It’s time to start chatting about our annual Holiday Gift Guide — yeow! By the way, are you ready for your favorite cool-weather traditions? I sure am! For the past few years I’ve hosted a holiday gift guide focused around handmade wares; it’s one of my favorite things to build and promote here on the blog, and simply thinking about it makes me super happy. I LOVE supporting the handmade community we’ve built here at Gussy Sews, it’s very dear to me :)
The Gussy Sews 2013 Holiday Gift Guide is where you’ll visit for meaningful, inspiring holiday gifts. We hand-select each sponsor participating in this years guide specifically for the Gussy Sews community. {Here’s a link to our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide.}
If you’d like to share your wares with an estimated 330,000+ viewers during the holiday months of October, November and December, please fill out this quick form. We are accepting a limited number of shops into each gift guide, and we’d love to hear from YOU! All shops will be accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis; we encourage all shops that represent a similar vision as the Gussy Sews blog to apply :) We love learning about other Makers and establishing a relationship with them!
Read on for all the details!
^ a sampling from our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING HANDMADE CATEGORIES //
– jewelry + keepsakes
– creative art [paintings, illustrations, prints]
– clothing + accessories for guys, gals and kiddos/babies
– handbags/camera bags
– home decor + accessories [indoor/outdoor, home + cottage]
– vintage pretties [art, home decor, clothing + accessories]
YOUR 90-DAY GIFT GUIDE AD INCLUDES //
* your shop name
* a short description of your shop
* your location [city, state]
* a list of the 3 favorite items from your shop
* a price range [ie: $10 to $90 USD]
* a 200×200 pixel ad/logo
* a link your shop
* a “pin” via Pinterest to our dedicated 2013 Holiday Gift Guide board
* a group Facebook mention + a link to the guide
* placement in our Gift Guide sponsor blog post + the GS blog sidebar
SPONSORSHIP DETAILS //
–Duration: the guide will run for 90 days, from October 1st – December 31st
– Ad size: 200×200 pixels
– Price: our PRE-BOOK rate is $150 USD, paid via PayPal. After September 6th the cost is $175 USD
– Feature: Each participating shop will be spotlighted in a group Facebook post [one time during the duration of the guide], a pin to a dedicated Pinterest board + an introductory blog post on Monday, October 7th, as well as frequent tweets and IG photos promoting the HGG
To create a successful gift guide we are accepting a limited number of shops. Please be sure to fill out the signup form if you’re interested in securing a space in the guide.
THE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE WILL BE PROMOTED TO //
Facebook: 24,000+ fans | Twitter: 11,100+ followers | Blog: 115,00+ monthly page views | Pinterest: 8,300+ followers | Instagram: 10,600+ followers
BONUS: If you sign up for both a sidebar ad and a Holiday Gift Guide ad, you’ll receive a 15% discount off any sidebar ad booked during the HGG term [the deadline to sign up for the HGG is Monday, September 23rd]. Please send us an email for sidebar sponsorship rates >> jenn at gussysews dot com
PS. know of a handmade maker that should be included in our upcoming HGG? Send them a quick email! I’ve included a sample email draft along with a link to the sign-up form >>
Hey [insert friends name]! I absolutely adore your handmade items and know Gussy’s community would, too! She just announced the dates of her 2013 Holiday Gift Guide, which starts October 1st. I think you should apply, your items are so fun! Here’s a link to her blog post explaining all the details: http://bit.ly/18chTfV. Make sure you take a minute to apply! xoxo
Remember: the deadline for the pre-book rate of $150 is Friday, September 6th and the final deadline to apply is Monday, September 23rd. Click here to sign up for the Gussy Sews 2013 Holiday Gift Guide. I’m so excited to work with you! xo
