Comments on: SEM Scholarship Contest Update

By: David Temple

David Temple — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:00:17 +0000

As a previous winner of this contest, I mean that figuratively of course, I think that some breath holding is a good thing. Congrats to all the participants, judges and Andy, for yet another great scholarship program. You're all winners! David Temple's last blog post..SEO training class “Optimizing for Universal Search”

By: Utah Search Engine Optimization

Utah Search Engine Optimization — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:05:50 +0000

Seems like it'd be a tough call. Utah Search Engine Optimization's last blog post..The Unwritten Laws of Social Media

By: Joe Hall

Joe Hall — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:04:56 +0000

Wow, I guess I will have to wait a bit longer! This has been allot of fun! I want to thank Andy Beal and Marketing Pilgrim for the opportunity to be a part of such a worth while endeavor to our industry. I will be honest though its incredibly hard to drive traffic to a page when you don't have access to it's traffic data, which is one reason I think this type of contest is so interesting. I guess its now safe for me to take a look at the other entries! There are several that look very interesting! Joe Hall's last blog post..ICANN Hands Out SEO Gold Nuggets to Large Corporations

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:56:44 +0000

@Laura and Mr Marketing – well, this contest was open to everyone, including UK residents.

By: Mr Marketing

Mr Marketing — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:22:50 +0000

Laura Exactly what I was thinking. There are so many great SEOs based in UK yet there are hardly any events/competitions compared to US. Mr Marketing's last blog post..My way of generating revenue with BANS (Build a niche store)

By: Pawel Szulencki

Pawel Szulencki — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:03:00 +0000

Oh my, oh my. It's going to be nervous days before July 11th. For the past couple of days i have been checking MP website couple of times a day just to see the results. Am i the only one that did that? I still hope i can make it at least to the 5 finalists stage. Pawel Szulencki's last blog post..Bill Gates last day at Microsoft

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:55:23 +0000

It would be a good idea for us european SEOs to start such contests.

By: Allison Reynolds

Allison Reynolds — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:51:59 +0000

Hi Mike…looooved your entry. Good luck!!

By: Mike Morabito

Mike Morabito — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:23:35 +0000

Congrats, Allison. I enjoyed your article and also really enjoyed checking out your site. Mike Morabito's last blog post..Bill Gates Last Day

By: Mike Morabito

Mike Morabito — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:22:07 +0000

Oh man, I don't think I can wait. Also, how am I going to know if I should try to influence the judges with fruit baskets and wine if I don't know if I am one of the 5 finalist. haha. In other news, I JUST passed the Google Advertising Professional exam a few moments ago and wanted to announce it here first! (Of course, I was hoping to get the double win by finding out that I was part of the Final 5 in the SEM competition but I guess that can wait.) Cheers. Mike Morabito's last blog post..Bill Gates Last Day

By: Allison Reynolds

Allison Reynolds — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:20:25 +0000

Thank you for the opportunity to have a go at writing an article and put it into competition with others. It was a real “cliff jumping” moment for me. I hope that the content stood on its own two feet well against the other entrants and whether the traffic came or not, I know it will continue to help others into the future.

Good luck to everyone who entered with me, they were all great articles, and to everyone that promoted ethically I salute you.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:09:43 +0000

@Ben – yes, when we declare the winner, we’ll reveal all traffic numbers.

By: Ben Fremer

Ben Fremer — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:02:16 +0000

Will the traffic numbers and finalists at least be revealed after the winner is chosen? I personally think the more open it all is the better.