Today's a big day for the ForTheLose.org readers. As a way of saying thank you to all of you loyal followers for increasing the popularity and success of this once-small site by over 1,000% in just the past month, I decided to put together a big ol' giveaway just for you. I've contacted some sponsors and even threw in a prize of my own, all in all totaling over $300.

Once the giveaway is over, I will pick 3 random winners using a randomizer application. The more entries in the contest that you have, the better your chances of winning are. I'll discuss the ways of gaining entries and when this giveaway ends after I first go over the prizes.

First Place Winner

1 Year of Free Web Hosting From WPWebHost.com

$50 Towards a Game of Your Choice at SteamPowered.com (or in cash)

Second Place Winner

1 Year of Free Web Hosting From WPWebHost.com

1 Year Free Subscription to ElegantThemes.com

Third Place Winner

1 Year of Free Web Hosting From WPWebHost.com

And there you have it. I want to give a big thanks to WPWebHost.com and ElegantThemes.com for sponsoring this giveaway. They both offer really great services and I highly recommend you check them out.

How to Enter

Gaining entries to this giveaway is very simple. Each method will reward you with a different amount of entries but you can only use each method once. I will be doing IP checks, so no funny business.

Method #1 (Required) | +1 Entry

Subscribe to the ForTheLose.org RSS feed via email. The only way for me to track all of people that enter this giveaway is by email address, so make sure if you're already tracking our RSS feed that it's by email!

It only takes a minute and don't worry, I hate spam and all that crap too. Also worth noting is that if you subscribe via email, you'll automatically be entered in any and all future ForTheLose.org giveaways. Just fill out the following form with your email address.

Method #2 | +10 Entries

Want a massive 10 entries into this contest? Simply blog about this giveaway on your site. The blog post must outline all of the prizes, be over 200 words, and must have a trackback to this post. (The trackback is necessary so I can see when you make your post.)

Please note, you can only do this once on a single site, but if you own more than one blog and make a post on each of them, they all count as a separate +10 entries. So if you make a post about this giveaway on three of your sites, you have a massive 30 extra entries!

As a way of preventing people from gaining entries from posting on their dead/new blogs, I am requiring that the blog you post on have either at least 60 posts or a Pagerank of at least 1. I'll allow some wiggle room of course, but the final decision on whether the blog post is worthy enough will be up to me.

Method #3 | +3 Entries

Twitter users, time to get your tweet on! For an extra 3 entries (you must have about 50 followers or more), follow me on Twitter and tweet the following message:

Just entered the ForTheLose.org big giveaway from @FTLRalph - Read about it and enter here - http://bit.ly/16tZ7

That's all you have to do.

Method #4 | +2 Entries

Probably the easiest way to gain entries. Just leave a comment on this post. Simple, no? Well, just make sure you don't leave a one-word crappy one. Tell me a joke or something. Note - If you comment more than once, I'll only count one of them as an entry. The others will be omitted.

When's the Deadline?

Gain as many entries to this contest as you can before April 23rd, 2009! That's exactly 1 month from today. This giveaway will end at exactly 12am EST that day and the post revealing the winners will be made later that day.

Hope this turns out to be a fun and enriching experience for everyone. Start getting your entries now!

If you liked this post, stay updated. Follow me on Twitter or subscribe to our RSS Feed via email.

Post Tags: competition, free, Giveaways

April 21, 2009 -- Reminder – ForTheLose.org Giveaway Extravaganza Ends Tomorrow Night
April 23, 2009 -- Winners of the ForTheLose.org Giveaway Extravaganza!
August 28, 2009 -- Theme Released: Wild Tint
April 29, 2009 -- Theme Released: miniBlog
March 2, 2009 -- Theme Released: Rock Solid

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There are 77 comments to this post.

Skype had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 3:38 am.

Well fuck me why did I delete my blog.

Well, Commenting now. Posting on twitter, and I'll restore my blog just for this

Also following by email.

Totally want that $50 on steampowered.

Skype´s last blog post: New RAM.

Steve Robillard had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 3:51 am.

Congratulations you seem to be off to a great start.

Jon/Skype had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 6:14 am.

What if I make like 50 free WP sites and blog does that count?

Mark Kordon had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 6:57 am.

Damn. I should have taken twitter more serious than just importing my Facebook statuses

Eternal had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 7:39 am.

Damn, shouldn't have restarted the blog.

Well, here's my comment.

Eternal´s last blog post: Rock Band 2 VS. GH4 and Other Rants.

spydeeyk had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 8:55 am.

ok.. done with those 4 methods.. , now waiting for 23rd Apr

spydeeyk´s last blog post: Happy Birthday to Twitter - Officially Three Years.

Chris M had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 11:12 am.

Fantastic competition, really hope I win

Chris M´s last blog post: Christopher Mills, Rob Stokes, Brendon Scott and The Digital Edge talk SEO.

Cristhian Bedon had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 11:50 am.

Like Steve said, you do seem to be off to a great start. Well put articles as well as tips! Keep them coming.

Cristhian Bedon´s last blog post: How To: Make a Gallery using Javascript & HTML.

Skype had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 12:30 pm.

I should totally get extra points for being the first person to post

Skype´s last blog post: New RAM.

desu had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 12:52 pm.

man just now i'm about to go shopping for hosting, winning any prize would be bonkers count me in.

desu´s last blog post: Two videos.

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Ralph had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 1:52 pm.

I'm taking down all the stats of all the entries you guys are submitting, keep em' coming!

Francois had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 2:05 pm.

Nice giveaway ! Great prices. Good luck to everyone.

Boxt/Biohazardous had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 2:41 pm.

Well, I am definatly trying but, my blog has no readers, and my twitter has no followers =(. Would really appriciate it if you could make an exception.

Boxt/Biohazardous´s last blog post: True Halo 3 Ninjas.
(watch from 9:16 and be amazed).

Admin

Ralph had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 4:29 pm.

Sorry Boxt, it wouldn't be fair for the other entrants.

Jouk had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 5:12 pm.

Good thing I have a PR of 3
49 blog posts.

Time to make a giant blog post. Yippee. Does using somebody's blog that is a subdomain on your site count? I borrow his for purposes all the time.
Should have at least 13 entires after that blogpost. Good contest.

Jouk´s last blog post: FMUpload.

Patrick DeVivo had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 6:31 pm.

Awesome contest Ralph,

Just found your site and decided to enter the giveaway. I usually never participate in these contests, but that WP hosting is tempting. I want to give it a try.

By the way, you have some awesome themes, I'm surprised I've never seen them around before.

Patrick DeVivo´s last blog post: YBN Goes Mobile!.

Dan had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 6:50 pm.

Well here's my comment. I'll be making a blog post as well. My blog has 141 posts and a measly pagerank of 1. I guess it qualifies. Sadly I can't do the Twitter thing, as I only have 7 followers. Anyways, good luck to all!

Dan´s last blog post: Short Update.

Benje had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 7:15 pm.

I might as well comment, haha, I can only do the RSS one and the comment one.

Nice contest though, it's nice seeing this website getting bigger and bigger.

ViciousDuck had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 7:22 pm.

I might make a blog post...probably not. At least I have like a pagerank of 3 or something.

ViciousDuck´s last blog post: My Favorite Sites.

mamas86 had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 7:30 pm.

Wow... This is very fantastic

mamas86´s last blog post: CommentLuv for WordPress Plugin.

Eternal had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 7:35 pm.

Finally made the post. There, I've got 16 entries so far.

ViciousDuck had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 9:22 pm.

and that's all you're going to get....

ViciousDuck´s last blog post: My Favorite Sites.

Germz had this to say, Mar 23, 2009 @ 9:46 pm.

Ralph, if you make me a 125x125 ad, and a 468x60 advertising ad for this contest I'll add it in my site. I've got empty spots and I'm not feeling any love from any advertisers, so I'll just add 4 125x125 on my sidebar and a 468x60 on my header.
Also, add that subscription by email form on your sidebar, I was looking for that a couple of weeks ago but couldn't find it. By the way I subscribed, not with my usual email but if you read the "email" section from my comment you'll see my main.

Germz´s last blog post: Top 50 Ajax Tools, Scripts & Solutions that will rock your world..

Nik G had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 12:06 am.

This site is dope!

I'm totally looking for some hosting, and I play quite a bit of games too! Too bad I don't have money to spend on hosting or games right now... winning the contest would be kickin' rad!

Skype had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 1:00 pm.

Blogged about it.

Good luck everyone.

Skype´s last blog post: FTL Giveaway Extravaganza!.

inad had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 1:44 pm.

I do not use Twitter, and I still do not have a blog. So I only have two options....Here is one...:-D

Niall had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 6:03 pm.

Righto, time to set up the blog...

Eternal had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 6:27 pm.

There, my site actually works now.

Eternal´s last blog post: Entering the FTL.org Giveaway!.

ism. had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 7:14 pm.

I remember when there was me, Dan, VD, and eternal battling it out for comment whore-dum. Now look at all the people! Good job man!

Prashant had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 7:22 pm.

Nice contest. Figure I might as well enter the giveaway.

ViciousDuck had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 8:12 pm.

These other people kinda scare me...

ViciousDuck´s last blog post: My Favorite Sites.

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Ralph had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 8:47 pm.

@Germz - Hey, yeah, I should make one. If I get around to it, I'll update this post and notify you. Been so busy lately.

@ViciousDuck - lol

@all - I've been keeping tabs. Got a good ol' reliable Excel spreadsheet going with all the entries.

NiKo had this to say, Mar 24, 2009 @ 11:26 pm.

Cool contest! Keep the themes coming!

Young had this to say, Mar 25, 2009 @ 7:40 am.

Is Chinese blog welcome?

Young´s last blog post: Google AdSense 26个相关工具测试.

ViciousDuck had this to say, Mar 25, 2009 @ 1:31 pm.

Lol, bet Ralph didn't expect he'd have Chinese bloggers wanting to enter. Now thats what I call good SEO.

ViciousDuck´s last blog post: My Favorite Sites.

John had this to say, Mar 25, 2009 @ 5:12 pm.

Awesome giveaway. I love visiting you blog every day, while checking for new updates, and little things like this just make it thousands of time better. Best of luck with the giveaway,

~John

John´s last blog post: Great free webtool..

Admin

Ralph had this to say, Mar 25, 2009 @ 5:38 pm.

@VD - lol

@Young - Sorry, I have to limit it to English speaking blogs only. Not accusing you or anything, but for all I know, you could be calling my blog a piece of you-know-what and I'd be giving you the entries, lol.

ibdreamy had this to say, Mar 26, 2009 @ 1:37 am.

Thanks for sharing all the great WordPress themes and congrats on the surge in your popularity. Working hard and good content tends to pay off.

ibdreamy´s last blog post: Free Social Icon Sets + a ton more Twitter Birdy Icons.

ibdreamy had this to say, Mar 26, 2009 @ 1:41 am.

I added your contest banner to my post of free themes.. @ http://divageekdesigns.com/2009/03/22/20-newe-wordpress-themes-for-march-2009/

(smile)

ibdreamy´s last blog post: 20+ New WordPress Themes for March 2009.

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Ralph had this to say, Mar 27, 2009 @ 4:36 pm.

@ibdeamy - Cool. I'll give you 1 extra entry for that, as its not exactly a blog post, but you deserve something since you're helping.

R. Moose had this to say, Mar 30, 2009 @ 11:01 pm.

Thanks for the contest and the cool post about Custom Fields in WP!

Looking forward to being notified of my win =)

Sarbartha had this to say, Mar 31, 2009 @ 10:49 am.

Hmm!
It's a good giveaway to get involved. Including prize offer of "Year of Free Web Hosting" in the contest is good for new blogger, still is valued for existing blogger also.

Sarbartha´s last blog post: 9.9 Media Group launched Consumer Mate a site For Laptops.

Jesse Liebman had this to say, Apr 5, 2009 @ 4:34 pm.

What a great idea to gain exposure for your site. Hopefully one day mine will be successful and have the means to do an equally exciting contest!

Jesse Liebman´s last blog post: You Decide What You Want To Hear.

peraduanku had this to say, Apr 7, 2009 @ 10:29 pm.

Great contest for a blogger user like me.
I use the same email in this comment to subscribe. *smile* this is my entry http://peraduanku.blogspot.com/2009/04/fortheloseorgs-giveaway-extravaganza.html.
You can see my tweet here - http://twitter.com/peraduanku/status/1473893358. WIsh I can win this contest

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suwari had this to say, Apr 8, 2009 @ 5:24 am.

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http://www.freegiveawaycontest.com/2009/04/fortheloseorgs-giveaway-extravaganza.html

Twitter:http://twitter.com/suwari/status/1475448991

suwari´s last blog post: ForTheLose.org’s Giveaway Extravaganza!.

Sandesh had this to say, Apr 9, 2009 @ 8:16 am.

Twittered at http://twitter.com/bssandeshbs/status/1483048942

I have subscribed to this Blog via Email

I got one of the best WordPress themes..This is really a superb site!!!

Sandesh´s last blog post: Kwatley Moments !!!!.

Robert Edwards had this to say, Apr 9, 2009 @ 3:43 pm.

Just entered the contest:
here:http://twitter.com/roedward/status/1485567457
here:http://how2pointoh.blogspot.com/2009/04/give-way-httpfortheloseorgfortheloseorg.html
and here:This is a comment about what I great idea this contest is (seriously, really cool idea!)

Robert Edwards´s last blog post: Give a way @ http://forthelose.org/fortheloseorg-giveaway-extravaganza.

DannyIsOnFire had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 9:32 am.

Just stumbled upon this and decided to enter. Why not eh? Would blog about it but I no longer blog, or use twitter so I was stuck with options one and four. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Still, nice idea and it's good to see the cool prizes up for offer. $300 is something no one should turn there nose up at

Plaski had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 2:34 pm.

Damn...i dont have blog or twitter :/

Josh had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 2:49 pm.

Wow, this seems like a really cool contest!

Moses had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 3:29 pm.

Awesome! Looking forward to this contest

EmDubya had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 5:12 pm.

Unfortunately, my blog does not have 60+ posts, nor do I have Twitter.
GIVE ME TEH ENTRIES OHM NOM NOM

Nutter11111 had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 6:45 pm.

[Insert cheesy joke here]

Seems like a really cool contest. Yay/ :3

Josh had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 6:54 pm.

Seven dwarves were sitting around feeling happy, then happy got up and left.

...

Am I in?

PhyroDragon had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 8:17 pm.

Hope I win. Will probably blog about it on MY DA account tomorrow morning.
DA acoount: http://www.phyrodragon.deviantart.com

Harrison White had this to say, Apr 10, 2009 @ 9:54 pm.

Awesome, I'm making the blog post right now!

KJDunwoody had this to say, Apr 11, 2009 @ 8:44 am.

I would have entered through blogs although, the blog site has only been made and I don't think it would have qualified. lol
I signed up to email and posting here I guess. =]

Alex Denning had this to say, Apr 15, 2009 @ 5:46 am.

Neat idea classing entries!

Launched my blog (nometech.com) the other day, so it doesn't meet the requirements, BUT the Alexa rank has increased by 2,000,000 in the last week and its been featured on WPHacks.com, WPRecipes.com AND CatsWhoCode.com (I did write two of the posts, but hey, nevermind!). Would it qualify?

Good luck to all

(http://twitter.com/AlexDenning/statuses/1524159544)

Oh, and 'Why did the one handed man cross the road? To get to the second hand shop!' Ba dum.

Alex Denning´s last blog post: Using WordPress as a CMS.

David had this to say, Apr 16, 2009 @ 11:20 am.

1. Subscribed to your blog by email
2. Blogged about your giveaway here: http://www.dailydollarreport.com/forthelose-giveaway-extravaganza/
3. Following you on Twitter (username: Schlossy) and wrote a tweet about your contest: http://twitter.com/Schlossy/status/1534290440
4. Last but not least....my comment! Great contest you have going here and its definitely increased the exposure to your site.

David´s last blog post: ForTheLose Giveaway Extravaganza.