Independent Fashion Bloggers

More Bang for your Fashion Blogging Buck: Affiliate Programs vs. Affiliate Networks

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If one of your goals for blogging, other than sharing your passion with the blogosphere, is to make money…
You’re not alone. It’s easy to witness the success of other bloggers, and not crave a piece of the pie.
You might want to earn enough to make a full time [...]

An Open Letter to Google Ads…

Dear Google,
I’ll take you down before you place ads FOR discrimination on my blog.
Since I’m no longer in California, I personally couldn’t tell if you were running ads for YES on PROP 8, the measure to amend the California State Constitution to BAN same sex marriages. It wasn’t until I was hearing from various blogs [...]

How not to get ripped off by advert salespeople

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Guest Post by Quail By Mail
As an independent fashion blogger or boutique owner no doubt you have recently experienced extra-crunchy-credit-crunchiness
–either on a commercial level or on a personal level. If you must advertise to get yourself noticed, here are some points to consider from someone who has recently seen it all:

Are text links a good deal?

One of the first offers I’ve received for advertising was a text link from a jewelry company who wanted to buy a post. I was excited, but it seemed very strange because I didn’t have very much traffic at the time. So I engaged in conversation…
It turned out to be more trouble than it’s worth, [...]

SALE ALERT: Integrity up to 90% off.

I know I shouldn’t write in anger… and I’m ticked off right now. As many of you know, I write a fashion blog, called The Coveted, it’s a monetized blog. I don’t make much money, but still, There is adsense, and affiliates from eBay and Amazon, which are the only ones I seem to [...]

What compels you?

Post written by Princess Poochie of Hello, Lover

Coming from the advertising/marketing industry, I continually evaluate how a brand speaks to their consumers through the messaging choices they make. And now as a blogger, I have been directing my eye more and more to the fashion arena. What’s more, as [...]

How blog networks pay…

Personally, my first experience with a blog network left a lot to be desired. I was confused, didn’t really know where to look to find out whether I was being paid fairly.They dictated the placement of their ads ‘above the fold’ even if they were mainly deodorant ads and dating survey ads. To top [...]

Per-click ads… are they really per-click?

I’m still on administrative leave, but Patrica from Bobble Bee sent a great thought provoking article about advertising. Admittedly I myself often wonder these questions, and is the most compelling reason to start IFB:
via Bobble Bee:
When shopzilla contacted me months ago to place an ad in my blog it was a very happy day for [...]

Ad-Free? Come with me….

Tricia From Bits & Bobbins, alerted me to this badge. It may not be for everybody, but some people blog for fun and love. And here’s a great way to say it… adfreeblog.org is a way to show you do not want corporate advertising on your blog. Which for some of us, the amount of [...]

Call for submissions…

Are you part of an advertising network? Do you want to be? Were you at one time but have decided against it?
What is your experience with networks that provide advertising?