So far lots of good comments have come in and the feedback has been top notch. I’ve received all sorts of suggestions, everything from change the theme to add more content. See all ideas below.

Mieke says -

Make the sidebar dynamic, have the banners and widgets rotate. The blog is not static, why should the sidebar be.

Kris says -

Add some unique elements to the blog, such as a custom header banner, favicon, etc. Make the blog design standout by adding some personal flavor to it.

Sven says -

Choose topics you’re passionate about and cover these in new articles. Create some branding, get an email list going, and create a blog theme song.

Sylvester says -

Add a newsltter. This helps to create a connection to your readers and is a great way to stay in touch.

Yan says -

Convert your army of blogs into mini niche sites and focus solely on G34 Media. (or whichever site is your fave) Focus, have patience, and keep on plugging away. Oh! and change the design.

That is loads of awesome feedback for this blog. And as i said above are all good ideas. One thing i definitely plan to do is go over my list of categories and prune them up a bit. The categories that remain will guide the writing on this blog.

I want to thank all the bloggers mentioned above for participating and voicing their opinions on the future of this blog. I appreciate it.

The contest ends on December 2nd. If you want to win some cool prizes, you still have time to enter by leaving a comment on Max’s blog. Just answer the question, “How Can Missy Improve The G34 Media Blog?”.

That’s it for this contest update. Thanxs for reading.

The contest is basically a (feedback initiative) to get YOU to help ME and WIN some cool prizes in the process. As some of you may know i started this blog back in 2007 as a hub for my growing network of web properties. But it’s been a challenge for me to monetize, not to mention maintaining focus as to what the heck the blog is about.

I wanted the blog to be a catch all, a blog i could write anything on. But this makes it hard to monetize and also to develop any sort of following.

So to make a long story short, pitch me your ideas, opinions, and feedback on what i should do with this PR4 blog. If YOUR IDEA is electrifyingly good, then you might,

WIN THE FOLLOWING SPECTACULAR PRIZES:

1st place. “Blogging In Action” package. Learn more about the product here.
2nd place. “Expert WordPress” package. Learn more about the product here.
3rd place. $10 will be deposited into your Paypal account.

The contest ends on December 8th, and you enter by leaving comments on Max’s blog. Tell your friends, and be sure to link to the contest. (pretty please, with a cherry on top)

Remember to enter you must leave a comment on Max’s blog. Good Luck!

ContestBlogger is a forum and a blog that features a slew of cool contests held by bloggers, from around the blog-o-sphere. I have won many good prizes in several contests, most recently a copy of the ProBlogger Book by Darren Rowse, which was held at the Wendy Piersall blog, SparkPlugging.

I have also won:

• $10 Gift Certificate for Amazon
• $30 Cash
• $100 Cash
• Copy of The ProBlogger Book
• Eco Lunch Bag
• and some other goodies….so point is, they do work and winners are plentiful.

Get in on the action, by visiting the ContestBlogger site, you too can be a sweet winner (of something). Do also check out the blog, the guy who runs it, is quite funny.

Remember you can’t win, if you don’t enter. So find one you like, and have at it. Good Luck!

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Checking out my RSS feed, i notice a slew of cool contests for bloggers this weekend. Im going to round some up below. What’s up for grabs? Some bloggers are giving away everything from EC credits to domain books and services, from SEO consultations to banner ads, and of course, good ole hard cash. Oh, and Mike from Bloggin-Ads is giving away the creme de la creme of prizes, not 1 – but 2 MacBook Air laptops. Sweetness!

• Grab a MacBook Air from Mike (and his lovely wife).
• A Massive Domainers Contest going on at DNXpert. Loads of solid prizes on this one, including cash.
• ScriptDebate has a contest where he is giving away 2,000 EC credits, plus up to $50 in Paypal cash.

Those are the best ones this week. Some require you to subscribe to their feed by email, others require just a comment or stumble. The requirements vary, and some end in May, while others last till middle of June.

Go for it, and good luck. In case you’re wondering if these blogger contest work. Yes, they do. Yours truly is a winner. I won a free copy of the NEW ProBlogger Book by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett. Courtesy of Wendy from SparkPlugging. When the book arrives, i will write a review post on the book. I’m totally looking forward to the arrival of the book.

Good Luck! (go now and join. you won’t win, if you don’t join)

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