I Made A Company’s Best Sex Blogger List! Should I Publish The Badge On...
Many websites and businesses create lists like this, which can be anything from a simple list of linked blog names to a more detailed article with a brief blurb on each blogger. It's natural to feel proud of the recognition and respect you've earned by making a company's best sex blogger list.
What To Do When You Can’t Complete A Product Review
As a sex toy reviewer, there may come a time when you can't provide the promised review in a reasonable time-frame. Or perhaps you feel that actually, you now can't complete a product review at all.
Should I Let A Company Approve My Sex Toy Review Before I Publish?
Hi readers! I'm back this week with a new instalment of Sex Blogger School. This week, I'm taking a look at another question from the sex toy reviewer community: Should I let a company approve my sex toy review before I publish?
Sex Toy Reviewing: When You Love The Company, But Hate The Product
You've been happily sex toy reviewing for various businesses on your blog – and then you get a product you really don't get on with. But the company who sent it to you are lovely! They'll be so upset with a negative review! What should you do?
How To Email Multiple Photos Without It Failing To Send
I regularly get messages along the lines of, "apologies for the 6 separate emails but the pictures wouldn't send all together," or "my emails won't attach all the photos, I don't know how to get them to you". Sound familiar? If so, this post is for you. Today I'm going to reveal how to email multiple photos without it failing to send.
What’s The Difference Between DoFollow And NoFollow Links?
As a blogger, you will eventually come across the terms dofollow and nofollow. They relate to website links. What's the difference between dofollow (aka simply follow) and nofollow links? Does it really matter which type you use? How do you specify which of them any one link is – and when should you make a link nofollow?
Should Bloggers Charge Money For Sex Toy Reviews?
A question often asked in the sex blogging community is, "Should bloggers charge money for sex toy reviews?" This question has been the centre of some controversy, and it would appear that many sex bloggers feel divided over the issue.
How To Make Money Testing Sex Toys
...there really is a way you can make money testing sex toys. Ok, perhaps not enough to make you a millionaire (not giving up on that dream yet though), but at least enough to cover a few household bills or buy some groceries. Every little helps, as they say.
When Explicit Photos Are A Breach Of Consent
Working in the adult industry I see my fair share of explicit photos. Dick pics: amateur and porn star. Naked breasts: pendulous to Parisienne. Spread vulva: hairless to hirsute. I follow blogs and social media where imagery from artistic nudes to hardcore porn are welcomed, celebrated and shared. So why do some explicit photos anger me so much? Well sometimes, explicit photos are a breach of consent.
How Do Sex Bloggers Get Free Sex Toys To Review?
Although not every sex blogger wants to write about or even use sex toys, they remain a popular topic in the sex blogging world. The vast array of designs and styles makes them interesting and collectable - plus, of course, they're fun to use! Testing then reviewing sex toys also gives you something else to write about at your new blog. It's no wonder that many new bloggers soon ask the question, "How do sex bloggers get free sex toys to review?"
Social Media For Sex Bloggers: Which #SocMed Is Best?
Social media is an effective route to take when trying to get word of your new blog out to the world. It's often a blogger's biggest source of traffic before they become established in search engine rankings. So, once you've created your new sex blog, how do you get started in the world of social media?
Do Sex Bloggers Really Need To Be Self-Hosted?
In the last part of Sex Blogger School, where I explained how to set up your new sex blog, I mentioned that it's best to self-host your sex blog. What does being self-hosted mean? And why is it so important?
How Do You Start A Sex Blog? I Want To Be A Sex Blogger!
Now you've made the decision to step into the world of sex blogging, it's time to look at how you start a sex blog. It might seem easy enough to simply create a Blogger or Wordpress, but I want to share some tips that will help you step into the blogging world with confidence.
Could I Be A Sex Blogger? What Should I Write About?
Welcome to my new Sex Blogger School series! I get asked a lot of questions about being a sex blogger, and about sex toy testing, so I’ve decided to share some of those answers with you here at the blog.
A Rant About Rants: Venting On Social Media
By Cara Sutra:
I believe we all know people that we genuinely like – but wow, their social media updates really push our buttons. I know I do. And if you’re thinking it’s you, it’s probably not you. I’m talking about people who seem to spend the majority of their time venting on social media. It doesn’t seem to matter if it’s Twitter, Facebook or any other social media (does anyone even bother putting text updates on any other social media platform?) – their feed is just vent after wail after whinge after whine.
Social Media Filters & Other Ways To Stay Calm On Twitter & Facebook
By Cara Sutra:
Social media can be intense at the best of times. As this certainly isn’t the best of times, social platforms have fast become hot hubs of fear-mongering, panic and the high emotion that comes with them. For those who need to use social media like Twitter & Facebook as part of their job – or those who just have the 21st century addiction – it can be near impossible to visit socials and remain unaffected by the constant stream of negativity.
Despair Over The Stench Of A Presidential Trump
By Cara Sutra:
Shocked. Devastated. Emotionally drained. Physically wiped-out. Like many other people, I’m feeling the effects of a particularly grim year. We’ve lost so many creative, courageous and inspiring people from the world of media and the arts. The world barely has time to move on from one catastrophic happening before another tragedy, natural or man-made, strikes, bringing death but also terror and fear-inspired divisions among those left alive.
You Don’t Have To Pay Creative Freelancers Who Love Their Job (& Other Bullshit...
By Cara Sutra:
Inexplicably, when you’re freelance/run your own business/work from home/work in a creative niche such as professional blogging, copywriting or marketing, some businesses feel that paying you for your work is just an option, not a requirement. Requesting payment for skilled creative work such as marketing and copywriting can give rise to attitudes anywhere from surprise and reluctance, to offence and flat refusal.
Why Do Sex Shops Still Sell Gender Categorised Sex Toys?
By Cara Sutra:
The majority of online sex shops still sell gender categorised sex toys. In an admittedly slow to change world where education about the existence of people outside of the gender binary is on the increase, should sex shops really still sell sex toys in this way?
10 Reasons To Become A Sex Toy Tester
I love checking out the newest sex toy innovations and seeing what’s on offer. My tendency to over-analyse means that masturbation is no longer a natural process. I’m always testing the toy even when I am not meant to testing the toy, but exploring the mechanics of the product is by far my favourite part of the reviewing process.
