Updated 1/1/15 – WTG Rochester and it’s about time you joined the snowball fight 😉  It had to be pretty embarrassing siting at the bottom of the snow hill for all of that time.  It really has to be embarrassing when you were even losing to our vacation city to the East, Albany 🙂

All of the snow stats are up to date and it is a really close snow race with all 5 cities in the hunt for the king of the snow hill.  Maybe The Roc was just hanging back and will start making their move now.  Stay Tuned!
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From my family to your family I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! I also wanted to say Thanks to all of you have visited the site over the past year, took time to make a donation, leave a comment or dropped me an Email 🙂

Thanks to ALL of you who visit and the media for spreading the word about the snow contest. Our fun little snow site continues to grow each and every season. Of course if it doesn’t start snowing pretty soon that could change this season 🙁 Joking, a lot of time left… Here is an unofficial look at the traffic for the last few years and keep in mind it is for the entire year and not the Seasons.

Visitors to the Golden Snowball Contest

Year               Unique Visitors         Total Visitors             Page Views
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2011                   7,873                    14,846                        44,386 (Oct – Dec)
2012                 51,432                  102,042                      335,866
2013                 72,048                  175,565                      452,907
2014               143,445                  311,800                      649,169

Buffalo is just a few flake out of first place in the National Snow Contest, the Golden Snow Globe and it will be interesting to see if they can pull ahead of Grand Rapids, Michigan before the end of the year. Buffalo could actually end the year in the lead and start the new year with the lead in just a matter of hours time. Good Luck Buffalo ;)Buffalo continues to hold on to a slight lead and as I am typing all of the cities are within striking distance of taking the top spot on the snow hill this season, INCLUDING Albany 😉 Of course that could change pretty soon because it looks like Buffalo is expecting to get some decent snow today and tomorrow. If that pans out they should be able to add to their lead in the Golden Snowball Contest.

Have a Happy Safe New Years Eve Everyone!

Warning, Shameless online Thanksgiving Day sales, Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday specials shopping plug ahead 😉

As some if not most of you know by now, the snow site is something I do for fun. What I actually do for a living is online marketing where I have relationships with online retailers who compensate me for sending customers to their online stores. Some of the merchants I deal with are Walmart, Ebay, Amazon, New Calendars for 2014 and the list goes on. Below you will find some of the merchants that have some good Thanksgiving Day sales going on along with Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials. Sorry for the shameless plug but I thought I would share them with you.

Walmart.com – Walmart Thanksgiving Day sales, Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are some of the best around. They constantly change their online specials so just click the picture below to visit them for Walmart’s latest deals and specials.

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Calendars.com – One of the largest selections of desk and 2015 wall calendars for the new year online. Kids 2015 wall calendars, dog and cat calendars, movie, music, pretty floral calendars and thousand of others. Don’t forget to use the coupon code below to get even better deals on 2015 calendars.
Black Friday Sale Begins Early – starts 11/27!
Three offers at the same time:
Extra 20% off orders of $50 or more with coupon code TGIBF
Everything’s on Sale, and Everything Ships FREE thru 11/30!
Everything on sale up to 50%
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Campsaver.com – Great Camping and Hiking Products

Black Friday deals start tomorrow. Savings will be up to 75% off, with many big brands on sale along with door buster deals.

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Fanatics.com – I like this shopping site and I like the quality of the sports apparel that they have. I have been happy with all of my college seatshirts and long sleeve t-shirts that I have ordered in the past from them. Licensed sports apparel and you can find some good deals. Use the one blow to save 25% off orders over $50.00 and free shipping.

Happy FANS-Giving Sale – 25% off plus free shipping on orders over $50 at Fanatics.com
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123inkjets.com – This is a good Thanksgiving Day sale and it will last several days. I buy my printer ink cartridges online because, well just because it’s a whole lot cheaper than buying them in a regular store for most brands. My family and friends also get them through me online and a few also buy them for their bsiness. Just in time for those of you who print up your Christmas cards or for anyone who does a lot of printing 😉

Use Coupon Code: BKCYB
Get 17% Off All Orders (Excludes Hardware & OEM Items)
Shipping: Free Shipping to ALL Contiguous U.S. Orders
Valid Dates: 11/26/14-12/2/14


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HappySocks.com – these are pretty cool socks and really stylish. This is the best sale I have ever seen them have since I have been doing business with them. Worth checking out for some great Christmas gift ideas.. This sale starts on 11/28/14
and ends on 12/1 (Cyber Monday) at Midnight EST

Happy Socks: Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale: 40% Off Sitewide + Free Shipping on all orders. Ends 12/1
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Hostgator.com – If you have a website or plan on having one in the near future check out Hot Gator to host your sites on their servers. I have used them for several years now and have been happy with them. Right now Host Gator is having a 55% off sale on ALL hosting plans including reseller plans. Definitely a great deal for webmasters and those of you with your own websites.

The sales will start on Friday, November 28th at 12pm CST, and run until Monday, December 1st, at 11:59pm CST. Host Gator will be featuring 55% off all new hosting packages for the entire four days, and will also be running ten, one hour fire sales, featuring 75% off!

Click Here to Check Out Host Gator’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals!
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I am just throwing the sales up as my merchants send them to me to post so it won’t be very pretty. The Thanksgiving Day sales pretty much change by the hour with some of the shopping sites online so if you see a coupon or holiday special that is outdated, just click on the link and they should have the most recent Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday and Black Friday deals listed on their website. If you do decide to do your shopping online and go through our site, a Big Thanks in advance. I’ll try my best to add them to this post as they are passed onto me by the merchants I deal with.

I’m going to just post the Thanksgiving day sales, Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals as they send them to me. Like I mentioned, it may not look pretty but you will find some decent deals and most of them will run right thru the holiday weekend and the links most likely will run right up until Christmas so PLEASE add this post to your favorites and Thanks 😉
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First off a Big Thanks to Captain Kev for his donation to the site and good luck with your certification Kevin 😉

OK, Sorry about the updates or should I say lack of updates?  It’s been a busy but fun few days visiting with family and friends during the Christmas holiday and it will be getting even better when My grandson arrives here later on tonight.  I’ll try and get some more updates in as we get ready for the weekend.  A Merry Christmas from my family to yours 🙂

Have a Great Night All!

Just a Heads Up that Rochester has taken the lead in both the Golden Snowball contest and also in the National Snow Contest at www.goldensnowglobe.com

Happy Thanksgiving From Our Family to Yours! 

Have a Safe, Fun Happy Thanksgiving Holiday  🙂