Jon

Alright, first 10 users to hit 500* posts gets a free site made by my team. Trust me, you will want this in your arsenal of sites. They require little or no updating. I will either pick out a niche for you, or you can give me one and I'll have the site created for you. These sites do VERY well because their content is constantly updated, and all of the ads don't look like ads at all, so they get tons of attention (clicks and sales).

Rules:
- Your posts cannot be worthless like "Yeah". They have to be valid to some degree. If you become known for posting absolute crap that no one can really use, you'll be disqualified.
- You must be willing to sign an NDA once you've 'won', agreeing that you will not leak the information about these sites to anyone. I can assure you that I will take this very seriously if you break it.
- Only ONE username per winner. You shouldn't already have more than one of these as it is, but if I catch you trying to cheat the contest, your ass will be banned, not to mention you won't be getting any prizes out of it, so think twice before you do something stupid.
- You must want to make cash and agree to keep the site going and report back with your stats. This will probably be covered in the NDA.

That's all for now. I'll post the winners below as they come about. Anyone can apply. I may add more new rules as I think of them, so keep checking back to see if anything has changed.

* - I changed it from 250 to 500 because SOME people are trying to average 100+ posts a day. This is unfair to those that are trying to make real posts. All posts will now be counted as fair game as long as you abide by the rules above.

**UPDATED RULE: Since there are so many of you post whores out there trying to hit 500 posts in a day or even in a week, when you do hit the 500 post mark, I will require you to have at least 50, yes FIFTY threads started by you with some type of content that will benefit the forum and community as a whole. This doesn't mean a thread in the Shoot the Shit forum, I'm talking about advice or questions or tips that can greatly effect everyone. No 50 threads, no free site. Read it and weap.

Winners:
1. VinSVT
2. WallaceCleaver
3. Dave
4. Peach
5. Payton
6. MisterX
7. a.titus1
8. JDA
9. Nathan
10. kyleirwin

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peach

Thanks for the oppurtunity. I earn my money by developing all sorts of sites for various publishers and companies, basically making other people rich, but now it can be the other way round
If I win this it should be a great learning experience for me.

NtodaS

Wow Jon, I know you from site point. I really like your style. That's why I started joining this forum right away when I heared it launched. You might remember me from be the first one with a logo design atempt in your topic

Elvie

Now this is one contest that may be hard for someone like myself to win - someone who is generally a lurker unless I have something really fascinating to contribute ;-)
Great idea to get the forum off and running though Jon. I like your style.

Jon

Yeah well, time to get you lurkers out and about and adding to the community instead of wasting my bandwidth!

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NtodaS

haha instead of wasting only bandwith, start wasting some diskspace too

Bryan Le

Sounds like a great contest. It's just extra incentive to continue posting (since I've been waiting for this forum to open up for some time).

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Elvie

Okay Okay Jon, I'll waste your diskspace too ;-)
I'm eager to see what type of community develops here.

peach

me too, I know some of the moderators and they are the best in the industry!

peach

Mook, what kind of content will we get with the site?

VinSVT

Im in!

This is just what I've been waiting for!

NtodaS

I like the laid back feel about this forum, it's open and relaxed.

peach

I don't think that high posting rate equals bad quality though, I just started many good threads
I'm glad it's 500 now though, I can go to sleep safely, I think I can catch up again after 8 hours lol.

I'm really amazed what this contest is going for the forum, there's so much information being shared already.

Jon

Well, the forum isn't even 24 hours old yet, so it's too early to say whether or not it's going to do well in the long run, but so far so good.

I don't have a problem with your quality of posts, in fact, I think most of them are good, I just want to give everyone competing for the prize a fair chance.

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NtodaS

Yeah I totally agree Mook, lets relax and slow down a bit

VinSVT

I understand why you changed it... but some of us have nothing to do at work!

I used to average like 200 a day on offtopic.com.

Jon

That's one of the funniest lines yet.. "But some of us having nothing to do at work".

How about doing work!?

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VinSVT

Its the weekend! I'm just here making sure nothing bad happens... and if it does, then I'll work! But.. until then, I'll be a post whore on many many many forums!

shokthx

I've been waiting for these forums since you said you would start them.

peach

if you would just focus that effort on your creating content for your sites...

VinSVT

Oh trust me... I do. Reading many forums will give you more ideas than you think.

And plus... if I focus here, I learn tons about this business, and if I post enough... Jon will give me a site with his content idea to go along with my others!

shokthx

I've got no chance on ever catching up to you. I don't type fast enough.

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VinSVT

Haha... speaking of typing... I went to a job interview awhile back and they made me do a typing test. I did like 127 with 3 errors... they were shocked.

Although, I didn't get the job! Haha... I'm better off now though!

And to be honest... not to many people around here yet, get a head start and you might beable to pull ito ff!

shokthx

I'm trying.
Great goal to aim for.

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Max

That's quite a prize. I would say it's much more valuable than the typical cash prize.

VinSVT

Without a doubt.

V12Kid

there is always a great number of Spamasouras Rex's that show up to these...

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donn

I'm amazed that Jon continues to give the seo community so much while expecting so little in return. He's not like all those other "gurus" who demand cash for every little thing they do, no matter how worthless it may be.

darkdrift

Hey Mook, Do you think there is still hope for me to be one of those users? I just got here!

darkdrift

I see him as a "bill gates" figure in society. We are lucky to have billgates as the richest man in the world because he gives so much back.

Jon is just as generous and shares his knowledge for the betterment of his life. Nothing is better when you have what you want, to give back.

Respect feels good, and is key to a successful life.

VinSVT

the 10th highest poster on this website only has 54 posts right now. I dont see why not... you're just lucky Jon bumped it up from 250... or I would already be in the #1 spot! Thank god for working weekends and having nothing to do at work!

darkdrift

Yeah! I am so lucky that I just graduated and have ALL DAY ...I am NOT STOPPING until I get to 500!

JDA

Congrats man, high school or college?

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VinSVT

I thought I was going to do that... but really right now the forums have died down a little bit. Would but hard to reach 500 without useless stuff..

darkdrift

College, UW econ degree ( worthless)

darkdrift

True, but I am trying to recruit 30 people as well, so I have faith that it will pick up, and I have about 10 energy drinks to keep me going!

Payton

Man I got a lot of catching up to do, had to wait to get approved... you guys better watch out with your several hour headstarts..

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darkdrift

Is that a threat? hehe, just kidding, but yes, you do have some catchiing up to do, but there are 10 spots, which leaves plenty of room for you. So no worries

Dave

Woa, i was wondering why some people were posting so much :P
i've just been postin for the fun of it :P
time to get myself a content site....bwahhaaha

JDA

Yeah, no kidding. I'd like to be one of the 10, but it's amazing how many posts some people already have. These are great contests though, and the prize is really creative.

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VinSVT

I was going to try... but I dont know 30 people! Haha...

Energy drinks?! Psshh... I'll do it without em!

darkdrift

Are you one of those "coffee adicts"?

Energy drinks are the best way to go!

That, and a good trance set!

Dave

I think i can get #5 or #6, hopefully not too many post whores join the forum over the next couple of days.

a.titus1

coffee addict? I try not to think of it as an addiction, but more of a hobby.

rationalizing an addiction is perfectly normal.

darkdrift

hahahahha - same with my addiction for poker gambling

Jon

Wow, you guys are nuts.. I didn't mean for you to get 500 posts in under a week! No more posting stupid shit either.. You have to have at least 50 threads of your own with some meaning to it. Meaning is something useful for the community. Can't think of something right away? Well, take a break and do some work! I'm sure it will come to you later on or on another day.

By the way, I will continue to always have contests going, because they seem like a lot of fun for everyone to compete in. I don't think I'll ever give cash prizes, because everyone does that, but I have a lot of goodies up my sleeve to give away for freeeee..

I want this forum to be the most active one around, and definitely the most entertaining and fun to participate in.

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A-D

Its pretty tough to make a contest like that where everyone is going to be posting only for the reason to win and not end up with loads of useless posts and threads created only for the post count.

Jon

Well, just like they have the time to sit around and post 500 posts in a short period of time, I have people working for me who can sit there and count the valid threads they've started. The goal of the contest was so that people could have an incentive to post useful things. I don't care if half of their threads are in the Shoot the Shit forum, I just want to see that they've made an effort in contributing USEFUL content to the forum itself, you know, content for everyone else who is not on the clock to get to 500.

It doesn't matter anyhow, there are 10 slots to fill, and there will always be contests running, so never a dull day I guess. You don't win in this one, I'm sure you'll win in another one.

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joe

for the next contest may I suggest a trip to New York complete with a few night's lodging at the Mandrian Hotel (or whatever its called).

Dave

well I think my posts have been useful, people seem to like my tuts/guides