Media Kit

Media Kit
Barbara's Beat
Barbara Platt
blp@charter.net

Updated 05/15/2011

Why Advertise with Barbara's Beat?
Thank you for your interest in Barbara's Beat. Since April of 2009, Barbara's Beat has been helping moms find deals, win giveaways, learn about consumer issues, and share our lives. My readers consist of mainly moms and grandmoms of varying age groups with children.

I offer honest, valuable product reviews and giveaways on Barbara's Beat as a mutual benefit to your company, bring attention to your products or services, while providing a service to my readers.

Blog Statistics
Each number is a monthly average as it varies and continues to grow each month.

Unique Visitors: 4500

Page Views: 7600

Feed subscribers: 950

Google Page Rank: 3

Twitter Followers: 2456 on @blp3

Press and Affiliations

Social Networking

Payment Options

At this time I only accept Paypal.

Advertising Options Monthly

125 x 125 Sidebar, below fold $15

125 x 125 Sidebar, above fold $25

Product Reviews No Charge

If you would like to feature your product on Barbara's Beat you need to provide a non-returnable sample for an honest, accurate review.
Digital photographs and video may be included in the review. I will include company details, keyword links, and purchasing information.
Giveaways
As part of my giveaway requirements, my readers would be directed to your website as an entry. This would generate traffic for your company.  You must provide the prize to the winner by shipping the product as soon as possible.

Gift cards/certificates must cover the cost of at least one product and the shipping cost of the product.

Your product will be featured on my blog and may include digital photos and maybe a video. I will also include details about your company, keyword links, and purchasing information.

I require if you are giving away a gift card/certificate that it at least covers the cost of one product and shipping of the product.

Reviews, Giveaways & Advertising

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Product Review Guidelines:


To be able to do a proper review, I will need a sample product. I will not be responsible for any shipping costs.

The sample product will not be returned. I will use the sample product to provide an honest and accurate review.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for me to completely review your product.

You will be notified when I have received the sample product and once the review has been posted to the site, you will receive email notification.

Giveaway Guidelines:

I will be happy to offer Barbara's Beat readers an opportunity to win your products.

Please ship the products to the winners within 2 weeks of the end of the giveaway.
 

WINNERS

5-26-2010 Verified Winner of 100 UPrinting postcards is Charity #18 who said ... I became a follower on Twitter- kingsdaughter24 #1

One-stop couponing

I have compiled a few of my favorite coupon sites to help you with your shopping since there are no coupons in the newspaper this week. I hope you can find something useful. These days every little bit helps.

• RedPlum


• BettyCrocker


• Kraft Foods


• Coupons.com


• Smartsource


• Cellfire


• ShortCuts


• UPromise


• Valpak


• CouponBug


• CouponBar


• Pillsbury


• Boxtops4Education


• EatBetterAmerica


• MyCoupons


• "You-Coupons"


• PrescriptionDrugCoupons


• MomsViewCoupons


• PPGazette

Inside every little girl lives a fairy princess

From the time we were old enough to play dress-up, girls have wanted to put on fancy shoes, dresses and make-up. Putting on mom's jewelry or a tiara from the dollar store, made us feel beautiful and special.

As we grew up, our taste didn't really change it just got more expensive. We still want to feel special and beautiful.

MariaLynn Boutique Blog is sponsoring a I Am The Princess giveaway for the little princess in our lives. One lucky winner will win a Fairy Princess Dress.

Hurry, this giveaway ends Sunday.

For more information go to http://marielynnboutique.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairy-princess-dress-giveaway.html

31 bloggers in 31 days birthday bash

Busy Mom is celebrating Trisha from MomDot’s birthday by participating in the 31 bloggers in 31 days birthday bash.

Head on over to Busy Mom….. (it’s so much more than a mom blog). Enter the birthday giveaway for a gift box from Fairytale Brownies!

Be sure to check out the other fabulous giveaways as well!

Kristen feels much better

After being a very sick little girl, Kristen is back to her smiling, happy self. We hope she never gets sick like that again.

Now, if I can get rid of the bronchitis I have had for the past two weeks I think we will be back to normal.

It's time to plan for Kristen's second birthday party. We need a little fun around here.

American Idol house party

Singers on stage seeking to win the title of American Idol won't be the only winners on May 19. After reviewing 9,000 applications, only 1,000 were chosen to become Ford American Idol House Party™ hosts during the grand finale.

Each party host will get to introduce a new 2010 Ford Fusion to their guests at their party. A voter sweepstakes is underway for the hosts to try to win a Ford Fusion of their own. Voters who fill-out the information sheet are qualified to win one of ten $500 gift cards or twenty $100 gift cards.

One hostess, Keonte' Smith, has decided to push the odds more in her favor by offering another incentive to voters. Goodie bags are being provided to her for the Idol party and she has decided to award one bag to a voter.

Smith said she will also send a coupon for a free appetizer or dessert up to $8 to T.G.I.Friday's and a $2 coupon off Dove's new Wild Rose deodorant. To top things off, she will include an Essence of Beauty Foot Bath valued at $100, a foot bath, spa slippers, emory board, and more.

Smith said she wants to win the car, but she also wants to win a trip to see the American Idol finale in Los Angeles.

Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 14.

You can win a steam mop

Sometimes after mopping your floors, you feel like you need to do it again? Do they feel tacky or smell like chemicals?

Now, there's an alternative way to clean your floors. And it's doesn't involve chemicals, so it's better for the environment.

You can steam clean your way to a greener life with the Steamboy T1 Steam Mop. Chemical-free cleaning with the power of steam just got easier.

Read about the experience mom blogger Cat, at 3 Kids and Us had with her Steamboy T1 and enter to win a steam mop for your house too!

Giveaway ends May 31st.

When the baby is suffering, we are all suffering

It's been a scary week with all the discussion about the swine flu, only to have have our 1-year-old granddaughter become sick.

Her symptoms kept changing so rapidly even the doctors couldn't keep up with her diagnosis. She started out with a slight fever and rash, red throat, and a little vomiting. Her strep culture came back negative. So the doctor didn't prescribe any medication.

Within hours her fever spiked and she began vomiting profusely. Then came the cough, followed by diarrhea. She cried all the time. Nothing made her feel better. She didn't even want to be touched.

It broke my heart every time she would close her tired little eyes, only to start coughing her head off and wake up crying and choking.

Several follow-up phone calls to the doctor and a day or two later, he finally put her on antibiotics and she started taking prescription cough medicine.
Now she is starting to feel better. We even took her and her mommy out to dinner.

Tonight, when I saw that precious smile, and heard that little giggle for the first time in a long time - all was right with the world.