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October 21, 2013

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For this week of my blogiversary month, I thought it’d be fun to do a Q + A! Ask in the comments below and I will visit back to this post to answer any questions you may have. If it’s a quick answer, I’ll respond in the comments. If it’s a longer one or will take some more thought I’ll make a blog post out of it in the future!

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RULES:

• You can ask anything you want, but please remember that everyone has boundaries.
• If I feel a question is either overly-personal or creepy, I reserve the right to not publish (or answer) it.

• You have between now and Friday, October 25th to get your questions in! I’ll answer in the comments as the questions come in. If a lot of you are interested in something specific that requires a longer answer, I’ll do my best to turn it into a future post.

I will try to get to all of the questions this week! So ask away!

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  1. Stephanie says:
    October 22, 2013 at 12:00 am

    Hi Ciera,

    Thanks for hosting this Q + A! Your blog is very pretty.

    My question is along with Kathryn. I’m very curious on how to monetize my blog, including offering sponsorship posts. What are your tips & how did you begin gaining sponsorships?

    Thanks,

    Stephanie

    • Ciera says:
      October 22, 2013 at 5:08 pm

      Hello Stephanie, thanks! This is a bit of a longer answer so I’ll add it to my blog schedule, but check out what I told Kathryn below and a few other things here:

      You can start out with an option like Google AdSense which can be a great passive income.

      Or you can decide to monetize your blog by promoting your services/products etc…

      As for sponsored posts, sidebar ads etc., I’ll get to work on a post about that!

  2. Kathryn Farritor says:
    October 21, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    Hello! I am just starting a blog – I do some photography and am a full-time graphic designer at a corporation. I LOVE peeking at your blog on a regular basis! 🙂 Anyway.. how did you go about getting sponsorship for your blog and when did you know it was the right time to create enough value for your sponsors? I do not have nearly enough readers at this point, but was curious as to when you took the leap into offering that on yours!

    Thanks Ciera!
    -Kathryn

    • Ciera says:
      October 22, 2013 at 4:47 pm

      Hello Kathryn, thanks for the kind words! You have great content which is the first step, so that is good! This is a bit of a longer answer so I’ll add it to my blog schedule, but I’ll tell you how I started here: I started out by trading sidebar spaces with other bloggers, I reached out mainly to ones the same size as me and a few with larger readership. Many of them said no, but some said yes and I think these relationships really helped me to grow! I blogged for two years before I began accepting advertising. Many people don’t wait that long but monetizing this blog just wasn’t a priority when I started out. I blog because I love doing it, but a little extra income always helps!

  3. Kory says:
    October 21, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    This is so fun! You may have answered this before, but what is your favorite thing about blogging?

    • Ciera says:
      October 21, 2013 at 3:08 pm

      Thanks Kory! I love meeting (online & real life) new people that I probably would have never had contact with if not for blogging. I love hearing about adventures of other bloggers who work for themselves and following along with other creatives!