Sponsored Posts

Would You Like to have a 

Sponsor Post Here on PBDesigns?

Great!!

It's easy to do.

Do you know what a "Sponsor Post" is?

"A "Sponsored Post" is a promoted post, also known as a paid post, 

is a post to any community-driven [blog] notification-oriented website which is explicitly sponsored as an advertisement by a particular company or individual in order to draw a large amount of popularity through user promotion and moderation to the most active or most viewed page on the website."[from Wikipedia]

A Sponsored Post on PBDesigns?

~ A Sponsored Post with PBDesigns is an article, illustrated with 1-3 relevant 

photos, approximately 500 words or less, provided by the sponsor, includes the 

sponsor's links to their website, [limited to no more than 2]

 and published on the blog page PBdesigns.

~ A "Sponsored Post" will be disclosed as such

by using the description "Sponsored Post" or other similar 

disclosure at the end of the article. 

~ ~ .A "Sponsored Post" will be offered to those businesses for a set amount

 who wish to submit an article that promotes and links to their service,

 product, or craft. [see below under costs for fees]

~ If however, you are a crafter or blogger or writer wishing to submit 

a "Guest Post," for which there is no charge, 

please read the Guest Post Page. 

Please note that in "Guest" posts, PBDesigns only permit links to 

the writer’s personal and non-commercial website or blog.

***All posts, whether "Sponsored or Guest" are under PBDesigns discretion 

and final approval. All articles need to be "family friendly" in text and photos.

What is the Benefit to the Sponsor?

1. For just one payment your sponsored article, with links, will stay on the blog for 6-12 [depending on which package you purchase, with renewal options] months attracting potential traffic to your site.                                                                                                                                                                          2. A "Sponsored Post" can offer more information concerning your service, product, or craft, than a link or banner can provide.                                                3. A "Sponsored Post" written as an article, even though declared as a "Sponsored Post," may offer more value and attract more interest to potential customers, than a typical advertisement would.

What type of sponsored articles are suitable                                                 for PBDesigns Blog?

In general sponsored articles accepted will fit the following criteria;

** Content should be unique, not published elsewhere, or 

republished in the future using the same text

** Content needs to be about your service, product, or craft

 without any political or religious orientation

** All types of crafts, products and services relating to the home, 

garden, health, hobbies, or decorating

** Personal in tone, and demonstrating knowledge of the 

topic being promoted 

** Should list the actual area or city located in

 or the direct website

** Can include a theme e.g. specialty products, hobby related, 

and must be family friendly,

** Lots of useful detail and information about the topic

 for general interest

** The article should be specifically about the client's services, 

products offered, or crafting ideas only

**  The article may incorporate a few lines at the end of the 

post introducing the sponsor’s name & contact info:

e.g. This sponsored post is from X company,

 the specializes in X products for X homes.

.

What photographs do You need to provide?

**  Each sponsored article should be spotlighted with 

photographs provided by the sponsor, 

normally 1 to 3 photos.

**  Photographs must be correctly licensed for this type of usage

 and not subject to copyright restrictions

**  Photographs taken by the writer especially for the article

or from the sponsor's website, with permission to use, are best, 

but be sure to include the links for the {source} for the all photos

**  If no photos are available, there may be 

available photos from online sharing sites such as Flickr,  

provided that they have been given a "Creative Commons" for 

republication licence. To find "creative commons" photos

 on Flickr, search the website for photos 

with a "Creative Commons Licence."

**  If no photos are available from any source,

 it is possible to purchase royalty free photos from 

websites such as istockphoto

What happens once the sponsored                                      article has been submitted?

**  Once PBDesigns receives your article with the agreed partial payment

it will be prepared for publication, with headings, photo captions, 

title tags, links, keywords, etc, to maximize search engine traffic 

and the viewer's interest [under PBDesigns discretion]

** All sponsored articles will be published in the 

order received, unless there are special circumstances noted,

 with a maximum of one sponsored or guest article per week

**  When you make your initial inquiry, PBDesigns can relate to you 

your proposed publication date.

**  Once the article has been published, it will be promoted 

by Facebook as well as being available to my subscribers

 through my RSS feed for driving traffic in your direction.

When is payment submitted?

** All payments are discussed and agreed upon in detail with you 

at the begging of your order for the "Sponsored Post.". 

** Payment for 1/2 of the entire billing for your "Sponsored Post" 

will be invoiced at the beginning of your order and will be due 

immediately to PBDesigns through PayPal. 

[note that no work will commence without payment]

** Once your "Sponsored Post" has been published

 PBDesigns will e-mail you with your final invoice and the associated link 

requesting final payment via PayPal.

** If the final balance of the invoiced payment has not been received 

after 3 days of posting and receiving the email with the invoice, 

the "Sponsored Post" will be removed, and no refund 

will be issued for prior payments. The amount paid in the beginning

 of the order will be invoiced and will be considered payment 

for the work rendered for preparation and 

work on the articles listing. 

Disclosure

This comply's with the US Federal Trade Commission Endorsement Guidelines, and in the interests of my readers, this blog has a policy of disclosing any sponsorship received and to be transparent about any financial interest.

"Sponsored or Guest" posts are always declared as such within the 

article, normally at the end of the "Sponsored Post," for example;

"This sponsored post is from X company, providers of 

(some details about the company or service)"

How much do sponsored posts cost?

For any "Sponsored Post" the cost is $105 per article for 1 year of posting. After 1 year the post will be removed from PBDesigns blog unless the "Sponsored Post" has been renewed. [note payment must be received 

no later than 5 days after an invoice has been emailed for renewal]

 If the sponsor wishes to list it on the blog for 6 months the cost

is $75.00.  The cost to have PBDesigns write the article

 which would contain sponsored links is $170.

[PBDesigns has the right to refuse writing any article request]

What to do next

To submit a sponsored post, please contact PBDesigns at;

pointbreezedesigns@msn.com 

In your email, please put "Sponsored Post" in the subject line

 and describe the type of article you wish to have posted along 

with the link to your website and email address. 

you PBDesigns will contact you to confirm the cost and content of the 

article and along with the approximate publication date.

Thank you for your interest in PBDesigns