Do you want your Etsy shop and/or blog to get featured on some amazing and popular blogs
for free? I've been scouring the internet to get
my shop and
my blog featured and I want to share what I've found with you!
Here are my features from this past week:
EtsyStrut
These features have improved the visibility of my shop and blog noticeably. To prove it to you, here are the stats from
Google Analytics (total views for my shop and my blog combined):
Week of March 28th - April 3rd:
430 visits
Week of April 4th - 10th:
1,277 visits
Free advertising really works! Now I want to share with you a list of high-profile sites I've found that will feature you for free. I did the digging for you, so the links will take you directly to the page where they're taking submissions (click on the button to go to the homepage). This list is sorted by category but there is some overlap here, so check out every category:
Craft Tutorials:
OnePrettyThing (one of my favorite blogs!) features several craft tutorials a day--just send Rachel an email with your url and description.
http://www.oneprettything.com/?page_id=19
Tip Junkie tells 23,000 Facebook fans about your craft tutorials, party ideas, decorating tips, printables and more.
http://contact.tipjunkie.com/
Totally Tutorials features one craft tutorial a day for their 3,500 followers to read.
http://totallytutorials.blogspot.com/2009/03/submit-your-tutorial.html
The Crafty Crow shares with 4,500 Facebook fans your kids' craft tutorials.
http://www.thecraftycrow.net/submissions.html
Tatertots and Jello posts your crafty tutorial for almost 12,000 followers to read! (You can also add your link to the linky parties and get some exposure that way, too.)
http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/p/get-featured-on-tatertots-jello.html
Today's Creative Blog features a new crafty blog each day. Just email her to have yours considered.
http://todayscreativeblog.net/about/
Craftbits will show off your crafty tutorial for 60,000 newsletter subscribers to read!
http://www.craftbits.com/crafts/submissions
How Does She? shares your ideas, from craft tutorials to fashion to cooking to family life, with their 12,000 Facebook fans.
http://www.howdoesshe.com/submit-an-idea-2
Mod Podge Rocks shows off your Mod Podge-y projectcs with 5,000 followers. Just send her an email.
http://www.modpodgerocksblog.com/
Celebrations at Home has over 1,700 followers and features craft tutorials and party ideas.
http://www.celebrationsathomeblog.com/p/guidelines-for-submissions.html
Craftaholics Anonymous will feature your craft tutorials and printables for over 5,800 followers to read.
http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/2011/01/my-bloggy-new-years-resolutions.html
Dollar Store Crafts features (you guessed it) inexpensive craft ideas for over 8,200 Facebook fans.
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/submit/
Childmade has a "perpetual linky party" going on! You can upload your newest project any time you want and the favorites will be posted on the Childmade blog.
http://childmade.com/add_links.php
Crafterminds is full of great resources for anyone who has a craft blog and is put together by some of the other bloggers on this list.
http://crafterminds.com/contact/
IShareCrafts will (guess what!) share your craft tutorials in a pictorial directory. The only catch is that you'll have to register to submit yours.
http://www.isharecrafts.com/submit-new/
Ucreate features craft tutorials, recipes, home decor and party ideas for their 9,500+ followers.
http://www.u-createcrafts.com/p/submit-tutorial.html
Etsy Shops/Products:
Craft Gossip shares your favorite Etsy shops, products and/or craft tutorials with their readers.
http://craftgossip.com/suggest-a-link/
Heart Handmade blogs about your Etsy shop.
http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/get-featured/
Handmade Top 10 is a fun site where you list 2 of your Etsy shop items in each category and then people vote on them. It helps you get free publicity and tells you how your item compares to others in a category (Select Type, then Open on the left margin to see which categories are currently open for listing/voting).
http://www.handmadetop10.com
The Handmade Gift Guide features Etsy treasuries full of handmade gift ideas.
http://www.thehandmadegiftguide.com/2000/10/submit-treasury.html
Parties and Events:
Hostess with the Mostess has beautiful photos of every kind of party, as well as recipes, tutorials and printables.
http://www.hostessblog.com/contact-us/#real-parties
Design Dazzle shares your party photos/ideas, crafty tutorials and room designs with over 4,500 followers.
http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/2008/11/share-your-awesomeness.html
TomKat Studio shares your parties with over 23,000 Facebook fans.
http://www.thetomkatstudio.com/contact/
Birthday Girl features your gorgeous birthday party photos.
http://www.birthdaygirlblog.com/2010/05/birthday-girl-party-submissions.html
There are so many great blogs out there... If none of these are in your niche, here's how to create your own list of places where you'd like to be featured:
- Check out a blog you love.
- See if the blog has a sidebar or a page with all the places they've been featured, then click on each of those sites that has featured them.
- Look around for a "contact me" or "get featured" option on the featuring blog.
- Submit your project and see what happens!
Another option to get featured is to join up with linky parties, blog hops or contests. You never know who will find you that way... Just find a linky at one of your favorite blogs and join in!
Any other great high-profile sites that you know of that I can add to this list?
