Bringing it home for business and blog
{Dear Readers, I am pleased to have Renee Harris of MadeOn Skin Care and DrinkBands guest posting today on the topic of sponsorship from the business perspective. Renee has encouraged and challenged me as a blogger over the years because of her business savvy and innovation. Listen closely to her words!} Brands are finally beginning [...]
Do you feel like a baby blogger? Maybe you don’t have a huge readership or much of a Facebook page, so you feel you don’t have much to offer to a potential advertiser. Because of this, you never approach a company you would really love to work with and have a passion for. Both you [...]
Dear XYZ Company, I am so glad you asked me to review your product; however, I must tell you a few things about how product reviews work and why your review will not be up on my blog next week or even next month. First of all, if your product is as fantastic as I’m [...]
We’ve talked about advertising and affiliates here at Homeschool Blogging, now let’s talk about that little thing that has to be done any time you might be making money or being compensated in any way from something you post on your blog. DISCLOSURE As per the FTC’s mandatory disclosure ruling, bloggers must disclose ANY type [...]
{To read Part 1 of this series, CLICK HERE.} Last time, we discussed ads, reviews and giveaways, and conference sponsorships. Today, let’s dig a little deeper… 4. Affiliates – While bloggers often do quite well through affiliate sales, they do tend to be a more passive form of advertising. In order to make affiliate sales [...]
There are almost as many homeschool businesses popping up as there are homeschool blogs popping up. I see new sites, new products, and new faces nearly every day. It is exciting, but also daunting as a homeschool mom to wade through all that I see to get to the meat of the issue… Will it [...]
Guest post from Pat Holt of See the Light art curriculum – a Raising Arrows and Homeschool Blogging sponsor, as well as a conference sponsor of other homeschool bloggers. What do I think of bloggers? I didn’t think about bloggers until about a year ago. Please allow me to explain: My husband and I are [...]
There is much talk of whether or not bloggers should work with companies for money or for product. Many are of the mindset that bloggers spend a lot of time writing posts and promoting product and deserve to be paid in lieu of or in addition to any product the company they are working with [...]
So, you have decided you would like to sell private ads on your blog. Guess what? Just making that decision doesn’t bring advertisers beating down your door. Sorry. When you first start selling private ads, you have to do the legwork. Here’s how: 1. Know the company. Just like it irritates you when you get [...]
You’ve probably heard of media kits, but you might be a bit sketchy on what these actually are and how you can create your own as a homeschool blogger. A media kit is a document you provide to potential advertisers and other parties you are interested in working with. It is meant to reflect your [...]
