Dennis Edell, my friend over at DirectSalesWebMarketing has recently (re-)started two blogs and because of that, and because he again proves to come up with some great ideas, he is holding a special contest that will end the 31st of January.

For more details on that please look at the end of this post, because right now I wanted to go straight to the bigger matter, Dennis Edell´s new blogs:

DennisEdell.com

Now I have to tell you, every time I buy a new domain at godaddy, I am told that the domain name with my own name is still available and every time I decline. Boy do I wish I had a marketable name like Dennis Edell has but that put to the site.

More important of course is that over the time that I have been reading Dennis over at DirectSalesWebMarketing, I have come to really appreciate him as a blogger and as a person.

I am actually glad that he decided to get DennisEdell.com back up and running because I think he will do well. If you are unfamiliar with this blogging legend, his about page will tell you more about him. What I hope for this blog to turn into, is another place I can visit daily knowing that there will be interesting posts.

So why do I think this blog is worth visiting?

I have been following Dennis Edell´s post on his other blog and have always enjoyed the posts he came up with. My hopes are set high for this new revamped blog since it will be covering a broader spectrum of things, not just internet marketing but anything that rocks his boat.

Cool thing is that he himself is asking his visitors exactly what they would like to read on his blog, so head over there and leave your comment! I am sure that will give him some more thoughts to write about, because quite frankly, the only thing really missing right now, is quantity of posts… the quality is already there!

EasyCashContests.com

Now to be honest, I have actually toyed with the idea quite a while ago to start a blog just like that, to cover all the contests going on online and be able to participate in all of them so that I wouldn´t have to use any of my own blogs to post.

If you have a good look around you will find a zillion contests going on every day and I am sure that a person dedicating his/her time to participating in all of them, would actually be able to make a pretty decent living out of.

But then again, who really has the time to go and find current updated contests that will get you cash instead of mumbojumbo?

It looks like Dennis Edell however is going to put in the work for everybody wanting to participate in cash contests at his EasyCashContests blog.

Like he says in his about page, only contests will be listed that actually offer cold hard cash and knowing Dennis a little bit, I am sure he will only list those contests that are really worth participating in. How is that for a time-saver?

I highly recommend his EasyCashContests blog if you are looking for big bucks to win online, right now he is featuring contests for people interested in creathing delish dishes,… first prizes …. $500!!

Now being the swell guy that he is, Dennis is holding his own contest as well to give his readers the opportunity to start off the year with an extra $100 first prize and loads of other prizes.

Meanwhile, I am keeping my fingers crossed to win the $100 myself or some other goodies!!

For more information about the contest that he is holding on his blog right now, you can go to the contest post or check out the huge amount of prizes to be won below. Remember, the contest finishes the 31st of January so put on your writing boots and take a shot at all the lovely goodies!

Sponsors & Prizes:

CASH VIA PAYPAL:

Dennis Edell @ Beginner Marketing Tips – $25

Dennis Edell @ Win Cash Online – $25

Dennis Edell @ DennisEdell.com – $25

Yep, he is personally putting up $75 .

Mirjam @ MeMyselfAndIBlog – $10

Wei Liang @ ABloggerBlog – $10

Rodel @ Lagahit.com – $25

Suzanne Franco @ SuzanneFranco.com – $30

BANNER ADS (1 month ea. w/value if available):

Sherry @ SherrysShopping – 125×125

Sherry @ PinkyPosh – 125×125

Sherry @ AnotherContest – 125×125

Wei Liang @ ABloggerBlog – 125 x 125 ($10)

Superman Joe @ PostBlogger – 300 x 250

Sharmin @ ContestSpot – 125×125

Erwin Tan @ ErwinTan.com – 125×125 ($20)

Jonathan @ How To Blog – 125×125 ($15)

Garry Conn @ GarryConn.com – 468×60 ($70)

ZK @ WebTrafficROI – 125×125 ($20)

Yan @ Blog Setup – 125×125 ($20)

Archie Pennies @ SomeExtraPennies – 125 x 125 for 4 months

TEXT LINKS:

Collin @ FeedFlare – life time blog roll link

Harish @ BloggingKid – 1 month text link ad

Archie Pennies @ SomeExtraPennies – site wide blog roll link for 4 months

EBOOKS:

Peter Lee @ Make Money Blogging – New Home Study Course,”Quit Being a Wage Slave in 10 Easy Steps” ($47)

Ben Pei – @ Make Money Online – Instant Blog Traffic ($47)

Kathy Hendershot-Hurd @ VirtualImpax – 8 Week Power Blog Launch product ($77)

BLOG REVIEWS:

Mirjam @ MeMyselfAndIBlog – Blog Review ($25)

Superman Joe @ PostBlogger – Blog Review

Nishadha @ rumblinglankan - Blog Review ($20)

ENTRECARD CREDITS:

Sherry @ Heart Random – 500 EC
Sherry @ Name Sherry – 500 EC
Sherry @ SherryGo – 500 EC

Rodel @ Cebupacificairphilippines – 1000 EC

Nishadha @ rumblinglankan – 1000 EC
Nishadha @ YeastInfectionInDogs – 1000 EC

Wiehanne @ Wiehanne Lounge – 500 EC
Wiehanne @ Medan Daily – 500 EC
Wiehanne @ SimplyWP – 500 EC

OTHER:

David R Young Jr @ Niche-It – custom squeeze page template package ($7)

Brian D. Hawkins @ ExtremeEzine – one year Pro membership to YourAdTracker ($39.95)

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A lot of material I came across felt like yet another post on the same, over and over again. The funny thing is that, once in a certain circle, you keep bumping in to the same bloggers, the same comments and the same blogs over and over again, which is curious if you come to think of the amount of blogs out there and diversity of interests all over the world.

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Going back to its first post, dating the 12th of February 2007, I realised it has not even been online for a year and when it was started, it kind of felt it hadn´t found its own voice yet, although I believe the owner of the blog, Courtney Tuttle had his vision and goals well worked out.

I was searching for mistakes newbie bloggers make, because earlier that day I had seen a post of a Blogger Biggy making fun of newbies with a patronising and denigrating tone to it, an attitude I can´t stand in people. In retrospect, I actually am grateful he ticked me off, for it was because of that post that I came across Courts Internet Marketing School.

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