Advertising

The Maven of Social Media® welcomes all ideas and pitches.

Interested in advertising, interviews, product reviews or giveaways? Our latest traffic and demographic statistics is available upon request.

Product Reviews
Product reviews are welcome on The Maven of Social Media®. Feel free to contact us to see where your product or company would be a good fit and to send samples of your product (note: must be a full sized product, a full sized product” is generally recognized as the way in which consumer would purchase the product.). Product of value must be a minimum of $75.00

Discounts or coupons are not considered compensation for reviews. If we encounter a problem or issue with your sample we will let you know privately. Unless other arrangements have been made, all products sent for review are kept by the owners of TheMavenofSocialMedia.com and not returnable. Please note than unless previously discussed, please allow an average 4-6 weeks for all reviews AFTER receipt of the product.

Giveaways
Giveaways are welcome and encouraged.  They are a great way to generate excitement about your company or product.  We offer integration of social media outlets such as promotion of Twitter, Facebook and other areas into your giveaways.

Typically all giveaways are accompanied by a review due to the effectiveness of this combination.  However if you would prefer to do a giveaway only, we can provide a company or product overview in lieu of a review.  Please contact us for our fees for our Giveaway only services.

All prizes in sponsored giveaways should a new product and  be sent directly to the winner within 30 days. Unless other arrangements have been agreed upon, we do not ship prizes to winners. The Maven is not responsible for lost or misdirected prizes to winners.

Advertising and sponsored posts

We have a limited amount of banner space available on our site. All creative must be family friendly content and link to family friendly landing pages. Creative must be provided by advertiser. If you need us to design an ad for you, these rates start at $75.

We will post pre-written press releases with one image for a small fee.

We welcome both pre-written advertorials and original sponsored posts.

In accordance with Google guidelines, all promotions and advertising will require “no-follow” links. No exceptions will be made.

Once an post or advertisement has been published on our site or affiliate sites, no refunds will be made.