Huge Affiliate Marketing Contest

Winning the Web is holding a huge contest in the affiliate marketing industry where he’s giving away over $7,000 in cash and prizes. You can check out the thread by clicking here.

Here are the cash prizes :

$650 Cash from Azoogle Ads
azoogle.jpgAzoogle Ads is one of the most established and reputable affiliate networks around. They have some of the best offers on the net with high payouts that many super affiliates have made fortunes for themselves using. I highly recommend you sign up for Azoogle Ads if you haven’t already done so.

$500 Cash from PepperJam Network
pepperjam networkPepperjam is a brand new affiliate network founded by Kristopher Jones, a guy who really knows what he’s doing in Internet marketing. This system is truly unique in that it offers reliable communication tools and strives to provide complete transparency for affiliates. Pepperjam is AWESOME and they are really taking things to a new level. It’s no wonder bigger networks like CJ feel threatened.

$250 Cash from NeverblueAds
neverblue adsNeverblueAds is a lead-gen affiliate network that is based out of British Columbia, Canada. They have some great offers and provide awesome support for affiliates. Craig, my affiliate manager, personally talked me through some of the best performing campaigns and offered to help me put together a money making plan. NeverblueAds is another highly recommended affiliate network.

$200 Cash from BidVertiser
bidvertiserBidVertiser is a contextual advertising platform that is similar to Google Adsense. They offer a low payout of just $10 via Paypal which is great for publishers and webmasters just getting started online. They also feature a new format called BidVertiser Ads for Feeds, which enables you to make money on your RSS feeds.

Here’s a list of other prizes being given out :

CONFERENCE PASSES

1 Full Conference Pass to Affiliate Summit East ($949 value)
affiliatesummit.jpgShawn Collins and Missy Ward do a fantastic job organizing the top industry conference in affiliate marketing. The event attracts thousands of the top vendors, advertisers, and affiliates around the world. I went to Affiliate Summit West 2008 in Las Vegas and must say it was a great time of networking, learning, and improving my Internet business. It’s totally worth the admission fee, but now you can get a full conference pass FREE. ASE08 will be held August 10-12 in Boston. I’ll see ya there!

SEO MEMBERSHIPS

3 Month Membership to Aaron Wall’s SEO Training Program ($300 value)
aaron wall seo bookI’ve read Aaron Wall’s SEO Book cover to cover and it’s the best resource on SEO available. Aaron has taken the e-book and ported it over to a membership site format to allow for more interactivity and frequent updates. Being an SEO myself, I can confidently say that Aaron is the smartest whitehat SEO I know of. The training program is definitely worth it.

6 Month Membership to SEOmoz Pro ($249 value)
seomozRand Fishkin and the folks over at SEOmoz are industry leaders when it comes to SEO education. Their blog posts are truly enlightening as well as entertaining. A hat tip to Rebecca, Jane, and Scott. SEOmoz Pro offers exclusive member-only premium articles, tools, and resources. If you’re trying to get an edge in SEO for your sites, SEOmoz Pro is a must.

12 Month Subscription to RankSense Professional ($630 value)
ranksenseHamlet Batista is an experienced search engine marketer and expert link builder. Check out his search marketing blog at Hamlet Batista. He also runs an SEO program called RankSense, which is a “revolutionary new SEO software suite that makes ranking your web pages highly within major search engines easier than ever before.” The software is used by many of the top SEO agencies and looks very interesting. I’m hoping Hamlet hooks me up with a subscription as well.

INTERNET MARKETING TRAINING

26 Week Internet Marketing Plan from Purple Internet Marketing ($800 value)
26 week internet marketing planDavid Bain in the UK has put together a comprehensive Internet marketing training program that contains 4 DVDs, 4 workbooks, and 8 CDs. I was personally sent the 26 Week Internet Marketing Plan to review and I can confidently say that they did a great job with it. If you need a step-by-step Internet marketing action plan for your site, this system can help you tremendously.

The Secret Classroom from Joel Comm & Next Internet Millionaire ($497 value)
secret classroomJoel Comm is a successful Internet entrepreneur who has put together the hit online reality show, Next Internet Millionaire. I’ve watched a couple shows and must say that it is really of top quality. Check it out if you haven’t already done so. This DVD set comes from footage of the behind-the-scenes training on Next Internet Millionaire. The contestants learned a lot and now you can too. I’d love to see what this is all about.

Autographed Copy of Kris’ Jones Upcoming Book on SEO ($20 value)
kris jonesKristopher Jones of Pepperjam is set to publish an SEO book entitled Search Engine Optimization: Your visual blueprintfor effective Internet marketing. Judging from Kris’ past work, this should be a good one. You’ll be one of the first to read it and plus he’ll personally sign it.

Copy of the SEO Handbook 2008 from HuoMah ($10 value)
seo handbookDavid Harry is an SEO who blogs over at HuoMah writing thoughtful, biting, and humorous articles that frequently make it to the front page of Sphinn. Here David is offering a free copy of his SEO Handbook, a beginner’s guide to understanding search engine optimization. Judging from David’s past work, it should be good.

BANNER DESIGNS, EXCLUSIVE BLOG THEMES, CODING

8 PSD Custom Banner Designs from Banners Mall ($275 value)
banners mallI was introduced to Banners Mall by Tyler Cruz and I am thoroughly impressed. Banners Mall offers many affordable packages for banner designs and you can see many of their works on the site. Awesome banner designs.

2 Exclusive Blog Themes from Unique Blog Designs (2 winners – $100 value each)
unique blog designsUnique Blog Designs was founded by Nate Whitehill and has created blog themes for some of the top bloggers in the industry. Their portfolio includes Shoemoney, John Chow, Zac Johnson, and Graham Langdon. Pretty good lineup if you ask me. Their exclusive themes are very clean and would work well on any blog.

2 Revolution WordPress Blog Themes from Brian Gardner (2 winners -$80 value each)
revolution blog themesThe Revolution blog themes by Brian Gardner truly are a revolution. The beautiful themes go away from the traditional linear blog layouts and display content in a magazine format.

Wordpress Coding from CSS Rockstars ($209 value)
css rockstarsHave a blog theme design that you need coded into WordPress? Look no further than CSS Rockstars, a service taking your existing design and transforming it into valid, high quality, hand-coded markup. This is perfect if you have a theme in mind but don’t have the technical know-how to port it over to WordPress.

WEB HOSTING

1 Year Swamp Plan Web Hosting from Host Gator ($150 value)
host gator web hostingHost Gator is a well-known web hosting company founded in 2002 and providing service to over 100 million websites. The 1 year Swamp plan offered here is for shared Linux web hosting with the following specs: 1 terabyte of disk space, unlimited bandwidth, and unlimited domains allowed. The package also includes a 99.9% uptime guarantee, 24/7 technical assistance, and support for most of the standard web technologies such as MySQL, PHP, and SSH. This is perfect for anyone looking to expand their online portfolio.

CONSULTING

1 Hour Blog Optimization Consulting from Daniel Scocco of Daily Blog Tips ($175 value)
daily blog tips daniel scoccoDaniel Scocco is the blogger over at Daily Blog Tips, a blog about blogging that has close to 10,000 RSS subscribers. Dan definitely knows how to promote a blog and now you can get a chance to talk to him one on one, learn his secrets, and improve upon your own blog.

ADVERTISING

3 Month 125×125 Banner Ad on AndyBeard.eu ($100 value)
andy beardAndy Beard is a knowledgeable Internet marketer who runs a blog about “Blog Search Engine Performance, WordPress, Niche Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Tips and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude.” I recently bought a 125×125 banner ad for Winning the Web on AndyBeard.eu and saw great results.

1 Month Text Link Ad on Ades Blog ($90 value)
ades blogAdes Blog is a site covering blogging tips, entrepreneurship, usability, and making money online. I’m not too familiar with the blog, but Ades seems to do a good job with his posts.

1 Month 125×125 Banner Ad on John Cow ($125 value)
john cowJohn Cow is an John Chow copycat who has come to fame with his unique and effective link bait and his interesting Internet marketing articles. Don’t just write off this site, it’s actually pretty cool.

6 Month 125×125 Banner Ad on JonLee.ca ($300 value)
jon leeJon Lee is a web developer who blogs about happenings in the tech world. I’m not too familiar with John but it looks like he does have a decent readership of loyal fans.

3 Fast Passes, 3 Featured Statuses, and 5000 Credits from Entrecard
entrecardGraham Langdon has put together a pretty unique advertising system where you can advertise on other blogs via a widget and virtual points. It’s had mixed reviews over the past months but it has brought some traffic to Winning the Web. I suggest you try it out for yourself and see how you like it. If anything, you’ll get acquainted with some new sites in your niche.

WINNING THE WEB PRIZES

1 Paid Review on Winning the Web – sponsored by 1 Cool File ($100 value)
1 Cool File is a directory for software downloads and blogs on the web. Simply submit your blog to 1 Cool File and you’ll have a chance to get your site reviewed here on Winning the Web.

20 Winning the Web T-shirts (20 winners – $9 value each)
20 participants of the contest will win a free Winning the Web t-shirt. The contest wouldn’t be complete without them.

The 20 people with the most entries at the end of the contest will score a free shirt.

There’s a crapload of stuff, so definitely check it out and win some free stuff!