Redscowl Bluesingsky
Seo contest running dates: January 1, 2006 - March 3, 2006
Total Prize amount: $1,000
Search engines used: Google
Keyword Phrase: redscowl bluesingsky
Places Paid: top 2
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: 1st Place: The first place winner gets my 700 MHz iBook laptop(I can only pay shipping up to $40) plus $500 via Paypal. 2nd Place: 1 Year of hosting ( 1&1 Home package)
Details and Rules: The domain must be new (registerd after December 25, 2005) to be eligible. One prize per person, One prize per domain, Any top level domain is okay. All entries must have a username (email address) clearly posted somewhere on the page (If you are worried about spam, feel free to register a new email address or use [at] instead of @), Only one username must exist on each page entered, You can use any stratagy to win. The winner will be chosen on Friday, March 3rd 2006. No time is given The winners must hold the winning position in most Google Data Centers. Shoemoney won this contest, and since he donated the winner's money, he donated it to the number 2 winner.
Main Contest Page: NA
v7ndotcom elursrebmem
Seo contest running dates: January 15, 2006 - May 15, 2006
Total Prize amount: $4,500
Search engines used: Google
Keyword Phrase: v7ndotcom elursrebmem
Places Paid: 5
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: $4,000 and an iPod for 1st place plus bonus prizes for 2nd through 5th place
Looking for Sponsors: No
Details and Rules: The prizes are awarded for the top five positions in Google. A number of webmasters in the Search industry have decided to give any winnings they have to charity -- whether or not they will do remains to be seen. On January 18 the MSN search engine V7ndotcom elursrebmem returned zero results for the phrase, but returned more than zero results for this phrase plus other keywords. This was first uncovered by Philipp Lenssen of Google Blogoscoped. What seemed like MSN blocking an SEO competition now looks like a temporary glitch, as results are back to normal.
The rules for the competition are as follows:
1. In order to win the first prize, you must place first in Google (organic rankings) for the search term on May 15, 2006, noon, Pacific standard time.
2. Prizes for 2nd place through 5th place will be awarded based on web page placing in the corresponding positions in Google on May 15, 2006, noon, Pacific standard time.
3. For the purpose of this competition, indented listings in the SERPs will not be counted.
4. In order to qualify for the prize, a web page must include one of the following:
a. A link back to the V7N home page.
The link can be in any manner you wish, any anchor text you wish, with nofollow, without nofollow, JavaScript, cloaked or fried up and served with potatoes.
b. One of these Official V7n SEO Contest banners:
The banners may link to V7N, or not link to V7N. Linking the banner to any domain other than v7n will disqualify the contestant.
Just to make this very clear, the banner may be unlinked. You do not need to link the banner graphic to v7n. For those who do not speak English: you do not need to link el-banner-o to v7n-o.
c. The following text:
We support v7n.com
Please remember, in order for the web page to be compliant, it must contain at least one of the elements listed above.
If datacenters show different results on the 15 of May, the winner will be declared solely at the discretion of V7N. If there are any disputes as to the validity of the winner declaration, V7N will be the sole arbiter.
The Prizes for the competition are as follows:
First Prize:
$1,000 from v7n
$1,000 from Stoner3221
$2,000 from ShoeMoney
iPod from g00gl3r.com
Total: $4,000 + iPod
Note: This amount does not include the $1,000 from Greg Boser, the $1,000 from Todd Friesen or the $1,000 from Mike Grehan. We have no assurances that they will pay, nor are the conditions of payment announced. Stay tuned for updates.
Second Prize:
$500 from v7n
Note: This amount does not include the $500 from Greg Boser or the $500 from Todd Friesen. We have no assurances that they will pay, nor are the conditions of payment announced. Stay tuned for updates.
Third through Fifth Place Prizes
$100 Each from v7n
Note: This amount does not include the $100 each from Greg Boser and Todd Friesen. We have no assurances that they will pay, nor are the conditions of payment announced. Stay tuned for updates.
Added:
Free submission to SevenSeek's SEO Contest category for contestant web pages here:
http://www.sevenseek.com/dir/46136.php
Just submit and don't pay when it takes you to PayPal.
Main Contest Page: http://www.v7n.com/forums/seo-forum/23744-contest-keywords-announcement.html
"The Four Required Words"
Seo contest running dates: February 15, 2006 - May 15, 2006
Total Prize amount: $335
Search engines used: Google, Yahoo, MSN, A9.com, Ask.com
Keyword Phrase: "the four required words"
Places Paid: 1st place in Google, Yahoo, MSN, Google images, Ask.com images, A9 images
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: 1st in Google ($100 + Icon), 1st in MSN ($20) 2nd ($15), 1st in Yahoo ($20), 1st in A9 ($20), 1st in Google Images ($20), 1st in A9 Images ($20), 1st in Ask Images ($20)
Looking for Sponsors: Yes
Details and Rules: This is the first contest that uses a quoted expression. This is also the first contest that targets image search engines. Finally there is a collective subcontest (without prize) that allows forums to compete.
You can win for more than one search. I have the final word to decide who won. Screenshots will be taken and published. If you have a question that is not answered here, please contact me.
For the websites
1. All SEO techniques are allowed.
2. Every website has to have an email address published on that site so that nobody else can claim your prize.
3. In order to qualify for the prize, a web page must contain a visible and clickable link to The Million Dollar Screenshot homepage or to this page. You can use NOFOLLOW if you want.
For the images
1. All SEO techniques are allowed.
2. Every image must be in one of the following formats: PNG, GIF, JPG. It can be of any size.
3. Every image has to have a readable email address written on that image so that nobody else can claim your prize
Best SEO forum
Many people ask what the best SEO forum is. We'll know soon. Here is a subcontest for the title of the "World best SEO forum". This contest is open to public forums. The winner will be the forum with the most marked pages among the 50 first results on Google, for this search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22the+four+required+words%22&num=50 Indented results are considered. In case of equality, the forum that is listed first will win. A page is considered to compete for one forum if it contains the main domain name of this forum in its text. If two or more domain names are found, this page is ignored. In case of equality, the forum with the best ranked page is the winner.
Main Contest Page: http://www.milliondollarscreenshot.com/seo-contest/
Fattori Arcani
Seo contest running dates: January 11, 2006 - June 1, 2006
Total Prize amount: NA
Search engines used: Google.it
Keyword Phrase: fattori arcani
Places Paid: 1
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: Coccarda GT
Looking for Sponsors: No
Details and Rules: No rules.
Main Contest Page: http://www.progettoseo.it/fattori%5farcani/
Cpayscom Online Casino and
SEO contest
Seo contest running dates: January 1, 2006 - July 1, 2006
Total Prize amount: $10,000
Search engines used: Google, Yahoo, MSN
Keyword Phrase: cpayscom online casino
Places Paid: Top 50 in Google - 1st in Yahoo and MSN
Monthly Results Prize: $500 - first place in google 2 checkpoints
Final Results Prize: Split, see below
Looking for Sponsors: No
Details and Rules: Cpays.com announces its first CPayscom search engine optimization contest with a prize pool of $10,000! It is time to find out who is the #1 Googler in this brand new SEO competition.
How can I enter?
1) Create a new page or use an existing page and optimize it for Google.com for the winning keywords "CPayscom online casinos"
2) Add in a clearly noticeable section the following code: Visit site for code
Click here for the detailed Contest Terms and Conditions
How can I win?
Winning is not so hard if you are a smart webmaster with SEO skills. Get your site on one of the first fifty positions on Google.com on July 1, 2006. On July 1, we will search in Google.com for the words "CPayscom online casinos" and announce our winners.
What are the prizes?
The CPayscom SEO contest has a $10,000 prize pool. Any site that will reach the following positions at
July 1, wins:
# 1: $4,000
# 2: $500
# 3: $200
# 4 - 50: $50
Are there any extra prizes?
Yes, there is more! At 2 points in this SEO competition, there will be an extra check-up, where participants can also win prices if they have the #1 position at Google.com:
February 1, 12:00 (GMT) : $500
April 1, 12:00 (GMT) : $500
Beside all this, we will also reward the two SEO's out there who are better at optimizing for Yahoo.com and MSN.com. Whoever will be on the #1 spot at the end of the competition for the winning keywords "CPayscom online casinos" in Yahoo.com and MSN.com will win $1,000.
Main Contest Page: http://www.cpayscom.com
Wholesale Furniture Brokers Top Traffic Contest - $3000 Grand Prize!
Seo contest running dates: June 1st 2006 and End Aug 31st 2006
Total Prize amount: $3000 worth of furniture set
Search engines used: Google, Yahoo, MSN
Keyword Phrase: TBA
Places Paid: 1
Monthly Results Prize: NO
Final ResultsPrize: $3000 worth of furniture set
Looking for Sponsors: NO
Details and Rules: Sites that do not qualify for this contest
Domains where we had to pay to be submitted or we are already paying for a placement
Domains that use illegitimate traffic generating schemes
Sites that repeat pop-ups to our website
Domains that use any kinds of cheating software
Main Contest Page: http://www.GoWFB.com/contest
Retsambew Dash Klat For
Charity
Seo contest running dates: April 3, 2006 - September 1, 2006
Total Prize amount: $5,810.30
Search engines used: Google
Keyword Phrase: retsambew dash klat for charity
Places Paid: 1st - 5th
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: Total cash value prizes total $5,810.30 for 1st through 5th place
Looking for Sponsors: Yes
Details and Rules: This contest hosted by Webmaster-Talk.com has a unique set of conditions including: The use of a brand new domain name. No remotely hosted blog domains are allowed. No Subdomains are allowed. The contest keywords can not be used in the domain (with dashes or without any dashes) (subpages with the keyword is fine). The winning page must also link to a Charity of their choice from Give.org. See the contest announcement page for further details.
Main Contest Page: http://www.webmaster-talk.com/seo-talk-forum/44465-webmaster-talk-com-seo-contest.html
isulong seoph
Seo contest running dates: June 1, 2006 12:00 noon - September 30, 2006 8:00 PM
Total Prize amount: P 130,000
Search engines used: Google
Keyword Phrase: isulong seoph
Places Paid: 10
Monthly Results Prize: none
Final Results Prize: First Prize
* PHP 10,000 from Marc Macalua
* 1 year Linux Reseller Hosting worth PHP30,000 (5 GB diskspace, 100 GB bandwidth, 1 free .com/.org/.net domain, 1 dedicated IP address, anonymous nameservers) from Ploghost
* PHP 5,000 from Alleba Filipino Search Engine Philippines
* Bonus Prize: PHP 25,000 from Lakeside Technologies ***
Second Prize
* USD 100 from Philippine Photo Gallery
* 1 year Linux Reseller Hosting worth PHP20,000 (3 GB diskspace, 50 GB bandwidth, 1 free .com/.org/.net domain, 1 dedicated IP address, anonymous nameservers) from Ploghost
* PHP 2,000 and 3 domains for 1 year from YDS Web Solution
* Bonus Prize: PHP 15,000 from Lakeside Technologies ***
Third Prize
* USD 200 from Scott Horne aka Web Professor.
* 1 year Linux Reseller Hosting worth PHP10,000 (1 GB diskspace, 30 GB bandwidth, 1 free .com/.org/.net domain, 1 dedicated IP address, anonymous nameservers) from Ploghost
* PHP 1,000 and 2 domains for 1 year from YDS Web Solution
* Bonus Prize: PHP 10,000 from Lakeside Technologies ***
Fourth Prize
* PHP 2,000 and 1 year Linux Hosting (1 GB diskspace, 1 GB bandwidth, 1 free .com/.org/.net domain, cPanel) from Kabarkada Web Design and Hosting
* PHP 1,500 worth of gift certificates from Bitstop Network Services
* PHP 500 and 1 domain for 1 year from YDS Web Solution
Fifth Prize
* PHP 2,000 from Healthy Culinary Creations
* PHP 1,000 worth of gift certificates from Bitstop Network Services
Sixth Prize
* PHP 2,000 from Cerveo GeoVisitor
* PHP 500 worth of gift certificates from Bitstop Network Services
Seventh to Tenth Prize
* PHP 500 worth of gift certificates each from Bitstop Network Services
Details and Rules: Contest Mechanics
1. Contest starts June 1, 2006 12:00 noon and ends September 30, 2006 8:00 PM.
2. The domain where your contest entry page is hosted should have a 2006 registration date. If your domain was registered before January 1, 2006, your entry page is disqualified.
3. The contest is open to all Filipinos. It’s also open to non-Filipinos who can be present at the awarding ceremonies. If a non-Filipino should win and he’s not physically present at the event, he is disqualified from the contest.
4. To win the top prize, you must be #1 for the keyword phrase isulong seoph (without quotation marks) in Google.com.ph on Saturday September 30, 2006 at 8:00 PM. During the awarding ceremonies, there’ll be a public viewing of the Google.com.ph SERPs to determine the winners.
5. For the purpose of this competition, indented listings in the SERPs will not be counted.
6. To qualify for the Bonus Prize, you should have at least one of the following text links on your entry page. Should you qualify for any of the awards, a Google cache: search will be performed on your entry page during the awarding ceremonies. If the cached version of your entry page does not have at least one of the required text links, your entry will be disqualified.
* Database Performance (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
* SQL Database (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
* SQL Performance (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
* SQL Performance Tuning (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
* SQL Performance Monitoring (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
* SQL Server (link to http://www.lakesidesql.com)
7. Contest updates will be posted on the SEO Philippines discussion group and blog:
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seo-philippines/
* http://www.seophilippines.org/
8. In order to win, contestants must register, read and acknowledge the full contest terms and conditions by posting a “I have read the contest mechanics and I agree” comment on the contest terms and conditions page. Contestants who do not comply are not eligible to win.
Main Contest Page: http://www.seophilippines.org/55/the-php130000-philippine-seo-contest
Sex Web Cams Zoom11
Seo contest running dates: April 1, 2006 - October 1, 2006
Total Prize amount: $20,000
Search engines used: Google, Yahoo, MSN
Keyword Phrase: sex web cams zoom11
Places Paid: Top 3
Monthly Results Prize: $100 to the first results page in each search engine
Final Results Prize: Top 3 depending on amount of pages
Looking for Sponsors: No
Details and Rules: Zoom11.com contest is the first known SEO + Porn contest. It combines affiliate program ($1000 bonus for the best affiliate), SEO skills on the biggest search engines - Google, Yahoo and MSN, and marketing skills - the prizes are in the webmasters hand to set.
Main Contest Page: http://www.zoom11.com/seo/contest.htm
ambatchdotcom seocontest
Seo contest running dates: 14 July 06 to 20 Oct 06
Total Prize amount: $7,050
Search engines used: Google
Keyword Phrase: ambatchdotcom seocontest
Places Paid: Top 3
Monthly Results Prize:
31 July 2006 (mid night EST)
1st Ranking - $200
2nd Ranking - $100
3rd Ranking - $50
31 August 2006 (mid night EST)
1st Ranking - $200
2nd Ranking - $100
3rd Ranking - $50
30 September 2006 (mid night EST)
1st Ranking - $200
2nd Ranking - $100
3rd Ranking - $50
Final Results Prize:
1st Prize (The Highest Ranking) – US$4,000
2nd Prize (Second Highest Ranking) – US$2,000
3rd Prize (Third Highest ranking) – US$500
Details and Rules:
Since we have provided the keyword "ambatchdotcom seocontest", then the next step is:....
1. Think about the content. You can write a small article. Inside the article, you can put the keyword "ambatchdotcom seocontest" there.
2. Open a new webpage. Put the article on the web page of the existing domain. (or you can register a new domain and put the content on the index page)
3. Onsite and offsite optimization. Apply your SEO strategies. Black, white or grey hat strategy, all are welcome. If you don't know how to SEO your website, go to our Publisher forum and ask for help.
4. Sit and wait.
Good luck and enjoy the game!
Main Contest Page: http://worldseochampionship.ambatch.com
Carcasherdotcom SEOcontest
Seo contest running dates: February 1, 2006 - December 1, 2006
Total Prize amount: NA
Search engines used: Google, Yahoo, MSN
Keyword Phrase: carcasherdotcom seocontest
Places Paid: First place in Google, Yahoo and MSN
Monthly Results Prize: Per month starting March 1st, $500 to the SEO, whose website is in the first place on Google, $200 for Yahoo, and $100 for MSN.
Final Results Prize: 1st prize (1st in Google on December 31st), $3,000 + 42" Plasma TV + $12,000 SEO Contract for 2007, second prize (1st in Yahoo on December 31st), $2,000 + Sony PSP, third prize (1st in MSN on December 1st), $1,000 + Apple iPod.
Looking for Sponsors: NO
Details and Rules: On the first of each month starting March 1st 2006, we will pay $500 to the SEO, whose website is in the first place on Google for the term carcasherdotcom seocontest
The SEO whose website is in the first place in Yahoo! on the first of each month for the term carcasherdotcom seocontest will be paid $200
Whichever SEO's website is in the 1st place in MSN in the beginning of each month for the search term carcasherdotcom seocontest will be awarded $100 prize
Starting in March 2006, on the first of each month until the 1st of December 2006 we will be distributing a total of $8,000 in prize money.
First Prize - #1 in Google for carcasherdotcom seocontest on December 31, 2006
$3,000 + 42" Plasma TV + $12,000 SEO Contract for 2007
Second Prize - #1 in Yahoo! for carcasherdotcom seocontest on December 31, 2006
$2,000 + Sony PSP
Third Prize - #1 in MSN for carcasherdotcom seocontest on December 31, 2006
$1,000 + Apple iPod
Please note: If datacenters show different results on the 1st of each month and more importantly on the 31st of December, 2006, the winner will be declared solely at the discretion of CarCasher.Com. If there are any disputes as to the validity of the winner declaration, CarCasher.Com will be the sole arbiter.
It is possible for one SEO to win all 3 prizes if his/her website is positioned in the first spot in all 3 search engines.
SEO Promotion Rules:
No dirty SEO techniques! (read Google Webmaster Guidelines)
SEO's caught using any of the following: doorway pages, spam, hidden links, etc. WILL NOT qualify for the prize, and the prize will go to the next best SEO.
Every website HAS TO HAVE an email address published ON THAT SITE so that nobody else can claim your prizes.
We will pay prizes through PayPal, Money Order or CC, whichever applicable.
In order to qualify for the prize, a web page must include ONE of the following:
a) link to the rules of the contest http://www.carcasher.com/SEOContest/, OR
b) link to the www.carcasher.com homepage, OR
c) the following text (no link) We support CarCasher.Com
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at Support@CarCasher.Com
Main Contest Page: http://carcasher.com/SEOContest/
BargainTix.com Student SEO
contest
Seo contest running dates: June 1, 2006 - December 1, 2006
Total Prize amount:
Search engines used: Google, MSN, Yahoo
Keyword Phrase: TBA
Places Paid: Top 3
Monthly Results Prize: NA
Final Results Prize: $500 (1st) - $300 (2nd) - $200 (3rd)
Looking for Sponsors: no
Details and Rules: This is an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) contest organized by BargainTix.com. It is designed to to introduce students to the SEO field. The contest is interested in comparing results for student webpages. The contest date is from June 1st to Dec. 1st 2006. The search expression will be announced on June 1st 2006 at noon (12:00 PM) Pacific Standard Time. This search term will yield zero results on Google, Yahoo, and MSN at the start of this competition. Search terms for previous SEO contests include: "V7ndotcom Elursrebmem", "retsambew dash klat for Charity", "the four required words", "Carcasherdotcom Seocontest"
Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd highest point total based on search engine results on Dec. 1st at 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
- 1st highest point total - $500
- 2nd highest point total - $300
- 3rd highest point total - $200
Cash prizes will be in USD funds. The points are assigned as follows.
| Search Engine Placement | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| Yahoo | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| MSN | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
1. All SEO techniques are allowed.
2. A web page must contain a visible and clickable link to this page (http://www.bargaintix.com/tickets/student_seo_contest.htm) or Bargaintix.com.
3. A web page must have their contestant's student e-mail(s) posted on it.
4. The student e-mail must be from an educational URL. (for example, mymail@ucla.edu)
5. The winners must be registered as a student(s) within the period of June 1st to Dec. 1st 2006. If you have any questions about the contest, please send to support@bargaintix.com
Main Contest Page: http://www.bargaintix.com/tickets/student_seo_contest.htm