How To Get Freebies From Companies / Noticed By Brands?!

Hello babes!

Today I'm doing a blog post on something that I get asked 24/7 on Instagram so I thought I'd do a whole blog post on how to get noticed by brands, getting sent products from them for free in return for posts on your social media platforms! In this blog post I'll give you guys my tips and tricks on how to make this happen...

I personally love receiving products from brands as I love finding new products that work a treat so then I can share my love for them to you guys, allowing you all to know what actually works and what doesn't. I'm incredibly grateful for everything that I'm sent by brands and I'm making this post so I can let you guys know how to get brands to notice you so you can share lots more of a range of different, amazing products that you recommend with your viewers, not to get 'free' things. 

~ So firstly if you want brands to contact you they need a method of contact in order to contact you, this is mainly done by email, so I would suggest you to make a new email account for brands to contact you so it doesn't get lost amongst tonnes of other spam mails you at be receiving in other email inboxes. 

Once you have made this email you need to display it in either your Instagram bio, YouTube description box, or in the banner of your blog etc so if companies do like the look of your social media platform then they know how to contact you. 

~ If you know a certain brand that sends products out to instagrammers and bloggers as you have been seeing lots of people promoting them on social medias, then follow their Instagram and like a few of their pictures and in most cases if they are smaller companies they will follow you back and that gives them a chance to see you account to consider a collaboration with them, and if your email is in your bio then that lets the companies know that you can be contacted easily if they like the look of your account. 

~ So if your really struggling to get brands to notice you and reach out to you, which don't be disheartened by as there are thousands of bloggers and instagrammers and youtubers out there, and you think a certain companies products are suited to your viewers then you can email them yourself, when you email them you don't want to seem like you are begging for free things as that's not very professional, and if that's why your emailing them then you shouldn't, like I said you should be requesting free samples as you think their products will be suited to your viewers and want to share your thoughts on the product. You need to be very formal with them and just let them know that if they ever need anyone to promote their products your an email away, then that way the company knows your willing to try out their products if they ever need anyone to! Remember to sign of the email with something like "Many Thanks, your name" to stay professional. 

~ Brands are more likely to be interested in sending out samples to you or collaborating with you, if you have, out of your own will, already posted some pictures of their products or wrote about them. Why? Because then your demonstrating that you are so genuinely interested in a brand that you wrote about them without any intentions on just getting freebies which makes you a more interesting blogger/Instagrammer/youtuber to work with. It also shows that you know and understand the brand, and aren’t just fishing for say, free makeup. 

So there are all my tips and tricks for y'all! 

Do remember that bloggers and instagrammers who only blog and post pictures for the free items don't get far, blog because it's your passion and you enjoy doing it! 

Comment below any tips and tricks that you may have, I'm sure we would all love to read them!

See you all soon, Katie. X