Most of you may have noticed that I don't disclaim each product that I get sent as a press sample, so here is a post to clear things up. It was never my intention to 'hide' what I have been sent by PR companies along the years, but a part of me just feels uncomfortable with covering my blog in disclaimers. I've thought about doing it time and time again but a voice in the back of my head worries that you will all get the wrong impression and start thinking I'm only in it for the samples. This of course couldn't be further from the truth, I won't deny that I regularly work with PR companies and often request samples however I can fundamentally state that the reason for this is to enrich the content on my blog, believe it or not I turn down samples that I don't think I will end up reviewing. It also makes me feel uneasy declaring to the whole world what gets sent my way in terms of products, I don't want starter bloggers to see being sent lots of cool products the reason behind them starting a blog.
I know that nearly every blogger out there now disclaims PR samples, personally I don't take notice of what's sent to them and what isn't, if I trust their review is honest I don't really care if they forked out the dollar or not. Which brings me on to another point, the other reason that I integrate PR samples into my blog is because I wouldn't be able to afford to keep up with the latest product launches and review so many great products otherwise. My blog would probably only have one review every few weeks!
I've been writing this blog for three years now and in all of that time have only ever had positive feedback from my reviews, I've never once been contacted to say someone has hated a product that they have bought after my recommendation. If you truly 'get' blogging I think like me you will understand the whole 'PR samples' topic and if you truly enjoy reading a blog you won't be sceptical about where the products have come from. It does take a lot of trust from your readers but I would hope after all this time that I have a fair few people that trust my reviews.
I'm not saying no to disclaiming PR samples on my blog, it may well be something that I start doing in the near future. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts so please do leave a comment.
I know that nearly every blogger out there now disclaims PR samples, personally I don't take notice of what's sent to them and what isn't, if I trust their review is honest I don't really care if they forked out the dollar or not. Which brings me on to another point, the other reason that I integrate PR samples into my blog is because I wouldn't be able to afford to keep up with the latest product launches and review so many great products otherwise. My blog would probably only have one review every few weeks!
I've been writing this blog for three years now and in all of that time have only ever had positive feedback from my reviews, I've never once been contacted to say someone has hated a product that they have bought after my recommendation. If you truly 'get' blogging I think like me you will understand the whole 'PR samples' topic and if you truly enjoy reading a blog you won't be sceptical about where the products have come from. It does take a lot of trust from your readers but I would hope after all this time that I have a fair few people that trust my reviews.
I'm not saying no to disclaiming PR samples on my blog, it may well be something that I start doing in the near future. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts so please do leave a comment.