**CONTEST OFFICIALLY CLOSED AS OF 12/30/10**

UPDATE: Added more cash prizes and a new sponsor.

Today is the first day of December and that “officially” marks the start of the Christmas season. Since Christmas is the season of giving and sharing, what could be a better way to thank my readers and share my blessings with others than to have another Christmas Giveaway, right?

I’ve had two previous big giveaways here on JaypeeOnline – the $1,000+ Christmas Giveaway in 2008 and the $1,500 Thanksgiving Giveaway last year. For this year’s Christmas Giveaway, I’ll be giving away $3,500+ worth of prizes – premium WordPress themes, premium WordPress plugin, web hosting, domains, cash and many more. Of course, all of this won’t be possible without the support and generosity of my sponsors.

PRIZES AT STAKE:
1st Prize
1-year Publisher Plan from Scribe SEO ($324)
1 Pro-Plus package from StudioPress ($249.95)
1 Developer Theme Package from WooThemes ($150)
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1-year Freedom-CDN Plan from WP Webhost ($120)
1-year Pro Account from Wibiya Web Toolbar ($118.80)
1-year Starter Plan from Reinvigorate ($100)
1-year subscription to Website Monitoring from website-monitoring.com ($59)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
1-year domain (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)
$20 cash via PayPal courtesy of DiTesco

2nd Prize
1-Year Publisher Plan from Scribe SEO ($324)
1 Genesis/Child theme package from StudioPress ($79.95)
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1 Club Membership from Elegant Themes ($39)
1-year Advanced Hosting Plan from Hostentic ($116)
1-year Pro Account from Wibiya Web Toolbar ($118.80)
1-year Starter Plan from Reinvigorate ($100)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
1-year domain (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)
$10 cash via PayPal courtesy of MukhangPera.com

3rd Prize
1-Year Publisher Plan from Scribe SEO ($324)
1 Genesis/Child theme package from StudioPress ($79.95)
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1 Annual Access Membership from Flexi Themes ($49.95)
1-year Freedom Plan from WP Webhost ($80)
1-year Pro Account from Wibiya Web Toolbar ($118.80)
1-year Starter Plan from Reinvigorate ($100)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
1-year domain (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)
$10 cash via PayPal courtesy of MukhangPera.com

4th Prize
1 Genesis/Child theme package from StudioPress ($79.95)
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1 Basic Theme Package from WP Now ($49)
1-year Freedom Plan from WP Webhost ($80)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
1-year domains (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)
$10 cash via PayPal courtesy of MukhangPera.com

Consolation Prizes
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
6 – 1-year domains (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)

I’m also giving away 5 Globe Tattoo USB dongles courtesy of Abe Olandres of YugaTech ($20/each) to all contestants from the Philippines.

As a BONUS, I’ll be giving away a 15% rebate for website-monitoring.com to all contestants and 2 Golden Tickets to VaultPress. Please let me know via the comment section if you’re interested.

CONTEST MECHANICS:
1. Subscribe to JaypeeOnline’s RSS feed via email. (required)

Don’t forget to validate your email subscription (After submitting your email address, FeedBurner will send you an email with a link on it to verify your subscription). If you’re already an email subscriber, please proceed to step #2.

2. Blog about this contest. (required)

Make a blog post about this contest in not less than 100 words. (Please don’t copy & paste this post). Don’t forget to include a link/trackback to this contest, prizes at stake and the list of sponsors (just the text links, no need to include the banners). If you want, you can use the Christmas Giveaway graphic in your blog post, do that by saving the image and uploading it to your own web server. (No hotlinking please)

3. Leave a comment. (required)

After you have subscribed to the RSS feed via email and published your blog post, please leave a comment on this post using the same email address you used to subscribe and include the URL to your blog post. In case you decide to avail of the bonus points, make sure to include your Twitter username and/or Facebook account name.

*I require this step so it would be easier for me to validate and keep track of each contestant’s entries.

Total = 7 pts

BONUS POINTS:
You can avail of these bonus points to get more chances of winning.

1. Follow me on Twitter and Retweet this post – 2 pts (If you’re already following me, all you need to do is retweet this post)
2. Share this post on Facebook – 1 pt
3. Join JaypeeOnline’s Facebook Fan Page – 1 pt
4. Follow JaypeeOnline on NetworkedBlogs (via Facebook) – 1 pt

Total = 5 pts

Total maximum entry points = 12 pts

CONTEST RULES:
1. Contestants are required to do all three steps under CONTEST MECHANICS.
2. No multiple entries. 1 person = 1 entry (1 person can get as much as 12 points)
3. Prizes not claimed within 30 days will be forfeited and be given to a new winner.
4. Prizes can not be converted to cash.

OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS:
Scribe SEO

StudioPress

WooThemes

WP Zoom

Elegant Themes

FlexiThemes

WP Now

WP WebHost

Hostentic Web Hosting

Wibiya Web Toolbar

Reinvigorate

Privacy Pro

Website Monitoring

Jehzeel Laurente

Abe Olandres

DiTesco

Mukhang Pera

VaultPress

Contest starts as soon as this post is published and ends on December 30, 2010. All entries should be in by midnight (US Eastern Time). Each point is equivalent to one entry that will be put into the list of entries (more points, more entries). Winners will be chosen using Random.org’s List Randomizer and will be announced the following day, December 31st.

Please make sure to check back on this post every now and then for any changes or updates.

What are you waiting for? Join now! You could be the winner of any one of these awesome prizes. Remember, the more points you have, the more your chances of winning! If you have any questions regarding the contest, feel free to contact me.

If you or your company would like to be sponsor and provide some prizes for this Christmas Giveaway, please send me a message via the Contact page.

**THIS CONTEST/GIVEAWAY IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED**

In case you missed the business cards giveaway I held 5 months ago, don’t worry because you’ll have another opportunity to win business cards for yourself and/or your business. This time, I’m giving away 4 sets of 250 business cards courtesy of PrintRunner.com.

PrintRunner.com is one of the top printing companies on the web. PrintRunner specializes in affordable high quality printing and offer a wide range of products including business cards, postcard printing, flyer printing and more. Check the website for all the latest PrintRunner coupon codes.

CONTEST DETAILS
Technical specifications for the business cards:

• Premium 14 pt. card stock
• Durable, water resistant UV-coating
• Choice of glossy or matte coating
• Full color, B/W or blank back available
• Rounded corners available

Official Rules:

• One entry per person
• Open to U.S. residents online
• Must be 18 and over and not an employee or relative of an employee of PrintRunner LLC
• No purchase necessary
• Shipping not included

HOW TO ENTER
There are two ways to join this contest – via Facebook or Twitter.

Facebook

• Join the JaypeeOnline Facebook Fan Page and Share this post.

Twitter

• Follow me on Twitter – @jaypee and retweet this post.

Once you’ve decided how you’re gonna join the contest (via Facebook or Twitter), just leave a comment on this post with your Facebook profile URL/name or Twitter name. Make sure to use a valid email address.

Four (4) lucky winners will be chosen via Random.org’s List Randomizer. Contest starts as soon as this post is published. All entries should be in by midnight of November 15th (US Pacific Time). The winner will be announced the following day – November 16th.

What are you waiting for? Join now and you could be one of the winners of FREE 250 Color Business Cards!

NOTE: Contest details mention that this contest is only open to US residents and doesn’t include shipping. I’m working on something to change this, enabling people outside the US to be able to participate and for them not to pay for shipping (I will shoulder shipping expenses). So please make sure to check on this post for updates and further details.

*THIS CONTEST IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED as of 11/30/09*

A couple more days and its gonna be November and here in the US, we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving (every 4th Thursday of November). Thanksgiving is one of my most favorite holidays and I always look forward to it because its one of the times in the year where I get to spend time with family and friends and at the same time eat good food. Thanksgiving is the time to give thanks and express gratitude so in celebration of this special occassion, I’m giving away $1,500 worth of cash, premium WordPress themes and web hosting. This is my way of expressing my gratitude for all the blessings I’ve received this year including the recent achievements and success of JaypeeOnline.

PRIZES AT STAKE:
1st Prize
Pro Plus All-Theme Package from StudioPress ($199.95)
Single Theme License from Pro Theme Design ($79)
Single Theme License from Press75 ($75)
Single Theme License from WP Zoom ($49)
1 Year Theme Club Membership from Elegant Themes ($19.95)
1 Year Hosting w/ Free Domain from DreamHost courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente
$50 Cash via PayPal from Jehzeel Laurente

2nd Prize
Single Theme License from Pro Theme Design ($79)
Single Theme License from Press75 ($75)
Single Theme Package from StudioPress ($59.95)
Single Theme License from WP Zoom ($49)
1 Year Freedom Plan Hosting from WP Web Host ($80)
$25 Cash via PayPal from JaypeeOnline

3rd Prize
Single Theme License from Pro Theme Design ($79)
Single Theme Package from StudioPress ($59.95)
Single Theme License from WP Zoom ($49)
Single Theme Licenses from WP Now ($29)
1 Year Freedom Plan Hosting from WP Web Host ($80)
$10 Cash via PayPal from JaypeeOnline

Consolation Prizes
Single Theme Package from StudioPress ($59.95)
Single Theme Licenses from WP Now ($29)

UPDATE:
I’m giving away 5 Pinoy Blogger Tshirts (worth $10 each) courtesy of Batang Yagit to all contestants coming from the Philippines.

This contest is bigger and better than last year’s Christmas Giveaway and I’m sure the list of prizes got you all excited. In order to take part in this contest and get a chance of winning one of these prizes, please read the contest mechanics and rules below.

CONTEST MECHANICS:
1. Subscribe to JaypeeOnline’s RSS feed via email. (required)

Don’t forget to validate your email subscription (After submitting your email address, FeedBurner will send you an email with a link on it to verify your subscription). If you’re already an email subscriber, please proceed to step #2.

2. Blog about this contest. (required)

Make a blog post about this contest in not less than 100 words. (Please don’t copy & paste this post). Don’t forget to include a link/trackback to this contest, prizes at stake and the list of sponsors. If you want, you can use the Thanksgiving Giveaway graphic in your blog post, do that by saving the image and uploading it to your own web server. (No hotlinking please)

3. Leave a comment. (required)

After you have subscribed to the RSS feed via email and published your blog post, please leave a comment on this post using the same email address you used to subscribe and include the URL to your blog post. In case you decide to avail of the bonus points, make sure to include your Twitter username, Facebook account name and/or link to your Alexa review.

*I require this step so it would be easier for me to validate and keep track of each contestant’s entries.

Total = 7 pts

BONUS POINTS:
You can avail of these bonus points to get more chances of winning.

1. Follow me on Twitter and Retweet this post – 2 pts (If you’re already following me, all you need to do is retweet this post)
2. Write a review for JaypeeOnline on Alexa – 2 pts
3. Join JaypeeOnline’s Facebook Fan Page – 1 pt

Total = 5 pts

Total maximum entry points = 12 pts

CONTEST RULES:
1. Contestants are required to do all three steps under CONTEST MECHANICS.
2. No multiple entries. 1 person = 1 entry (1 person can get as much as 20 points)
3. Prizes not claimed within 30 days will be forfeited and be given to a new winner.

SPONSORS:
1. StudioPress
2. Pro Theme Design
3. Press75
4. WP Zoom
5. WP Now
6. Elegant Themes
7. WP WebHost
8. Jehzeel Laurente
9. Batang Yagit

Contest starts as soon as this post is published and ends on November 30, 2009. All entries should be in by midnight (US Pacific Time). Each point is equivalent to one entry that will be put into the list of entries (more points, more entries). Winners will be chosen using Random.org’s List Randomizer and will be announced the following day, December 1st.

What are you waiting for? Join now! You could be the winner of one of these awesome prizes. Remember, the more points you have, the more your chances of winning! If you have any questions regarding the contest, feel free to contact me.

The Threadless Tshirt Giveaway is done and its now time to announce the lucky winner of the $25 Threadless.com gift certificate. I know many of you have been waiting for this post.

Drum roll please? Okay, without further ado, the winner of the Threadless Tshirt Giveaway is no other than James Evans Palar. Congratulations to you man! Please send me a message via the Contact page and I will give the details on how to claim your prize. You have 30 days to claim your prize and if you fail to do so, I will give the prize to the next person on the list.

Just so the others know, James got the maximum 15 entries by doing the requirements and all bonus points meaning he had a higher percentage/chance of winning than those who didn’t have the same amount of entries. This shows that it pays when you give it your best.

Anyways, I’d like to thank everyone who participated in this contest/giveaway and also those who didn’t join the contest but helped spread the word by blogging, tweeting about it and sharing it on social networks like Facebook. Thank you very much!

Btw, don’t fret if you didn’t win this contest because I have an upcoming contest that’s gonna have bigger and better prizes like I had in my Christmas Giveaway. I’m not gonna go much into the details but I’m sure you guys are gonna love it, so stay tuned for that. Make sure you always check out my blog for updates or better yet, subscribe to my RSS feeds or get updates automatically sent to your email via FeedBurner.

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I know many of you have been waiting for this. As promised, the winners of the Christmas Giveaway would be announced today. Before anything else, I’d like to thank the following sponsors for making this possible:

1. Revolution Two WordPress Themes
2. Pro Theme Design
3. iThemes Premium WordPress Themes
4. WP Member – Advanced WordPress Membership Plugin
5. Elegant Themes – Premium WordPress Themes

I’d also like to thank everyone who joined the contest and those who didn’t join but blogged about it and helped spread the word about this Christmas Giveaway. This contest/giveaway wouldn’t have been successful without you guys. Thank you very much!

Now on to the part that everyone has been waiting for, the winners of the Christmas Giveaway.

• bluepanjeet – Revolution Two Pro Plus Membership
• mrniceash – Revolution Two Pro Plus Membership
• IngaOz – Revolution Two Pro Plus Membership
• slashtop – Mimbo Pro Single-License Copy
• october29thday – Mimbo Pro Single-License Copy
• babyface – FlexxTheme Single-Use Copy
• mjj0505 – FlexxTheme Single-Use Copy
• louie.medilo – WP-Member Plugin Ten-Site License
• wtcblogger – WP-Member Plugin Five-Site License
• sherrygo – WP-Member Plugin Five-Site License
• dexfamily – WP-Member Plugin Five-Site License
• suwari2000 – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• erxn – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• musyodik – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• gem – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• niceberry – WP-Member Plugin Single-Site License
• mitchteryosa – Elegant Themes Membership License
• indocontest – Elegant Themes Membership License

Congratulations to all the winners! Please send me your email address so I can forward it to the sponsors. The individual sponsors will be the one who will contact you and send you the prizes.

To those who didn’t win, I wish I had more prizes to give away so everyone would get one but don’t worry. This is not the last contest or giveaway here on JaypeeOnline. There will be more coming soon like the WordPress schwag that I’ll be giving to the monthly top commentators and other cool stuff that I’ll be giving away so watch out for that. The best way to keep updated is to be subscribed to the RSS feed or receive updates via email.

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