A couple weeks ago I entered a contest to win John Chow’s new book, Make Money Online: Roadmap of a Dot Com Mogul. It was a simple enough contest as all I needed to do was comment on a post. John picked the winner at his last Dot Com Pho and lo and behold it was none other than me. The book is signed by John Chow and Michael Kwan.

Before I get into how to win this copy, let me explain why I’m giving it away. You see, I already bought myself a copy for two reason. First, I was too excited about this book coming out to wait to find out if I won a copy and second, if you follow John Chow on twitter, you would know he’s also giving away an apple iPad. If you bought his book and sent in a picture, you have a chance to win the iPad.

I’m hoping I win the iPad and to pass along a good thing, I’m giving away this signed copy of Make Money Online: Roadmap of a Dot Com Mogul.

To enter all you have to do is follow me on Twitter and give me a shout out using @shopevolv. That’s it. On June 1st I’ll pick a winner from all qualified entries. Here’s the good news, only 1 person has entered so far so your chances of winning are really good!

Good Luck to all who enter. See you on Twitter!

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Hopefully you are also getting a refund. I try to make it even throughout the year just so I don’ t have to worry about anything come tax time but it’s kind of nice getting that check from the man at the start of a new year.

This time around you can actually benefit in more ways than one. Money Crashers is giving away an Apple iPad to one lucky taxpayer this year.

There are a bunch of ways to enter which you will find here: http://bit.ly/c8iKSU

You get extra entries for spreading the word via social networking tasks such as tweeting out a custom message.

I love entering these kinds of contests because it’s easy, fun and I know that I’m helping someone grow their readership and user base.

Have fun entering this contest and good luck!

That being said, one of my “secret” weapons is the water i’m drinking. Readers of this blog already know about the many business ventures I take part in.

Evolv is not only great water but it’s a business anyone can run from their home. What’s even more impressive is the opportunity has just opened up to Canadians.

This is exciting because Evolv is one of the best businesses I’ve ever been part of. I drink 2-3 bottles a day and my personal results have shown a 99% oxygen utilization with this water. It’s helped speed my recovery after workouts and minimizes muscle soreness due to the healthy inflamatory response it creates in the body. Evolv isn’t just spring water, it’s got the Archaea Active formula in it; the water is just a vehicle for the formula to get to the cells in your body.

To date, it’s been one full week and I’ve lost 5 lbs following the Men’s Health Abs Diet and supplementing my workouts with Evolv.

I’ll continue with my workout routine and the food program i’ve been on as it seems to be working very well. If you’re looking to shed a few pounds I can’t recommend this book and this water enough.

Check out the The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life
and order some Evolv today.

This contest is sponsored by Urban Data. Urban Data gives you tons of information about any website on the web. Check out my results.

I’m entering this contest by making a blog post about it. I’d love to have an Apple iPad because right now all I have is a first generation iPod Touch. Unfortunately the first generation Touch doesn’t have an external speaker and it’s only 16GB in size. An iPad is perfect for watching all the video podcasts I enjoy as well as running music apps and a much better way to surf the mobile web.

Want to win it? Blog about the contest on your own site, follow @UrbanDataDotCom on Twitter and tweet the following:

Hey! @johnchow and @urbandatadotcom are giving away an Apple iPad! Find out how to enter here: http://xr.com/urbancontest #urbancontest

Good luck bloggers!

What is XS Energy Drink?

XS Energy Drink was created by a southern california duo that wanted a healthier alternative to the sugary energy drinks and sodas that are everywhere in stores these days. The main competitor is Red Bull (which now has a sugar free version, mainly due to XS!).

In September 2002, XS made an exclusive distribution agreement with Amway Global that changed the future for this energy drink which now generates $120 million annually in sales. Read the FAQ here.

Why Am I Giving Away A Case?

I drink one or two of these drinks a day to help me get going in the morning and  keep me going throughout the day. I don’t drink coffee and I don’t drink sugary drinks like Monster or Red Bull because I hate the “coming down” effect all that sugar has. Most people call this a “crash”. XS is also loaded with B-Vitamins and amino acids which help your muscles and keep you alert. As a by product, XS is a natural bug repellent because of the B-Vitamins.

I am so sure that you will like these drinks, I’m giving one case (12, 8.4oz cans) of your choice away to a lucky winner (approx retail value up to $35).

There are several ways to enter.

1. The easiest way is to comment on this post which earns you 1 entry.
2. The second way is to follow us on twitter and tweet the following: I just entered to win a case of XS Energy Drink (http://bit.ly/5DLtB) from @flagusco. Read about the contest here: http://bit.ly/kYDJZ.
   This will earn you 2 entries.
3. The third way, and in my opinion the best way is to order a case for yourself, and you’ll earn 5 entries. To qualify for the 5 entries and to verify you have actually ordered, you must use the contact form on this site and paste your order receipt in the body of the form. All orders must be verified.

You can earn a total of 8 entries if you use all three methods above. All entries will be placed into random.com and one winner will be chosen on July 1st so enter today!

On a side note, if you are interested in making money selling XS, contact me about becoming an Independent Business Owner with Amway Global.

You could back up a lot of those photos and videos to an external hard drive manually, or you could leave it to Drobo. Drobo is a device manufactured by Data Robotics (Get it? Data ROBOtics) that enables you to have nearly infinite storage for your files via an external box. Find out more about DROBO here.

I, for one could really use a lot of space for my photos and videos these days. To that end, I want to win one and you can try and win one also.

There’s two ways to do this. The first way is to link to http://mydl.me/2009/03/want-to-win-a-free-drobo/ which will automatically get you an entry into their giveaway.

The second way to enter is to follow Scott Bourne on Twitter at http://twitter.com/scottbourne. He’s giving them away pretty frequently and there’s only 6 more left to win.

Maybe I’ll get really lucky and win 2 and then I can give one away.

I completely forgot I even entered and then last week I got an email that said I was one of the winners. Lo and behold it showed up today along with a hers and his USB thumb drive set.

Now normally, I would turn around and give this thing away to a lucky subscriber but my wife actually wants to use this one, so you’re out of luck.

You can however pick one up for yourself for around $500 which isn’t bad considering what you get.

View the photos here

John immediately turned around and donated that money to charity. Richard Lau decided that he would help one of John Chow’s readers win cash for the charity of their choice and $1,000.00 for themselves.

The rules are simple.

First, sign up for an account at XR.com (it’s free and a great service for Tiny Url creation).

Next, make a blog post about the contest linking to John’s blog post and a link to XR.com like I have here. The words Tiny Url are preferred because that’s exactly the service XR.com offers. Make sure to include where you will donate the money and what you plan to do with your portion of the prize.

The winner will be drawn on December 27th at Dot Com Pho (the weekly lunch John holds with his dot com crew in Vancouver).

If I win, I’ll be donating the $5,000.00 to my local Habitat for Humanity. They build homes for the poor and underprivelaged all over the world. It’s one of my favorite charities along with The United Way which I already donate to on a monthly basis.

As for the $1,000.00 I’ll be putting that into buying a new bed. Ours is just about seen the end of days and we badly need a bed with a headboard.

One of the fastest growing affiliates around is PepperJam Network and they have just started a new contest where you can win $1000 grand prize. If you are chosen from the finalists for their new Store Builder contest, you will win a cool $1000 to spend how you wish. There are 10 prizes in total equalling $2000 in prize money being given away.

To enter, you have to be a PepperJam Network affiliate and then use their Store Builder feature to create a store on your blog. I created a store for this blog which showcases some very nice Movado watches you can purchase directly from my blog.

Click here for full details on the contest. and click here to sign up with PepperJam Network.

Right now, TechTod is giving away $225 in cash and a Sony Digi-cam. All the details for entering can be found at TechTod. The contest runs until November 25 at which time 3 winners will be chosen. The more entries you have the better your chances of winning!