I have recently fallen in love. One of my favorite things about being a blogger is my power to influence. Anyone who personally knows me knows that I have opinions. They know that when I feel strongly about something, I tell the world. They also know that I’m not necessarily afraid to hold back. I’m that wholesome-looking girl in a dress who you don’t expect a little spunk and sass from. I know it takes people by surprise at first. But that’s why I love it … I’m the girl with 60 dresses and a whole lot of backbone.
I discovered Influenster several weeks ago when looking for opportunities to grow my blog. The concept seemed simple enough. You basically create a profile and take some surveys. Based on your preliminary input, you can be selected to review and thus influence products. Like they actually put a box together and ship it you you. In exchange, you tell them what you think in various ways (Twitter, Instagram, product reviews on the products’ websites, etc.). Also you don’t have to be a blogger to participate. Although if you are a blogger, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever why you should not have a profile on Infleunster. Like march on over right now and get to influencing!
Anyway, here are 5 reasons you should use Influenster:
5. Your questions will get answered
Have you ever stood in the makeup section at the store and wondered how that foundation would actually work for you? And like you can’t exactly dab some on your face to see (unless you’re at like Sephora). Maybe you have a specific question that the Sephora girl might not be able to answer such as a skin condition or such. Regardless, there are tons of questions we all want to ask when considering buying a product. We often just forego our questions and spend the money. Half of the time, we hate the product for a variety of reasons. It just doesn’t work.
With Influenster, you can ask any question you want. You simply use the search feature to look for the product and ask the question. With over 2 million users, you’re bound to get a few responses. With this feature, there really is no reason to make an uninformed purchase.
4. It expands your world
My first vox box, as they call it, was sent to me last weekend. I got four Estee Lauder products: The Barest Lipcolor, The Flash Illuminator, The Pore Vanishing Stick and The Beam Team Hydrate + Glow cream. Minus the lipstick, I would probably not have bought these products on my own. However it’s fun to explore. I get to see the benefits of a more glowing moisturizer and a pore vanisher. I will admit that it has brightened up my face these past few days. Will I actually buy these products when these ones run out? I’m honestly not sure.
Influenster can expand your world too. As I said before, you don’t necessarily have to be a blogger to participate. They just seem to look for socially-engaged people. So if you’re active on social media, you’re perfect!
3. It’s just fun to play around with
There’s an Influenster app you can download right onto your smartphone. We all have free time here and there throughout the day. I often find myself on Instagram during those random moments. Now I can work on my badges on Influenster!
2. It helps you refine your expertise
You can keep adding new things to the list through Influenster. Furthermore, we can all find a few products we’ve already tried to add our opinion to. It’s great.
1. Free stuff!
We all love freebies. With Influenster, I got my box totally complimentary. I’m always down to accept free products that I’d actually use and that I think my readers would enjoy.
So again, Influenster is great and you should try it.
Also here is where I’m linking up today:
Bright on a Budget, KT Cup of Tea, Della Devoted, The Closet by Christie, Life in Leggings, Style Elixir, Two Thirty-Five Designs, A little Bit of Everything, Liz Adventures, Hello Happiness, Nancy’s Fashion Style, Jeans & a Teacup, Claire Justine, Rachel the Hat, A Poketful of Polka Dots, Forage Fashion, Fashion Should be Fun, Sincerely Paula, Shelbee On the Edge, Birdie Shoots
