Our Last Winners!

WoW! As most of you know each Monday we’ve been drawing to see who will win a full year of Hosting for only $1. Originally, we planned to give away 10 one-year hosting accounts for $1 (2 per week for five weeks), but in all the excitement, we extended our drawing an additional five weeks. Today is week 10 and we’re drawing our final two winners . . . a total of 21 hosting accounts (2 per week plus one bonus)!

This week’s winners are:

@chantellef
@wordcampbus

Congratulations! You can each purchase a full year of hosting (provided by IX Web Hosting) for only $1.00. WOW! That’s a $107.40 value!

Although the contest has ended, keep following us on Twitter, as we are ready to “dive” back in with something equally as exciting! If you have any ideas, please share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Until our next post . . .

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Our 9th Week Winners!

It’s . . . Monday . . . but lately, Mondays have really been great. Why? Because each Monday we’ve been drawing to see who will win a full year of Hosting for only $1, and so far we’ve given away 19 hosting accounts (2 per week plus one bonus)!

This week’s winners are:

@swiftnomad
@idemon

Congratulations! You each can purchase a full year of hosting (provided by IX Web Hosting) for only $1.00. WOW! That’s a $107.40 value!

Remember the contest is NOT over yet! Keep retweeting for a chance to win MORE $1 /year Hosting prizes!

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Our 8th Week's Winners!

It is hard to believe . . . we are in our 8th week of drawings and to date, we’ve given away 17 hosting accounts (2 per week plus one bonus). We’ve spent the last couple of months rescuing sites and providing hosting information how-to’s, but what we’ve really enjoyed most is hearing from all of you!

This week’s winners are:

@chrisantha
@MarcelinoIsSaa

You each can purchase a year of hosting (provided by IX Web Hosting) for only $1.00. Congratulations! That’s a $107.40 value!

Remember the contest is NOT over yet! Keep retweeting for a chance to win MORE $1 /year Hosting prizes!

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Our $1 hosting drawing has been extended! With GeoCities closing October 26,  and with so many about to lose their free websites, this contest is a great opportunity!

If you are new to this site, we’ve been using Twitter to let people know Free Hosting Rescue is here to help. If you ReTweet not only do you help people find a reliable host, you earn the chance to win a robust website hosting plan for one year for $1. (If you want to know the details of how this works, read our original post about this contest by clicking  HERE!).

Tweet your family, neighbors, friends, and co-workers! . . . Let the Tweeting begin – again!

Entering is simple. All you need to do is:

1. Tweet this contest information on Twitter :
   RT @FreeHostRescue is giving away 1 year of hosting for $1 to help those abandoned by free hosting. See Details http://tr.im/mtC4
2. Follow us on Twitter (so we can DM you if you win) OR Leave a comment on this post (make sure you give us your email address so we can contact you if you are the winner of the contest)

The drawing will end sometime. We’ll randomly select and post two winners every week. Good luck!

*Applicable for new signups only

Btw, here’s a tweet we just received from a contest winner:

Carol's Photos

Carol Cohen, one of our showcased sites’ winners, believes you should do things you are passionate about, things that get your creative juices flowing.   For Carol, that passion is photography.  As a young child Carol collected postcards and was extremely fascinated with landscaping pictures.  Although Carol is a professional, she enjoys photography as a hobby with friends, especially now that her children are grown.  She day trips and travels to capture nature’s beauty at its best.

With Photoshop and Lightroom available, more and more photographers are literally staying out of the darkroom, and the same is true for Carol.  Intrigued, I asked Carol if there were any other special software, social media, or techie things she was particularly interested in.  Her response, “Twitter and Facebook.”  Carol tried Twitter at the urging of her daughter, to help Ashton Kutcher be the first to reach one million followers.  “Once I saw how this social media worked,” Carol said, ” I thought it was a great way to see what my grown children are doing throughout the day. How cool is that?’

You’ve already seen Carol’s old site; now you can see her new site (using her winning Business Plus plan on IX Web Hosting). Carol, we thank you for sharing your passion.

“If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.”

T. Alan Armstrong

Carol Cohen's New Website

Our 4th Week Winner!

We are in our 4th week’s drawing right now. As of today, we’ve given away 8 out of our 10 $1 hosting accounts. Boy, did time go by fast! If you want to refresh your memory with the original post about the contest click HERE! Anyway, once again the rescue divers met with the help of the ever-reliable Bat bucket. We’ve used folded papers with Twitter participants handles and we’ve drawn two more names.

And so, the winners are (drum roll…):

The first winner drawn is @catrey.
And second winner is @leviself.

Both will be able to buy a year of hosting (provided by IX Web Hosting) for $1.00. Congratulations!

So, be sure to tune in to the same Bat channel (this blog) next week as we draw for our final two winners.  Who knows what the capped rescue workers will do next!

Only 1 more drawing to go!

Keep retweeting for a chance to win MORE $1 /year Hosting prizes!

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What an exciting day Wednesday was . . . Social Media in real, live action! Free Hosting Rescue’s Twitter followers more than quadrupled.

Ohio Growth Summit

Where were we? At the Ohio Growth Summit right here in Columbus, OH. This event was sponsored by the Ohio Small Business Development Center, located at the Columbus State Community College, and was organized by @MichaelBowers. Thanks Michael!

Jim Canterucci

The first keynote speaker was Jim Canterucci, author of Personal Brilliance. Jim’s speech focused on achieving success, by applying four key habits (Awareness, Curiosity, Focus, and Initiative) to your life and work. Thanks Jim, very motivational!

Throughout the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon, attendees chose between several enlightening breakout sessions such as: Social media – Small Business the Social Guerrilla Marketplace, Invent, Build Go to Market, Go Global Now, and Obtaining Financing: How to Play the Game.

Chris Brogan

After lunch, additional breakout tracks included: Social Media Tools that will Mobilize Your Business Growth Strategy, From Models to Sales, Supply Chain Management, and The Banker’s Perspective. After the “Pitch It” session competition, where new starts try to promote their product in two minutes or less, it was time for the afternoon’s keynote speaker.

Chris Brogan had people on the edge of their seats with his humor and quick wit. With Chris we instantly took his message to heart, “Be Human”. Chris not only “talks the talk” (or should we say “tweets the tweet”), but more importantly, he definitely “walks the walk” when it comes to social media. Thanks Chris for knocking it out of the ballpark! Your speech made us all pre-order Trust Agents.