Well, here is Cebuano bloggers something to look forward to. In preparation for the Mandaue Business Month 2008 in August, the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently launched the “Cebu Blog Contest”. The contest is open to all individuals, students, professionals and bloggers.

All you have to do is to create your blog and feature anything about Cebu and of course you should follow these rules:

Objective:

To let a hundred Cebu Blogs bloom.

Mechanics:

1. The blogger has to create a new blog about Cebu. Existing blogs
with already entries or traffic are not allowed. The blog may be
self-hosted, or it maybe in any of the publicly available free sites
like Blogger.com, MSN LiveSpaces.com, or WordPress.com

2. It should be a new blog which will have a PageRank of 0 in
Google, and 0 authority as according to Blog Authority, Technorati.

3. The blogger should register at the official website: www.ccebu.net/mandaue

4. Upon approval, he/she should do the following (this will also be provided) :

o Insert a code that will enable a statcounter, which will count the number of unique visitors and total them.

o Insert a code that will enable the blog to carry the blogroll of
all the other accepted contestants. That means all official blogs will
carry a link to all other Cebu Blog contestants.

o The blogs may also be asked to carry the logos of the sponsors of the Mandaue Business Month.

o Other than the above, the Cebu blogs are free to add whatever
widgets, advertisements, or add-ons that they feel will add to the
value of the blog or to their own income. However, please do note that
a blog with overwhelming clutter may earn less points in the theme and
overall aesthetics category.

5. The blog contest will start on July 16, and will end on August 3, 2008.

6. The registered bloggers will be invited to all the functions and
events of the Mandaue Business Month where the press is also invited.

7. The bloggers will write about the events of the Mandaue Business
Month, as well as probable first hand accounts of any of the towns and
cities of Cebu. This wil linclude for instance the schedules, and plans
of MBM, like the press con, contest rules etc.The blog may link to
other blogs and quote, but 70% of the overall content should be
original.

8. Each blog may have one or multiple writers. A school or
association or a group may collectively also write one blog as a
combined entry effort.

o The top 3 blogs will win the following prizes:

1st prize - 8,000 pesos cash or gift cheque

2nd prize - 5,000 pesos cash or gift cheque

3rd prize - 2,000 pesos cash or gift cheque

9. The top blogs will be chosen based on the following criteria:

o Technorati Ranking at the end of the contest 15%

o Google Page Ranking at the end of the contest 15%

o Number of unique visitors garnered during the period as reported by the Statcounter 20%

o Blog Design and Aesthetics 30%

o User Ranking and Voting in the website 20%

10. The top 3 blogs will be announced and awarded in September 2008 upon the conclusion of the Mandaue business Month.

11. Judge’s decision is irrevocable and final.

Should you have any questions please leave me a comment or you may visit: http://www.ccebu.net/mandaue