The Blog for a Year competition is an experiment in social sponsorship.

Blog for a Year awards one winner a year-long contract to blog full time on a blog of his or her own choosing. The award is funded by donations from participants and sponsors. Even if you don’t win, it’s a great way to have your blog discovered by thousands of other people who may not normally find it.

How does it work?

The rules are simple: anyone who would like can enter the competition. All you need to do is create a profile on this site, donate to the Blogger Fund, and start collecting votes for your profile. The competition will end when the Blogger Fund reaches $160,000 or Jan 1, 2008, whichever comes first. In either case, when the competition ends, the person will the most votes will be offered the job.

What will the winner receive?

The winning blogger will be offered a contract to work on his or her own blog full time for one year. The blogger will be paid $80,000 in even bi-weekly installments, just like a regular paycheck.

This competition is for you to work on your blog. You can blog about any topic you want. In fact, when you sign up, you are asked to link to the blog you want to promote.

Why a competition?

A competition is great for everyone involved. Anyone who can collect the most votes on a site like this has a pretty good chance of making a go of it. Second, a competition will give exposure to other bloggers, even those who don’t win. Finally, a competition helps to raise the funds needed to pay the blogger.

Can You really win this?

Sure you can! Collecting votes is really easy. All you need to do is ask people who read your blog, friends, and family to visit your entry on this site and vote for you. They can vote once per day, so keep them coming back.

Even if you don’t win the job offer, entering the competition is a great way to promote your blog. People who visit this site are interested to learn about the bloggers who enter. Use this to help you get your blog off the ground, even if you don’t get the offer.

Ready to get started? If you would like to get paid to blog full time, enter the competition today!

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