It pays to be with Everyday Finance! The First Ten Entrants Have their Odds Doubled!

Everyday Finance is celebrating its 250th post (OK, a week late) with a new reader/subscriber contest with prizes totalling $250! If you're already a regular, you can win as well. Here's how:

First, the prizes:

#1 winner: $100 cold, hard cash via paypal.

#2 winner: $25 cold, hard cash via paypal

Blog/Advertiser Winner #1: Full Post on Everyday Finance for your blog, your cause, a guest post written by you; whatever you propose (within reason!). Tough to value since I've never engaged in pay-per-posts, but given the rare instance here (see, it's like a collectors' item), I'll call it an even $100.

Blog/Advertiser winner #2: 1 month text link ad valued at $25 (rough price on current ad rate; I've been doing annuals primarily)

Timeframe: Starts Today, 5/22/08 and ends in June; I will announce as it's coming to a close.

Various Ways to Participate:

Follow one or more of the steps below and be sure to comment on this post. At the end of the contest, I will calculate your points, enter all names into random.org for authenticity, pick the winners, capture screen shots and dole out prizes.

1) Sign up in a news reader (left column, then comment here afterward) - 1 entry

2) Sign up for an email subscription (left column, then comment here afterward) - 1 entry

3) Do a post about this contest on your blog by linking to this post (in your comment, include the article link)- 5 entries

4) Leave a comment about this contest on any blog, contest site, message board or other outlet (in your comment, include the article link)- 3 entries

**If you are one of the first ten people to comment on this post after completing one of the activities above, I will multiply your entries by a factor of 2!**

Fine Print: If you participate in multiple options above, just include each activity you performed, include your links as confirmation, and please limit #4 to 5 comments to avoid the appearance of spam. If you'd like to unsubscribe to the reader/email list at some point, it's easy to do so, just remain signed up during the contest timeframe so you can be included in the drawing. I will verify that all winners followed the rules, signed up, etc. and the drawing is performed via third party, so rest assured, this contest is legit!

Favor: In addition to your entries, if you have any recommendations for the Everyday Finance blog; ranging from design, widgets or blogger tricks to articles you'd like to see, new direction, things that annoy you, etc., please provide your opinions as well.

Thanks for helping Everyday Finance Grow! Spread the word!

The Contest was Conculded on 6/21. Here are the WINNERS!