The Great CD Giveaway

Today marks the beginning of what I'm calling "The Great CD Giveaway."

You see, I love to get new audio programs from Nightingale-Conant. They publish all kinds of success training and personal development programs. I think I've purchased somewhere close to 20 of them now.

But I have a problem. Actually, two of them.

Problem #1: I don't have enough time to listen to all my audio programs. I really need to give them away so I can get new ones.

Problem #2: I need a compelling offer to encourage you to link to my blog from a quality web site that you own.

Solution: For the next 16 weeks, on Saturday, I'll be selecting a new winner to receive one of my audio programs, which I have listed below. To qualify, all you need to do is this:

1. Link to this blog from a high-quality page on your web site. Please link to http://ryanhealy.typepad.com/copywriting

2. Send me an email at rhealy [at] gmail [dot] com telling me you've linked to my blog, along with a link so I can see it.

Simple, yes?

If you do these two steps, I will enter your name in my weekly drawing for your choice of one of my 16 audio programs. If your name is drawn, you'll get to choose which program you want. I will then promptly mail it to you. (You can only win once.)

If your name isn't drawn, you'll automatically be included in the next week's drawing. This means the sooner you decide to participate, the more chances you'll have to win--although you're still welcome to join even if we're on Week 15.

Note: If you set up a junk blog just for the purpose of this promotion, you will not be included. I'm really looking for quality links from quality sites. That said, I encourage you to participate so you have the chance of winning one of these 16 audio programs:

1. Secrets to Power Negotiating by Roger Dawson (6 CDs)

2. The Power of Clarity by Brian Tracy (7 CDs)

3. Stomping the Search Engines by Brad Fallon & Andy Jenkins (10 CDs)

4. Close the Deal: The Sandler Sales Institute's 7 Step System for Successful Selling (8 CDs)

5. Multiple Streams of Income by Robert Allen (8 CDs)

6. Mentored By a Millionaire by Steven K. Scott (10 CDs)

7. Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale (6 CDs)

8. The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley (6 CDs)

9. Lessons In Mastery by Anthony Robbins (6 CDs)

10. Laws of Inner Wealth by Sir John Templeton (6 CDs)

11. How to Be a No-Limit Person by Dr. Wayne Dyer (6 CDs)

12. Vocal Power: Speaking with Authority, Clarity, and Conviction by Roger Love (8 CDs)

13. Rich Dad's Road to Riches: 6 Steps to Becoming a Successful Real Estate Investor by Robert Kiyosaki (5 CDs)

14. Maverick Mindset: The New Science of Exceptional Achievement by Dr. John Eliot (7 CDs)

15. The Burning Desire: The 10 Greatest Lessons My Mentor Taught Me by Doran J. Andry & Joseph McClendon III (8 CDs)

16. The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More With Less by Richard Koch (6 CDs)

Excited? You should be. I've paid roughly $80 for each of these. :-)

Alright, it's time to get started!

I look forward to hearing from you and announcing the new winner every Saturday for the next 16 weeks.

P.S. I realize you may have already linked to my site from yours. If this is the case, and I'm aware of it, I will automatically include your name in the drawings. Nevertheless, it would still be helpful if you would send me an email to ensure I don't accidentally exclude you.

P.P.S. Participating in this promotion can be as simple as adding me to your blogroll, which takes less than 3 minutes.

P.P.P.S. If you don't participate, I have to assume either 1) you don't like my blog or 2) you have no interest in the programs I'm giving away or 3) you don't have a web site yet. Although I can't do anything about numbers one and two, I can do something about number three. Watch for a new post in the next couple of days about how to start your new copywriting web site.

List of Winners

Winner #1 - Jason Moffatt

Winner #2 - Barak Strickland

Winner #3 - Chris Custer

Winner #4 - Simon Payn

Winner #5 - Eldo Barkhuizen

Winner #6 - Terry Dean

Winner #7 - Ali Manson

Winner #8 - Mike Sansone

Winner #9 - Stephen Dean

Winner #10 - Cory Fossum

Winner #11 - JP Maroney

Winner #12 - Joseph Ratliff

Winner #13 - Brian Ochsner

Winner #14 - Michel Fortin

Winner #15 - Edward Santosh

Winner #16 - David Airey

Comments

[Joseph Ratliff]

Ryan,

You sneaky guy you. :)

Everybody get the marketing lesson Ryan just gave you in his promotion?

Using a contest to spur on business is a G R E A T way to reinvigorate your sales, add leads, or in Ryan's case...generate quality links to his blog.

Notice I said quality...Ryan asked for your quality site links. And I gave one of mine before finishing the post here.

Try it in your own business...it works :)

Great stuff Ryan.

On par with The Gary Halbert Letter in terms of quality information.

Joseph Ratlif

[Leonard Chen]

Now, that's quite an intelligent way to get a number of backlinks, Ryan.

Nevertheless, you've got something good to offer too.

I've got a question though. What if the winner is located at the other end of the world? Are you still going to send the dvds to them?

[Ryan Healy]

Hi, Leonard. Well, I didn't think about that until Eldo in the UK linked to me.

I suppose I can send the CDs just about anywhere. I imagine shipping to Canada is fine... UK is probably fine... much farther than Europe may get pricey. I have no idea what to expect, really.

I'm willing to ship to odd parts of the world, so long as shipping isn't sky high. So, Leonard, to answer your question... I'll take it on a case by case basis. I'd spend up to $20 to send the CDs.

[Joseph Ratliff]

Did I win, huh, huh, did I win?

Joseph Ratliff

[Robert Lehrer]

Hi Ryan,
I want to participate in your CD Giveaway (what a clever promotion!!!), but I can't find where to sign up. Will this note suffice as my throwing my hat into the ring?
Rob

[Mark]

Hey Ryan,

Woops. I just did a plug for 'ya on Forin's forum...then discovered your own post. Oh well, it's on their twice. Guess one of the mods will kill it soon enough.

Regardless, great idea. (Too bad I don't have a site yet.)

Mark

[Ryan Healy]

Thanks, Mark! And if you don't have a web site yet, I've written a short tutorial that shows you how. Just click the link above in the P.P.P.S.

[David Airey :: Creative Design ::]

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for the prize!

I'll reply to your email now with my address.

Excellent.