The Blog Engage Giveaway here on Basic Blog Tips lasted for an entire month! Many of the contestants threw their hats in the ring the very first day the contest started and they did an outstanding job of tweeting and promoting the contest. Each contestant was also required to subscribe to my YouTube channel, comment on the post and follow @BasicBlogTips on Twitter. Brian, owner of Blog Engage, convinced me to use Rafflecopter to manage the contest and tabulate the votes. I’m so glad he did! The winners were picked by Random.org and this helps keep the results fair and makes any contest easier to manage.
If you ever want to use Rafflecopter for a contest or giveaway, watch the tutorial from Justin at DragonBlogger who does an awesome job of explaining how the system works (you’ll find his video at the bottom of this post).
I’m pleased to announce…
The winners of the Blog Engage Giveaway for February 2012
a Rafflecopter giveaway
The 2 Gold Blog Engage RSS Accounts go to
Tim Arthur from Tim Ponders and Podcasting Tutor and John Komatsoulis from Learn About.
Congratulations to all the winners! Be sure to read a post that I wrote just for you called 5 Tips to Super-Charge Your Brand New Blog Engage Membership
Sign up bonus being offered for Affiliate Lights
As members of Blog Engage we can also be part of the affiliate program called Affiliate Lights. Click on the image and sign up for Affiliate Lights and you can get a $10 USD sign up bonus, and if you write a post about the Blog Engage RSS Service and earn another $5 bonus!
Here’s the video from DragonBlogger about Rafflecopter
Blog Engage is a great community and I’m pleased to welcome these new members. Visit Blog Engage to find out about more of the upcoming giveaways so that you can come and join us.
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Twitter: bbrian017
February 9, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Congratulations to all the winners! I look forward to meeting them and looking at all the new blogs! Great turnout as well Ileane! Way to go everyone! Congrats to all the winners and hey make sure to check out the sign up bonus on affiliate lights!
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Twitter: Ileane
February 9, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Hi Brian! This is so exciting. I feel like I won something too. I just emailed everyone and I’m sure they will be excited too. Thank you.
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Twitter: martofimages
February 10, 2012 at 1:07 AM
What is the actual use of blog engage. As I not a blogger so I don’t know about this. Can you please tell me about it. I am curios to know about it.
Twitter: abhibalani
February 10, 2012 at 5:07 AM
Hello Reetika,
My article can help you to understand Blog Engage and it’s importance. Have a look here: http://www.oddblogger.com/2011/12/blog-engage-right-place-for-blog.html
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February 9, 2012 at 6:02 PM
OMG, I could not believe my email – thank you so much! This is awesome. I can’t wait to get started on BlogEngage. Thanks Ileane!
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February 9, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Hey Lisa, I’m happy for you. I know you will make some fantastic connections within the community. Cheers!
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Twitter: abhibalani
February 10, 2012 at 5:08 AM
Thank you, Ileane.
Abhi Balani recently posted..Good Blogger And A Good Blog: What Are The Signs?
Twitter: Ileane
February 10, 2012 at 5:19 AM
Abhi, thanks for letting me know that you already won a Blog Engage membership in another contest! Be sure to add me as a friend over there and sign up for Affiliate Lights with my link so you can get the bonus.
Ileane recently posted..10 Reasons – Why I Will Not Visit Your Blog Again
Twitter: abhibalani
February 10, 2012 at 5:21 AM
Ileane, I’m there from a long. In affiliate lights as well.
I was participating for GOLD. But.. I’ve participated in more for it.
Abhi Balani recently posted..Good Blogger And A Good Blog: What Are The Signs?
Twitter: bbrian017
February 9, 2012 at 8:02 PM
Looking forward to your new submissions Lisa, congratulations!
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February 9, 2012 at 7:38 PM
What? They picked them?
Congratulations everybody, I would not have come close to competing with any of you. Best of luck and certainly look forward to more of your works.
Ilean I am very disappointed you did not sway the judges my way. (Jokester 4 life)
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Twitter: bbrian017
February 9, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Hey Bryan we have tons of contests going bro! check out the comment luv in the comment I left on your blog. You can participate in almost 25 contests this month alone to win a blog engage account.
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Twitter: salman1507
February 9, 2012 at 9:57 PM
Congratulations to all the winners …
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February 9, 2012 at 10:48 PM
OMG , I can’t believe I won ……………………
thank you very much Ileane , it’s really much needed for my blog..
I am so excited…..
thanks again…………:))
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Twitter: Ileane
February 10, 2012 at 5:20 AM
Yay!!
You’re very welcome Vimal, did you get the email with your instructions yet?
Chat soon!
Ileane recently posted..10 Reasons – Why I Will Not Visit Your Blog Again
Well first of all I would like to congratulate all the winners in this blog contest, How I wish I can be included soon, maybe I should put all my effort next time in creating my own blog site.it proves that all the contestant join this competition is so much versatile.
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Twitter: Nimsrules
February 10, 2012 at 3:19 AM
What the heck !! I had to read the email thrice before reality hit me. ROFL
I so badly needed this membership and I’m very much grateful to BasicBlogTips for arranging this giveaway. Phew !! I need to bring down my adrenaline levels
Twitter: Nimsrules
February 10, 2012 at 3:23 AM
I wanna get in touch with you Brian in person ASAP. It’s very kind of you to giveaway BlogEngage memberships.
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Twitter: Ileane
February 10, 2012 at 5:21 AM
Hi Nirmal, I’m so happy for you. I sent you an email with the instructions for getting in touch with Brian.
Don’t forget to add me as a friend after you get all signed up.
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Twitter: Nimsrules
February 10, 2012 at 5:42 AM
I certainly will befriend you as soon as I get access to my account on BlogEngage. I’m glad I came across this giveaway. Thanks a ton Ileane.
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Twitter: harleenas
February 10, 2012 at 4:03 AM
Congratulations to all the winners!
I am glad you came up with this Ileane and thanks to Brian of course
I am sure everyone is surely going to love BlogEngage as much as I do!
Thanks for sharing
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Twitter: Ileane
February 10, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Hey Harleena, you’re a great supporter and we are blessed to have you as a member of Blog Engage. You have the right spirit of giving that can only lead to success. Thank you.
Ileane recently posted..10 Reasons – Why I Will Not Visit Your Blog Again
Twitter: dragonblogger
February 10, 2012 at 8:33 AM
That is the most entries I have seen so far for a Blog Engage Membership giveaway, congrats on a successful contest. Imagine having to track 2200+ tweets, likes, shares manually to find a winner
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February 10, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Wow! I’m so excited. I didn’t know what blog engage was, I’d never heard of it, but I’ve become to love your blog, Ileane, and if you recommend it, then I’m going to check it out. I’m excited to have won! Congrats to everyone else!
Kimberly
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Twitter: Ileane
February 10, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Kim, you can learn more about the benefits of Blog Engage in this post http://basicblogtips.com/blog-engage-spotlight.html
It’s a community where bloggers meet, read each other’s articles, leave comments and promote one another. I’m glad you are going to get the chance to see the benefits first hand. Cheers!
Ileane recently posted..How to Create a Business Community in Social Networks
Twitter: jackiepurnell
February 10, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Hey Ileane
What an awesome way to start the day. Checking my emails this morning to find I’d won a memebership to Blog Engage ( I almost dropped my cup of tea)
Fanfreakintastic!!
Thanks again to you and Brian for presenting this opportunity, can’t wait to get inside and meet other members.
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Twitter: Ileane
February 11, 2012 at 6:03 AM
Jackie! I’m so glad we have another network to connect on now. Thanks for participating in the contest, I know you will be a real asset to the Blog Engage community.
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Twitter: marcie_hill
February 11, 2012 at 12:39 AM
Congratulations everyone! I’ll be seeing you on Blog Engage soon.
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Twitter: SaiTheGeek
February 11, 2012 at 6:21 AM
hah ! my bad luck , i missed the chance
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Twitter: Ileane
February 11, 2012 at 6:39 AM
No worries Sai – there is still time for you to enter the contest on Jym’s blog http://bloggersalchemy.com/blogengage/ but hurry!!
Ileane recently posted..10 Reasons – Why I Will Not Visit Your Blog Again
What a wonderful surprise to open up my email and see that I was one of the winners for the Blog Engage Gold Memberships. I feel like I’m at the oscars, luckily I rehearsed my acceptance speech, here goes
First and foremost I would like to thank our host Ileane Smith for putting together this great contest. Brian Belfitt for providing the awesome prizes and inspiration behind it all. To all the other winners, congratulations and I look forward to connecting with you. Last but not least to all those who participated and didn’t win, your still winners just for being a part of this great community here on Basic Blog Tips.
Thanks again and I appreciate the opportunity to join Blog Engage !!
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Twitter: Ileane
February 11, 2012 at 6:09 PM
And the Oscar goes to…. LOL!!
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Twitter: DrewryNewsNtwrk
February 12, 2012 at 4:41 AM
i checked out the site and said to myself “why didn’t i know about BlogEngage sooner”? LOL
if [BlogEngage] has another content in the future, I just might throw my hat in, and see what’s good on getting a free membership
Twitter: Ileane
February 12, 2012 at 4:51 AM
Drewry,
There is still time for you to enter the contest on Jym’s blog http://bloggersalchemy.com/blogengage/
Give it a try and I’m sure you’ll like Blog Engage.
Ileane recently posted..Suffering from Blogging Conformity?
Twitter: AbundantJourney
February 15, 2012 at 12:43 AM
Bummer I missed the contest. Jeesh. January is such a crazy month over here. Thanks for the link to Jym’s blog to participate.
Twitter: DrewryNewsNtwrk
February 15, 2012 at 10:13 AM
don’t sweat it about missing the blog engage contest. The beauty of it is that hopefully, there will be another contest. In addition, there’s all sorts of wonderful opportunities on the World Wide Web from bloggers and Internet marketers. It’s not the end of the world
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February 19, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Twitter: Ileane
February 15, 2012 at 3:47 AM
Hey Shonda, you can also head over to Blog Engage and find out about more upcoming contests to win the free membership. Good luck.
Twitter: AbundantJourney
February 19, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Thank you, Ileane. I found a couple other Blog Engage contests to enter. I’ve never really entered into any contests before but I am feeling the contest bug this year so far… to trying new things. Thank you.
Twitter: Ileane
February 19, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Shonda, I’m sure you’ll end up winning if you keep retweeting on a daily basis. Tim Arthur retweeted the contest faithfully everyday and his name was the first won that was selected. The more entries you have, the better your chances of winning!
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February 16, 2012 at 5:10 AM
going to start a contest soon on my blog .i’ll surely use Rafflecopter . Thanks
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Twitter: DrewryNewsNtwrk
February 18, 2012 at 9:11 PM
I’m looking forward to hearing about another exciting blog engage contest momentarily. While I don’t do contests on the World Wide Web that much, I just may throw my hat in on the next contest, and see what fruit emerges from it
Twitter: Ileane
February 19, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Drewry, There’s tons of Blog Engage giveaways going on right now. Here’s one http://www.blogengage.com/blogger/win-a-free-year-gold-membership-from-anatrafficcafe/
Good luck.
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Twitter: DrewryNewsNtwrk
February 19, 2012 at 8:51 PM
beautiful! =)
i’m going to toss my hat in on this wonderful Blog Engage contest and see what good i can hopefully make of it =)
Aw shucks.. too bad I came in late for this contest! Congratulations to all the winners though… I hope you make use of the rewards wisely.
Twitter: OnSecretHunt
March 24, 2012 at 3:26 AM
Amazing! Rafflecopter is the best site to offers a giveaways.
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July 3, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Rafflecopter is the best . I will surely organize a contest soon on my blog .
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November 2, 2012 at 3:08 AM
Blogging is very important role to share thire commenting and increase theire knowledge
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November 5, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Rafflecopter idea seems good to me. I will give it a try!
Thanks for the post.
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