Next Designer Contest: September 2011 - Page 11

Cabalistic · #**201** 08-31-2011, 07:23 AM

Woohoo less than 24 hours to go until we begin, am I not the only one brimming with excitement and steaming with anxiety all at once!!

mrscwooddell · #**202** 08-31-2011, 08:42 AM

Guess where I will be at 5am tomorrow morning...lol At my kitchen table drinking coffee and checking this forum! lol

tanteva · #**203** 08-31-2011, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mrscwooddell

Guess where I will be at 5am tomorrow morning...lol At my kitchen table drinking coffee and checking this forum! lol

I'm so happy it's noon my time - I will be awake

My problem is that the IAAF World Championships are now

apupplo · #**204** 08-31-2011, 09:30 AM

Im so excited but I think I am cursing myself this week seeing I have to finish my entry for the Designer Apprentice by Sat and get this new challenge tomorrow to be done by Monday.... what was I thinking????

Linda Renee · #**205** 08-31-2011, 10:46 AM

I wanted to stop by and wish all the contestants the best. It can be a lot of fun if you don't take it so seriously that you are all stressed out about it. I'll be checking out your entries and might find a bit of time to play along.

Now for a tip I learned about downloading from 4shared and all those other places: a free download manager called Mipony. I've been using it for awhile and it is a headache saver. You don't see the popup ads or have to keep checking on 4shared. Just copy the URL, and click "download selected" and it does the work for you.

kimberkatt · #**206** 08-31-2011, 01:54 PM

Well that's pretty cool, Linda! Thanks for the link!

Also, those of you who have a Windows live ID or hotmail account can use Skydrive for file hosting... it's a direct download, no waiting time and no limit on bandwidth or storage... I've been using it for blog freebies and people love it!

The only bad thing about skydrive is it doesn't keep track of downloads... so I recommend using a URL shortener service, like bit.ly to track clicks on the link to get an estimate of how many times it's been downloaded

Aveziur · #**207** 08-31-2011, 03:26 PM

Oh my, 15 days away and this is hot. I'm looking forward to this year contest and I want to wish all good luck and lots of fun.

katlen124 · #**208** 08-31-2011, 04:50 PM

sendspace now tracks the number of downloads.

tanteva · #**209** 08-31-2011, 04:52 PM

Is there any reason to keep track of the number of downloads? For the contest I mean? Or is it just for one's ego?

Ambowife Designs · #**210** 08-31-2011, 05:05 PM

LOL it's the first here in Aussie Land down under but I have to wait till 2pm before it's the first there

Only 12 hours to go ladies LOL

apupplo · #**211** 08-31-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tanteva

Is there any reason to keep track of the number of downloads? For the contest I mean? Or is it just for one's ego?

Usually just for the ego.... at least it has never mattered in any other contest I have participated in.

Ambowife Designs · #**212** 08-31-2011, 05:56 PM

In my experience, knowing how many have downloaded your freebie is a bit depressing sometimes, because so few leave any love. But that's just me LOL. I have my own hosting with godaddy so I give direct links for my freebies through my own ftp.