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	<title>Comments on: 5 Mistakes When Creating a Contest or Sweepstakes</title>
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		<title>By: Martin Lindeskog</title>
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		<dc:creator>Martin Lindeskog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Anita, When will you run a contest again? :) I was waiting for the &quot;punch line&quot; at the end of show... ;)

What&#039;s the difference between a contest and a sweepstake?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anita, When will you run a contest again? <img src='http://www.smbtrendwire.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  I was waiting for the &#8220;punch line&#8221; at the end of show&#8230; <img src='http://www.smbtrendwire.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>What&#8217;s the difference between a contest and a sweepstake?</p>
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		<title>By: bizsugar.com</title>
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		<dc:creator>bizsugar.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 10:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;5 Mistakes When Creating a Contest or Sweepstakes...&lt;/strong&gt;

This is a podcast interview teaching us lessons when creating contests for our blogs or any websites....</description>
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<p>This is a podcast interview teaching us lessons when creating contests for our blogs or any websites&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Mary Grace Ignacio</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mary Grace Ignacio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 03:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think you have some valuable ebooks or memorabilias at home which you can use as prices, Bianca. You can try to use them as rewards, in that way, it won&#039;t cost you so much. ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you have some valuable ebooks or memorabilias at home which you can use as prices, Bianca. You can try to use them as rewards, in that way, it won&#8217;t cost you so much. <img src='http://www.smbtrendwire.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Bianca Aquino</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bianca Aquino</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 08:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes. I have always thought about this too. The last time I thought of giving out a contest  but then the budget is quiet tight that I couldn&#039;t think of a good idea what will be my giveaway in such a very tight budget... hmmmm... still thinking...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes. I have always thought about this too. The last time I thought of giving out a contest  but then the budget is quiet tight that I couldn&#8217;t think of a good idea what will be my giveaway in such a very tight budget&#8230; hmmmm&#8230; still thinking&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Amanda</title>
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		<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 19:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve always been intrigued by running contests on my sites however, I&#039;ve never known where to start.  Thank you Carolyn for giving us some solid advice.  When done right, a contest can get you really good results.  I&#039;ll have to think about this more now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve always been intrigued by running contests on my sites however, I&#8217;ve never known where to start.  Thank you Carolyn for giving us some solid advice.  When done right, a contest can get you really good results.  I&#8217;ll have to think about this more now.</p>
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