6 Steps on How to Start a Review & Giveaway Blog!

I have been working as a giveaway blogger now for just shy of two years! I thought I would share my tips and tricks for starting a giveaway blog. If you have ever wondered HOW do you start or WHAT is involved read on! If you are already a giveaway blogger, check out my tips as well as there may be something that can help you take your blog to another level! So, let’s get started:

How to Start a Review & Giveaway Blog!

• A niche and a name! First, think of your favorite things, hobbies, characteristics, and what might make you unique or have a special ability to be able to share with your future readers in a way that would be interesting to them.

  Do you love to craft, eat only vegan foods, passionate about teddy bears? I mean really, what is it that makes you, well, YOU! Having a niche will help followers find you that are interested in your topic and can really relate.

  Your title of your blog will become what your readers know “you” by and will also be your first impression to visitors so try to come up with something that fits what you plan to write about and also gives a bit to represent your uniqueness to the title.

• Post regularly! Use your niche for inspiration on topics you know your readers will be interested in. Share your recipes, crafts, reading list, tutorials, or whatever fits your topic!

  Figure out a pace that will be easy to keep up and not overly demanding and stick with it. Whether that is once a week or once a day won’t matter too much as long as you keep with it.

  If you post a couple times a day for a week and then don’t post again for another month your readers won’t be able to predict your posting frequency and when to check back.

• Build friendships! Get to know several other bloggers from your niche and build friendships. These other bloggers will be able to help inspire content, share your posts, direct you to representatives that can be helpful, and give general blogging advice as you build your blog and brand!

• Pitch companies that you already own and love! When you have a few posts under your belt and a small following, start emailing companies of products that you already own, love, and rave about to all your personal friends and family members!

  Offer to post a review of the product you own for free and ask if they would be willing to offer a giveaway prize to draw traffic to the review. This will give you the chance to build a bit of a “portfolio” to show how your reviews look, feel and the response received as you work your way up the pitching ladder to higher product values and established brands.

• Join Blogging Networks! These networks can be a great source of support, friendship, review opportunities and sometimes even paid opportunities! There are a lot of blogging networks out there some which have a fee and others which are free. You don’t have to pay money for most of the quality groups that will give you a great feet first start in the giveaway blogging world. You can see the blog networks I am a part of here: https://www.amomstake.com/blognetworks/

• Link Up and Share! Finally, once you have some content, some reviews, and maybe even a giveaway or two, be sure to get talking about your website! Share your blog on social media outlets including facebook, twitter, instagam, and others. When you do run a giveaway, link up your giveaway through blog hosted giveaway linkies, and major giveaway link sites including online-sweepstakes.com and sweeps advantage.

I hope these starting tips have helped and I thrilled for you as your start your blogging journey! It is often a lot of hard work but can also be really fun and rewarding as well! Have questions about starting a giveaway blog? Please leave your questions in the comments of this post so I can answer your questions in an upcoming post!