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Celebrating 100k+ Visitors with an Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

Blogging, Giveaways, Personal

Update: the giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered! I will post the winners shortly.

June 2011 was a big one for this blog.

We started the month with a site re-design and I began my efforts to monetize my site.

This has also been the biggest month ever in terms of traffic.

Back in April, I received a little over 95,000 unique visitors and so had set a short-term goal of 100,000 visitors per month by the summer’s end.

Well, as of 12:00am this morning, I had received…

105,785 visitors for the month of June 2011.

8-O

Thank you, thank you, thank you all so much for supporting this blog and continuing to spread the word about it!

And, as a token of my appreciation — as well as a celebratory gesture — I have decided to host a giveaway from my favorite online store: Amazon!

The best part?

I will be giving away not one…not two…but THREE gift cards!

 

ONE lucky winner will receive a $100 gift card:

 

A second winner will receive a $50 gift card:

 

And a third winner will receive a $25 gift card!

 

I must admit that I have an ulterior motive for hosting this giveaway.

You see, I have created a Facebook Page for this blog, and I would love to gain some new fans to the page.

So, as an added incentive, you will automatically be entered to the drawing three times if you “Like” the Geek in Heels Page on Facebook.

Of course, there are other ways to enter, but they only grant you one entry each.

Here are the four ways to enter this giveaway:

  1. Leave a comment here telling me how you would use your Amazon gift card (one entry)
  2. Tweet — and leave a comment here saying you did so — the following (one entry):
    I just entered for a chance to win a $100, $50, or $25 Amazon gift card via @geekinheels and you can too! http://bit.ly/lbUolr
  3. “Like” this post using the Facebook “Like” button at the bottom, and leave a comment here saying you did so (one entry)
  4. “Like” the Geek in Heels Facebook Page (three entries)

There is no need to leave a comment if you enter using method #4, as everyone who “Likes” the page will be automatically entered in the drawing. (But please note that if you are the winner, I may try to contact you via a Facebook private message.)

Obviously, you can increase your chances of winning by using all four methods.  ;-)

Please leave a valid email address (which will not be published or shared) when filling out the comment form so that I can contact you if you win.

The giveaway will end next Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 12:00pm EST. The winner will be chosen by a random number generator and be notified via email or a private Facebook message.

Thanks for reading, thanks for all the support, and good luck!

Edited to add, 7/2/11:

There have been quite a number of people who are commenting multiple times in hopes that this will increase their chances of winning. Since this is the largest giveaway I have run to date, I am being extra careful and have been keeping careful tabs on ALL entries (and yes, this includes IP addresses). Multiple/duplicate entries are immediately deleted, so these people are only wasting their time. And to those who are playing fair, thank you!

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447 Responses to “Celebrating 100k+ Visitors with an Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!”

  • Kalen July 6, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    I Tweeted the giveaway @kalen – My tweets are private but I’ve got 242 followers so hopefully it will spread the word!

  • nell July 6, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    I liked this post

  • nell July 6, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    I would use the gift card to buy my text books for law school

  • elizabeth s. July 6, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    i’d use the gift card to put toward buying a new digital camera!

  • Marilee July 6, 2011 at 4:37 pm

    I would use the Amazon giftcard to invest in some new cookbooks that I’ve had my eye on!

  • Vicky July 6, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Been following your site since you were on WB! :) Congrats on #2!
    I’d probably use the gift card on more ebooks… just got a kindle! :)

  • Vicky July 6, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    just tweeted! :)

  • Allison July 6, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    I would use a gift card to buy as much Mark Twain as I can, including the autobiography published last year. That’s expensive stuff, and we’re making a play about Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla and time travel and having an alter ego and Hannibal, Missouri and other cool things. And it’s a banjo musical. I need this. Obviously.

  • Susan July 6, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    This is such a thoughtful giveaway!

  • Emily July 6, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    Baby boy turns 1 in August and want to buy him a radio flyer wagon but can’t afford it… This would be just the thing to help:)

  • Mo July 6, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    I would totally use this on a new printer for my scrapbooking this summer! Thanks for the giveaway!

  • janieishme July 6, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    I’d use the gift card to buy my boyfriend’s class (he’s a second grade teacher) some children’s books. He’s working in an up and coming school that’s constantly shorting on their budgeting, which unfortunately means a sparse library.

  • Sarah July 6, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    I would have to use it for the biweekly Amazon purchases I can’t help but make. Usually for home stuff. Congrats on your successes!

  • Melinda (Mendy) Dinsmore July 6, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    http://twitter.com/#!/mendyd/status/88796614008913920

  • Amy July 6, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    Hey, I came here from the Star Wars – Harry Potter page. Awesome!

    Also, if I got the Amazon gift card, I’d probably be getting more books!

  • Jaime July 7, 2011 at 12:38 am

    I would use the gift card to buy supplies for my endless food geekery.

  • Jaime July 7, 2011 at 12:39 am

    Also, I liked this post.

  • Red Stethoscope July 7, 2011 at 12:43 am

    Congrats on the traffic, doll! Yay! I would use my Amazon giftcard to buy a USMLE Step 1 review book. Yes, I just wrote that. (WHAT?! Medical crap is expensive.) :)

  • Melinda (Mendy) Dinsmore July 7, 2011 at 5:23 am

    http://twitter.com/#!/mendyd/status/88900735466618880

  • Nicole July 7, 2011 at 10:04 am

    I would use my giftcard to by some goodies for my 10 month old! :)

  • JessC July 7, 2011 at 10:25 am

    I would use the gift card to buy Christmas gifts for my nieces. (My ongoing New Year’s resolution is to be a better adult– which includes thinking ahead!)

  • Miri July 7, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    I tweeted and liked everything, so I’ve done all four things. I would use an Amazon gift card to buy A New Hope, since I only own the first two original Star Wars movies right now. And I would buy Harry Potter 7.2 when it comes out! (I loved your post comparing the two.)

  • LeiLani @ Elle Golden Photography July 7, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    Ooooo-eeee! I’d use my Amazon card to do as much of a shopping spree on photography equipment as the little piece of plastic can! I love me some Amazon!

    Thanks a bunch for the awesome giveaway Jenny!

  • LeiLani @ Elle Golden Photography July 7, 2011 at 5:37 pm

    *Like*d this post! :)

  • LeiLani @ Elle Golden Photography July 7, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    Tweeted about the giveaway! Good luck to all! :D

  • Aimee July 7, 2011 at 6:23 pm

    There are some books I’ve been putting off buying, certainly a gift card would encourage me to get them sooner! =)

  • Anne July 7, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    I would use it on school books! Thanks for this giveaway!

  • Ali July 7, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    Hey I just liked your post! ^_^

  • wendy July 7, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    count me in!

  • Nina A. July 8, 2011 at 1:01 am

    I would probably buy some games if I won :)

  • Melanie July 8, 2011 at 9:28 am

    New reader here. I love to cook so I’d use a giftcard to buy a food processor.

  • Malissa July 8, 2011 at 9:29 am

    I’d use a giftcard to purchase a carrier for my new daughter. We like to be close. :)

  • Joyce July 8, 2011 at 9:36 am

    I would use the gift card to prepare for baby #2. I use Amazon for nearly all my baby shopping.

  • Eileen July 8, 2011 at 9:47 am

    I would probably use the gift card for some new music. And books. Always adding books to my wish list :)

    thanks for hosting!

  • Mel July 8, 2011 at 10:06 am

    I’d use the giftcard to buy the random (un)necessary cooking suuplies I’ve wanted for so long: a microplane grater, a small food processor, Silpat baking mat . . .

  • Ashley July 8, 2011 at 10:15 am

    Just discovered your blog this week and I’m already hooked!

  • Jody July 8, 2011 at 11:26 am

    Congrats on being so popular! ;-) If I won, I’d probably spend the entire gift card on new ebooks for my Kindle.

  • Christiana July 8, 2011 at 11:39 am

    I would use it to buy a vacuum, or a composter – so exciting I know!

  • Christiana July 8, 2011 at 11:41 am

    I liked :)

  • Deanna July 8, 2011 at 11:41 am

    so exciting! congrats! I liked the post and the fb page!

  • Christiana July 8, 2011 at 11:42 am

    and of course I tweeted :) Congrats again Jenny!

  • A July 8, 2011 at 11:43 am

    Hmmm…I would use it on great books and a jar of tahini for making salads.

  • Elizabeth July 8, 2011 at 11:57 am

    I would buy books! Lots of books! Or Christmas presents. Depending on how generous I feel.

  • Elizabeth July 8, 2011 at 11:58 am

    I liked this post on facebook :)

  • birdie July 8, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    I would use the money to buy baby stuff for my son due in Nov. :) Thanks!



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