Every year the church my wife grew up in holds a picnic during which, they give away a lump sum cash prize to one lucky winner, and this year is no different.

But the entries to win the $10,000 in cold hard cash are always local.  Why only give locals the chance to win?  This is the age of the internet and connecting with others from all over the world, so I want to offer all of you the chance to win $10,000 as well.

Enter To Win $10,000

The giveaway is a fundraiser to help out the church and proceeds also help out those in the community in need of help and support from the church.

Each entry into the giveaway is $5.00 and there is no limit to how many entries you can purchase. I’ve bought 5 entries myself.

In addition to one $10,000 winner, there is a second place prize of $2,000, so your chances of winning money is actually double what it would be with only one prize.

How To Enter

To enter, simply use the “Chip In” widget below to pay for your entries.  Once you enter, tweet the following message on Twitter:

I just entered to win $10,000 from @steven_sanders ! You can enter too http://bit.ly/1ohOGF #winbig

Announcement Of Winners

The winners will be drawn on September 12, 2009 at 9:00 pm CST, so you have until September 11, 2009 at 11:59 pm CST to enter.

Winners will be notified via email as well as announced on this blog on September 13, 2009.

No refunds on entry purchases will be given.

Good luck and let the entries begin!

Twitter has quickly become one of the greatest social media sites the world has ever seen thus far, and for the early adopters, it will mean great things.

Twitter has become so popular in fact, that many books are being written by it’s more prominant and understanding users.

One such book by Murray Newlands (a Twitter Ebook), called “How To Twitter Successfully & Gain Followers“, helps to guide those new in the Twitter scene to a better understanding of what Twitter is all about and how it can be used to harness the power of your social network to be successful online.

A Look At The Step By Step Guide

The book starts off with an introduction of Twitter for those that don’t really know much about the social media platform, and quickly transitions into setting up a new account, creating your profile, and starting your first tweet.

The book also talks about the etiquette of Twitter, the main functions that can be performed, and the different Twitter tools that are popping up all over the net to make Twitter even more powerful than it already is.

Included are also tips and strategies for building your followers, and grabbing your followers attentions.

My Opinion Of The Book

As one of the early adopters of Twitter, and someone who has read many articles and books on Twitter, this book seems very similar to any other.

As with each book that’s been created there are additional insights from the individual authors that add some unique looks at different ways to leverage the power of Twitter.

All in all the Twitter Ebook is a good read, and I’d recommend it to anyone interested in having their Twitter following really sky rocket.

The only downside I see to the ebook is its price.

It’s being sold for $19.95, and with so many other books already in print for free or cheaper, I’m not sure how well it will sell.

On the upside, the author is an early adopter of Twitter and also one of the top 1000 followed people on Twitter.  This speaks volumes, and might be a good reason to overlook the price tag to learn something from someone who has been successful in using Twitter to build a business.

You can get the Twitter Ebook here.

A Free Copy For One Lucky Winner

Lucky for you, I’m giving away a free copy of “How To Twitter Successfully And Gain Followers”.  To enter, simply follow me on Twitter and tweet the following:

Just entered to win the ebook, How To Twitter Successfully & Gain Followers, from @steven_sanders. RT to enter http://bit.ly/Twitter_Ebook

One winner will be chosen on August 10,2009.

It seems like I’ve been running giveaways for blog conferences for a long time, but they’ve all finally come to an end, and I’m proud to announce the 2 winners of the Affiliate Summit East passes as well as the 1 winner of the Blogher Free Izeafest ticket giveaway.

So without further ado, here are the winners:

Winner of the Free IzeaFest Ticket

Congratulations to Corine of Complicated Mama!  She is the winner of a free ticket to IzeaFest 2009.  We had a lot of entries from Blogher, and at one point I felt like I was playing “Where’s Steven”, because I would send out a tweet letting everyone know where they can find me to enter, then I would get dragged off by my wife to a totally different part of the conference.

Kudos to the girls that literally ran after me trying to get my attention just so they could enter.  It was funny and scary all at the same time!

Winners of the Affiliate Summit East Tickets

Congratulations to the following winners of the free tickets to Affiliate Summit East in New York (I only had 3 entries and one already won 4 tickets from other bloggers):

• TheRealThiago
• Roseli A. Bakar (EzyBlogger.com)

Affiliate Summit East is going to rock!

Win Your Ticket to Affiliate Summit East

I’ve still got one free ticket remaining because I only had 3 entrants, one of which already has 4 free tickets.  So here’s your chance to win a free ticket to Affiliate Summit East.

All you have to do is leave me a comment asking for it.  The first person to comment wins!

I’ve been racking my brain in the last couple of weeks about how I can find a way to get to Affiliate Summit East in New York this year. And after all the time I’ve spent thinking, I’ve come up with an idea I call the One Dollar Experiment.

What Is The One Dollar Experiment?

Simply put, the One Dollar Experiment is nothing more than asking all my readers to donate $1 to help pay for my travel and hotel stay.

But it doesn’t stop at simply donating a dollar.

For every dollar you donate, you get that many chances in a drawing to win half the money that I raise.

So if I raise $1,000, then one lucky winner will get $500 to use anyway they want.  This means the more you donate, the more money you could possibly win.  And by all means, you don’t have to stop at $1.  You can donate as much money as you want.

Drawing A Winner

The One Dollar Experiment will end July 27th and the winner will be drawn and announced on July 28th.  Anyone is eligible to enter and win, no matter what country you’re from.  The only requirement is that you have a paypal account, as that’s how the money will be transferred.

Gaining Another Entry

To get another entry into the drawing to win or to simply help me get the word out, copy and paste the message below into Twitter.

Here’s your chance to win a large sum of money from @steven_sanders in his One Dollar Experiment. http://bit.ly/14O1ji

Let the experiment begin!