Blog Anniversary Giveaway

SWEET MEMOIRS HISTORY: 
(You are allowed to skip this and scroll down to read about the giveaway and giveaway mechanics right away.)

Today marks the 3rd Anniversary of Sweet Memoirs. Before giving you the details of my giveaway, let me give you a brief history about my blog. Sweet Memoirs is a product of hubby's overwhelming support in my life as a blogger. In October 2010, I decided to buy my own domain but I couldn't think of any nice domain name. October is my wedding anniversary and birthday month too so the hubby thought Sweet Memoirs would be perfect to sum up all the sweetest happenings in my life.

From my Simply Cherrific photo blog under blogspot, Sweet Memoirs was born to make a difference in the blogosphere. There were many points in my life where I almost gave up blogging entirely due to lack of time but I decided to carry on blogging for a purpose since my blog started earning. A dear friend introduced me to writing paid posts so I thought, I could realize my dream of doing good deeds using my blog income. I then stopped photo-blogging and started filling Sweet Memoirs with good content.

That's how Sweet Memoirs has evolved into a family, lifestyle and purpose driven blog. 

ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY:

It is every blogger's dream to have a blog makeover, more so if it's done by an artist and digital designer. Few months ago, I decided to engage Patricia of Fancy Girl Design Studio to give Sweet Memoirs a new look. It might have cost me a bit, but it's worth every single dollar I spent. Patricia is a very talented artist and designer to begin with. She doesn't just follow instructions, she also share her better ideas and gives suggestions to the advantage of the blogger.

That's how Sweet Memoirs new blog design was created. Never in my wildest guessing game that after my blog makeover, my blog income is meant to be doubled or tripled. I felt so blessed that I wasted no time to realize my dream of having my own blog scholar. Yes, my blog sends an underprivileged child to school. Instead of feeling so proud, I felt humbled. It's really a humbling experience to be able to share and give back.

Speaking of giving back, I decided to giveaway a blog design makeover voucher worth S$200 to one lucky blogger. I am feeling generous because like I mentioned earlier, October for me is a month of triple celebrations. There is so much to be thankful about: my treasured blog readers, overflowing happine$$ and joyful happenings here at Sweet Memoirs, my happy and healthy family, and most of all, my blessed life.

The reason why I chose to give back to fellow bloggers is because I wear the same shoes as theirs. Many bloggers might be dreaming of having a blog makeover but are not ready yet to splurge their blog income. If you happen to be one of those bloggers, now is your chance to have a blog revamp for FREE! Who says there is no such thing as free in this world?

GIVEAWAY PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• mobile-responsive wordpress blog theme with social media icons or a basic blogger theme with custom navbar, social media icons and badge
• post title icons
• sidebar title graphics
• sidebar embellishment

You can view Patricia's wordpress blog themes portfolio here and blogger blog design here. If you win the giveaway, you will be given a blog design questionnaire to input your dream blog design.


GIVEAWAY MECHANICS:

• You must follow @sweetmemoirs on Instagram, @SweetMemoirs on Twitter and like Sweet Memoirs Facebook Page and sweetmemoirs.com to qualify for the giveaway and gain one (1) entry. 
• Leave a comment below this blog post with your name, blog title and blog URL.

OPTIONAL:

To increase your chance of winning the giveaway, you may opt to:

• Blog about your dream blog makeover and link it to www.sweetmemoirs.com. It will entitle you to additional ten (10) entries after you send me the link to your post. 
• Exchange badge or link with me (to be posted on the blog sidebar). It will entitle you to additional five (5) entries after I see my badge or link on your sidebar.
• Tweet this blog entry along with this line"I want to win @SweetMemoirs blog design makeover giveaway worth S$200!". It will entitle you additional two (2) entries.
• Repost my blog anniversary giveaway instagram post and tag me. It will entitle you additional two (2) entries.
• Share this post in your Facebook page/timeline. It will entitle you additional two (2) entries.

Winner will be drawn in a traditional way just for fun. I will be writing your blog title in a piece of paper (1 piece of paper per entry) and put them on a jar. More entries = higher chance of winning! Winner will be drawn and announced on the 31st of October 2013. I may extend the giveaway period in case I haven't reach my quota of 20 participants by the end of the month. I will keep you posted, ok? Please feel free to ask a question if there's anything not stated clearly about the giveaway and giveaway mechanics. 

GOODLUCK!

PS:
I am excluding my blogging besties Beth and Zen in this giveaway. I pondered on letting them join but if any of them happen to emerge as a winner, no matter how fair I played it will still appear as bias. Sorry guys, please do know that I love you both. PEACE! :D