Blogging Contest #1 - Blog the Hotcouponworld Black Friday Survey

[hotcouponmama]

Hey Bloggers,

Are you ready? We need your help. We have 6 days to get 2000 responses to our survey.

Here's the deal.

Please post and encourage your readers to participate in our Black Friday Consumer Shopping Habits survey. We hope to use the information we get to inform retailers about what they should be doing differently with their Black Friday ads and sales.

Here's the link to the survey:

Black Friday Consumer Shopping Habits - Zoomerang Online Surveys

You can only do the survey once.

There will be a 2nd survey after Black Friday (and a second blogging contest).

People who do both surveys will be eligible for a chance to be drawn for a $50 Gift Card from Amazon.com. People who are chosen to participate in the follow-up phone interviews will be compensated $100.00 in the form of an Amazon.com GC.


For the purpose of the blogging contest, all bloggers who blog the survey and then post a link in this thread will be put in for a $50 Amazon.com Gift code.

But, it's also a chance for you to share your blog with Hotcouponworld. So, be sure to tell us about your blog, link the blog post to this thread, and share anything else about your blog/topic that you'd like HCWers to know.

We appreciate your help. This blog contest will end at 5pm on Thanksgiving day.


Thanks - and happy blogging!

Julie and Heidi

[FunnyFace]

Julie and Heidi,

Thank you for this opportunity not only to enter the contest, but to post my blog, SavenMaven.

I started the blog a little over a year ago when I was sucked into this way of life by you and other bloggers. My blog is basically dedicated to coupons and the stores that I shop. I use another blog for my family life.

I just started Mineral Monday because I know there are others that share my love of make up, but prefer organic choices. I haven't come across too many that blog about minerals unless they are mineral addicts sale or no sale. So I decided to post about my favorite companies and their sales to make my blog a little different from others or so that is my hope.

[latte]

hey funnyface---i tried to check out your blog, but it just brings up THIS page again

[hellokittygirl]

I did it. Thanks!

My blog is in my signature. It's just a little blog about my savings since I started couponing in April, and about saving money especially as a college student.

[jennifer6183]

I also listed it on my blog and shared it with my Facebook friends.

[apjp2005]

Just posted this to my blog. . . Aaron & Jeannie Parker: Black Friday Survey

Great Survey and I hope it helps make some changes for years to come.

[apjp2005]

Aaron & Jeannie Parker: Black Friday Survey

[delabell]

I posted about the survey here.

I started my blog, Savings Makes Cents, in late summer of 2008. My aunt died earlier that summer and I often found myself wanting to call her and share great deals I found. Obviously I could no longer do that. I started my blog to share my savings with others and as a way to keep track of my savings and spending.

At the end of 2008 I discovered my blog had helped at least a handful of people "get" couponing. I was excited I had touched others in a positive way. I decided I was going to be a better blogger and a bigger help to others in 2009.

Things were going great until I discovered I was pregnant with our third child in late January. Our 2nd child had just turned 1 year the previous month and at first I was frightened of such a small age difference. I got over that quickly but then nausea and fatigue kicked in. We had our first sonogram and I shared the pregnancy with the world.

Well the day after the sonogram the pregnancy filled with drama about some complication that might be. Long story short the pregnancy ended in a healthy baby girl. I have been struggling with keeping up the blog off and on since late january.

My short term goal is to do what I can with the blog during my daughters most dependent time(now). I hope to get back to power blogging once she is around one and a little more independent. So my goal for 2009 has been pushed to mid year 2010.

Sorry this got so long:)

[queenofthehivemomof5]

And hey bloggers, while we have your attention, check out my signature and if your not already on our blog roll and would like to be follow the instructions in my signature....

And thanks for helping us spread the word about our survey! We are excited to hopefully influence retailers about how folks shop for the holidays!

[melziemom04]

I completed the survey and blogged about the survey here on my blog.