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Hi Pam, I heard we got advanced notice as a nice thing, but the real media is being blasted out by Microsoft next week ... there are some trickles like out there, but nothing like what MS can trigger with their big guns.

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Chris Miller, a simple taco maker:
The Tiger Taco home in the U.S.A.
Tiger Tacos in Australia
Tiger Tacos in the United Kingdom

• as Chris said, there will be much more exposure ahead as we roll out the PR efforts and the co-publishing activities with MSN.
• because we had so many contestants this year, we added an "honorable mention" opportunity for those of you who were really impressive but didn`t make the top 100. we had not anticipated this, but added it as a value opportunity for many more (around 2.5 times as many people) than simply the 100. hope you see this as a benefit for many.
• the votes, as written in the rules qualify you to win a Top Ten Highest Vote Getter, which is linked from the HB100 landing page, so votes correlate directly to that accolade.
• the votes, as also written in the rules, were simply one factor considered by the judges. As jeff rightly pointed out, many of the 100 winners were very high vote getters, too, and that was duly noted in selections. keep in mind that if the contest were ONLY a popularity contest, it wouldn`t have as much value or street cred.
• the presence of internal and external judges were included in the original rules.
• feature articles are currently in development featuring a number of winners and will add considerable promotional value to those included. we will do our best to be inclusive but i`m sure you can appreciate that our editorial staff has only so much bandwidth. we`re doing our best!
• conversations are underway with a variety of TV, radio, online and print media currently to include winners in their editorial vehicles. We are not in control of who they ultimately decide to feature but are doing our best to bring various winners to their attention on your behalf.

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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation

Rich and Janie -

Thanks so much for your mentions.  *blushing*  Rich, thanks also for taking the time to respond to some of the issues raised in this forum thread.

For me the greatest benefit of the SuN Home-Based 100 competition was the kick in the rear-end to ramp up the marketing and promotion of my business - while having lots of fun doing so!  The competition itself, and the results, greatly increased my exposure in the home-based business and design industries.

In the past week I sent my Home-Based 100 press release, and one in regards to another design accomplishment, out to my personally created media list of newspapers, magazines and online news resources.  I`m busting at the seams because, soon after sending out the second press release, I received an email from a magazine editor informing me that I had received one of the highest annual accolades in my industry - and I can`t release more information about it until January when it is officially announced!!!  I really don`t think it would have happened if it wasn`t for the Home-Based 100 competition.  (You can be sure there will be a major "Toot!" - or two - in January.)

I appreciate the efforts of the SuN team, and the support of the SuN member community, in making the Home-Based 100 competition an enjoyable and worthwhile event.

Jeff



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Jeff Fisher | Jeff Fisher LogoMotives | Tweet! Tweet!

very cool, Jeff! keep us posted!

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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation

Excellent!!!

- J.


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Jeff Fisher | Jeff Fisher LogoMotives | Tweet! Tweet!

I`m trying :)  Where are all the other winners, top votes, and honorable mentions? And everyone!  It was a great experience to enter this contest.  Chime in!