As a participant in the Best of Money Carnival, you'll need to do the following:
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Submit a post. Obvious, I know, but I had to mention it.
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When you submit the post, be sure to include a short but impactful description of your post in the space provided. In many cases, the carnival host will use this information in the post and a good description can be the difference between getting into the carnival and not getting in. Furthermore, a great description will encourage readers to visit your post. So sell it as best you can!!!!
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You can only submit one post each week for consideration. If you submit more than that, all your posts will be automatically disqualified.
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If you are selected as a top 10 post, the carnival host will email you a link to the carnival. You are then required to link to the post within the next week. If you do not want to do this, do not submit a post for consideration. If you do not do it after agreeing to do so, your participation in future carnivals may be limited. In addition, the host will be encouraged to re-work the carnival with your post deleted.
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You can also do any marketing for the post you like (tweeting it, submitting it to Tip'd, etc.)
As a participant in the Best of Money Carnival, you'll get the following benefits:
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Traffic - If you're included in the carnival, you'll receive traffic from people visiting it and taking an interest in your post. If you're the winner, it's likely others will highlight your winning post, driving even more traffic your way.
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Links - You’ll receive a link from the carnival host for sure if you're in the top 10. If you're the winner, you'll also receive two links from Free Money Finance (in an announcement post as well as in his weekly roundup) as well as be listed on the carnival's page of winners. And if you're the winner, it's likely you'll receive other links from sites as they announce you're the best post of the week. Update (4-2-12): You will still receive a link from the host if you're in the top 10. If you win, you get mentioned in an announcement post here on Best of Money Carnival as well as get listed on the page of winners.
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March Madness Automatic Entry - The ten best winners for the year (as judged by FMF) will receive automatic bids into FMF's March Madness event the next year. These entries will NOT count as a blog's official entry (consider them automatic bids) and if a blogger wants to submit an additional post for March Madness he can without penalty and with the same consideration (usually first come, first served) that other entrants receive.
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$1,000 Charitable Contribution - At the end of the year, FMF will select one post from among the weekly winners that he feels is the best of the best. This blogger will then be able to have FMF contribute $1,000 to the blogger's charity. The charity must be acceptable to FMF (I don't want to give to any charities that contradict my personal beliefs and I don't want to be added to any extra mailing lists if it can be avoided.) If the initial one isn't acceptable, another can be suggested and so on until one that both parties can agree on is selected. That said, FMF supports many mainstream charities like the American Cancer Society, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Make-a-Wish Foundation, so finding an acceptable option shouldn't be difficult. (FYI, here's a larger list of the charities FMF has supported in the past.) Update: For 2011 and beyond, winners will be able to select from several pre-determined (by FMF) charities for their winning donation to be given to. Update #2 (12-20-11): No one seems that excited about the charity aspect of this carnival, so I'm dropping it. For 2012 and beyond, there will be no winner named and no contribution made.
I reserve the right to add, change or subtract from these at any time, but for now, these are the responsibilities and benefits of participating in the carnival.
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