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By: kimc

kimc — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:34:30 +0000

Stephanie and Staci,
Thanks for the question. I’ll plan to post on that topic soon, but the short answer is this:
1. Keep it brief.
2. Explain how you can benefit them.
3. Include a link to your site.
4. Give your traffic stats. Be aware that if you don’t have much traffic, manufacturers have less to gain from you. They might say no – but they might not! It never hurts to ask.
5. Be yourself. You don’t need to sound like a business manager. Blogging can be a very informal platform, and it makes sense to approach manufacturers with a tone that is not too formal. This doesn’t mean that your letter should be disrespectful or full of mispellings and slang. It simply means that your letter should, to a certain extent, reflect the tone of your site.

By: Staci Vazquez

Staci Vazquez — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:10:51 +0000

I would love to know the answer to Stephanie’s post above also!

Thanks

By: stephanie anderson

stephanie anderson — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:42:09 +0000

Hello –
Regarding #6 – I wanted to know how a blogger can politely ask/contact a company/manufacturer about trying/reviewing a product. I’m not sure how formal a letter or email should be, and what is good to say?

I’d love to hear back – feel free to email me – or I’ll check back here for comments.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:32:12 +0000

You are right about saying YES. My husband and I always say yes to what is offered to us. AND we are not afraid to ask if we know somebody is getting rid of something. We have aquired a lot of stuff this way. My family just recently built a cabin designed around free Anderson windows. A coworker of my husband was dozing in his house to build a new one. The windows were good and so was some other stuff like, doors, outlet boxes etc. We took everything we could. Otherwise it would have just been hauled off to a landfill.
Our motto “IF IT’S FREE IT’S FOR ME. IF I HAVE TO – NOT TODAY!”