Cooly Amazing Contest

Although it's still summer and obviously still hot and dry for most of us, let me make you feel amazingly chilled and thrilled by bringing you a chilling cool contest by Hedge Against Speculation!

As the Hedge wrote:

Ho Ho Ho! It’s far from Christmas, but guess what?…looks like Christmas came early for you!! As promised, Hedge Against Speculation will now host two unforgettable contests a year and everyone is welcome to participate, including the sponsors :) A total of 20 prizes will be given out in June’s “Cooly Amazing Contest”. With 60 sponsors we will hand out 3 Platinum, 6 Prestige, and 11 Performance prize packages this month (37,600 EC credits will be given away). Before continuing any further, I would like to personally thank a few of our major sponsors. In a recent contest, I won 10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing. Word of Mouth Marketing has generously donated 10 of these accounts worth around $250. These paper cards are simply fantastic, you can fully customize them (I got one for my mom for Mother’s day and she just loves it). Besides Word of Mouth Marketing, five 1 year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com were donated by Xavier Media. Each membership is valued at $35, so a donation worth $175 is definately worth mentioning. The University Kid will also be offering two 1 hour blog consultations each worth $50 and copies of an eBook titled “Seven Ways To Live A Better Life”. Jason at TheUniversityKid.com knows the website industry well, so you`ll be sure to benefit from his consultations.

So without any further delay, here are the 3 Platinum, 6 Prestige, and 11 Performance prize packages that will be given away:

note: I added an additional prize to Prize 1 and Prize 3 
Platinum prizes (each package valued at around $285):

Prize 1 
DVD entitled “Building An Internet Business From Scratch” from Marcus Hochstadt ($100 value)
1 year free hosting on a Standard Plan from Think411 ($50 value)
1 hour consultation time with The University Kid ($50 value)
1 month 125×125 ad space from The Wild Invester ($11 value)        
1 “Work Smart, Get Rich” eBook from Ebook-Rich ($15 value)
1 month full membership to to Daily Day Trades and Option Day Trades ($96 value)
1 year VIP membership to CreateBanner.com from Xavier Media ($35 value)
3250 EC credits from Freebie Reporter ($16 value)
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing ($25 value)

Prize 2 
Self Caricature Portrait from Fresh Meat Design ($100 value)
3000 EC credits from DesignersDepot ($15 value)
1 month 125×125 ad space from Life is Colourful ($30 value)
1000 EC credits and a 1 month 100×100 ad space from Webmaster Plaza/WebSterly ($15 value)
2 week 125×125 ad space from Michael Aulia’s Tech Blog ($8 value)
1 permanent link in the Madmouse Web Directory and 1 permanent link in the Deep Links Listing Directory ($24 value) 
A *Bundle Pack 2* from 1 Cool File ($20 value) 
1 year VIP membership to CreateBanner.com from Xavier Media ($35 value) 
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing ($25 value)

Prize 3 
Your choice of a piece of artwork in the ACEO section (Art Cards, Editions, and Originals) or a custom order from Christy DeKoning ($20 value)
$10 SpoofCard from PagedLife ($10 value)      
500 EC credits, 3 months of free ad space, and a pair of earrings from DecMeadow Studios ’s Etsy Shop ($30 value)
1 hour consultation time with The University Kid ($50 value)
30 minute blog consultation with The Net Fool ($40 value)
1 “Work Smart, Get Rich” eBook from Ebook-Rich ($15 value)
1 month 125×125 ad space from The Orange Paper ($50 value)
1 permanent link in the Madmouse Web Directory and 1 permanent link in the Deep Links Listing Directory ($24 value)
1 year VIP membership to CreateBanner.com from Xavier Media ($35 value)
2500 EC credits from Yimto Affiliate Marketing Blog ($12.50 value)
1200 EC credits from Sherry Rambling ($6 value)
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing ($25 value)

Prestige prizes (each package valued at around $70):

Prize 4 
500 EC credits and a Premium blog header design from ROCKFUSE
2000 EC credits from Joan Joyce
1 month 468×60 ad spot from Webmaster Plaza/WebSterly
1 month 125×125 ad spot from Intermission at Work
1 month 125×125 ad spot from Jean Costa
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing

Prize 5 
2000 EC credits from Sense to Save
1000 EC credits from Reap Money Online
1000 EC credits and a blogroll link from The Path to the Pegasus Letter
A free blog review from TysBlog
1 month 125×125 ad spot from Jean Costa 
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing

Prize 6 
1000 EC credits from JoeTech
1000 EC credits from Saxon
1000 EC credits from Scramories
1000 EC credits and a 1 week 125×125 ad spot from Chica & Pumuckl
1 month 125×125 ad spot from Jean Costa
1 month 468×60 ad spot from Time For A Smile
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing

Prize 7 
2000 EC credits from Archon Digital
1000 EC credits from Entrecard Favorites and a 1 week top ad spot from Diet Pulpit 
1 month 125×125 ad spot from Jean Costa
300 EC credits and a blogroll link from Blogpowered
1 year VIP membership to CreateBanner.com from Xavier Media
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing

Prize 8 
2000 EC credits from Virtual Millenium
1000 EC credits from Webmaster Plaza/WebSterly
1 week 125×125 ad spot from shearyadi
300 EC credits and a blogroll link from JunkieYard
1 year VIP membership to CreateBanner.com from Xavier Media
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing

Prize 9 
1 month 125×125 ad spot from getonebyone and a ”GetPaidToWatch.info” domain from mozay
500 EC credits from Fantasy Baseball, 500 EC credits from The Realtor, 250 EC credits from Worldwide Travel Blog, and 200 EC credits from tenForty 
300 EC credits and a blogroll link from Nick Throlson
1 month 468×60 ad spot from Webmaster Plaza/WebSterly
1 month 125×125 ad spot from Domestic Goddess 
1 week 125×125 ad spot from Magpies Zone
10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing

Performance prizes (each package valued at around $15):

Prize 10 1000 EC credits and a 1 month 125×125 ad spot from Kacper Wrzesniewski 
Prize 11 1000 EC credits and a 1 month 125×125 ad spot from Treasure Nature 
Prize 12 1000 EC credits from Personal Finance Management Guide and a 100×100 ad spot from Webmaster Plaza/WebSterly 
Prize 13 1000 EC credits from The Money Kings and a 1 month 125×125 ad spot from Intermission at Work 
Prize 14 1000 EC credits from Orangeinks and a 1 month 125×125 ad spot from The Germz 
Prize 15 1000 EC credits from A Singaporean in London and a 1 month 125×125 ad spot from Make A Pound 
Prize 16 1000 EC credits from Dot Com Mogul and a 1 month 125×125 ad spot from Better Interpersonal Communication 
Prize 17 1000 EC credits and a blogroll spot from Is a Mans World 
Prize 18 1000 EC credits from BaReFooTeD Me,  250 EC credits and a blogroll spot from The Sugarbuzz Project 
Prize 19 1000 EC credits from, 50 EC credits and a 125×125 ad spot from sekelumit sikap, tindakan dan pendapat saya 
Prize 20 1000 EC credits from Article Specialist, 10 free paper-&-ink greeting cards at SendOutCards.com from Word of Mouth Marketing

Just to spice things up I will add $100 to the pot if we get 100+ participants. On top of this, the first 100 participants will get the eBook titled “Seven Ways To Live A Better Life” from The University Kid. So the bonus prize will be…

Prize 21 $100 PayPal cash from Hedge Against Speculation

CONTEST RULES:

The contest will run from June 1st to June 15th, 2008. To enter into this random draw for prize packages, you will have to earn tickets. Listed below are some of the ways you can earn these tickets.

• Subscribe to my newsletter through email (3 entries)

• Subscribe to my RSS feed (1 entry)

• Comment on Hedge Against Speculation (1/4 entry, up tp 2 entries)

• Favorite Hedge Against Speculation on Technorati (1 entry)

• Promote the “Cooly Amazing Contest” with one of our contest banners (4 entries)

• Blog about the contest (5 entries) and link all our contest sponsors (5 bonus entries)

Easy, eh? But wait, this is the most important part…after collecting your tickets, please leave a comment indicating which tasks you have performed. If you do not do this, you will not qualify for a prize.

Good luck,