The other day (which is Southern for “could be last week or a year ago”), a writer friend left a comment, asking if I’d share some of my favorite spots to find contests.
Which got me thinking. How to find those contests quickly? Because even though I keep the Mondo Master Submission Tracker Notebook, which includes tons of contests, I’m much too lazy to write all that down for all my writer-ly friends (lovely as you are).
But what I can do, here on the blog, is direct you to that lovely tag o’ mine, “Contest” (Or Contests, as the case may be). Click on that tag and you’ll find posts about all kinds of contests. Granted, some may be book giveaways, and some may be one-time only contests. (Read fast and skip those.) But many will be annual contests. And I’ve usually thrown in links. So, tags are good. Tags are your firiends.
Which leads me to the Tuesday Tip. When it comes to tags, make ’em work with the title of your posts.Then everything ties together. For example, if you’re writing about a contest, say the Highlights Fiction Contest, use that as a tag as well as the post title. The tag makes it easier for your readers to find information quickly. And the simple post title will come up in search engines, driving traffic to your blog. Assuming you want blog traffic.
Which brings me to the last point of the post. My friend, Gail, is having a contest, trying to grow her blog readership. And it seems to be working. Because when you use that Contest tag and post title, readers follow.
Cathy C. Hall Writes 
Hi Cathy,As always I learn something on your blog–and am entertained.Donna
Thanks, Donna. I realized I left out the title/tag connection and had to go back and add a sentence a two. So maybe now you'll learn something else! (I learned that I shouldn't write blog posts at 11:30 at night.:-)
Hey Miss Cathy C.! I guess I didn't notice anything "strange" about your post…but then again, I'm used to reading and writing them late at night, too! :)I became one of Gail's followers last night!
Good info, Cathy! I love contests. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Hahaha! Becky, you probably just automatically put the ideas together-great minds think alike, you know!And I know Gail thanks you. She has an interesting blog concept, writing about her writing journey as well as her journey into learning new ways to see.(Which reminds me-I need to give myself a few more points in her contest!)
*Big hugs* Thanks for the shout out Cathy!!! Two more followers because of little ol' you! Between the posting and the follower additions, you're racking up the points :-)GailThanks for the Contest Tag tip too (how's that for alliteration!)
Awesome alliteration, Gail!(And whee! Points for me! But I'd have done the shout out for free.:-)
Thank you, Master Yoda, for more good stuff to keep me writing!