I’ve decided to change things a little when it comes to the Epheriell Designs Bazaar and Sponsor spots come January 2011.
I made these changes for two main reasons. First, because I’d like to grow the sponsorship of Epheriell Designs in concurrence with its significantly increasing traffic, and therefore want to offer more value to my sponsors.
Second, because along with this blog, I run one (soon to be 2) jewellery businesses, as well as another blog and my zine, *bespoke*. In short, having two separate ways for people to advertise here was doing my head in, and I’ve got enough on my plate to manage, so I decided to combine the two things for foreseeable future.
Here’s the gist of it:
The Bazaar will only be open to blog Sponsors who buy Standard or Large Spots
Those currently featured in the Bazaar are unaffected by this until their current spot finishes. That is, if you’ve paid for a spot up until February, that spot is yours!
However, if you’d like to continue to be featured there – or if you’re new and would like a spot – you’ll need to purchase a blog Sponsor Spot. Please note your sponsor spot on the blog will NOT link to the Bazaar, but the shop/blog of your choice – I will be promoting the Bazaar as I am now (with the button on the side there, as well as weekly blog posts featuring products from the Bazaar).
There are 3 sizes of blog ads – the largest size will always be up the top of the Sponsor space
To encourage lovely people to buy Large spaces, they will now always take top spot over on the Sponsor bar. I will only have a limited number of these available at any one time.
Those who buy 3-month spots will be interviewed for a ‘Sponsor Love’ spot in the body of the blog
I kicked this off a month or two ago, and I’ve had great feedback from sponsors who’ve taken up this option! It means that Epheriell Designs readers get to find out more about you, to see more of your lovely products – and the post stays on the blog forever, even if your sidebar ad comes to an end.
So, for those of you interested in sharing your blog or shop with the world, I hope you find an option there that you like the sound of! Those of you who are readers, I hope you find lots of new pretty places and things, and enjoy the occasional sponsor love post that gives a bit more insight into the people behind the businesses.
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