I’m so happy with how many Mad SEO Scientists brewed up a post for this contest! 
Just one quick note before we get into the contest results: As you probably know, we did this contest to kick start our new SEO Community, MySEOCommunity.com, where SEO professionals can find and submit useful content related to SEO, as well as network with other SEO professionals. So if you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for free for our awesome community!
Also, we’re happy to announce that for those of you who didn’t win one of the six main prizes, we still have something special for you just for participating in the contest…
Now, for the contest results!
1st Place – $1000 + a Lifetime Premium Membership to MyBlogGuest.com:
2535 Words on How to Turn sCRAPed Content into Link Building Goldmine by Ana Hoffman
2nd Place – $600 + 1 Year Membership to The SEO Training Dojo:
The Ultimate Guide to Link Diversity by Ben Jackson
3rd Place – $500 + Link-Assistant.Com SEO PowerSuite Enterprise License:
So Brand Promotions Are Banned on Google+… or Are They? by Julia May
4th Place – $400 + 1 Year Business Hosting from Hostgator.com
Use Yahoo Finance to Track Google by Pete Wise
5th Place – $200 + 3 Month Subscription to SEMRush.com:
How to Dominate Local Search with Social Media by Mitch Monsen
6th Place – $100 + 1 Year subscription to WebSEOAnalytics.com SEO Toolbox
6 Ways to Get Links from an Event Your Business Has Participated In After It Has Already Happened by Alex Juel
A big congrats to all of our winners!
Here’s a brief explanation of how we judged the contest entries:
We had three independent judges who scored each individual post on style, usefulness, being on topic and providing useful or actionable tips. For any tie breakers, we added up the number of social votes and real comments. Then the one with the highest social score won the tie. We had four people tie for places #5 and #6, so this metric was very handy for settling those ties.
If you’re one of our top 6 winners, please email your PayPal ID to me (gweber at sem-group.net) so I can hook you up with your cashola and other prizes.
Finally, something special for all the participants who entered but did not win. You all get a 30 day free premium membership to MyBlogGuest.com and a 30 day free membership to the SEO Training Dojo! For MyBlogGuest, email Ann at “seosmarty at gmail.com” and for the SEO Dojo, please email “admin at seotrainingdojo.com”.
I want to give a special thanks to all the sponsors, contest media partners, contestants and judges who donated their free time to help out with the contest. You rock and none of this would be possible without you guys.
See you all next time!
Awesome! (For me anyway). lol
Thanks for hosting the contest, Gerald; I know it can be very time-consuming…
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Ana recently posted..Market Samurai: Has It Reached its Expiration Date?
No problem. Yes these contests are always a lot of fun, but at the same time they are very demanding. But in the end it is worth it.
Oh and great job! Not that you needed it, but you also had the highest social engagement score.
Gerald Weber recently posted..Article Marketing Post Panda & How 15 Top Article Directories Are Doing Today
The turnout was just amazing Gerald, I don’t think anyone can host a contests an pimped as you do. Congrats to all the winners and everyone who has entered the contest. I know these contests are demanding and take a lot of time but hey, in the end when you see the big cash rewards it makes it all worth it.
bbrian017 recently posted..Your Site Bounce Rate And SEO
Thanks Brian! Appreciate that shout out on BE also.
Gerald Weber recently posted..How Creating a Content Inventory Can Improve Your SEO
Awesome contest and its not even about winning 1000$ its about being part of being recognied in SEO culture!
You got it my friend!
Gerald Weber recently posted..The Role of Colors in Your Blog’s Success
Really its great post. thanks for it sharing.
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abhinav recently posted..Aiseesoft DVD Ripper Software
Gerald,
This was a great way to kick of MSC, I had a blast competing. I’ve seen the site grow tremendously in this time period as well – you should do a case study. And congrats to Ana, that was one of the best posts I’ve read in a while.
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Ben Jackson recently posted..70 Free Press Release Sites List
Thanks Ben, and great job on your post as well!
Shoot me your paypal email so I can hook you up with your cash and Dojo membership.
Gerald Weber recently posted..10 Online Marketing Brands Using the New Facebook Pages with Timeline
I really enjoyed the contest – Thank you Gerald for hosting the contest..
Congratulations Anna, and all of the others whom submitted..
gregorysmith recently posted..Top 50 “Best SEO Blogs” of 2012
Congrats to everyone – it was really fun reading everyone’s thoughts and articles.
amandaecking recently posted..Targeting Long Tail Vs. Head Terms
Congratulations to the winners. Sweet victory! And I just won a new reading list.
Astro Gremlin recently posted..Funny Irish Toasts Old and New
I find it an awesome extra prize too
Oh my god, what great news!
Thank you so much, it was a wonderful new experience for me as a guest blogger and aspiring marketer. Thank you for such a warm welcome, MySEOCommunity!
Thanks you for putting your best foot forward in the contest, and congrats!
I’m glad you enjoyed it too. Stay tuned for more to come!
Gerald Weber recently posted..Are You Using YouTube Video Analytics?
Congrats to everyone! It was tough to compete against the experts.
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Ahmad Wali recently posted..Search Engine Optimization An Overview
Congratulations to all winners.It was a tough contest because three independent judges selected the winners.
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