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What Is Better Than Giving Away A MacBook AIR

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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  1. sonan

    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

  2. CultureMob.com

    damn straight, what IS better than a macbook air? A macbook air and some chocolate? I want to win!

  3. dimaks

    great to have found this.. i need that mac book so bad :) a friend told me about this and might as well indulge it.

  4. Amber Wooten

    I would love to win this for my video editing

  5. Amber Wooten

    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…

  6. Stephie3679

    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.

  7. dinesh

    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.

  8. Patrick Kent

    Thats awesome that the winner gets a choice. My computer is 4yrs old now!

    • dimaks

      mine is 2 years old desktop and havent got a decent laptop :)

  9. Goran Website

    I would definitely love me one of those. That’s a top notch laptop.

  10. Consignment Pal Resale Directory

    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!

  11. David

    Uh, so how do I take part again?

  12. Cheryl W

    You are right, there isn’t anything better than giving away a macbook air! THanks!

  13. Cheryl W

    New day, new comment! Thanks!

  14. International Freebies & Contests

    Holy Mac! I already don’t know what I’d be choosing, an Air or a regular! :D
    Good luck to me.

  15. Dominick

    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.

  16. Eric

    Hey, I’m not listed as a winner :)

    Maybe this post will change things into my direction :)

  17. Cheryl W

    My daughter could sure use this for college! Thanks!

  18. Steven Kaehn

    Is this commenting? I cant see my comments…..hmm…well yeah. :D

  19. Steven Kaehn

    I seriously never win anything so maybe my luck will turn. I sure hope. :D

  20. Steven Kaehn

    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! :D

  21. 100kjob

    I need some luck to win, as I never won anything before.

  22. Wilco

    Yeah, I can use a MB air :-)

  23. Márton Kövecses-Varga

    OK, let’s try it then.. I really need a laptop! :)

  24. Lightening

    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)

  25. Liz

    Very cool contest idea! Easy to enter and keeps folks coming back. :)

  26. Stephanie

    Pretty nice. A laptop of any sort is very much so on my wish list.

  27. ES

    Very nice. Count me in for this fab contest!

  28. Rice Blogger

    wow..this is an easy contest..i hope i can win

  29. pingo

    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

  30. Otooo

    What’s better? – giving all readers MacBook Air’s!!!

  31. Dexter | Tech At Hand Dot Net

    Giving away to increase comment is really a great way of Advertising and Marketing :)

  32. Craig Farrall

    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.

  33. JumboCasher.com

    do prizes have to be limited to tech. products only?

  34. JumboCasher.com

    what are the chances of guys picked up last time for the t-shirts being picked up again this time?

  35. Mario

    Huh, lets start commenting then ;)

  36. Chris

    Man, if I won that Macbook, my Fanboy transformation would be complete!! Next up: Chicken nugget tires!

  37. Bulbboy

    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.
    :D

  38. Craig

    Great increase in traffic, just by giving away great items. I am surprised that the spam has not increased in the comments.

  39. Royston

    What an awesome giveaway. Glad to see it is such a traffic driver.

  40. Jason Online

    awesome contest too bad i missed on them tshirts

  41. Jason Online

    awesome contest, i missed out on them shirts :(

  42. Kenneth Dreyer

    Are you using some kind of public script for the contest or is it something you’ve had custom made?

  43. wuttrain

    well, if this is the only chance I could get a free Mac Air, I’d try it.

  44. Nick Throlson

    Glad to see market leverage helping out I want to win a Macbook lol

  45. Abro

    thats a really impressive method for gettin’ traffic and backlinks.
    alright, the quality of comments isn’t the best….

    • SMM Guru

      What do you expect… Most of these people dont even know what this blog is for.

  46. River Girl

    Was so hoping for that Air. 1 in 58 chance.

  47. Ganesh

    I wish I will win the Macbook. Oh please please…

  48. Matt Freedman

    Sweet prizes, maybe I’ll start commenting…

  49. Chris Mac

    Nice prizes… It’s the laptop that seemingly everyone (especially me) wants right now

  50. Shawn

    If one Macbook increases traffic 30%, what will two Macbooks do?

    Congratulations, Margie, on your win.

    • SMM Guru

      Shit, why stop at two lol

  51. Douglas

    Curious to know why are you not offering PC products?

  52. Sire

    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. ;)

  53. TeasasTips

    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?

  54. anty

    Anyone counted the amount of useless posts that where added because of the contest? :)
    Anyhow, I would take the Air ;)

    • SMM Guru

      Funny how that works huh?

  55. Nicholas Chase

    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

  56. Patrick

    30% traffic increase? Wow, quite a lot. Congrats on the success.

  57. Reid

    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!!!

  58. Ash

    Congratz on first comment contest being a success my one entry didn’t get me a Macbook but I did get a shirt :P

  59. Edgar

    I hope I win, my kid need a lap top

  60. lasvegascom

    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.

  61. Music Blog

    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.

  62. Grant

    Not commented here before, but been reading a fair while. Looks like you’ve given me the encouragement I need!

  63. Melvin

    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…

  64. Trucker

    I want a tee shirt pretty bad and I need a Mac. Thanks!

  65. Moneybites

    Hope I win this month, you never know ;)

  66. storm

    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?

  67. Bryn Youngblut

    Congrats to the previous winners! I hope I get lucky this time, I really want to get my first Mac.

    • dimaks

      if i get lucky too.. my first mac ever. good luck!

  68. Johnny

    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!

  69. Miha

    Give me the Air please… ;)

  70. Guy Dub

    how much is the postage of the macbook to the uk I wonder?

    • fthead9

      Well summer may be gone but at least Shoe is trying to ease the pain with Macbooks :)

  71. David

    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

  72. MarketingWicked

    Its amazing what a little bribe will do for traffic… love it!

  73. mrkbsm

    Another generous giveaway! Thanks to Shoemoney and his prize-sponsors for the chance to win!

  74. Rekzai

    Damn I thought for sure I would win, oh well. Congratz Margie.

  75. Diego G

    Two MacBooks? Ill definitely win this time!! Greetings from México.

    • dimaks

      if you win, you can only take one (1) piece not both :)

  76. Cheryl W

    Wow, this is great! Thanks so much!

  77. Kate Dickman

    Two MacBook airs? Simply sweet!

    • Moneybites

      One macbook air and one normal macbook actually..

      • Bri Manning

        Well, the winner gets the choice of one or the other, not both.

        Though, that would be a whole lot of sweet computery goodness…

  78. Nick Stamoulis

    What an awesome contest – definitely gives great incentive!

  79. Harrison Watson

    I need at least a t-shirt…although the macbook air would certainly be fantastic

  80. EntreBlast

    Sweet! I must make more comments this time around!

  81. Joshua

    Maybe someday I can sponsor this contest…

  82. acrucia - the adult price comparison

    Wicked contest yet again, never used an apple machine before, would love to win one to try it out :)

  83. Logy Laps

    Ill definitely win this time =)

  84. Aleks

    Nice Contest!

    Like Lyndon i never win anything, would be nice to get one of these nice macbooks :) Steve Jobs for President!

  85. Michael Jensen

    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.

  86. Lyndon

    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.

  87. MoneyM8

    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.

  88. free ppc secrets

    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?

  89. RobMonroe

    That sounds like a hell of a giveaway! Sure beats the “win a giftcard to target” stuff that is out there…

  90. CultureMob.com

    Nice! Great blog and even better giveaway!

  91. Static

    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!

  92. Rasim

    Cool, Get better and better. :-D Soon there will be 30 macs – 1 for each day winner and the grand price – ferrari. lol

  93. Drew

    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.

  94. Ryan

    Love the blog! Hope I win! :)

    • dimaks

      same wish here

  95. mcveat

    Maybe this will be the first time I own something ?

  96. AffiliateObsession

    yay! Another contest!

  97. Andrew

    WOW. I love this contest.

  98. Esteban Panzera

    Nice! I wish I had luck :(

  99. filontheroad

    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 !!

  100. Nimic

    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 :) .

  101. John Ellenich

    I could use a new laptop…

  102. cheap used cars

    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.

  103. Web Milionário

    Awesome, keep up these grear prizes!

  104. Dan

    I’m amazed at the number of contests Market Leverage is able to sponsor… business must be good!

  105. Adam

    I’m a fan of USB ports and CD/DVD layers, so I already know what I’ll pick.

  106. Jason Bartholme

    Great way of encouraging participation and interaction. Do those shirts come in husky kid sizes? Then again, one size fits all with the MacBooks.

    • web hosting rebates

      If you will win the daily draw, you will have the opportunity to chose the size and style (male, female) of the t-shirt :D . Good luck!

  107. Steve Cospolich

    I’m in it to win it.

  108. Jeff

    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?

  109. Tom

    Love the blog … I’m sure I would love the shirt as well!

  110. Sohail

    A neat way to get more traffic. Great ideas Jeremy.

  111. Peter Lin

    If you post more comment will you have a better chance of winning? Or is it one entry per email :)

    • web hosting rebates

      I’m not quite sure about this. I believe that one comment equals to one entry.

  112. Bradley

    30% increase in traffic, that’s insane! lol. I wonder how much of that traffic will stick?

  113. Andrew Rouhafzai

    Long time since I haven’t read this blog, I’m glad your still bigger and ever than better :) .

    AR

  114. Pangeran

    I want to win that if possible…
    Holding a contest is very interesting, especially if the prize is BIG!

  115. Santhosh

    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!

  116. Chris @ ComicHacks.com

    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? ;)

  117. Computer Juice

    Didn’t enter the last one but definitely will this time around.

  118. rizzy

    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.

    • dimaks

      same here.. as i have said above, a t-shirt would be fine (with a mac wrapped in it) hehe.

  119. Deron Sizemore

    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! ;)

  120. stevewrightaz

    Dude another apple laptop? Awesome! Im definitely going to try better.

    • cheap used cars

      did he just say he is going to try… better?

  121. Lee

    Brilliant. However, the choice between the two laptops is a big decision since both are very appealing for different reasons.

  122. Amanda (DrifterMama)

    I’m in!!!! I want that Mac so I can toss this POS Dell to the curb!

    • Bradley

      Dieeee DELL dieee! lol

      • dimaks

        i am using a DELL right now.. but because i had no option since it is a company issue.

  123. meethere

    Thats awesome..
    I think you should decrease the duration of content timing.
    make it a monthly or fortnightly contest :D

    • Chetan

      If you were contributing some macbooks and sponsoring those, then the time would have reduced, i suppose :D

    • jim

      Or Daily. :)

      • meethere

        lol, but shoemoney is getting 100s of sponsoring offer.. so the bankroll remains full :D

  124. Hyder

    So we comment to win, that’s it?

    • web hosting rebates

      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.

    • cheap used cars

      dude do you people not see the comment contest details in the link or on the homepage? oh, i get it. nevermind.

  125. Borgo7

    OMG! What!?!?!?!? Two mac! T_T I’m crying. I hope to win this time :P

  126. Daniel Schildt

    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. ;)

  127. Blogging Millionare

    I would take 4 GB memory.

  128. Aryeh

    You give away awesome prices. Hope I can win

    • Aryeh

      We just need to comment and we are entered to win right?

    • cheap used cars

      yeah, what you need to do is comment. a lot.

  129. britalianblog

    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!

    • Chetan

      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!

  130. Custom T-Shirts

    A Macbook is nothing to scoff at! Air or not!

  131. wesley

    So you’re going to do these contest as long as possible? (Or until you run out of t-shirts?) :) Great idea :)

    • dimaks

      for me, i would love just the t-shirt (with macbook wrapped in it).

  132. Louis

    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.

  133. Elite Blogger

    Cool, I like the option of two machines and a runner up.

    Will do it again.

    • SMM Guru

      Yeah, who wants a notebook with no optical drive anywayz? Thats like driving one of those gay two wheeled cars.

  134. Ashley

    Wow, nice giveaway! I’d love to win! :)

  135. Cigar Inspector

    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.

    • Chetan

      Most of the people are still here for just normal interaction and discussion rather than the contests only, i suppose lol.

      • dimaks

        personally i commend this kind of contest mechanics. it
        enhances the blog’s juice, as well as the community built. great i dea actually!

  136. Michael

    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.

  137. Chad Van norman

    Awesome, Hope I win this time.

    • dimaks

      same here.. my first to join this kind of contest, and i wish this will be my lucky ride

  138. Chetan

    Good stuff for prizes this time too..

    Good luck was when i won 3 t-shirts in total :D

  139. James

    Brilliant way to give back to your subscribers, well done!

  140. SEI Deisgn Group

    Any macbook is something to celebrate!

  141. Steven-Sanders

    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. :)

    • cheap used cars

      I would drop 3-4 MORE hints and then shoe would give it to you for sure.

  142. Gerard Massey

    sweet! I’d love a shirt. A MacBook wouldn’t be too shabby either! :)

  143. April

    Maybe if I put a picture of a MacBook on my ‘vision board’ I’ll win one this time.

    Its worth a shot, right?

    • SMM Guru

      Not really. I read on CNN “vision boards” dont work.

    • dimaks

      or make an avatar out of it :D

  144. Ryan

    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.

  145. Jason

    Hooray for another contest! I would be happy with either of the MacBook’s.

  146. Andy Crofford

    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.

    • web hosting rebates

      I can’t wait to get my t-shirt as well. It was shipped to me yesterday :D

    • cheap used cars

      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?

      • Craig

        Hang in there man, I haven’t won either so this could be our month….

        • ZK

          Just got my t shirt , thanks

      • SMM Guru

        When they meet me :)

  147. Dave Fowler

    Wow. Very decent prizes. My own machine is on the fritz so I’ll probably be buying one before I can win one. :-)

    • Online Dividends

      Great ideas Jeremy. Now your traffic will increase by 30% again and your RSS readers will reach 30K..

      • Chris Jacobson

        Great, another contest… hopefully I win this time.

        • jim

          Damn man… very very generous.

      • SMM Guru

        Has to do something to keep up with Chow.

    • Olwyn

      Very very generous, indeed. & inspirational to us wannanbloggers!

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