<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Blogging Mistakes: How to Not Run a Contest</title> <atom:link href="http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/</link> <description>It&#039;s about lessons learned... from life!</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:38:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>By: Robert Hruzek</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-627</link> <dc:creator>Robert Hruzek</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:34:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-627</guid> <description>Ah, well, Little Tykes; we learn a lot from mistakes! Don&#039;t be afraid of making some! :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, well, Little Tykes; we learn a lot from mistakes! Don&#8217;t be afraid of making some! <img src='http://middlezonemusings.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Little Tykes</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-626</link> <dc:creator>Little Tykes</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:36:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-626</guid> <description>I am just about to run a competition myself on my blog. By reading about some of the errors that you made, i hope will stop me making them. However I am probaly just likely to make some other errors! heh</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am just about to run a competition myself on my blog. By reading about some of the errors that you made, i hope will stop me making them. However I am probaly just likely to make some other errors! heh</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Blogging Mistakes: Final List &#187; All Tips and Tricks</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-625</link> <dc:creator>Blogging Mistakes: Final List &#187; All Tips and Tricks</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:44:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-625</guid> <description>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Check Out These Blogging Mistakes &#171; Legal Andrew</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-624</link> <dc:creator>Check Out These Blogging Mistakes &#171; Legal Andrew</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:35:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-624</guid> <description>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: &#160; Avoid these Blogging mistakes&#160;by&#160;eTechBuzz.com</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-623</link> <dc:creator>&#160; Avoid these Blogging mistakes&#160;by&#160;eTechBuzz.com</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:16:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-623</guid> <description>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Robert Hruzek</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-622</link> <dc:creator>Robert Hruzek</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:54:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-622</guid> <description>Thanks, ideentyp! I appreciate the kind words, and thanks for making the effort to drop by! :-)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, ideentyp! I appreciate the kind words, and thanks for making the effort to drop by! <img src='http://middlezonemusings.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ideentyp</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-621</link> <dc:creator>ideentyp</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:26:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-621</guid> <description>This is definitely one of the better contributions to this blog carnival.Thanks a lot!!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is definitely one of the better contributions to this blog carnival.</p><p>Thanks a lot!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Robert Hruzek</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-620</link> <dc:creator>Robert Hruzek</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 20:06:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-620</guid> <description>Hello, Cin77, and thanks! What&#039;s so cool about the blogging community is that everything you ever wanted to know is freely available, and from those of us who&#039;ve already made the mistakes, too.Nice of you to drop by!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello, Cin77, and thanks! What&#8217;s so cool about the blogging community is that everything you ever wanted to know is freely available, and from those of us who&#8217;ve already made the mistakes, too.</p><p>Nice of you to drop by!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Cin77</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-2/#comment-619</link> <dc:creator>Cin77</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 04:31:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-619</guid> <description>What a great story.  I&#039;m also relatively new to everything about blogging and already realized that there is just so much to learn.  I have already learned a great deal from people I met in Networking Sites like MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog.  I have heard a lot about Liz and I will definitely drop her a note to introduce myself.Excellent advices :)</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a great story.  I&#8217;m also relatively new to everything about blogging and already realized that there is just so much to learn.  I have already learned a great deal from people I met in Networking Sites like MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog.  I have heard a lot about Liz and I will definitely drop her a note to introduce myself.</p><p>Excellent advices <img src='http://middlezonemusings.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Common Blogging Mistakes pt. 2</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-618</link> <dc:creator>Common Blogging Mistakes pt. 2</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:34:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-618</guid> <description>[...] my own fear of the logistics involved in it. While I haven&#039;t done much research yet I&#039;ve bookmarked Robert&#039;s account of his first blogging contest. It&#039;s a must read for anyone thinking about running a contest! A decent followup to this is [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] my own fear of the logistics involved in it. While I haven&#8217;t done much research yet I&#8217;ve bookmarked Robert&#8217;s account of his first blogging contest. It&#8217;s a must read for anyone thinking about running a contest! A decent followup to this is [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: 48 Common blogging mistakes to avoid by reading these articles &#124; Puthut's Blog</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-617</link> <dc:creator>48 Common blogging mistakes to avoid by reading these articles &#124; Puthut's Blog</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-617</guid> <description>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Guess Who Left The 1000th Comment On My Blog? - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - (formerly Healthy WebDesign)</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-616</link> <dc:creator>Guess Who Left The 1000th Comment On My Blog? - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - (formerly Healthy WebDesign)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:14:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-616</guid> <description>[...] Blogging Mistakes, How Not To Run A Contest [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Blogging Mistakes, How Not To Run A Contest [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: hamelife &#187; The Great Big Blogging Mistake Blues Album - 25 Heart-Breaking Tracks</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-615</link> <dc:creator>hamelife &#187; The Great Big Blogging Mistake Blues Album - 25 Heart-Breaking Tracks</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:25:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-615</guid> <description>[...] Track 21. Competition Freeze-Out Blues Thought I would be generous, With a winning incentive scheme. But it turned into a nightmare, When it should have been a dream. I&#8217;ve got those competition freeze-out blues, But I guess you just gotta laugh. Should&#8217;ve waited until at least my Feedburner stats read more Than two-and-a-half (and one of those is me, sweet mercy me!)(Robert) [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Track 21. Competition Freeze-Out Blues Thought I would be generous, With a winning incentive scheme. But it turned into a nightmare, When it should have been a dream. I&#8217;ve got those competition freeze-out blues, But I guess you just gotta laugh. Should&#8217;ve waited until at least my Feedburner stats read more Than two-and-a-half (and one of those is me, sweet mercy me!)(Robert) [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Blogging Mistakes Project Roundup: A Checklist of Important Things to Avoid</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-614</link> <dc:creator>Blogging Mistakes Project Roundup: A Checklist of Important Things to Avoid</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:47:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-614</guid> <description>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert The biggest mistake I&#039;ve made (and mind you, this is only the BIGGEST one) was when I ran my first (and so far, only) contest..First of all, I didn&#039;t allow myself enough time to advertise the contest.. [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] How to Not Run a Contest by Robert The biggest mistake I&#8217;ve made (and mind you, this is only the BIGGEST one) was when I ran my first (and so far, only) contest..First of all, I didn&#8217;t allow myself enough time to advertise the contest.. [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Robert Hruzek</title><link>http://middlezonemusings.com/245/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-613</link> <dc:creator>Robert Hruzek</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:50:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://middlezonemusings.com/blogging-mistakes-how-to-not-run-a-contest/#comment-613</guid> <description>Thanks, Chelsea! And thanks for dropping by!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, Chelsea! And thanks for dropping by!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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