Affiliate Model. What do you think of when you hear those words? It’s one of those terms with which many are familiar, but few can succinctly describe. Plenty of small businesses, including Sverve, use affiliate campaigns to gain brand visibility, new sales, or users. In a nutshell, they hire a blogger (or a hundred of them) to promote their business. The blogger is then paid for consumer purchases…or sometimes just for clicks…that originated from his or her site. Simple enough, yes? Well, no…not exactly. The process is not always seamless. Sometimes bloggers are hesitant to engage in an affiliate campaign | Continue Reading...
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“Where female bloggers meet brands and readers.” That’s the tagline for Sverve, and it sums up perfectly two significant aspects of their mission. Helping us meet brands translates into paid campaigns and affiliate opportunities. What do we do to maximize the opportunity once accepted for a campaign though? The most important thing to avoid is taking a passive approach to the campaign. Instead, follow these guidelines to increase your chance for a financially successful campaign for the brand and you. If possible, try the product or service you will be writing about, and write a genuine review of your experience. | Continue Reading...
Often times when I sit down to write a new blog post I hurry through it to get all of my ideas out before I am distracted. And most times I am so excited to be finished that I just want to hit the publish button. But then I go back and read or have my husband read it and it is riddled with typos and simple errors that shouldn’t be there. I have come up with a checklist for myself that helps to eliminate having to go back and correct these issues. I have two different lists that I | Continue Reading...
I used Blogger for several years for a personal/family blog and for the first year of my No Holding Back blog. Blogger is a fine tool for anyone just blogging about their life. But if you’re trying to monetize and build a business, or if you want to implement cool features but do not have the time, patience, or knowledge to do those things, WordPress.Org is definitely right for you. These are my top 5 reasons why you should make the move to wordpress: WordPress.org is the premier blogging platform: Large agencies and businesses use it. As I looked at | Continue Reading...
Working with other bloggers can be an amazing experience if handled properly. It can lead to countless opportunities such as freelance writing, product reviews, promotions, writing for publications, book deals, and collaboration with start up and even Fortune 500 corporations. In order to be a effective blogger, it’s important to possess and cultivate the gift to gab as well as the gift of networking. Networking is not always easy, but there are a few strategies you can implement to simplify the process. Working with Other Bloggers Collect contacts as if they were candy. Connections are a key element in blogging success. When you | Continue Reading...
Do you need a blog editorial calendar? The answer is a resounding yes! This blog to-do list will keep you organized, help you plan ahead, and even help you see where you are lacking content or have content overload. There are several options to create an editorial calendar—it is a matter of personal preference. You can use a basic weekly or monthly paper planner, create a spreadsheet on your computer, find one online, use a WordPress plugin, a calendar app—or whatever you can dream up! Really, just numbering the days in the month in a notebook will work, too! Some | Continue Reading...