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Approaching Blogs
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:37 pm
by lostinwebspace
Does anyone have any advice on approaching blogs to help market your campaign? I've got a list and every time I want to draft up an e-mail, I just feel like I'm harassing a bunch of people.
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:29 pm
by Gareth Craven
I don't know too much about blogs, only that I try to regularly make an entry and hope the amount of readers increases over time! I started mine for my Hire an Artist project, for people to read as a 'behind the scenes' style approach. But in my experience I'm not getting results. Although the writing definitely helps me personally.
Blog:
http://garethcraven.blogspot.co.uk/
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:57 am
by UN1TED_One
Our plan was to try to offer some level of value to the blog owner - a sample or trial of our product. We also did our best to explain why "plugging" us would benefit the readers of the blog.
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:17 am
by Cristina
This post has been moved to the Kickstarter and Crowdfunding Questions Only (Strict) section.
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:34 am
by lostinwebspace
Thanks for the tips. Anyone else?
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:44 pm
by GamerSquad
I found that using Twitter and LinkedIn are great resources. Also some people that have many followers will tweet your campaign for as low as 5 bucks! Good luck
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:15 pm
by h4baine
It's important to come at it from the perspective of what's in it for them and what value you can provide.
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:16 am
by kathycraig0
GamerSquad wrote:I found that using Twitter and LinkedIn are great resources. Also some people that have many followers will tweet your campaign for as low as 5 bucks! Good luck
How do you find people to tweet your campaign for a charge?
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:02 pm
by lostinwebspace
I think Facebook has a few groups. If you search for whatever pertains to your campaign, some will have ads in their banners giving you marketing options. Other than that, Google would probably work too.
Re: Approaching Blogs
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 8:40 pm
by sbriggman
I think the best approach is to figure out what's in it for the blogger. Some people are motivated by sharing their thoughts on cool new products or trends. Others are writing for a specific audience and are expecting a certain kind of content.
The other important point to keep in mind is that likely, these people are receiving a lot of emails a day - so how can you stand out? I try to keep my social media profile images consistent (those in email/Twitter/LinkedIn) and develop a relationship on one of these channels so they know who I am when I message them (or I remind them).
I put together some tips, which might be helpful:
http://www.crowdcrux.com/pitching-a-rep ... -campaign/