Clearly, blog sponsorship opportunities is a hot topic. After opening up about taking the plunge and monetizing my blog I got quite a few emails asking me how I was going about it.
I’m really not an expert – but I’m more than willing to share what I’ve learned over the last year or so.
What are blog sponsorship opportunities
First, let’s talk about blog sponsorship opportunities. Blog sponsorship can take on different forms. You can be asked to review a product you receive for free without any compensation above and beyond the free product, you can get paid to review a free product, you can get paid to promote products on twitter and/or instagram, you can get offered a giveaway in exchange for a review.
The options are really endless and they really are dependent on the company you are working with and what opportunities they have available to you.
Opportunities seem to be based on a number of factors.
First, every website listed below will want a link to your blog and social media accounts. Opportunities are offered when influencers (that’s you) can drive traffic so naturally, they want to see what your reach and engagement are. (they do this via google analytics).
Secondly, each sponsorship company will ask you to tag your blog or social media accounts – making matching you with a relevant opportunity easier. They essentially want to know what your niche is so they can match you with relevant options – it wouldn’t make sense to match a beauty blogger with a tax software right?
Networks offering blog sponsorship opportunities for influences
Please note that some of these companies have minimum stats that they require before you can get accepted.
As far as I know, the exact numbers (unique page views and monthly page views) vary from one company to the next.
So, please do not get discouraged if your blog gets rejected from some of these. I’ve faced 4 rejections and gotten accepted to about 5 different sponsorship sites. For the time being, as I get my feet wet I’m sticking to 5. We’ll see how that goes and I’ll reevaluate at another time.
- Izea
- Tomoson
- BzzAgent
- One2One Network
- InfluenceCentral
- MomItForward
- Markerly
- Social Fabric
- Coopertize
- BlogMeetsBrand
- BrandBacker
- Infolinks
- BlogPRWire
- Swaggable
- Smiley360
- Activate by Bloglovin
- ExpoTV
- Influenster
- SheSpeaks
- MassiveSway
- Cision
- BloggyMoms
- CleverGirlsCollective
- BlogDash
- Blogvertise
- PinchMe
- TapInfluence
- Pollinate Media
- Weave Media
- The SITS Girls
- Blueprint Social
My experience with blog sponsorship so far
Over the last year I’ve gotten more offers than I’ve accepted. I’ve always considered my audience, the goal of my blog and my own desire to promote the product in making my decisions.
My site is my space and as a result I’ve made a commitment to only collaborate with companies that I truly believe in.
At first the number of offers I received were few and far between but as time passed and my page views increased so did the number of sponsored post opportunities that came my way!
Even more This Tiny Blue House posts you might enjoy
- The ultimate beginners guide for starting a blog
- The ugly truth about using Pinterest to grow your blog traffic
- 10 lessons blogging taught me over the last year
- How to make money blogging without blogging about blogging
- 20 gorgeous and FREE wordpress themes for your blog
I want to hear from you!
How are YOU monetizing your blog?
Useful to know all of this info. Thanks for sharing! Looks like you’re well on your way.
Thank you! I’m trudging along π
Thanks for being so transparent, it really is refreshing to see.
My pleasure! This info seems to be pretty top secret in the blogosphere for really no reason!
I know it seems like there’s a big pie with plenty of slices to go round. Thanks for sharing your experiences βΊοΈ
π
Thanks for talking us through this. It could be very helpful for the future. Good luck!
My pleasure!
Thanks for sharing!!
My pleasure!
Thanks for sharing this info with your readers! great info!
Thanks Jessica!
Nice to hear a part of the real scoop! Thanks a bunch for sharing your hard work and insight!
You’re very welcome! I hope you find it helpful!
I really appreciate your honesty here. I’m nowhere close to considering monetizing my site, but it was a post that interested me!
Thank you Paula! Please check back because I plan to periodically update as I go!
Great information!!! Thanks for sharing this with all of us! π #HappySaturday
My pleasure Amy!
Very helpful! Thank you for sharing! I am new in blogging world π but I love it π
Hey! I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Take care and keep spreading the charm! https://doracherry.com/2017/03/11/the-versatile-blogger-award-nomination/
Thank you so much Dora! <3
Glad you found this post helpful. Please do check back as I plan to write more about the topic in the coming weeks!
Thanks Jenny! That is really great information. I’m looking forward to the next part of this blog series.
I’m working on it! It should be ready to post in the next couple of weeks! Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for this! I will be checking into this…. I also wanted to mention that I nominated you for the Versatile Blog Award. “On Gypsie Mountain” nominated me and so it was my turn to nominate some of the blogs that I follow. Check out my “Versatile Blog Award” post. π
Aw thanks!!! <3 That's so so nice of you. I'll head over and have a look right now!
I have recently got hooked to your blog, your yesterday blog of morning rituals, was amazing. Couple of previous ones I was looking at. I like your style of post, specially the breakup of the time.
Thanks for sharing the money flowing channel.
Good Information. Thanks for sharing! π
My pleasure Sandra! Thank you for reading!
Thanks for providing this info. I’ll come back here when I’m ready to monetize my blog site.
Thanks for sharing, this will be super helpful when the time comes
Glad you enjoyed it thanks for stopping by!
What a great list! I love Influenster; their Voxboxes are great π Thanks for sharing.
Bookmarking this !! I’m fairly new to blogging and have a lot to learn about sponsored posts & affiliate marketing! This will help soooo much ππΌ
I love this round up! I’m a part of a few of these, but it’s great to know there are so many opportunities for newer bloggers!
Such a great resource for bloggers! I’ll definitely be bookmarking this.
FYI – Cision is a PR source, not for sponsorship for blogs. I’m a blogger, but I’m a PR pro as my full-time job, and we don’t use Cision to offer sponsorships. Solely to relay information (possibly provide a sample) for organic coverage, but not for payment. Just wanted to add that in since “sponsorship” usually means paying for the post. Very helpful post otherwise!!!
Thanks for the heads up!
This helped me out so much! Thank you !!
Great info Jenny! Thanks.
I currently make 80% of my commissions through affiliate marketing but I’ve been looking to expand my profit portfolio.
This was heaven sent. π
Nataly
Thanks for sharing and thanks for the ‘like’ for one of my posts. I’ve been considering earning income from my blog but am inconsistent when it comes to blogging as life gets in the way. I’m catching up on a few months’ worth of reading and have posts in draft mode to be posted soon. Good luck with yours Peace and blessings π
Thanks for sharing, I’ve been considering making some income from my blog but I am inconsistent when it comes to posting and am catching up on a few months’ worth of blogs right now so not sure if it will be worth to try. Good luck with yours and thanks for the ‘like’ on my post. Peace and blessings! π
Great list! I use a lot of these. I’ve gotten the best sponsored tweet & facebook stuff from Activate
Great list, haven’t heard of many of these before.