The contest is over and a winner has been chosen.  I used the Random Number Generator website to generate the number.  I counted down to 108, beginning with the first day of the contest as the beginning, and skipping the “pingback” in the list of comments.  I have contacted #108 and she has responded.  Congratulations!  and Thanks to all of you who participated in the contest.
Here is the screen capture of the Random Number Generator:

To learn more about the Brother MFC 6490CW Printer, read my three contest posts:
Brother Printer Contest Announced
More about the Printer
Pros and Cons of the printer

I’m running a Home Business Brother Printer contest here on Home Biz Notes. Go to my January 21st post to see the rules, comment and enter (please do NOT comment on today’s post, just on the Jan. 21st one.). Be sure to let me know how you would like to use the printer if you win.
I wanted to let you know about the Brother MFC 6490CW printer and its features, so the winner will know what he/she is getting, and so the rest of you will have an opportunity to consider it the next time you are looking …read more

I am very excited to announce a new contest on Home Biz Notes.  Between now and the end of the month (next Friday), I’ll be telling you about a printer from Brother, and you will have the opportunity to win this printer!
First, the contest: Leave a comment on THIS POST telling me the first thing you would print on this printer or why this printer would help you in your home business. You must be specific in your comment about how you would use the printer or what you would print.  Don’t just say “this is cool” or “I’d …read more

I used my Random Number generator to come up with the winner – #20!  (Just to be clear if you are counting,  I skipped the “pingback.”)  I have sent that person an email.  If I don’t hear from her within 24 hours, I’ll contact the next person.  And so on.
UPDATE:  No sooner did I send the email to the winner, than I received a reply. That was FAST!  She was certainly excited.
Thanks for  playing.  I will have another contest right after the first of the year, for another great piece of home office equipment.

Today (Sunday, December 14) is the last day to enter the Home Biz Notes Work at Home “Holiday Shipping” Contest.  The prize is a DymoTwinTurbo LabelWriter® to help you with all your shipping needs.
The details:
1.  Go to my December 5 post and enter your comment and a valid email address.  Your comment MUST include details on how you would use the LabelWriter® for labels and stamps.  (Check out the details on the December 5 and December 8 posts.
2.  The deadline is December 14 at 11:59 p.m.  Only U.S. entries, please – I’m paying for the shipping.
I’ll announce the winner after …read more

My daughter-in-law stopped by this weekend and was salivating over the LabelWriter® prize in the “Holiday Shipping” contest.  She did ask a couple of questions about the types of labels you can use and about the stamps feature.  We found out:
What kind of labels can you print on the LabelWriter® “Twin Turbo”?  Here is a list: address labels, shipping/mailing labels, internet postage, file folder labels, media labels (disk, vhs spine, and audiocassette), price tag labels, name badges , appointment/business cards (for medical offices).
How does the stamps software work?   You will need to set up an account with Endicia, a …read more

 The Postal Service will deliver 19 billion pieces of mail and packages this holiday season.  For your home business, that means a lot of shipping!  If your work-at-home business means running back and forth to the post office, I have a great contest for you.
I received a LabelWriter® “Twin Turbo” from Dymo as a promotion.  The LabelWriter® (value $179.95) prints labels and stamps,  and I will give it as a prize to one of my readers. This is a great prize!  I received it earlier this week and, of course, I opened the package and looked at it.  But …read more

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Gaining traffic, whether online or off, increases the success of your home business.  Using prizes to gain traffic has become very popular at web sites and blogs, especially those connected with businesses.  Also, many businesses donate prizes for the giveaways.
How do you use prizes and giveaways to increase traffic? 
Here are just 5 ways:

Use a business card drawing.  I’ve seen these at restaurants (free meal), airport park & ride (free car wash or week’s parking), office supplies ($s in office supplies), dry cleaners (suit or dress cleaned), etc.
Fill out a coupon and drop it in a container for a drawing.  These are often utilized …read more

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Tuesday, October 14, is the last day for the first Quilting & Patchwork Blogtober Fest giveaway.  If you haven’t left a comment, you’ll want to do so.
You have until Friday, October 17 to leave comments at the second Quilting & Patchwork Blogtober giveaway.
The time runs out on my other Lifestyles blog, One Book Two Book, Blogtober giveaway on October 17. 
There will be a second Blogtober Fest post at One Book Two Book on October 15.
Have I made this confusing?  I hope not!  Enter the Blogtober Fest giveaways.
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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The b5media Lifestyles Channel holds its second annual Blogtober Fest, Oct. 6-17, with all the blogs participating and offering prizes/giveaways throughout this period.  My Lifestyles blogs, Quilting and Patchwork and One Book Two Book on various days.
We’ll have normal posts on our blogs, but at the end of each will be information about Blogtober Fest.  Check out today’s post, Mary Emma’s Quilt Memories – Finding Nanny’s Quilt to view details and leave a comment.  You’ll also find links to the other participating blogs for today.
On October 10, I shall have another Blogtober Fest post at Quilting and Patchwork.
These posts will appear on OneBookTwoBook on October …read more