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    BenSpark’s August Add it up Contest

    By User ImageDrew | August 1, 2007

    This month I am sponsoring a contest all by my lonesome. And it is a crazy one, only the innovative need apply.

    By hosting this contest I am hoping to create greater exposure of all of my projects across the web and to build community among my readers. Isn’t that what we all are looking for with our blogs, exposure and community. The more exposure, the more readers, the more communication and interaction the better the community. I love interacting with everyone who visits and comments here on this blog and my other blogs.

    So I am giving away three prizes. The prizes will be photography related. I have found that as my photography has improved so has my group of readers (I’m talking quantity here, I have always had quality readers) and photography related prizes are perfect for this blog.

    I’m going to do something a little out of the ordinary here. The contest will run for the month of August and there will be no voting but there will be many ways to earn points instead.

    Are you up for a little challenge?

    BenSpark’s August Add it Up Contest Final Standings
    Updated 8:00pm EST 08/29/07
    Player Points
    Mo 2100
    Lisa 1975
    Christine 790
    MeeYauw 500
    AVCr8teur 410
    BIG Scott 175
    Kukuh 140
    Sue 120
    Elizabeth 80
    Spanish Joe 60
    HomeMom3 55
    Laurie 35
    Enrico 30
    Marsha 5
    Jennifer 5
    NTE 5
    Joana 5
    xerendipity 5

    Edits to rules and further clarifications will be in red. - Updated 8/7/07

    The Prizes

    It will be very easy to gather points. There are so many ways.

    Cubic Zirconium Level Points - 5 Points

    Bronze Level Points - 10 Points

    Silver Level Points - 25 Points

    Gold Level Points - 50 points

    Platinum Level Points - 100 points

    Bonus Points
    You can earn additional bonus points by suggesting other ways for contest players to earn points. The main thing to remember is that I need to be able to know who it is who is earning the points. For example, I know who you are when you leave comments. So leave me suggestions in any of my post’s comments section about other ways that participants can earn points, you get a 10 point bonus for your suggestion if I use it and you get a link back to your blog.

    Super Bonus Points
    Also: Halfway through the month of August there will be a time when you can vote for me in the Super Bowl Ad contest. If I win I will get to go to LA to film a Super Bowl Ad with other Web personalities. I will be putting up a special post about that when the time comes. When it does you can earn 100 points for writing a post encouraging your readers to vote for me. And the person who drives the most votes my way will get a 50 point bonus. (This had read 250 but it was a typo.)

    Some Rules and Housekeeping

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    41 Responses to “BenSpark’s August Add it up Contest”

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    1. no imageMarsha (Who am I?) Says:
      August 1st, 2007 at 10:16 pm

      I’ll try it because I’d really like a ProFlickr acct…hope I can remember when todo all this stuff. Grandmas like me have adifficult time recalling where they put their glasses last so this may be my BIG opportunity to learn how toprogram and use the alarm system on my PPC iPaq2215 - keep this post up until I get these entry rules and pt-system logged in, Drew! THANX and count me in!
      grins,
      Marsha

      WAIT! I just e arnned five points!!;-)

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    2. no imageMarsha (Who am I?) Says:
      August 1st, 2007 at 10:18 pm

      p.s. do you take away pts for misspellings? LOL

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    3. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 1st, 2007 at 10:20 pm

      Excellent Marsha, You did earn 5 points and no I don;t take points off for misspellings. I’d have to dock myself all the time.

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    4. no imagexerendipity (Who am I?) Says:
      August 1st, 2007 at 11:22 pm

      As much as I want to join but don’t have my own digi cam as well. Love photos but I guess my captures are not that great to win a prize. But I’ll do try.

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    5. no imageMo (Who am I?) Says:
      August 1st, 2007 at 11:30 pm

      WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I’m totally in it to win it!! In FACT my “anti-spam word” to leave this heyah (I’ve been back in Maine fah too long as apparently the accent is now infecting my typing!!) comment is in fact the word “win!!”

      Dude, I have more commenting skills than Nap D has cagefighter skills!!

      It’s ON!!!!

      :)

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    6. no imageChristine (Who am I?) Says:
      August 1st, 2007 at 11:47 pm

      Okay, I’ll try it!

      Let’s see…I host PAD, I’m on Fuel, I voted for you in the Blogger’s Choice Awards (and sent a message to that effect), I’m leaving a comment here…that’s 165 points for me right off the bat! I’ll get to doing all of that other stuff.

      Great idea for a contest!

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    7. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 8:46 am

      Hi Xerendipity, I think you need to read over the ways to get points, you don’t need to take any photos to participate. There are som many things you can do to get points. Just for this post you have earned 5 Points for BenSpark’s August Add It Up Contest

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    8. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 8:47 am

      Hey there Mo, I think you will do very well with your Nap D. Skills. You already have 165 points off the bat like Christine does. The rest is up to you.

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    9. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 8:50 am

      Hey Christine, you are right on the money there. I now have to make an excel spreadsheet to keep track of all the points, I think I made this a super complicated and involved contest. Wish I could give bigger prizes. I’m glad you are excited about playing.

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    10. no imageJennifer (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 9:04 am

      Wow… kudos to you for taking this on… This is a great idea, but waaay complicated. I’d end up the day before the contest was over frantically trying to tabulate scores LOL

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    11. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 9:24 am

      Jennifer,
      So are you entering the contest. I am making an excel spreadsheet to keep track of all the entries. I may have taken on too much work but at the same time I am excited for the challenge of the contest.

      If you are participating you have earned your first 5 points. Send me an e-mail and let me know what other points I should award you for things you have already completed.

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    12. no imageLaurie (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 12:11 pm

      WOW… there are a lot of ways to get points. :) I will try this one since there is no voting. Good Luck!

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    13. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 12:14 pm

      Awesome Laurie, I wanted to get away from voting for a while. I figured something that was more merit based and innovative would be more fun. Well, you have 5 points already for entering. Let me know about additional points I should be awarding you. Thanks for playing.

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    14. no imagestephenthedog (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 1:47 pm

      Wow this just sounds way to hard. While I typically enter your contests to support you I don’t think I can enter this one. I am far too busy. I need to follow the breaking Michael Vick story and I have an ipod coming so that will take up some of my time.

      I am also starting a grass roots campaign to run for senate. I want to be the 1st dog in the senate.

      I can’t be commenting everyday on you site and all your pictures. I want to comment when I want to comment. I don’t do it for points.

      If I wanted to I could win this contest but it is really not worth my time. Well I am off to take a nap later

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    15. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 4:22 pm

      Stephen,
      As always I am bolstered by your support. I to have an iPod coming to me as well. We will have to take a photo together with our iPods. Two moguls of the blogging community.

      And while your run for senate sounds interesting I will have to see your platform before I throw any support your way.

      No time for comments, Stephen, you easily have something to say about everything. I am surprised, comments is your thing.

      By the Way you already have 165 points in the competition.

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    16. no imageAugust Giveaways (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 6:38 pm

      ….Ben Spark is hosting his own giveaway with many ways to earn tickets to the pot. There will be three prizes:
      1st prize is a Flickr or Zooomr Pro account (your choice) & a $25.00 Kodak Gallery Gift Certificate.
      2nd prize is a subscription for two years to PCPhoto Magazine.
      3rd prize is a $10.00 Kodak Gallery Gift Certificate….

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    17. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 8:22 pm

      Thanks for covering the contest on your blog. Right now you have 5 points for this comment and could have 50 points for your post if you use my keywords and links. Let me know if you want to play.

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    18. no imageNTE (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 9:25 pm

      Well, that’s a lot of ways to earn points. So I’ll start with the easiest and say “Howdy” right here. Off to check out your photo of the days…

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    19. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 2nd, 2007 at 10:16 pm

      Consider yourself officially part of the contest. You have earned 5 points so far. Glad to have you aboard.

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    20. no imageJoana (Who am I?) Says:
      August 3rd, 2007 at 6:09 am

      Your contest is definately set up in a unique but cool manner. :) I hope you get a lot of participation! I would join in again, but to be honest the only prize I could put to use would be the pro flickr account, and I’m kind of debating over whether or not it’s worth upping my account to pro since I have a ton of unused space on my host right now.

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    21. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 3rd, 2007 at 7:15 am

      Hi Joana,
      How about I keep track of your points anyway. You’ve got 5 now already for this comment. You’ve got nothing to lose and you visit here often enough anyway that your points will probably accumulate quickly.

      As far as photo hosting, I have both Flickr and Zooomr Pro accounts and some of the things that you can do on those type of accounts are really worth it. I can easily upload photo to my web account too but as far as interaction and discussion on photos nothing beats a photo hosting site like a Flickr or a Zooomr.

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    22. no imageEnrico (Who am I?) Says:
      August 6th, 2007 at 11:33 am

      Yes great idea,
      how can i join?

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    23. no imageDrew (Who am I?) Says:
      August 6th, 2007 at 11:38 am

      Enrico
      You are entered in the contest and have earned 5 points. Take a look at the ways to earn points and let me know when you have done things to earn additional points. I’m keeping track of everyone’s points.

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