How to Enter
  1. Join HubPages (if you have not already – it’s free and easy)
  2. Write an entry within the Plumbing category (entries in any of the Plumbing subcategories count)- keeping in mind the judging criteria! (maximum five per day)
  3. Publish your Hub! (BUT NO EARLIER THAN 12:00pm PT on Sunday, August 21st)
Qualifying Requirements
  • Be published within the Plumbing category on HubPages
  • Have at least one image, and all images are legally used (see our Learning Center guide on legal image use)
  • Be published for the first time on that given contest day
  • Be a minimum of 500 words
  • Be entirely original to HubPages
Prizes ($2,500 total)
about

Sponsored by the Drano Snake Plus, the Clogs to Coins contest is focused entirely in our Plumbing category. We encourage you to document your own plumbing projects and turn them into helpful online guides that can help those who follow in your handy DIY path!

To help you learn how to turn home plumbing projects into useful online articles, we’re going to hold a special HubCamp at HubPages Headquarters on Thursday, August 18th from 6:00 to 8:00pm. In this HubCamp, we’ll share our advice on turning home projects into Hubs and help you assemble your contest entries! There will also be food, HubPages swag, and fun schmoozing with HubPages staff. To RSVP, send Simone Smith a message. We hope you can make it! If you can’t make the San Francisco-based HubCamp, no worries- we will post an online version of it on Friday August 19th.

read the complete Rules
Timing
  • Entries may first be submitted on Sunday, August 21st 2011 at 12:00pm (PT) (You may find the current Pacific Time here)
  • The final deadline for entry submission is Sunday, September 4th at 12:00pm (PT)
  • Daily Drawing and Staff Pick winners will be announced every weekday around 4:00pm; winners from the weekend will be announced the following Monday around 4:00pm.
  • The Pro Plumber and Grand Prizes will be announced on Wednesday, September 7th.
Judging Criteria

We will be judging entries based on…

  • The usefulness of the guide
  • Original photos and video
  • Whether the entry is on a long-tail, niche topic that has not been extensively covered online
  • Whether the entry has a search-friendly title (mirrors common search terms)
  • Excellent writing (proper use of grammar, capitalization)
  • The entry’s uniqueness (not copied or paraphrased from elsewhere online, full of details, examples, names, and figures)
  • Attractive formatting (avoidance of excessive link, eBay, or Amazon capsule clutter, excessive bolding or italics, and all-caps)
  • Judicious use of relevant capsules (original photos (especially your own), video, maps, tables, links, news, etc.)
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