Many blogs feature back to school gift guides but what makes my gift guide unique is that it is intended for people who are looking at furnishing entire dorm rooms for their children who are leaving for college and are also interested in revamping their own homes for the empty nest.
Here are a just a few examples of products that would be great for this gift guide
- Bedding and towels
- Hideaway bed
- Backpacks
- Laptops/tablets
- Bath and shower items
- Clothes and shoes
- Planners, pens, notebooks
- Desk lamps
- Fans
- Toaster Ovens and other small appliances
- Subscription box/Care packages
- Beauty, wellness, and exercise products
What I can do for you
- Get more eyes on your product
- Provide a review of your product from a trusted source
- Promote your product and website as a go-to company
- Expose your product to a demographic looking to make their child’s college experience unforgettable.
- Provide an introduction to your product for college students who are just beginning to move into adulthood and build brand loyalty.
How the Gift Guide Works
Back to School Gift Guide runs from July 15 through September 15th of each year. There are NO payments or fees involved with participating in our gift guide. We ask sponsors to perform an exchange with us instead. The sponsor mails us product(s) and in return, we promote the sponsor on our blog and social media channels. Instead of a payment, keep the products that we receive as a form of compensation.
For the 2018 Back to School Gift Guide, we have 4 levels of product promotion you can choose from based on the retail value of the products you send to us for review.
4 Packages for Sponsors to Choose From
*We are also open to creating custom packages based on the needs of the sponsor.*
Package 1 – Giveaway Only
$10 or over retail value of products sent to us for review
- Inclusion of your product in the gift guide
- 2-week giveaway with product or gift card valued at $15 or more
Package 2 – Review Package
under $75 retail value of products sent to us for review
- Inclusion of your product in the gift guide
- Product review with a link to product or website
- Option to sponsor a 2-week giveaway with product or gift card valued at $25 or more
Package 3 – Social Media Review
$75 to 150 retail value of products sent for review
- Inclusion in the gift guide
- Product featured in Instagram photo with brief review and link
- The Instagram post also shared on Twitter and Tumblr for more exposure
- Product review on the blog with a link to product or website.
- Product review post shared on Twitter and Facebook
- Option to sponsor a 2-week or 4-week giveaway with product or gift card valued at $25 or more
Package 4 – Review with Video Option
over $150 retail value of products sent for review
- Inclusion in the gift guide
- Product review on the blog with a link to product or website.
- Product featured in Instagram photo with brief review and link
- The Instagram post also shared on Twitter and Tumblr for more exposure
- Product review/post shared on Twitter and Facebook
- Option of unboxing or review video
- Option to sponsor a 2 week or 4-week giveaway with product or gift card valued at $25 or higher
All packages include the possibility of being featured in round-up posts during the months of July, August and September. These posts include topics such as 10 Dorm Room Essential, 10 Must-haves for the Empty Nester, 5 Backpack Essentials for College, etc.
All giveaways include a link to the product or website and your social media accounts. Winners are chosen by the giveaway software. We provide you with the name and contact information for the winner of the giveaway within 7 days of the giveaway closing. Sponsors are responsible for sending the winner the prize.
Deadlines and Important Dates
Ideal Deadline for review items to arrive July 1st through July 10
Gift Guide Begins July 15th
Absolute Deadline for review items Sept 1st
(items received after this date will not be included in the gift guide or may be held for the holiday gift)
Gift Guide Ends Sept. 15
If you are interested in having a product featured in this gift guide or would like to discuss a customized package please contact us at [email protected]
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NOTE
We follow FTC requirements for bloggers. We only post honest reviews. In the unlikely event that your item breaks or doesn’t work as advertised, we will contact you to let you know what happened and give you the option of having no review posted at all. We do not guarantee to follow through with a review, blog post or gift guide inclusion if the sponsor sends a different product than we request, or sends a different color, size or quantity then we requested. We do not run giveaways for discounts, coupons, sample or trial sized products or products that are available to the general public for free. Sponsors are responsible for all shipping costs. We are not responsible for lost or stolen items. We do not ship prizes or cover postage in any way. Prize fulfillment is the sponsors’ sole responsibility.
While I don’t have a product, lol, I do like looking at the gift guides. I have people who are inpossible to buy for. I need ideas.