You Are My Idol – Week 3 Winner and Blogging Idol Update
What a difference a week can make. After hitting a new high of 309 subscribers last week, then sinking to a low of 274 subscribers by week’s end, I am very excited that the count has risen back up to a respectable 340 subscribers as of today. Thanks to your outstanding support, Discovering Dad is turning in a respectable performance in the Blogging Idol competition hosted at Daily Blog Tips.
You are all my Idols!!!
We are now down to the final 7 days of the competition, which ends on July 31, 2008. At the end of the contest, I plan on sharing some of my key learnings with all of you about the costs and benefits of prioritizing subscriptions second only to content quality for an entire month. Stay tuned!
For now though, the contest is still on, and I’m hoping that Discovering Dad can finish strong. I need your help though. If you like the site and find the content useful or entertaining, then please subscribe to my feed or subscribe via e-mail. Personal recommendations from you to your friends also goes a long way – nothing beats word of mouth in getting people to take action.
Thanks for subscribing and recommending the site to others – you rock!
There are incentives to subscribing for you and your friends:
Random Weekly Winner – Week 3
Khyle from False Awareness
Congratulations Khyle! You win a free t-shirt from Lijit Search!
Top Referrer for the Month of July (through July 24th)
1. Whiskey In My Sippy Cup – 234
2. I Am Husband – 166
3. Mom Generations – Jane’s Blog – 72
4. Momo Fali – 65
5. Secret Agent Mama – 62
There are several other sites on the rise for referrals of unique visitors, including: D is for Dad, Dad of Divas, Jogging In Circles, Honea Express and Being Michael’s Daddy.
What are the prizes for the Top 3 Referring Sites?
I’ve expanded the prize packages from the Top 2 to the Top 3
Referring Sites based on the addition of a new contest sponsor. I also
anticipate sweetening the 3 prizes throughout the month, as I get
additional sponsors to contribute more prizes.
Top Referring Site for the Month of July – $50 SmartyPig Gift Card, a t-shirt from Lijit Search and a Featured Review of your site by me on Discovering Dad.
2nd Top Referring Site for the Month of July - $10 Joe’s Crab Shack Gift Card, a t-shirt from Lijit Search and a review of your site by me included in the normal rotation of posts on Discovering Dad.
3rd Top Referring Site for the Month of July – A prize pack of 8 popular books from Hachette Book Group USA, including A is for Atticus: Baby Names from Great Books, The Marriage Benefit and six others.
WHEN I win Blogging Idol (thanks to all of you) I will throw in another $100 American Express Gift Card to the Top Referring Site!!! (I have to WIN First Prize in the competiton for this to happen though 
)
The field is wide open for someone to get a come from behind win at the end here with some serious effort on your part.
Will someone unseat Mr. Lady at Whiskey In My Sippy Cup? Who is up for that challenge? I’d love to see a good, old-fashioned throw down to see who will win – pull the stops out and get creative…you can win some great stuff by winning or placing in this contest.
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Comment by Blackhatseo on 25 July 2008:
Added. Nice work on this one. Btw, my blog is dofollow, stop by and grab a link. Bompa
Comment by John on 25 July 2008:
Good to see your numbers have bounced back. I have been following the contest over @ DBT.
Comment by Kim on 25 July 2008:
No way I will unseat the Queen..but let me see what I can do..
Kims latest discovery was..Some Milk a Three Year Old & Nuts
Comment by Whit on 25 July 2008:
Hey, how have I never seen that A is for Atticus book? My oldest is Atticus and my youngest is Zane. I probably should have written that.
Whits latest discovery was..A Memory Written Out
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