Ok, so this is a time sensitive contest. As of this posting going live, the first ten people to ‘Tweet’ “#heavyashell is giving away free music at http://www.heavyashell.com/blog/tag/free/ still!” gets a free copy of the latest Psychostick cd “Sandwich”! It has to be those exact words. Change anything and you get nothing!
Sorry, but this contest is also only for the US. Otherwise shipping costs will kill us. I hope you all understand.
For those of you that don’t know, we are giving away cd’s along with the tons of cash. Go HERE for info on that. The only cd from that list that has been claimed is Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was. Everything else is up for grabs. So we need to get the word out. Little help finding these FREE cd’s homes? We just love giving away music and cash.
So everyone send a Twitter message RIGHT NOW that says “#heavyashell is giving away free music at http://www.heavyashell.com/blog/tag/free/ still!”
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Well we are more than halfway through this month long campaign of insanity, so I would guess that a few of you are wondering how we are doing stats wise. Keep in mind that no stats page is 100%, so it’s best to take them all with a grain of salt. In other words the truth probably lies somewhere around an average of all these stats. So here are the stats.
First Our Google Analytics Stats:
March 4th 2010
March 17th 2010
Overall Google Analytics shows a 226.00% improvement.
Alexa Stats:
Alexa stats for Feb 28th 2010
Alexa stats for March 4th 2010
Alexa stats for March 17th 2010
Overall Alexa shows a 700% improvement!
Now for Urchin Stats:
Urchin stats for March 4th 2010
Urchin stats for March 17th 2010
So we are doing pretty well for a start up with no V.C. or even angel funding to speak of. So I will end this with a stat I want to post just for fun because I find it interesting.
Who knew that fans of heavy rock were such Apple fanboys?
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So I am about to do the third interview to promote the big cash giveaway. Well too much is never enough. So now it is time for a call to arms! I know some of you Sinners have friends who cover either tech or music. So if they have a Facebook profile, Twitter account, email, phone number, or even an office you can bang on the door of, please do it! You can give them the HeavyAsHell.com website, Facebook profile, Twitter account, email, or even my phone number if you know it (PM me if you don’t have it). Anyone who hooks us up with an interview will get to pick any cd they want from our list of freebies. Cool?
Although the press interviews are just now gearing up, we want to go nuts with it. We want to make next week totally packed! There is no such thing as too much, so bring it on! Lots of great things on the way though, so keep posted here for updates!
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Who really gives a crap about SXSW when you can stay home and win major cash sharing the best Hard Rock and Metal links the web has to offer! That’s right people, it is time to announce who gets to take my money this week. If you won this week, your duty is to recruit at least two people so they can win next week. Deal?
First Prize Goes To…
I have no problem saying that the first prize this week goes to someone who has been working hard to promote the site to others. The one and only Wicked D can now collect $1000. Just download the legal form HERE, fill it out, and snail mail it back to us (do not email it). For legal reasons we have to have anyone who wins more than $600 to do this. Otherwise we get into trouble with the I.R.S.
Second Place Goes To…
Second place goes to someone we only know of as Gene. I have known a few people named Gene, but I have no clue who this is. All I know is that he as been very active on this site this week. Thanks Gene! CLICK HERE to go to the message center and send me your full name and address so I can send you your $500. You earned it buddy. I hope you still stick around. You found some great content!
Third Place goes to…
Third place goes to someone who goes under the name of Scrimshaw. I don’t have a clue who this is, which is great! We love to see new users win and we hope Scrimshaw stick around to show others how he won this little contest of ours. Scrimshaw, please CLICK HERE to go to the message center and send me your full name and address so I can send you your $250.
EVERYONE
Please do me a favor and send me a photo of you with your prize. You don’t have to, but it helps to show people winning.
We can’t send prizes to P.O. Boxes since someone will have to sign for the package. With amounts this large we need to be able to track that it was received by the correct person.
As this contest ends, this means that a new contest has been launched. If you have won already this month you can’t win again. So if you haven’t won yet, your chances are even greater. Bring it on! Who will take my money next?
CLICK HERE to get started trying to win this week!
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So how many of you remember when I made a challenge where I said that if we get enough activity on this site I would shave several feet of hair and donate it to Locks Of Love? Don’t remember or doubt I did it? CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS. I do not bullshit when I make these challenges.
Right now I am giving away thousands of dollars to the top users of the site every week this month. We have even been sent a photo of one user with his check to prove he was indeed paid. CLICK HERE to take a look.
We even had one of the co-hosts of the Social Blend podcast make a post on his blog talking up his winnings from a previous contest. CLICK HERE to check that out.
I am a man of my word. I also will do almost anything to get this site attention because I believe in it that much. You want me to be your clown to get you to pay attention? Fine! If the Heavy As Hell Facebook fan page gets one million fans before April 1st I will spend several hours on UStream doing show tunes by request. Each song will get it’s own YouTube upload so you can all enjoy it in all it’s embarrassing splendor. Why would I do this? because making a fool of myself is nothing compared to how much I believe in this website and concept. This thing could be the biggest tool for the heavy music scene in the history of the guitar. If I have to be a tool to make that happen so be it. That is what I believe and I will do whatever it takes to make people pay attention and give it a try.
I also made a bet with my nephew. I told him that for every million fans the Heavy As Hell Facebook fan page gets, I will get a tattoo of his choosing. He would love to get some revenge for all those times I held him upside down when he was a kid I think. I would also let the users of HAH pick (by a poll) where on my body that tattoo goes. Now I made that bet because I doubt we will get millions of fans. But if we do I will be at the tat shop getting some ink. I just don’t think there is any chance of that one reaching more than one tat at best.
So there we have it people. The ball is in your court. Want to make me sing show tunes? Then tell as many people as possible to CLICK HERE and sign up to our Facebook fan page.
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We found who that mystery photo is! As it turns out that mystery photo is a guy named Todd Martini and he runs a site to help educate people on the cause of Children with cancer. Remember a year ago when I shaved my head for Locks Of Love? Yeah, but I doubt that is the connection. Anyways, he knows nothing about it either. But my point is that alexscoupons.com has nothing to do with what we do, the guy is not named Mark, and he turns out to be a pretty cool guy with a great cause.
We still have no clue why RTV used that photo. There seems to be zero connection or reason for confusion. To check out the article go to http://www.rtvchannel.tv/heavyashell-announces-its-public-launch-on-march-1-2010/
To look back on the photos of me getting my head shaved for Locks Of Love, go to http://www.heavyashell.com/blog/2008/10/11/photos-of-mark-carras-shaving-his-head-for-locks-of-love/
If you want to follow Todd on Twitter he can be found at http://twitter.com/tmartini
Of course you should all follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MarkCarras and follow the official HAH account at http://twitter.com/HeavyAsHell
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On Tuesday I kick off a series of interviews I am doing to promote the site. The great thing is that this one is LIVE! So all you Sinners can listen in, suggest questions, and just help get the word out. I would love to flood their stream enough that they notice our numbers. So let’s spread the word!
This will be at 2 pm pacific. That’s 3 pm Mountain, 4 pm Central, and 5 pm Eastern
To listen: http://www.fearlessradio.com/ , click Listen Now
IM questions: fearlessradio00 on AIM Yahoo; fearlessradio on MSN
Tweet questions: www.twitter.com/fearlessradio
Make sure and follow the official HAH Twitter account at http://twitter.com/HeavyAsHell and my personal Twitter account at http://twitter.com/MarkCarras for contant updates on the latest HA news and information!
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So I figured it was time to start making a list of the sites that have given us coverage on the site. As we update this list, it will get longer and longer. Of course with each update I will put the new stuff on top and separate it from the archive section of the post. I just want to make sure all the sites who have given us press have a chance of getting thanked by you Sinners in the special way we thank other websites. If your site has helped spread the word about this months contest, let us know and we will add you to the list.
These are our friends…let them know how we show appreciation to our friends…
http://mickieszoo.blogspot.com/2010/03/heavyashellcom-relanches.html
http://www.networkordie.com/?p=318
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=127707#top
http://www.rockmymonkey.com/news/article/2010/03/HeavyAsHellcom_1000000_Giveaway_Launched
http://www.rtvchannel.tv/heavyashell-announces-its-public-launch-on-march-1-2010/ (That’s not a picture of me or anyone I know)
http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=32748
Also, make sure you join our Facebook page HERE!
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Ok, so I want to see how many of you Sinners I can get to start using Twitter to get people to check out your submissions here on HeavyAsHell. So here is the deal, below I have a list of cd’s from our great sponsors. There is some pretty cool stuff in there, right? I know you want one of them. So I will be watching for people using the hash tag #heavyashell all day Tuesday March 9th. It is first come first serve. So the first ones to promote their new (as in that day) submission through Twitter with the hash tag #heavyashell get the cd’s. Cool?
So to be clear, your Twitter message needs two things. A link to your submission on this site and the hash tag #heavyashell.
I also want to make it clear that this contest is not part of the main contest. So just because you already won that contest, does not mean you can’t win this contest. You can win both contests. However, just like with the main contest, you can only win this one once.
If that doesn’t make sense just know that this contest is open to former winners too. And that with each contest on this site, you can only win once.
As with all our contests, you must be at least 18 years of age. You must also be a legal resident of the United States Of America. Both of these are for legal reasons. We encourage everyone to participate in the site. Even if they can’t be part of the contests.
So you ready for the list?
- Through The Eyes Of The Dead - Malice (2 copies)
- Beneath The Massacre - Dystopia (2 copies)
- Carving Desert Canyons - Scale The Summit (2 copies)
- All That Remains - Overcome (has no cover)
- All That Remains - Overcome
- Testament - Demonic Reissue (2 copies)
- Avantasia - Lost In Space
- Immolation - Majesty And Decay
- Annotations Of An Autopsy - II: The Reign of Darkness
- Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was
- Mnemic - Sons Of The System
- Arsis - Starve For The Devil
- Scar Symmetry - Dark Matter Dimensions
- Ex-Deo - Romulus
- Epica - Desiggn Your Universe
- Threat Signal - Vigilance
- Psychostick - Sandwich (10 copies)
- Evacuate Chicago - Veracity (10 copies)
most importantly make sure and follow both the official Heavy As Hell Twitter account and my personal account. I tend to update my own account more often.
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Starting at 9 am pacific (until 7 pm pacific) I will be picking one person an hour to win a
copy of the latest release from the band Mongrel. We will call this
“Mongrel Monday”.
The rules are simple. You use Twitter to encourage your
friends and fans to vote for your stories/submissions on HeavyAsHell.com. Send out
the url with the hash tag #HeavyAsHell so I can track everyone. I will pick one
person an hour and send the announcement of the winner out through the official HAH Twitter
account (not my personal one) to be sent the Mongrel cd Revenge.
As with most contests, we can only accept people who live in the United States. Sorry, but it’s a legal thing.
Never heard Mongrel before? Go to http://www.myspace.com/mongrel and
take a listen! Also make sure to thank the band for being a sponsor of this contest. They are the only unsigned band (or any band for that matter) with enough balls to do so!
This will be considered a separate “mini contest”. Which means, that winning a copy of this cd DOES NOT bar you from winning anything from the main contest at http://www.heavyashell.com/contest.
Don’t forget to folow both the official HAH twitter account at http://twitter.com/HeavyAsHell and my personal account at http://twitter.com/MarkCarras. I tend to respond from the personal one quicker. Plus I give updates more often on that one.
So how big can we make Mongrel Monday?
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