What are some of the best ways to get noticed in the upcoming Patron of the Arts contest?

Nellianna is one of the poetry judges and she has been interviewed on the Hubpages blog about her own poetry and what she will be looking for in the contest.

I came across your question when I clicked my account. I am not decided whether I should enter the contest. I feel so much of a newbie and I know I have to learn more about HubPages.

However, if I do enter, I am guessing that the best ways to get noticed are (1) Have a lot of entries -- much more than any others; (2) Get the word around that you are joining so fellow hubbers can give advices/encouragement and even positive feedbacks on your entries; (3) Make the entries more eye-catching -- use everything from words to colors to lay-outs. Goodluck!

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I've written two hubs that answer this question. The first is specifically aimed at those who will enter the photo part of the contest: Photo Capsule Advanced Techniqueshttp://howards.hubpages.com/hub/Photo-Capsules-AdvThe second is a linguistic analysis of the winners of the January contest, which had nothing to do with the arts. Being a HubPages contest, however, many of the criteria are still applicable: HubPages Contest Winners: How They Wonhttp://howards.hubpages.com/hub/the-Money-Grows-onThe strategy that has worked best for me in previous contests is to submit five per day: my single best (per category, when applicable) and the rest just average.

Some days I might not publish anything because I don't have five yet. Waiting until I can submit five in a day gives me the best chance in the daily draw. Only one of those needs to be my best work.

Unless you're extremely prolific, skip the first few days. That's when competition is fiercest because people are submitting hubs they've been polishing for weeks. The lowest participation was past the first half, but before the last two days.

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