Bringing it home for business and blog
This isn’t going to be a very popular post with the business crowd, but it has to be said and explained because I have heard and seen so much confusion over the topic of paying for reviews on blogs. It is a blogger’s prerogative whether or not they charge for reviewing a product. Many bloggers [...]
{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 [...]
When you guest post, you are probably not going to rent a billboard and announce it (and I’m not sure that would be very effective anyway), but you do need to make the most of the guest post to maximize the potential of your efforts. First of all, when choosing a site to submit a [...]
Three years ago I went to my first blogging conference. I had just decided to step up my efforts on Raising Arrows and felt I needed some guidance. It was one of the best blogging decisions I have ever made! But conferences are NOT cheap. You typically have a conference registration fee, hotel and travel [...]
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 [...]
Amy of Raising Arrows & Lynnette of LynnetteKraft.com Blogging is meant to connect people on many different levels. Sometimes we are sharing information, sometimes we are sharing encouragement, sometimes we are just sharing a good laugh. Networking with other bloggers takes what we share to a wider audience. Our combined efforts mean more people get [...]
{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 [...]
Note from Amy: By the end of April, I will have partnered with two different homeschool conventions as a convention blogger, and while I see the amazing fruit of this joint venture, I am well aware that as with anything new and innovative, there are kinks to be worked out. Thankfully, Rebecca Brandt of Mom’s [...]
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 [...]
