While monetization in the blog world continues to evolve, one thing is for certain; many bloggers still haven’t decided how they feel about sponsored posts. Some bloggers have clear cut views on how they feel, some accept on a case by case basis, others have stringent editorial guidelines and still others reject outright. This post doesn’t pretend to debate the ins and outs of sponsored posts. We will leave that up to the individual blogger and their own views.
What we do want to share are some ways that Gabista could be used to generate content, comment and feedback. Many bloggers will find their own ways of
sharing Gabista with followers, but for now here is just one possible example.
An example of
a hypothetical Sponsored Post
I’ve been asked to write a blog post about the handbag shown below. I have decided to tell the story of what goes in such a
beautiful handbag and invite my readers to suggest products they like to
include. As a starting point I offer some suggestions - see picture below. Now view the comments section of this blog post, where you can see a sample of how this hypothetical conversation might occur. Note: The blog owner has moderation control, so can set approval rules as appropriate and thus publish or delete any comments or referrals as the sponsored blog post discussion develops.
