How did you get to know WordPress? Why did you choose WordPress? How did you fall in love with WordPress? What is your WordPress story?

We would love to know. And we have bundled in more than $3000 worth of cash and prizes for you. Are you ready?

My WordPress Story Contest

How to participate?

You have to be a WordPress user.

1.    Write a blog post about your WordPress story (and mention about this contest). Your story can include:

  • Why WordPress?
  • How you get to know WordPress?
  • Your experience using WordPress.
  • Any of your story related to WordPress.

2.    Submit your URL in the comment form here. (trackback works too)
3.    That’s all.

Rules

1.    We accept blog post written in English only.
2.    Word count doesn’t matter.
3.    Submit before 28th June 2009.

Total prizes worth $3000+

1st Prize Winner: $300 Cash (via PayPal) + WP Review Site Developer License from wpreviewsite.com worth $299 + Advanced WordPress Membership Plugin Site License from wp-member.com worth $32.99 + 6 Months Plus Membership from tutsplus.com worth $54 +  1 Year Themes Membership from elegantthemes.com worth $19.95 + WP Buddy Plan 1 Year Hosting Sponsorship worth $160/year.

2nd Prize Winner: $200 Cash (via PayPal) + WP Review Site Single Site License from wpreviewsite.com worth $97 + Advanced WordPress Membership Plugin Site License from wp-member.com worth $32.99 + 6 Months Plus Membership from tutsplus.com worth $54 + 1 Year Themes Membership from elegantthemes.com worth $19.95 + WP Freedom Plan 1 Year Hosting Sponsorship worth $80/year.

3rd Prize Winner: $100 Cash (via PayPal) + WP Review Site Single Site License from wpreviewsite.com worth $97 + Advanced WordPress Membership Plugin Site License from wp-member.com worth $32.99 + 6 Months Plus Membership from tutsplus.com worth $54 + 1 Year Themes Membership from elegantthemes.com worth $19.95 + WP Freedom Plan 1 Year Hosting Sponsorship worth $80/year.

Picking the winners

We will shortlist 30 entries where the public will vote for the 3 winners as Public Favorites. In addition, We will choose another 3 winners as Judge Favorites. This means there will be 6 winners in total.

Questions?

For any questions, feel free to post it in the comment form or email us at support@wpwebhost.com.

Update: Thank you for all your participation. The contest is closed. We are now shortlisting the finalists and will start voting soon.

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119 Comments

  1. Rarst | May 28, 2009

    Nice one. I began to thought your contests are bit too much into design. :)

    Variety is good, will definitely participate in this one as well.

    Reply
  2. Wordpress Hosting | May 28, 2009

    We met (WordPress and I) on a lonely day of 12th September 2007, when I was searching for a way to put online my school project. Till then, we are good friends:)

    Reply
  3. Foress - WPWebHost | May 28, 2009

    @WordPress Hosting: You’ll need to post it in your blog instead of the comment form.

    Reply
  4. Indo Contest | May 29, 2009

    Awesome contest. Very cool idea.
    Blogged at:
    http://www.indocontest.com/wordpress-story-win-3000-worth-prizes/
    I’ll post my story in separate post. ;)

    Reply
  5. Rafie | May 29, 2009

    I thought it’s going to be 3000 words :P But when I look back, it’s the prizes are worth $3000. :) Count me in!

    Reply
  6. Sherry | May 29, 2009

    great contest, I hope everyone have a look at my entry
    http://heartrandom.com/?p=196

    Reply
  7. Sherry | May 29, 2009

    this contest gives everyone a thought of using the wordpress and how much they like or dislike it.

    Reply
  8. Ronald Bien | June 1, 2009

    another cool contest :) Im surely gonna use WP for life time. goodluck to the participants :)

    Reply
  9. Dre Armeda | June 1, 2009

    In 2005, I was on the hunt to find a better way to manage my portfolio and small client sites. I had tried various other solutions but none where quite like WordPress.

    I never looked back and I am still developing using WP and was recently added to the Automattic Consultant List on the Automattic website.

    Cheers and thanks for another awesome giveaway.

    ~Dre

    Reply
  10. Luis - WPWebHost | June 1, 2009

    @Dre: You have to write your story in your blog and then submit the blog post link here. Thank you.

    Reply
  11. udin | June 1, 2009

    Done, You can check my blog post here

    http://indo.satus.cn/97/write-and-win-3000-prize.htm

    Hope, I’ll be the #1 .

    Reply
  12. francis | June 3, 2009

    can i ask if the contest post and the entry needs to be on different post and on the same blog??can I enter multiple blogs with different blog post and topic??

    Reply
    • Luis - WPWebHost | June 4, 2009

      @ francis: Yes Francis. You may do so. Thanks for your participation.

      Reply
  13. Max Oso | June 4, 2009

    Wow a new contest. Need to think about this one for a while but I’m in. I’ll make an update later on my blog. Take care all and my the best one win.

    Reply
  14. Simon | Teenius | June 4, 2009

    Sounds great, I’m definately going to be participating in this one. Infact, whilst it’s a great opportunity to win prizes, I think my readers will really enjoy a post along these lines, so thanks for the suggestion! :P :D

    Reply
  15. Adiksi | June 4, 2009

    Nice contest and sure I’ll participate in this contest. Wait for my entry in near shortly :)

    Reply
  16. K FLYER | June 4, 2009

    http://www.mobileroyale.co.cc/announcements/phone-blog-tale-wireless-blogger/

    Reply
  17. Loy | June 4, 2009

    Fantastic contest! I’ll be writing a blog post about this soon. Make it a masterpiece so that it has better chances of winning..hehe…

    Reply
  18. francis | June 4, 2009

    Here’s my entry..Hope I win..
    http://heartnet.pinoygaming.net/?p=46

    Reply
  19. Ann | June 4, 2009

    An interesting contest. I don’t have much to post about at the moment, so I might join in. Cool.

    Reply
  20. Pat | June 4, 2009

    This contest is fairly discriminatory to those who run comment-free websites. Guess I won’t be competing.

    Reply
  21. bisnis internet | June 5, 2009

    Great prize, i will prepare the blog and join the contest. And tell another friends to join this event.

    Reply
  22. Foress - WPWebHost | June 5, 2009

    @Pat: Would you reconsider to join if we remove the ‘comment’ condition?

    Reply
  23. francis | June 5, 2009

    maybe the comment condition can be removed since it can be a way to make the entry of the contestant invalid. People would not want to leave a comment to lessen the competition.Can you please remove that condition??it will be appreciated by bloggers who have still less traffic and readers..Thanks.

    Reply
  24. loy | June 6, 2009

    I agree with the idea of removing the comment condition. If an article is well-written, it will attract comments. And some people will simply ask their friends to make a comment.

    Reply
  25. Alex | Blogussion.com | June 7, 2009

    I have written my story:

    http://asnio.com/wordpress-story/

    Good luck to everyone who has participated in this contest. :)

    Reply
  26. Foress - WPWebHost | June 7, 2009

    @loy, @francis: You guys rock. We’ve removed the comments condition. Good luck!

    Reply
  27. Rarst | June 7, 2009

    Comments were little slow on my post so now that requirement is gone I can submit earlier. :)

    http://www.rarst.net/web/wordpress-story/

    Reply
  28. francis | June 9, 2009

    @Foress – WPWebHost
    thanks for removing the comment requirement. more people will now be able to enter without thinking of the comments on their post.thanks again and I hope I win your contest.

    Reply
  29. Devilslab | June 10, 2009

    it rocks man……..i am coming participating….hope this will rock

    Reply
  30. Brillie | June 10, 2009

    Count me in, please..
    Here is my true story in different way to tell audience. Hope you like it.. ^_^

    http://www.luphobia.com/my-wordpress-fairy-tale-story/

    Reply
  31. twilight | June 11, 2009

    Experience the Romance of Twilight. edward-and-bella.com

    Reply
  32. Rice Blogger | June 11, 2009

    ok…here I come…

    http://www.riceblogger.com/rice-blogger/my-love-for-wordpress/

    My relationship with WordPress.

    Reply
  33. Vikki | June 12, 2009

    I am defintely joining this contest. Bookmarking this page. :)

    Reply
  34. Angie Meeker | June 13, 2009

    http://notinkansas.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/wpwebhost-com-tell-us-your-wordpress-story-contest/

    Here is my entry! Thanks for reading!

    Reply
  35. CH | June 13, 2009

    Great contest.Posted here : http://contesthunter.info/win-more-than-3000-by-telling-your-wordpress-story/
    I’ll make my story later :D

    Reply
  36. usha | June 13, 2009

    Great tips, very practical.I like KISS (KEEP IT SIMPLE SILLY) I’ve not seem this before but it’s a good tip.Thanks

    Reply
  37. Sweety | June 14, 2009

    My love for WordPress is here:

    http://sweet.ge/2009/06/me-my-love/

    ♥♡♥

    Reply
  38. Come - WpWebHost | June 17, 2009

    Wow ! Amazing prices.
    I’m in it !!

    Thanks to the sponsors ;)

    Reply
  39. Adi Wong | June 17, 2009

    weird that my post did not appear on the trackback

    http://www.wahlau.net/2009/06/16/powered-by-wordpress/

    here is my story

    Reply
  40. agnes sekar | June 17, 2009

    I’am interested and want to follow the contess make storry about WordPress that have made me change, smart and knows many things, which change my life, not like before. Thanks Word Press.

    Regards, agnes sekar

    Reply
  41. Russ | June 18, 2009

    Great contest. Definelty joining this one.

    Reply
  42. SolidEntrepreneur | June 18, 2009

    Well, here’s my entry. I spend a lot of time writing it because I hope to win finally win a blog contest after all this years of being a webmaster. lol. That’s because all contests are mostly luck and you don’t need to show any skills. And yep, I’m not a lucky guy.

    Link: http://www.solidentrepreneur.com/my-relationship-with-wordpress/

    Reply
  43. SolidEntrepreneur | June 18, 2009

    Sorry for typo: it’s SPENT not SPEND :)

    Reply
  44. 'nBASIS | June 18, 2009

    Good.

    Reply
  45. 'nBASIS | June 18, 2009

    Good. interesting.

    Reply
  46. Sylvia | June 18, 2009

    http://www.freebiesforfree.com/my-wordpress-story-blog-script-for-free/

    my wordpress story …hopefully I can win this to make more wordpress sites

    Reply
  47. Mawardi | June 18, 2009

    Hi my user Mawardi I do, when I use WordPress a few easy that I can include: WordPress has full facilities, especially for beginners bloger, with wordpress I can pour my mind, my hoby, and even to promote business in saya.Wordpress easy access from all over the world, wordpress is also used by many of the community the first time I create a blog so my friend suggested to create a blog with free wordpress.ada through experience that this is very impressive for me through when I do find my friend’s wordpress reunite with my friends who I love old cara.terima I do especially with the new version of the more fun I use wordpres

    Reply
  48. Luis - WPWebHost | June 18, 2009

    @Mawardi: Please post your story in your blog and leave the post URL in your comment. Thank you.

    Reply
  49. Lyndon Irvine | June 19, 2009

    I’m definitely in this contest.
    Great one Guys. Really awesome
    prizes. Will submit my story tomorrow.
    :-)

    Reply
  50. zubair | June 20, 2009

    This is Zubair

    Reply
  51. Ali Syed | June 22, 2009

    yes, this is what which I want, I really appriciated these wordpress tips,

    hehehehehehehehe

    Reply
  52. Harsh Agrawal | June 22, 2009

    Hey amazing quiz. The best thing that can happen to anyone who is using WordPress.. I’m in.. Let me send you my wordpress love to you…
    Regards
    Harsh :)

    Reply
  53. Piyush Shekhar | June 23, 2009

    I am in too.
    Wordpress all the way :D

    Reply
  54. yoki | June 24, 2009

    i’m join :D

    Here’s my entry

    http://dhinata.com/wordpress-and-chicken-flesh.html

    Reply
  55. TheContestBlogger | June 24, 2009

    Hello

    I have just written about this contest and my story:
    http://thecontestblogger.com/2009/06/24/wpwebhost-wordpress-story-contest/

    Thank you for interesting contest and good luck to everyone!

    Reply
  56. Jontri Pakpahan | June 25, 2009

    I’m join.

    Here is mine:
    http://jontri.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/me-and-wordpress/

    Reply
  57. Rice Blogger | June 25, 2009

    wow…so much competition already

    Reply
  58. Darran | June 26, 2009

    I have done up my entry. Here it is:

    http://limetouch.com/archives/what-is-your-wordpress-story/

    Reply
  59. Luis | June 26, 2009

    I hope I’m not late. :-)

    Here’s my entry for the contest:
    http://luismedilo.com/2009/06/26/wordpress-is-my-life/

    Reply
  60. Luis | June 26, 2009

    My blog is a new one because my domain name is expired on my old blog. Is it still qualified? If not, I can post it on my old blog but I have to renew my domain name first. :-)

    Reply
  61. Luis - WPWebHost | June 27, 2009

    @Luis: It is alright. Your post on new blog is accepted.

    Reply
  62. cloverxxkorhz | June 28, 2009

    http://cloverxxkorhz.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/be-a-blogger/

    my blog post!! XD

    Reply
  63. SolidEntrepreneur | June 29, 2009

    So, when are you going to shortlist the entries?

    Reply
  64. Luis - WPWebHost | June 29, 2009

    Thank you for all your participation. The contest is closed. We are now shortlisting the finalists and will start the voting soon.

    Reply
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  66. Luis - WPWebHost | July 3, 2009

    Dear participants,

    Please take note that the finalists have been selected and the voting has begun.

    http://wpwebhost.com/my-wordpress-story-it%E2%80%99s-time-to-vote/

    Reply
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