tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post3987708003143330703..comments2024-03-12T07:30:56.422+00:00Comments on Dolly Dowsie: Hi There Blogger, Work For Free? ♥Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240109339578293227noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-28817153283946028412016-01-06T21:44:24.422+00:002016-01-06T21:44:24.422+00:00I love your response! I just had to send out a si...I love your response! I just had to send out a similar one a few hours ago to someone who was looking for a post mentioning their brand and using their photos for a possible social media share. HA! It takes all of my energy NOT to write, "this is great for you, but wtf is in it for ME??"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076544426456508622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-23050405212246379612016-01-06T21:18:24.562+00:002016-01-06T21:18:24.562+00:00Well said for BloggersWell said for BloggersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344126431416687021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-30388205202899189192016-01-06T19:56:30.740+00:002016-01-06T19:56:30.740+00:00I really love your blog Fi because you tackle issu...I really love your blog Fi because you tackle issues that we are all facing and that is what makes it so imperative to take a stand against free labor. We dedicate our time to providing high quality content-at least most of us do and we will not be doing it for free. What kind of blogger would that make me who works two jobs to keep herself debt free and looks after children as well as having my own blog which I post on 5 days a week out of my own accord. I will not work for free unless I decide to.Ana De-Jesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165853767093531146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-3606873779445561842016-01-06T19:46:05.211+00:002016-01-06T19:46:05.211+00:00Well said!!
I'm still quite low down in the r...Well said!! <br />I'm still quite low down in the ranks of bloggers that do reviews and things and so far have only been paid in products however, even I am seeing that I'm putting in more effort to the posts that the products are actually worth. I don't have a massive following but that doesn't mean I haven't worked hard to get them or that I don't work hard on my blog. My space of internet is important to me as Im sure yours is to you and I think more of us need to take this stand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103057805261066828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-6691082028278815562015-07-10T01:35:25.786+01:002015-07-10T01:35:25.786+01:00You said it! Couldn't agree more with this! xx...You said it! Couldn't agree more with this! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225825989179256068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-10886508943732397602015-07-04T15:38:07.210+01:002015-07-04T15:38:07.210+01:00Love this Fiona!! It's so true isn't it? ...Love this Fiona!! It's so true isn't it? I'm often asked to promote 'great' low-cost items — for free — on my blog. Sometimes I do it — if it's a brand I particularly love or a product that I would buy out of my hard earned cash anyway — but mostly I decline.<br /><br />I find it insulting that my time, creativity and my 'business' as a whole are so undervalued by the very companies who want to utilise them! x<br /><br />Caro | www.thetwinklediaries.co.uk<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369715721531428928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-27501432371431768952015-07-04T11:43:51.423+01:002015-07-04T11:43:51.423+01:00You've just written down all of my thoughts on...You've just written down all of my thoughts on this subject! I'm so fed up with receiving emails from companies expecting me to work for free. My response is usually along the lines of... I'm not currently in a position to work for free what with bills needing to be paid etc but if this ever changes in the future I shall let you know! ;) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211383944108778601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-39790838147661067302015-07-04T11:00:53.720+01:002015-07-04T11:00:53.720+01:00Great post and oh so true! xGreat post and oh so true! xBeauty Balmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886834295514945640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-84837271929226714622015-04-29T09:00:49.594+01:002015-04-29T09:00:49.594+01:00Amen to everything you wrote, Fiona! I got tons of...Amen to everything you wrote, Fiona! I got tons of these e-mails and once out of curiousity inreplied asking what i will be getting out of it and the reply is basically nothing lolololol, i delete every single one arriving on my email ever since but i am so tempted to copy paste yours!!!Pink and Undecidedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877261185912915009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-84583674702211507642015-03-20T18:41:12.020+00:002015-03-20T18:41:12.020+00:00Totally agree! My blogs are also my only source of...Totally agree! My blogs are also my only source of income and it drives me insane how many people want me to do something for nothing! xJess @ Along Came Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222778779129856095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-3011652579232141702015-03-17T22:39:23.576+00:002015-03-17T22:39:23.576+00:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts, great post!good ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts, great post!good for you!Alyie Aly https://www.blogger.com/profile/03734032898231003865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-8357183035975018382015-03-17T20:53:49.626+00:002015-03-17T20:53:49.626+00:00Exactly this! I feel like a because a few bloggers...Exactly this! I feel like a because a few bloggers do work for free we are then all expected to. It's very unfair when we all know how much effort goes into each post we write. I love your reply to that pr/brand. I often do it myself and they keep pushing they are in fact doing you a favour..........ha!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291948009212563206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-19116244898621287632015-03-17T19:39:35.754+00:002015-03-17T19:39:35.754+00:00Blogging needs a "hard job" to have a ni...Blogging needs a "hard job" to have a nice blog, beautiful pictures and discrabe your experiences. Very nice post :) I am a beauty blogger too, and I see that some people think that be a blogger is something very easy.Lila Amanatidouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752688787667534880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-67822099513986347212015-03-17T16:55:42.664+00:002015-03-17T16:55:42.664+00:00I'm not a blogger but I understand what you...I'm not a blogger but I understand what you're saying and totally agree with you. Anyone who reads just one of your posts can immediately see how much time and effort you put into writing and I don't think anyone who is doing any sort of work should ever be expected to use their skills and talents for nothing.Tea Bandićhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765289501181851490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-63402007997118423242015-03-17T09:04:08.224+00:002015-03-17T09:04:08.224+00:00Great post! They really should think of all the tr...Great post! They really should think of all the trouble you have to get through to keep the blog up and running..the nerve of those pepole!Ruzaika @ Wordy & Whimsicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622559256241751912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-18673617443869645742015-03-17T08:09:34.472+00:002015-03-17T08:09:34.472+00:00great post! thanks for sharing, As for me, I hate ...great post! thanks for sharing, As for me, I hate those brands too who offers nothing and want a lot from you.<br />You know, once I have recieved email from some Japanese company , they want to send me for review some thing that wasnt related too my blog at all! I write about fashion, style and beauty, and they offered me to review some stuff for a car (like conditioner) - and I do not even have a car! Tanya Soyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578154650294728097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-33643582466306331102015-03-17T08:02:19.588+00:002015-03-17T08:02:19.588+00:00Maybe you can also agree to promote their product ...Maybe you can also agree to promote their product if the compensation is right. :DDemure Sweetiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289506072292450073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-20453681740375113792015-03-17T06:38:39.391+00:002015-03-17T06:38:39.391+00:00Absolutely great post you put something very impo...Absolutely great post you put something very important thanks for sharing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286249190358122664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-3601347929472297612015-03-17T02:15:48.751+00:002015-03-17T02:15:48.751+00:00Amen sister! Those emails are SUCH a let down beca...Amen sister! Those emails are SUCH a let down because I get SO excited when I first open the email (Yes, praise the Lord, a way to bring in some income!).....but then to have my hopes crushed with the "share our favorites on our social medias". And sometimes they have fewer followers then I do!! I'm like, seriously???<br /><br />I think bloggers ARE starting to wake up to their worth recently. Thank goodness! It's about time people started seeing bloggers as serious business owners. Just like you said, many gals and guys depend on their blogs to bring in an income. It's a job just like the bank teller or the hair dresser. So why do people expect us to work for nothing??<br /><br />And on top of that...I wonder why readers sometimes get so outraged whenever they see bloggers doing sponsored posts or reviews from products that were given to them to review. Yes, I do agree the blogger shouldn't make their blog one paid ad after another....but blogging is a LOT of work, and if we get paid to give our honest opinion, or share information about a brand that might interest people....why do people see this as wrong??? That's something I just DON'T get!<br /><br />Anyways, I'll stop venting now. Thanks for sharing this with use, Fiona!!Katie Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957978754744226499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-23840918418658144512015-03-17T01:39:44.291+00:002015-03-17T01:39:44.291+00:00THIS IS BRILLIANT!!
And I love all the bloggers ge...THIS IS BRILLIANT!!<br />And I love all the bloggers getting behind it in the comments! I am in absolute agreence<br />I also want to have a good lol specifically about what you said about paying your doctor in 'thumbs up around town'...absolutely hilarious!<br /><br />I think the because its a 'new' industry to a lot o marketers and PR don't know how to cope with us!<br />But I believe the tides are changing, i recently read a survey that cited working with blogs is becoming more influential than magazien ads (imagine the pay difference there!)<br />Okay i've blabbed on too long (sorry!)<br />Love everything about this though (except that it happens)<br /><br />Kelsey x | <a rel="nofollow">Kelstagram</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486237911572646066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-54233190723272976902015-03-16T23:44:41.511+00:002015-03-16T23:44:41.511+00:00And I bet they didn't even bother to reply to ...And I bet they didn't even bother to reply to your email when you sent that response did they? People can be so rude. Great blog post, well said.xPlutonium Soxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061413795610750961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-36189270078815943142015-03-16T22:39:10.664+00:002015-03-16T22:39:10.664+00:00Absolutely agree, so well said Fiona! And I think ...Absolutely agree, so well said Fiona! And I think I`ll be sharing this post with many of them!}<br /><br />I had one just this evening actually, and the response "We don't pay for xxx companies advertising, we just look after their editorial" made me laugh out loud...I guess they're doing that out of the goodness of their hearts and not being paid for their time themselves then?!?<br /><br />It's insulting to expect that a person who has spent years building a following would be willing to freely give that platform to anybody who wants it, for nothing in return, just because they asked...its not like we started our blogs because we had our own things to say or anything?! can you imagine how much space would be left for our own articles if we gave away every free post we're asked for?! xxxHayley: Sparkles and Stretchmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653232539343925928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-13324305998314064432015-03-16T21:46:28.381+00:002015-03-16T21:46:28.381+00:00Absolutely love this! As a blogger who doesn't...Absolutely love this! As a blogger who doesn't have their own domain I do wonder whether I should really expect much in return but it doesn't change the fact that I put time and effort into my blog posts. Completely agree with you and love your response xx<br /><br />Http://www.itsalwaysdarkestbeforethedawn1.blogspot.co.uk Emmilene-Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368156163732156776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-34127697179924298072015-03-16T21:13:04.522+00:002015-03-16T21:13:04.522+00:00Agreed. We are not connected to the internet for f...Agreed. We are not connected to the internet for free too.Gadis - gadzotica.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540064564572654595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241612993580002090.post-56013991300474566322015-03-16T21:00:56.517+00:002015-03-16T21:00:56.517+00:00I love this post! You expressed all the feelings I...I love this post! You expressed all the feelings I also have about these sorts of emails. I love the reply, staying professional is always the way forward. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, great post! XxCattthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964420561703564292noreply@blogger.com