I Won!
Posted by Sean on October 4, 2008
Woo Hoo!
For those of you who have or have not been following Health Care Today and the Take Your Blog to the Next Level contest that was conducted for the month of September. I was not only one of the top 5 contributors to the site for the month, but I was the TOP contributor! And according to the latest numbers.. I accomplished it by a landslide.
I won! 
When I first heard of the contest back in the beginning of September over at Emergiblog, and read what you could win. I must say, I was one determined blogger. In fact I warned Shane I was motivated.
Every chance I got I was submitting relevant articles and viewing articles that others had submitted for possible votes. It was rather cool to watch the top contributors list constantly shift.
My secret weapon? My Google Reader. I scoured the internet for relevant healthcare related news feeds and added them to my reader. Every time a good article came up. I submitted. And a funny thing happened along my article submission journey. I became a much more informed healthcare provider. A lot of the articles I read were eye opening current trends and shocking information that I may have otherwise never been made aware of.
So I wanted to thank Shane and Health Care Today for not only giving me a chance to reform my dreary blog, but for also increasing my awareness as a medical professional.
I’ve decided to take the all inclusive package minus the new domain name. I figured since this domain name is rather new, I should keep it. Right?
What are your thoughts on my domain name? Think it’s a good fit for my ‘personality’ that you have all been unfortunately exposed to? Do you have any better suggestions out there? (I’ve asked Shane the same question) I’m open for any and all suggestions.
So I’m pretty pumped and anxious to see how my blog will be transformed, ESPECIALLY with the assistance from the oh-so talented Shane.
WOO HOO. (Oh wait I already said that once)
Carpe Diem
I Won . . . Too // 12 Hour Nurse said
[...] Strong One won the blog makeover. The package includes 1 year free consulting with the famous web guy, Shane, whose avatar appears once in a while under my “Recent Viewers” way down below. The contest, held for the month of September, in HealthCare today, ended with 5 winners. Yours, truly, is one of those 5. [...]
Strong One said
@ Pixelrn Wow. I never thought of it that way. Thanks for the heads up.
Strong One said
@ Pixelrn Wow. I never thought of it that way. Thanks for the heads up.
pixelrn said
Congrats! Can’t wait to see your new digs.
A thought about your domain name: Does it contain the keywords that you expect your audience will use to find it? A while back I chose “PixelRN.com” but after learning more about what keywords people use to search for nursing sites, I wished I had used “pixelnurse.com.”
Just some food for thought.
pixelrn said
Congrats! Can’t wait to see your new digs.
A thought about your domain name: Does it contain the keywords that you expect your audience will use to find it? A while back I chose “PixelRN.com” but after learning more about what keywords people use to search for nursing sites, I wished I had used “pixelnurse.com.”
Just some food for thought.
Strong One said
@ Runningwildly Thanks! And you are welcome, it’s a pleasure visiting your site.
Strong One said
@ Runningwildly Thanks! And you are welcome, it’s a pleasure visiting your site.
runningwildly said
Wow, that’s truly exciting! Well done.
And I just wanted to say thanks for visiting my site and for your kind comments. I really appreciate it.
Can’t wait to see how your new site turns out!
runningwildly said
Wow, that’s truly exciting! Well done.
And I just wanted to say thanks for visiting my site and for your kind comments. I really appreciate it.
Can’t wait to see how your new site turns out!
Strong One said
@ Caroline Thanks!
@ Karin RN I’m thinkin about it. LOL
Strong One said
@ Caroline Thanks!
@ Karin RN I’m thinkin about it. LOL
Karin RN said
How about showing more in your avatar–face, eh?
Congratulations!
Karin RN said
How about showing more in your avatar–face, eh?
Congratulations!
Caroline said
WAY TO BE!! that is awesome!!!! can’t wait to see the new update. Congrats!
Caroline said
WAY TO BE!! that is awesome!!!! can’t wait to see the new update. Congrats!
Strong One said
@ Laur You kept me going!!! Thanks to you!
Strong One said
@ Laur You kept me going!!! Thanks to you!
Laur said
Congrats mate, you were a good competitor
Laur said
Congrats mate, you were a good competitor
Strong One said
@ GEMMERZZ
@ Frogeyes10 Thanks for the input!
Strong One said
@ GEMMERZZ
@ Frogeyes10 Thanks for the input!
Frogeyes10 said
Way to go!! And yes keep your name it defines you…
Frogeyes10 said
Way to go!! And yes keep your name it defines you…
GEMMERZZ said
congratulations!! this is great news for you. i’ll think about the domain name, but i think i’m so used to this one now.
keep up the great work. WOO HOO all you want.
GEMMERZZ said
congratulations!! this is great news for you. i’ll think about the domain name, but i think i’m so used to this one now.
keep up the great work. WOO HOO all you want.