I didn’t know a lot of this! Also as a consumer of words and goods sometimes I know I’m buying an affiliate link and I like the writer (you) so I’ll buy it from the link. And sometimes I think the writer is a rich bitch so I’ll remove the affiliate link and buy on my own. I am not pure either 😇
This was helpful! What really gets me is when I get the same iteration of a newsletter using the same affiliates or company over and over. It has me wanting to read and support smaller style writers and happy to pay for those who don’t (BBSP). I also use zero affiliates in my own newsletter (not on substack) as I feel it will interfere with my overall motive and writing approach.
this was so interesting!! I understand better now why so many fashion links take me to Net A Porter or Ssense - websites I never go to on my own. I always wondered why they didn’t to go the actual retailer website. Naive. I have to admit, this new information makes me a bit more cynical about fashion bloggers but I know the good gals are out there too. Thank you!
I didn’t know a lot of this! Also as a consumer of words and goods sometimes I know I’m buying an affiliate link and I like the writer (you) so I’ll buy it from the link. And sometimes I think the writer is a rich bitch so I’ll remove the affiliate link and buy on my own. I am not pure either 😇
This was helpful! What really gets me is when I get the same iteration of a newsletter using the same affiliates or company over and over. It has me wanting to read and support smaller style writers and happy to pay for those who don’t (BBSP). I also use zero affiliates in my own newsletter (not on substack) as I feel it will interfere with my overall motive and writing approach.
this was so interesting!! I understand better now why so many fashion links take me to Net A Porter or Ssense - websites I never go to on my own. I always wondered why they didn’t to go the actual retailer website. Naive. I have to admit, this new information makes me a bit more cynical about fashion bloggers but I know the good gals are out there too. Thank you!