Check out our Updated Badge!
Fido's Freebie Friday's original host, All Things Dog Blog, has a growing partnership. Having added Doggie's and Stuff early on, we now have two additional co-hosts, Dogtipper and To Dog With Love. To make it easy for you to add the badge you want, we're offering you three versions to pick from. Please include one of the badges in your post or sidebar. We appreciate links to your hosts.
All badges look exactly the same, just like what you see at the left. The only difference is where they are linked to. You may select the version that links to any of our sites:
All Things Dog Blog
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Doggies and Stuff
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1. What exactly makes this a "Blog Hop"?
Quoted from the site that services our blog hop technology, Linkytools:
"A blog hop is a linky list that is SHARED ON MULTIPLE BLOGS.
3. How do I put the Fido's Freebie Friday blog hop badge into my post or on my site? If you use a blogging platform that allows Javascript, copy the code from above into the Html section of your blog post editor, or into a sidebar widget for Html code.
4. Can you help me sign up for the blog hop?
If you've never signed up for a blog hop before, it can be a little scary at first. Just remember that the program will guide you through with prompts. Here's a step by step for the thumbnail type linky list:
5. How do I make the links show up on my blog? Go back to question # 4 and follow these instructions.
6. Why does the hop open on Thursday afternoon, if it is called a Friday blog hop? In an effort to make it easy for bloggers to participate, even if they work long days, we're opening the hop on Thursday afternoon to allow these folks to link up on Thursday evening, making their giveaways visible to all of our Fido's Freebie Friday Blog Hop traffic. 8. What can you tell me about the legalities of running giveaways?
We recommend you do your homework on the FTC guidelines, as well as the recently modified rules regarding running your giveaways through Facebook. Take care to protect yourself from problems down the road by making sure you know what you’re getting into and you follow the rules set by government and any applications that you use to promote your event.
Likewise, if you become aware of any issues that we need to attend to, we'd appreciate the courtesy of a private email to alert us. You may reach Carrie, Doreen or Paris at the email addresses in the sidebar.
Another reminder that bears mention is that plagiarism is a crime. Bloggers work hard to write their content and it should never be copied. No matter how much you like XYZ Blog's review, you must write your own evaluation of every product you review.
Photos are another issue to consider. Taking your own pictures of products you review will leave you in the clear. If you choose to use the manufacturer's or vendor's images, be sure to ask permission first. Generally they are willing to allow this for a product review, but it's always best to get this clearance in writing.
Once you've determined your photo route, be sure to acknowledge the owner of all photos. Some photo collections require only a notice on each page of a website, while most would prefer a © notification immediately above or beneath the photo or the article. The more obvious and easy to locate, the less likely you are to encounter a problem.
From time to time, there may be information or news about Fido's Freebie Friday. If we feel the need to contact you, or want to simply notify you of changes, we may do so with your email address or Twitter handle (privately) if we have access to it. Please know that we, in no way, mean to spam you. If you prefer not to receive any updates on the Fido's Freebie Friday events, please send an email to Carrie, Doreen, and Paris, specifying that you are opting out of communications regarding the Fido's Freebie Friday Blog Hop. Our email addresses are in the sidebar.
If you make this decision, we encourage you to watch your Twitter stream for any notification of change to the event. We use the hashtag #FidosFreebieFriday to mention and locate Tweets regarding this weekly promotional event. Doreen, Paris and I thank you for your participation, and hope you find it brings added traffic and is a fun addition for your readers.
If you’re new to reviewing products, you may find it useful to read some review posts on a number of different sites. This will help you understand the differences between various blog niches and how they analyze a product. You’ll want to create a formula for presenting your review that works with your particular blog’s niche, content and readers. This will help you maintain these readers, while offering them additional, valuable information and an opportunity to win free products if they’d like to participate in your giveaway. It's a Win-Win as long as you find your way--both legally and artistically. Enjoy your journey.
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