I'm Featured, You're Featured! (How to Get Your Blog or Etsy Shop Featured)

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{List is Updated as of 8/5/11}

Do you want your Etsy shop and/or blog to get featured on some amazing and popular blogs for free? I've been scouring the internet to get my shop and this blog featured and I want to share what I've found with you!

Here are my features from this past week:

OnePrettyThing

TotallyTutorials

EtsyStrut

Cupcakes & Corsets

HGTV.com Forum (no idea who posted this link to my blog, but I got 58 visits from it)
and one more from a few weeks ago: Handmade Top 10

These features have improved the visibility of my shop and blog noticeably. To prove it to you, here are the stats from Google Analytics (total views for my shop and my blog combined):

Week of March 28th - April 3rd:

 430 visits

Week of April 4th - 10th:

1,277 visits

Free advertising really works! Now I want to share with you a list of high-profile sites I've found that will feature you for free. I did the digging for you, so the links will take you directly to the page where they're taking submissions (click on the button to go to the homepage). This list is sorted by category but there is some overlap here, so check out every category:

Craft Tutorials & Recipes:

OnePrettyThing (one of my favorite blogs!) features several craft tutorials a day--just send Rachel an email with your url and description.
http://www.oneprettything.com/?page_id=19




Tip Junkie tells 40,000 Facebook fans about your craft tutorials, party ideas, decorating tips, printables and more.
http://contact.tipjunkie.com/




Totally Tutorials features one craft tutorial a day for their 4,400 followers to read.
http://totallytutorials.blogspot.com/2009/03/submit-your-tutorial.html



 
Fun Family Crafts will feature your tutorial or recipe in their visual library of free craft ideas from toddler to teenager.
http://funfamilycrafts.com/submit-a-craft/


The Crafty Crow shares with almost 6,000 Facebook fans your kids' craft tutorials.
http://www.thecraftycrow.net/submissions.html




Tatertots and Jello posts your crafty tutorial for over 14,000 followers to read! (You can also add your link to the linky parties and get some exposure that way, too.)
http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/p/get-featured-on-tatertots-jello.html


Today's Creative Blog features a new crafty blog each day. Just email her to have yours considered.
http://todayscreativeblog.net/about/



Craftbits will show off your crafty tutorial for 60,000 newsletter subscribers to read!
http://www.craftbits.com/crafts/submissions




Make and Takes: Spotlight showcases kids crafts, home projects and recipes
http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight/submit




How Does She? shares your ideas, from craft tutorials to fashion to cooking to family life, with their 17,000 Facebook fans.
http://www.howdoesshe.com/submit-an-idea-2



 
Mod Podge Rocks shows off your Mod Podge-y projectcs with 5,600 followers. Just send her an email.
http://www.modpodgerocksblog.com/



Celebrations at Home has over 2,100 followers and features craft tutorials and party ideas.
http://celebrationsathomeblog.com/submissions


Craftaholics Anonymous will feature your craft tutorials and printables for over 6,700 followers to read.
http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/2011/01/my-bloggy-new-years-resolutions.html



Dollar Store Crafts features (you guessed it) inexpensive craft ideas for almost 11,000 Facebook fans.
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/submit/



Childmade has a "perpetual linky party" going on! You can upload your newest project any time you want and the favorites will be posted on the Childmade blog.
http://childmade.com/add_links.php



CraftGawker features your crafty projects for others to gawk at.
http://craftgawker.com/submit/




FoodGawker features your yummy recipes for others to (guess what) gawk at.
http://craftgawker.com/submit/




IShareCrafts will (guess what!) share your craft tutorials in a pictorial directory.
http://www.isharecrafts.com/submit-new/


IShareFunFood lets you share your fun food with their readers.
http://www.isharefunfood.com/submit-new/


ISharePrintables lets you share your (wait for it...) printables with their readers.
http://www.ishareprintables.com/submit/



Oh! Crafts has a network of sites that features crafts, recipes and weddings. Click on the appropriate site at the top of their page, then click the grey "Submit a cool link" button.
http://www.ohcrafts.net/contact.php?subject=3



Ucreate features craft tutorials, recipes, home decor and party ideas for their 11,000 followers.
http://www.u-createcrafts.com/p/submit-tutorial.html

Etsy Shops/Products:

Craft Gossip shares your favorite Etsy shops, products and/or craft tutorials with their readers.
http://craftgossip.com/suggest-a-link/




Handmadeology promotes your Etsy items and treasuries and relevant blog posts for their dedicated readers.
http://www.handmadeology.com/submit-your-etsy-items/
http://www.handmadeology.com/submit-your-etsy-treasuries/
http://www.handmadeology.com/submit-your-blog-post/


Heart Handmade blogs about your Etsy shop.
http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/get-featured/


Handmade Top 10 is a fun site where you list 2 of your Etsy shop items in each category and then people vote on them. It helps you get free publicity and tells you how your item compares to others in a category (Select Type, then Open on the left margin to see which categories are currently open for listing/voting).
http://www.handmadetop10.com


The Handmade Gift Guide features Etsy treasuries full of handmade gift ideas.
http://www.thehandmadegiftguide.com/2000/10/submit-treasury.html

Parties and Events:

Hostess with the Mostess has beautiful photos of every kind of party, as well as recipes, tutorials and printables.
http://www.hostessblog.com/contact-us/#real-parties


Design Dazzle shares your party photos/ideas, crafty tutorials and room designs with over 5,500+ followers.
http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/2008/11/share-your-awesomeness.html



TomKat Studio shares your parties with almost 30,000 Facebook fans.
http://www.thetomkatstudio.com/contact/




Catch My Party shares your incredible party photos and inspiration with their readers.
http://catchmyparty.com/login




Birthday Girl features your gorgeous birthday party photos.
http://www.birthdaygirlblog.com/2010/05/birthday-girl-party-submissions.html




There are so many great blogs out there... If none of these are in your niche, here's how to create your own list of places where you'd like to be featured:

1. Check out a blog you love. 
2. See if the blog has a sidebar or a page with all the places they've been featured, then click on each of those sites that has featured them.
3. Look around for a "contact me" or "get featured" option on the featuring blog.
4. Submit your project and see what happens!

Another option to get featured is to join up with linky parties, blog hops or contests. You never know who will find you that way... Just find a linky at one of your favorite blogs and join in!



Any other great high-profile sites that you know of that I can add to this list?