Bloggertunities: The Best Opportunities for Women Bloggers 10/18
I know these have been inconsistent again for awhile, and I apologize to those of you who were emailing me saying, “what the heck is up, Meagan?? Where’s the Bloggertunity post today??” The past couple of weeks. It seems like it’s just one crisis after another around here. The latest is that Abby has had more seizures. {You might remember me talking about it a few months ago? She had a seizure that they hoped was maybe a febrile seizure, but it turns out it’s not.} I’ve been so busy traveling to Seattle Children’s Hospital, trying to coordinate appointments between the doctors here, there, and the darn insurance company – Blogging kind of got pushed to the back burner for a bit.
Welcome to another Week of Bloggertunities!
But, hopefully now that all of our appointments are set, and we’re hoping for some kind of answers, I can work a little more consistently. On that note – here’s the newest list of opps and leads. Hope you enjoy – remember to sign up for email updates so you never miss a new post! And here’s my opp that I’m MOST excited about for this week….
I’m hosting my first Blog Hop Giveaway – Join me, and some of my best-est bloggy buddies for a free event – Jingle Jubilee! Get details and join the fun today!
Product opps and leads
Twitter Leads: I love this weekly post on the Blogathon site – Twitter Leads Tuesday! Find a big list of new leads that have been pulled from Twitter, and get in touch with the ones that interest you.
Mom Select: I’ve had so many really awesome house parties through them – the latest was a HUGE Mega Bloks party package that the kids loved. They also have other fun opps too – We were connected to Baby Brezza through Mom Select, and were included in their new cookbook a few months ago. Learn more and sign up here: Join Mom Select.
B2B:Blogger Outreach has some really cool new opps if you haven’t checked them out lately… They have some events coming up with Activision, a couple high-compensation review opps, and more. Definitely worth applying for some of these newly added options.
Blogger Black Book: I’ve heard good things about this, and just recently signed up. You fill out your info, and it’s a site that then connects brands with bloggers that are a good fit. Make sure when you fill out the info, that you mention that you are open to receiving pitches that include COMPENSATION, to avoid a deluge of random press releases. I stated that I am interested in pitches that include some form of compensation, either product, payment, gift cards. If you want to check it out, you can sign up here.
Country Bobs: They are looking for new bloggers to work with on product reviews, and are open to sending out coupons to anyone who teaches coupon classes too. Check out more in their post here – Country Bobs looking for bloggers.
Clever Girls: There are some killer opps right now from Clever Girls – like a free set of Calphalon Cookware {$360 value}, and a chance to be featured in Home Made Simple. Log in and check them out today: Clever Girls Log-In.
US Family Guide: I love working with these guys – simple posts, and they offer things like free tickets to shows and sports events, free gym memberships, or our fave this summer – A free sports camp admission for kids. Sign up here: And in the notes section mention that you’re a blogger wanting to join their program.
Linkys to Join
Halloween Themed: If you have a fun, spooky recipe to share, come link it up on the Dishing it Up: Spooktacular Recipes on Crunchy Frugalista. {Or just visit for some great inspiration for your own projects too!}
Recipes: If you’ve got other recipes that you’d like to promote and share this week too, link ’em up on the “What’s Cooking Wednesday” linky over on Turning the Clock Back or on Confessions of an Overworked Mom. But be careful, there are so many great posts it’ll make you hungry!
Tip Junkie: She has such fantastic projects on her site all of the time. And now you can have your own project featured there too – Link up your homemade projects each week on this linky.
Earning an Income
Examiner: I took a break from posting here for awhile, since things have been so hectic. But now that I’m back and posting regularly again, I qualify for “credentials for local events” again. That means that I can use my column as a way to get access to cool local events, that I write about and share. Love that. If you are an expert on your local area, choose a topic, and get started earning money for sharing that expertise today!
VA Work: If you’re looking for additional VA work, Social Media Branding is looking for new bloggers to refer work to. Get details here, and email her your resume asap!
CenterPoint: This is a great affiliate network that I’ve been using, with really good companies to parter with like Bluum, Craftsy, Disney Movie Club, and more really quality offers to share with your readers. No spam, and higher payouts. Join CenterPoint today to learn more.
Sponsored Tweets: Earn money for tweeting. Simple, right? You get to decline or accept each offer, and write your own tweet. To comply with FTC, they require you to add a disclaimer – #ad, sponsored by, partnered with, etc. Easy peasy way to make extra cash each month. Join Sponsored Tweets.
Shoe Dazzle: I just joined this one, and it’s rockin’ for me. Earn $10 when you refer new affiliates, $20 for every sale through your affiliate link, and a $1 every time someone simply registers their info on the Shoe Dazzle site. Join the ShoeDazzle Affiliate Program on ShareASale.
Social Spark: I earn a few hundred bucks a month with Social Spark – and the posts are usually really simple to put together. They’re easy to work with, reliable, and you choose which offers to take – Learn more: Join Social Spark.
MailPix: This is another cool new affiliate – 30% commissions, free photo products to review, and lots of cool seasonal promotions to share. MailPix is through Commission Junction – sign into your account, or join here. Get an idea of their products here: Free 20-Page 4×6 Brag Book photo album.
Good Reads, Resources, Tips & Tools
Tax Time: This is a great post to get a simple explanation from Social Spark on how to start you on tax planning for your blog – To Report or Not to Report: Blogger Tax Tips. Tax season will be here before you know it! {And, if you want to earn a little extra income this year, make sure to join Social Spark too.}
Blogging for an Income: I love this post from Ellen at Confessions of an Overworked Mom. It’s called – Professional Blogging: Yes, I get paid to do the blog thing. She has a great explanation of how to work with bloggers, what we want, what works. Definitely worth giving a few RT’s, to help more brands “get it”!!
Coupon Blogger Tool: If you’re a blogger who posts a lot of deals and coupons, this tool could save you serious amounts of time! I’ve heard nothing but amazing things, and would use it if I posted coupons – Shopper’s Haul Coupon Plugin does all the work for you, automatically. Take advantage of introductory pricing by using the code CPNNETWORK at checkout to save $10.00!
SEO: Download a free On-Page SEO Template to help you guide your on-page SEO efforts, to make sure you maximize each page. This is a great freebie from one of my fave tips sites, HubSpot.com.
Alright ladies – 24 new ideas to help inspire you this week. If you have a favorite blogging tips or tools article you’ve read this week, or one you’ve written, PLEASE share the link in the comments! I’ll be tweeting them out throughout the week. If you have a great affiliate company not listed, add it in the comments too – yep, share your affiliate link here! It might be something that myself and everyone reading will want to join, so you should definitely be rewarded for sharing it. And if you have any words of wisdom about blogging to share – join the conversation on my BlogFrog page here too.
{Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. But all opps and leads listed are things that I trust, and have used myself. I only share what I love with ya’all! Photo Credit.}
Thanks, as always, for sharing all these great opps!
My youngest son is 12 and started having seizures at age 5. All of his tests have been normal. They have never found a reason for the seizures (which is actually a good thing) and they are not febrile seizures. He has probably had about 25 seizures total through the years – and they are scary and traumatic every single time! Thankfully, his have all occured while he is sleeping or drowsy. He takes seizure medication which does an excellent job at controlling them. We tried to wean him off the med almost 2 years ago, but he began having seizures again. The neurologist continues to hope that it’s something he will “outgrow”. I didn’t realize it but it’s not that uncommon for kids to have unexplained seizures and then outgrow them. I will keep you and your daughter in my thoughts and prayers.
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time out to put this list together and post it. I still haven’t gotten to the bottom of it, but I’m saving it to come back to later, and I’ll take a look at Ellen’s work too (love her blog!).
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Thanks so much for all the new ideas and for sharing my post!
You’re awesome, Meagan! Thank you!
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Thanks Meagan!
You always have such fabulous resources to share. You rock Meagan!
I’m so sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope that good news is in the near future. Thanks for the opps!
Thanks so much for sharing Dishing it up on your link list! It’s a lot of fun, and we always hope others link up their great recipes!
PS I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope things get better soon.
Hope you guys are able to find some answers for your daughter!! Praying for you all.
This is awesome thanks
What a wonderfully informative post! So helpful too. It’s really nice of you to share all of this info.
Meagan,
Thanks, as always, for sharing all these great opps!
My youngest son is 12 and started having seizures at age 5. All of his tests have been normal. They have never found a reason for the seizures (which is actually a good thing) and they are not febrile seizures. He has probably had about 25 seizures total through the years – and they are scary and traumatic every single time! Thankfully, his have all occured while he is sleeping or drowsy. He takes seizure medication which does an excellent job at controlling them. We tried to wean him off the med almost 2 years ago, but he began having seizures again. The neurologist continues to hope that it’s something he will “outgrow”. I didn’t realize it but it’s not that uncommon for kids to have unexplained seizures and then outgrow them. I will keep you and your daughter in my thoughts and prayers.
Thanks for the tips and for mentioning What’s Cooking Wednesday! Always happy to have more foodies (or wanna be foodies!) come link up!
I signed up for the blogger blackbook & let them know you sent me. thx!
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time out to put this list together and post it. I still haven’t gotten to the bottom of it, but I’m saving it to come back to later, and I’ll take a look at Ellen’s work too (love her blog!).
Meagan, I will keep you and your daughter in my good thoughts. :-)