Blogging has become a new form of media itself. Many advertisers and others who wish to get more product/service exposure capitalize on the most effective form of advertising (in my opinion) that blogging offers - word of mouth.

And many will go the distance just to be featured in hundreds, if not thousands or millions, of blogs around the world.

One of the newest ways to get exposure (both for the sponsor/advertiser and the blogger) is to conduct blog contests.

Take for example this contest from Blogetition.com. For a prize of $50 via Paypal, the mechanics are very simple. Just do any of the following:

• You post an entry on your blog about the contest.
• You leave a comment on their blog entry.
• You bookmark the blog entry or submit it to your favorite social bookmark.
• Submit a blog contest or competition.

What an effective way to get traffic.

I'll probably take a leaf out of their book and do a blog contest someday. I'll definitely do so, as soon as I find a sponsor for the prizes. Or I earn enough Paypal credits to share. Whichever comes first.

Labels: blog contests, bloghop, blogs