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Out & about.. and oh, a giveaway!

Happy Monday at this part of the world πŸ™‚ And boy, it’s freezing here:

The reading is in Fahrenheit πŸ˜‰

How’s your holiday shopping coming along? We scoured pretty much all the major stores you can think of and returned home with some loot:

Not too bad after a failed attempt yesterday. And look at my pink winter head cap? I’ve never own anything as pink as that, ever πŸ˜€ The Hubs has been chuckling ever since, and I love him and the head cap.

Shopping tip: Google for “printable coupons” and you’d be surprise to find a couple of discounted coupons online. We took advantage of $10 off and 15% discounts on top of already in-store discounted price! Pssst … JCPenny πŸ˜‰

Since I’m all about shopping for the last 2 days, let’s make this interesting shall we?

GIVEAWAY! Yes, you read it right!

To celebrate Christmas and New Year, Chris Pearson, the creator of Thesis Theme Framework, is giving you a chance to win ONE free copy of Thesis Theme for WordPress – Personal Option valued at $87!

Incidentally, my blogs are pimped by this framework. Does yours? If not, these are some personal reasons why I raved and love Thesis.

How to Win?

Very simple, there are a few ways to win:

  1. Tell me “why you need a new theme”?
  2. Subscribe to our blog
  3. Follow us on Twitter and Tweet or ReTweet the following message:

Holiday Season #Giveaway. Win ONE Free copy of the Thesis WordPress Theme #thesiswp. Follow @kiran_ and retweet to win http://bit.ly/dJat0U

Giveaway details

  • Entries are acceptable from the time this post is published & ends on Sunday, 19th December 2010 @ 23:59:59 pm ET
  • Winner would be announced on Monday, 20th December
  • For each entry, leave me additional comments letting me know you’ve done so πŸ™‚
  • Good luck!

{ 34 comments }

1 Scott Cowley December 14, 2010 at 12:36 AM

What a great contest!

I desperately need a new theme for my blog. I love the Thesis theme, but haven’t had the money for one (my current theme is even a free theme that looks like Thesis). I’m trying to take blogging more seriously now and I realize that having a good WP theme will help me be more credible – and more successful. There are so many more capabilities on a real theme than on the one I currently use. It would be a dream come true. Thanks again.
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2 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 4:51 PM

Scott,
Thanks for your participation in this giveaway.
I concur with your thoughts on having a great WP theme in order to take blogging into the next level. There would be future giveaways, so stay tuned πŸ™‚

3 Scott Cowley December 14, 2010 at 12:37 AM

I subscribed to your blog’s RSS feed
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4 Scott Cowley December 14, 2010 at 12:37 AM
5 mackell December 14, 2010 at 2:45 PM

Subscribe
Follow you
RT http://twitter.com/mackell/status/14766976144515072

I want it as I think Thesis gives the freedom most themes don’t
Still help somone like me who is not too familiar with the code

6 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 4:53 PM

Mackell,
Thanks for your entries in this giveaway. Thesis is one of the best WP theme framework for anyone who has little to no knowledge of html and programming. Stay tuned for similar or other future giveaways.

7 Matthias December 15, 2010 at 1:15 PM

Sweet. I love Thesis theme and use it on several websites. Always in the market for another copy of it for a client or friend. Thanks for the giveaway!
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8 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 4:54 PM

Matthias,
Thank you for your participation in this giveaway. Stay tuned for similar or other future giveaways.

9 Ramkumar December 16, 2010 at 3:46 AM

Hi, I need thesis, because for more than a year I have been only using normal themes and I more anxious to try this new framework.
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10 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Ram Kumar,
Thank you for your participation’s. There would be similar or other future giveaways, so stay tuned πŸ™‚

11 Rohit Sane December 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM

I have been a follower of this blog since a long time. Also, I think my Blog really needs a makeover and it is getting clumsier day by day, so I have to upgrade to a new theme. If I get the Thesis license in this giveaway it will really help me save some cash! Looking forward to winning it! (I was following you using @techfreaks since a long time and was a newsletter subscriber too)
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12 Kiran December 22, 2010 at 1:10 PM

Rohit,
Thank you so much for your participation’s and an avid reader of my blog. There would be similar or other future giveaways, so stay tuned πŸ™‚

13 Ramkumar December 16, 2010 at 3:54 AM

I have subscribed to ChatterBox πŸ™‚ http://i51.tinypic.com/1fbibn.png
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14 Ramkumar December 16, 2010 at 3:55 AM
15 deeba December 16, 2010 at 6:10 AM

Count me in Kiran…great giveaway! Love your shopping. Your hub is right on the pink! It’s really pink…LOL!
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16 Kiran December 22, 2010 at 1:12 PM

Deeba,
Thank you for your participation’s. You are the selected winner for this giveaway! Congrats and please contact me as soon as possible to claim your loot πŸ˜€ And yes, my winter head cap is dangerously PINK!

17 Samantha Sophia December 16, 2010 at 9:05 AM

I follow you on Twitter. I have three blogs one is for a business my husband I are starting. The blog is to be part of a larger functioning website but the current format is not working for us. I love how clean and crisp thesis created blogs are but we are spread financially thin and did not think we could afford an upgrade anytime soon.

Check put our current pending business blog.
http://www.themochastorehouse.com

We are still on the market for a directory web designer.

18 Samantha Sophia December 16, 2010 at 9:11 AM

I treated this giveaway. I intended on getting a thesis revamp on Mommy blog.

19 Samantha Sophia December 16, 2010 at 9:16 AM

I tweeted this again!

20 Kiran December 22, 2010 at 1:13 PM

Samantha,
Thank you so much for your participation’s. There would be similar or other future giveaways, so stay tuned πŸ™‚

21 Sagar Gholap December 18, 2010 at 1:05 PM

I’ve been using some free theme I found several months back which is very simple and easy to navigate with no additional features like that of Thesis. Thesis is good, easy to understand with a plus point of great seo friendly options and that is the reason why I would like to have it on my blog.

I have subscibed to your newsletter via email and following you on twitter through @sagargholap

Twitter link : http://twitter.com/sagargholap/status/16191664162865152
Subscribed using the email address used for commenting on this post

Hoping to win the theme πŸ™‚

22 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Sagar,
I’ve also used many free, good themes out there before switching over to a paid theme. Thesis framework is so unique yet simple to customize with its personalized dashboard. I concur with you on the robust SEO capabilities that are built within the framework. Nonetheless, there would be similar or other future giveaways, so stay tuned. And thank you for participating πŸ™‚

23 Kelly December 18, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Hi Kiran! I need thesis in my life! Thanks to your help I just went self hosted and there are no free themes that suit my blog needs/wants. I would LOVE to win this!! Plus I am a poor college student and can only afford to put so much money into my blog. A free thesis would certainly help!

24 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 5:03 PM

Kelly,
Thanks for your participation’s πŸ™‚
I am so glad you bought Thesis just in time to celebrate your move into self-hosting. Cheers and good luck! There would be similar or other future giveaways, so stay tuned πŸ™‚

25 Kelly December 18, 2010 at 10:19 PM

I RTed on twitter and I follow you! πŸ™‚
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26 Kathy Cowley December 18, 2010 at 11:26 PM
27 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 5:03 PM

Kathy,
Thank you so much for your participation’s. There would be similar or other future giveaways, so stay tuned πŸ™‚

28 Kathy Cowley December 18, 2010 at 11:27 PM

I am subscribed! πŸ™‚
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29 techntuts December 19, 2010 at 5:58 AM

Great giveaway. Brought hosting a week before and starting a new blog… I really need thesis theme for my blog as i am in love with thesis. I also have learn’t the complete tutorials of how to customize thesis to look like professional.

Waiting for thesis…

1. Following you on twitter.

2. Tweeted this post. Here is my tweet:
http://twitter.com/#!/techandtuts/status/16445583757676544

3. Subscribed to your blog via email.

30 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 5:05 PM

TnT,
Thank you for participating. There would be similar or other future giveaways, so stay tuned πŸ™‚

31 sivaprakash December 19, 2010 at 1:17 PM

Hi Kiran,
I have done all the steps

1. subscribed to your feed

2.Tweeted your link :- http://twitter.com/#!/sivadasari/status/16552885110177793

3. I would rather be lying if i dont agree that i will be using it on some of my blogs. More than that I want to get my hands on this theme because i want to study this theme,find out why so many people recommend this,what is so good in this which is not present with others. What makes it top priority selection when we so many frameworks flying over the net.

Also being interested in web designing i love doing the customizations and will definitely do that if i get this theme framework.

32 Kiran December 21, 2010 at 5:07 PM

Sivaprakash,
Thank you so much for your participation. Sincerely, I wish I could give away more than ONE thesis option. There would be similar or other future giveaways, so stay tuned πŸ™‚

33 deeba December 22, 2010 at 8:48 PM

Oh I won? I did? Thanks a ton Kiran. How do I go about from here?
Happy Holidays…
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34 Kiran January 12, 2011 at 9:54 AM

Deeba,
You won! I’ve sent your email address to the sponsor. Did you get any response from them? Let me know if you need my help πŸ™‚