Archived SEO contests from 2005

Below is a list of the SEO (search engine optimization) contests from 2005.
SEO contests archive

Loquine Glupe

Contest Starter: NA
Seo contest running dates: 2005
Total Prize amount: NA
Search engines used: NA
Keyword Phrase: loquine glupe
Places Paid: NA
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: NA
Details and Rules: In the first quarter of 2005, people were competing for the term loquine glupe, spawning web sites ranging from shampoo advertising to holiday resorts. The page that won in the end looked rather boring, and used lots of questionable techniques like "keyword stuffing".
Main Contest Page: NA

Hommingberger Gepardenforelle

Contest Starter: c't
Seo contest running dates: 2005
Total Prize amount: NA
Search engines used: Google
Keyword Phrase: hommingberger gepardenforelle
Places Paid: NA
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: NA
Details and Rules: In Germany the Hommingberger Gepardenforelle by the computer magazine c't spawned almost 4 million results. The goal was to find out how search engines rank sites.
Main Contest Page: NA

Msnbetter Thangoogle

Contest Starter: Polish SEO community
Seo contest running dates: 2005
Total Prize amount: NA
Search engines used: MSN, Google
Keyword Phrase: msnbetter thangoogle
Places Paid: NA
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: NA
Details and Rules: In Poland almost at same time as the hommingberger gepardenforelle seo contest the Polish SEO community organized the msnbetter thangoogle contest. It topped the 4 million but failed to reach it's goal to promote SEO in Poland and to get search engines companies attention for the polish market.
Main Contest Page: NA

Online Casino BtDino

Contest Starter: Btdino.com
Seo contest running dates: September 2005 - February 26, 2006
Total Prize amount: $7,000
Search engines used: MSN
Keyword Phrase: online casino btdino
Places Paid: Top 50
Monthly Results Prize: September 30th - $250, December 31st - $250
Final Results Prize: $1,500 to first place and top 50 get $100
Details and Rules: BeTheDealer Casino, the site that brought you the Fortuno Winnero Google Contest, announces a new tournament with a prize pool of $7,000!
We already know who is the #1 Googler, so now it's time to move on to one of Google's biggest competitors - MSN - and discover who can crack the Redmond giant's secrets. On February 26th, 2006, we will search in msn.com the words Online Casino BTDino.
Any site that manages to reach one of the top 50 positions, while meeting the tournament's terms and conditions, will win a cash prize! Yes, you saw correctly - top 50 positions! Since each page shows 10 results, it is enough to reach one of the first five pages in order to win a prize.
Main Contest Page: http://www.btdino.com

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