Sign Up’s are… OPEN!

MamaNYC is ready to start her summer off with a BANG! 

Let’s break out the sandals, do a few sit up’s and try on those one piece’s for some poolside fun! Come start your summer with a FREE giveaway hop event hosted by MamaNYC.

The Summer Solstice Giveaway Hop is going to run from June 18-24, 2012 and hopefully become an ANNUAL event. This event is FREE, but there are a few paid options available for anyone that is interested in adding on a few extra perks.

The plan is to make this a HUGE summer kickoff party – so make sure you have read and understand all of the rules and possibilities! Keep reading for additional details on how you can sign up and participate in the FIRST ANNUAL Summer Solstice Giveaway Hop with MamaNYC! *This is a FREE giveaway hop event with very few limitations and rules! 

*Request to join our *NEW* Facebook group, which will be the future home for ALL MamaNYC and BloggerPR Hosted Events: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloggerpr/

DATES:  June 18-24, 2012

• Posts must go live at 12:01AM (EST) on June 18, 2012.
• Giveaways will end on June 24, 2012 @ 11:59PM (EST) 
  • Set your Rafflecopter widget to end on June 25th at 12:01AM.

COST:   FREE! {optional paid promotion and grand prize sponsorship details below!}

PRIZE MINIMUM:   $25.00

♦  Event Rules & Guidelines:

• Prize must have a minimum value of $25.00.
• You may have multiple prize packs available, but each prize must meet the minimum value requirement for this event.
• Your giveaway must be dedicated to this particular event with event button, details, host name, and linky displayed within the post.
• Posts must go live at midnight on JUNE 18, 2012.
• All participants will be checked for their posts and removed from the event linky if post is not visible.
  • You may be added back onto the linky once your post is live, but your spot will be lost as you are added to the bottom of the list.
• Direct links, prize value, and country restrictions will be requested: All participants will be asked to fill out a quick form to provide their direct giveaway URL for easy hopping!
• You MUST have the giveaway LINKY on the SAME page as your giveaway (Rafflecopter/entry method form).
  • Hosting giveaways on Facebook Pages will NOT be allowed for this event since you cannot help to promote the linky code. 
• *Request to join our *NEW* Facebook group, which will be the future home for ALL MamaNYC and BloggerPR Hosted Events: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloggerpr/
• Questions? Please contact Bloggers@MamaNYC.net for extra support!
• DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2012.  *Linky will close and signups will no longer be accepted! 

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Please help us promote this event! (OPTIONAL!) Promoting MamaNYC Events is NEVER a requirement for participating, but it surely helps a lot! 

EVENT BUTTON: Place the event button on your sidebar, events page(s), etc. Tweet or Share this page on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ Pages, or any other method. Your help is very much appreciated. Plus.. the more we promote this event – the bigger and better we can make the turnout once our giveaways are live!

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HTML CODE: As always, I have put together a full post HTML code for anyone interested in helping to promote sign up’s for this free event. You should never feel obligated or required to do this, but it has helped our past event sign up’s tremendously! The more blog sign up’s that we receive – the better our exposure will be for all! 

* CLICK HERE to view the full post HTML code and help promote this event. Of course, I hope you will reword or add in any text to suit your blog. Thank you all for helping to promote this event! 

[OPTIONAL PAID PROMO PACKAGES]

This is a FREE giveaway hop event, but you also have two options that are PAID for the Summer Solstice 2012 Giveaway Hop! Read below and decide if one of these packages interests you and suits your needs!

*Sign up for BOTH of these packages on the SAME FORM – choose ONE or BOTH (same form for each of these options)*

[1] Sponsor & Get Placed on MamaNYC’s Rafflecopter: 
Have your Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest page(s) linked onto MamaNYC’s Rafflecopter giveaway for the Summer Solstice! This giveaway is going to have a total prize value of $300-500+ depending on sponsorship from participants and brand partnerships. *This option is available for all bloggers whether signed up or not for the free hop! *Send your PayPal payment to Nicole@MamaNYC.net and be sure to mention it is for the Summer Solstice Giveaway and leave your blog name in the notes section (send as GIFT)

• FEE:
  • $2.50 for ONE entry link
  • $5.00 for TWO entry links
  • $6.25 for THREE entries

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[2] Promotional Package & Tweets:
Let Nicole at MamaNYC handle all of your giveaway promotion throughout the Summer Solstice event! There are only 25 SPOTS available and this option will disappear once it is full! Promoting your giveaway will include a variety of daily services and greatly improve entries for your giveaway. Here are some of the tasks that I will be doing on a daily basis to help out 25 participants:

• 3+ Daily Tweets: There will be a minimum of three Tweets scheduled each day to help promote your giveaway.
• Facebook Shares: Since I don’t want to flood my Facebook Page, I will feature TWO bloggers each day (3 on one of the days since there are 7 days and 25 bloggers) throughout this event. Your giveaway will be placed in front of my 7,000+ Facebook fans! 
• Sweeps Sites Submissions: I will be busy on the first day of this event! Each of the giveaways will be submitted onto 6 or more of the top sweepstakes sites for extra exposure. 
• Daily Giveaway Linkies: Each giveaway will find its way onto a minimum of 6 daily linkies to help promote your giveaway each day throughout this event!

• FEE: $10.00 (less than $1.00 each day!)
• PAYMENT: Submit payment via. PayPal to Nicole@MamaNYC.net after submitting THIS FORM to hold your spot.
  • Please note that your payment confirms a place for your blog in this special promotional package. Make sure both of these steps are complete to guarantee your spot!

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Request to join our *NEW* Facebook group, which will be the future home for ALL MamaNYC and BloggerPR Hosted Events: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bloggerpr

Add your blog name and details onto the linky below for a spot in this FREE giveaway hop! Deadline for sign up’s is June 15, 2012. *Linky will close and signups will no longer be accepted!

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