Newbee Looking to Advertis on Blogs

[MADForPuppyCats]

Hi,
Although I signed up on Etsy over a year ago, we only posted our products this March. I'm not getting as much traffic as I would like.

Thought we would be noticed more if we advertised on blogs. Can anyone share experiences? Which are the more popular blogs to advertise on? If I'm on a small advertising budget, what can I expect to pay? What would I receive in return?

Thank you for your assistance!!!

[Former_Member]

Anything with 1000 followers seems to be pretty decent. Although I would search for something that has to do with your shop. For instance I would do best on a baby blog etc.

[Former_Member]

I used to advertize with a few blogs, but now I am only cgoing to continue with one. For me, it added o traffic but not sales and I don't have the $ to really spend. I have found quite a few people willing to trade ad space if you have a blog...and that is basically free ads. We do that now with a number of other etsy folks.

[RebeccasSoapDeli]

I have less than 1K followers through the gadget but am getting over 20K unique visitors a month. I offer ad space through project wonderful. Right now it's hovering at 5 cents a day, very visible location. I've spent hundreds on big blogs and it wasn't worth it, but it all depends on how many ad spots they have. I have three near the top and that's it so it's easier to get seen. I would recommend creating an ad with a coupon code so you can track sales and encourage clicks. That's what I've done for when I have the funds to start running ads again. Also, choose blogs that have a similar target market for sure. http://www.soapdelinews.com

[BubbyAndBean]

Yeah, I have to agree with soapdeli on the followers thing. Google Friend Connect is one of dozens of ways to follow blogs, and not necessarily a good indication of the amount of traffic a blog gets. I only have 350 followers through GFG - but my blog had 27,000 page views and over 7,200 unique visitors in April, and continues to grow. Any blog offering sponsorship should have these stats available to you.

Look for blogs that are in the same niche as you you and/or ones that have readers in the same audience you market to. I do advertise on a couple of other independent blogs and have had good results, and almost all the sponsors on my blog renew every month... I think it just takes a bit of research and trial and error, and it can definitely be worth it.

xo,
melissa
www.bubbyandbean.com

[Former_Member]

I recommend joining Project Wonderful to get your feet wet in advertising, because there are several websites on it where you can get good placement for only pennies a day. Just make sure that when you're using their search feature to find publishers, you select a high minimum amount of daily page views and a tag word that would appeal to your target audience. Here's my post with how I got started in PW ~ http://blog.aquariann.com/2010/05/its-project-wonderful-life.html

[MADForPuppyCats]

Wow, that is great info, thank you so much. I really appreciate your insights and will take your advice. Good research is the best way to go...thank you so much!
-R

[Former_Member]

Hi! My followers seem to really like jewelry. If you are interested in advertising with me let me know.
http://singingthreelittlebirds.blogspot.com
You'll find all my stats under my advertise link. I also trade for ad space!:)

[MADForPuppyCats]

Thanks so much Bellerose...I'm VERY interested and will email you for specs and more information once I get through the weekend (working college graduation). Thanks so much for posting this and this is super!!!

Robyn-Allise