Independent Fashion Bloggers

Giveaways with Style

Post by the lovely Lauren from A Typical Atypical, image by Migraine Chick
Blog giveaways are a huge phenomenon. They have seem to have sprung out of nowhere, and have done so for many reasons. They raise your hits, they attract attention, they encourage commenting. They can even be used to attract subscribers and reinforce your [...]

Affordable Business Cards For (Somewhat Broke) Bloggers

This post was written by the lovely Solo Lisa
When I stepped away from the glow of my laptop screen and began attending Vancouver fashion events, I realized I needed business cards badly. I was sick of scribbling my name and blog URL on any available scrap of paper. Not only was this unprofessional, it impeded [...]

PR: Frienemy or BFF?

I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know a lot of IFB members on behalf of my fashion blog, Clutch22.com. However, only a few of you know what I do for my day job – I’m a Public Relations specialist for one of the largest private firms in the world. Having experienced [...]

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

post by reLYME.com image by jenn_jenn
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 [...]

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, [...]

Dear IFB:

A question from one of our members:
I am one of three members of a group blog, and we’re on the verge of taking our blog to the next level and monetizing by signing up for at least one ad network. All three of us now live in different states (with one in another timezone), [...]

Injustice! (Again!)

Post from Manolo’s Shoe Blog
Manolo says, yet again the major blogging awards have neglected to include the fashion blog category. This time it is the Weblog Awards who have disrespected us.
This is ridiculous. As this year alone dozens of articles, in such publications as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Times of [...]

Will Blog for Cash

submitted by Henna of Canadian Beauty
Beauty bloggers, I have been told, are of a different breed. We’re interested not just in fashion, but also in a look, and aesthetic, that’s being shown. We don’t just want to copy it. We want to find out what products were used, how they were applied, [...]

Blogging for $$$? Easy? Uh….

Here’s an interesting article found at SFGate.com:
Blogging tough way to make money – but here’s how
Ilana DeBare
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Q:I’m thinking of starting a blog and am curious about selling advertising on it. Do bloggers make much money from ads? How would I go about selling ads on my site? I have a full-time job, [...]

Who are you ‘affiliated’ with?

The pros & cons of affiliate marketing…

When I first began monetizing my blog, I first sent out an email approaching online boutiques about potential advertising. Many boutiques replied back saying that they have affiliate programs that bloggers can sign up for. What is an affliate program?
Here is what one retailer wrote to me:
We are actually [...]