Hi Olga,

It wouldn’t hurt to follow-up your last email with a “Hi, just checking in…” email. Brands get busy and sometimes it could take weeks of correspondence with them to get something going. If they’re a brand you’re really into, they’re worth checking in on every few weeks (or until you get a response.) Hope this helps!

You’re on the right track : ) Thanks for reading, Tiffany!

Great perspective! Sometimes brands choose to work with bloggers because they know them personally (they’re friends) – even when they’re not as knowledgable or capable as other bloggers!

Jess, Something I’ve noticed over the years is that brands sometimes don’t work with bloggers DIRECTLY, but do offer campaigns through companies like Social Fabric. They may have just meant they don’t do that direct work.

…and then I realized you probably meant the other Jess 🙂

Very true! I’m signed to Social Fabric as well as other affiliate networks – but those are for opportunities that are presented to me (to apply for.) This post was meant more for the proactive blogger approach in reaching out to brands first. If brands prefer to work through a network like Social Fabric, ideally they’d let the blogger know in response, then that blogger can sign up for the network if they are so inclined. Thanks for reading!

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