirts
What an awesome giveaway. Glad to see it is such a traffic driver.
Great increase in traffic, just by giving away great items. I am surprised that the spam has not increased in the comments.
What is better than giving away an AIR?
Receiving one? They say that’s it’s better to give than to receive but in this case I’m not so sure.
Man, if I won that Macbook, my Fanboy transformation would be complete!! Next up: Chicken nugget tires!
Huh, lets start commenting then
what are the chances of guys picked up last time for the t-shirts being picked up again this time?
do prizes have to be limited to tech. products only?
Wow, great competition, I definately want to be involved within winning a Mac, as I am still on windows PC’s and want to change, but can’t due to the fact of funds.
Also, good website here, keep up the good work.
Giving away to increase comment is really a great way of Advertising and Marketing
What’s better? – giving all readers MacBook Air’s!!!
i want….i want….i really really want.
ok well its my wife that really really wants a mac air.
So save a married man and pick me as your comment of the day.
B @ Pingo
wow..this is an easy contest..i hope i can win
Very nice. Count me in for this fab contest!
Pretty nice. A laptop of any sort is very much so on my wish list.
Very cool contest idea! Easy to enter and keeps folks coming back.
Shoemoney, have you written any posts on how to “pitch” a sponsorship proposal for hosting a giveaway or competition on your blog. This is something I’d like to do but have no idea where to start (or whether sponsors would even be interested in my small blog)
OK, let’s try it then.. I really need a laptop!
Yeah, I can use a MB air
I need some luck to win, as I never won anything before.
Wow Shoemoney this is a great idea.
I really need a laptop since i’m leaving for college in a little while.
This would help out a bunch. Well yeah. Heres my comment.
You guys are awesome!
I seriously never win anything so maybe my luck will turn. I sure hope.
Is this commenting? I cant see my comments…..hmm…well yeah.
My daughter could sure use this for college! Thanks!
Hey, I’m not listed as a winner
Maybe this post will change things into my direction
Wow, I thought I was cool for hosting contests for free DVDs. This contest far surpasses that! Good luck to those who post comments and congrats to whoever wins! Macbook Airs look really cool.
Holy Mac! I already don’t know what I’d be choosing, an Air or a regular!
Good luck to me.
New day, new comment! Thanks!
You are right, there isn’t anything better than giving away a macbook air! THanks!
Uh, so how do I take part again?
Why not?
Jeremy, heard you speak at the Boston eBay Dev Con in 2007 when you won the Star Developer Award for Most Innovative Application—Buyer!
I would definitely love me one of those. That’s a top notch laptop.
Thats awesome that the winner gets a choice. My computer is 4yrs old now!
mine is 2 years old desktop and havent got a decent laptop
Shoe Money Tshirts dont look like normal tshirt, they represent a brand name. They even look good when we wear them especially the dollar symbol.and giving away macbook just for commenting is a great thing.
I saw a link on steven-sanders site. So you know I had to click it. I have been to your site a few times but this is the first time I am posting a comment. This is a great way for people to come check out your site. Hopefully once I start getting more involved on my site I am able to do this too. I would love to host giveaways. Great marketing especially for giving away MacBook Air/Standard MacBook. Keep doing what you’re doing.
I would love to win this because I am a film studies major and this is my senior year so when I graduate I won’t have the use of the school’s editing equipment anymore. I will need a mac and the final cut software for editing, but they are both expensive. I would really get good use out of this computer…
I would love to win this for my video editing
great to have found this.. i need that mac book so bad
a friend told me about this and might as well indulge it.
damn straight, what IS better than a macbook air? A macbook air and some chocolate? I want to win!
i from a indonesia, i looking around in internet i see your blog give a free T-shirt can i have it..
i know suitable to get that.. but i want it
I am really wanting to have a Macbook but maybe it is just too expensive for me this time. A free macbook is one of my wishes since I a a graphic artist needs a good computer which I got Compaq(not bad at all) but really Macbook is my dream laptop.
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