A place for all the tips and tricks to best monetize your Collective Voice links.
It’s almost The Fourth of July and since we are already in sale season, you know what that means? Sale on sale! Keep an eye on this space; I’ll be updating it over the next few days with more sales you and your readers NEED to know about! God bless America, indeed.
Luisa Via Roma: An extra 15% off all sale items
Macy’s: Fourth of July sale
Saks Fifth Avenue: Up to 70% off selections
Barneys New York: Final Markdowns up to 75% off
xo, Carlina
Hi there! Are you new to ShopStyle Collective? Do you need some pointers, or are you just looking for an easy refresh on how to use the ShopStyle Collective affiliate platform? Here are a few easy steps to get started. In this Getting Started guide, you’ll find instructions on how to:
How to Create a Link
There are a few ways to create an affiliate link– by finding the item in ShopStyle Collective Search page, by using our LinkIt tool on the retailer’s site, or by creating a link from the Build a Link function.
Create a link via Search in ShopStyle Collective:
Create a link via the ShopStyle Collective LinkIt tool:
1. Install the LinkIt tool by dragging the button to your browser’s toolbar. Make sure your view settings on Chrome are set to “always show bookmark bar”, on Safari to “Show Favorites bar.”
2. Go to any participating retailer’s page and find the product or category page you want to link to.
3. Launch the LinkIt button on the retailer’s site.
4. Click the “Copy Link” button.
How to build a widget
A widget is a visual way to display your products within a blog post, you can even use a large widget to build a Shop page on your blog.
To create a widget:
1. When you log in click on the Create button on the left side of the page.
2. Click Create Widget
3. Follow these detailed instructions to create your widget and customize it.
How to Monetize Your Social Networks
Facebook: Include a ShopStyle Collective affiliate link on your Facebook status to monetize your Facebook page directly. Readers love to get a sneak peek into your life, so link to items you are currently coveting or new purchases that you know your followers want to see! Pro tip: Use the social sharing icons in the ShopStyle Collective LinkIt tool or ShopStyle Collective Search to save time.
Twitter: Tweet out links to your favorite products by using the LinkIt tool. it’s supereasy to use!
Video: Video is the new frontier, so we are giving you the capability to monetize it! Get easy instructions on how to create shoppable videos!
Instagram: We all love it, and the app that has us obsessed is now monetizable–holla! Get steps on how to use ShopStyle.it to monetize Instagram!
Pinterest: Don’t you dare forget about Pinterest– it’s one of the largest revenue sources for our top earners!
Now go off and make that money, honey!
xo,
Carlina
The d’Orsay pump has been been around for ages, but it seems like this season the sleek, arch-baring, toe-skimming shoe is popping up everywhere. This seasonless style works year-round, and this Summer we are particularly enjoying pairing ours with tea-length Summer frocks.
The d’Orsay would be a perfect pump to do a roundup of your next Tuesday Shoesday. I’ve grouped several of the style, from those in a high-comission category to versions with a price point under $100. Check out all these great looks, and create similar widgets for your blog!
High-Commission d’Orsay Heels:
Notice how these are all high-end brands? High-end shoe brands like Jimmy Choo or Christian Louboutin convert exceptionally well!
Starting from top left:
How’s your monetization strategy going? Have you begun linking to similar items, and making your images clickable? Today’s post is all about making your overall blog post more shoppable– from little things that are easily overlooked to tips that you may not have thought of before! I’ve put together a little checklist on the top tips you should know. Print them out, hang them on your wall, and follow them to a T when you are creating your daily blog posts! Dive in and make sure you are following this checklist to maximize your blog’s monetization.
Two blogs that we love and that follow this checklist exceptionally well are The Beauty Department and J’s Everyday Fashion. Check them out and see how they optimize their blog posts. Can you spot all these tips on their blogs?
xo,
Carlina
*Christine Andrew photo credit
Hey, ShopStyle Collective! If you are a longtime reader, you are aware that we have been introducing you to great bloggers you need to know about for around a year now! We are on the hunt to showcase even more bloggers– that means you! If you are interested in being featured on the ShopStyle Collective blog, please shoot me an email at charris@popsugar.com. I’ll have you fill out a short questionnaire that relates to you and what your is blog about, and you get to share your beautiful mug with the world! Check out Sunnie Brook’s interview (from last week), and tell me you don’t want to participate too!
At ShopStyle Collective, we’re passionate about being at the forefront to help you monetize all your social channels. Today we’ve partnered with five of your favorite bloggers and Farfetch to launch snap.shopstyle.com. We’re making Snapchat as shoppable as your blog! For the upcoming week, these five stylish bloggers will be promoting what they are wearing in their Snapchat stories. When viewers watch their Snap stories, they’ll be directed to the bloggers’ Shop Snapchat stores on ShopStyle, featuring all of the bloggers’ shoppable picks.
If you haven’t already noticed, Snapchat is quickly becoming the new social media darling, and with that comes more opportunities for influencers like you. Because of Snapchat’s casual, less-staged vibe, you can have more fun with sharing content and engage with your audience in a newer, fresher, and more organic way!
Follow these bloggers below and check out their Snaps on the following days:
Christine Andrew @HelloFashBlog, 6/23
Jacey Duprie @DamselInDior, 6/24
Natalie Suarez @NatalieOffDuty, 6/25
Geri Hirsch @GeriHirsch, 6/26
Courtney Trop @Always_Judging, 6/27
Check out what Christine, Jacey, Natalie, Geri and Courtney are rocking in their Snapchat stores, and tell us you don’t want it all! #swoon
