Site Information and Policies

Let’s Work Together!

Hello and welcome to my site!  I’m so happy you are here and interested in my blog, A Pretty Life!  This is where I share fresh & easy recipes and simple home decor tips & ideas with my readers.  If you like what you see, I hope we can work together!   If you would like to know more about me personally, you can read here.

Media Kit Requests

If you would like more information on my site, such as sponsored post rates, advertising rates, blog page views, uniques, or social media statistics, please feel free to e-mail me and I will forward my Media Kit:

jo-anna@aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com

Sponsored Posts, Product Reviews, Travel Posts

If you feel that your brand would be a great fit to be featured on ‘A Pretty Life Blog’ within the context that I write, please email me at jo-anna@aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com.  All sponsored content will be written in my voice, with my true thoughts and opinions, in a way that I feel is natural to my site and my brand.  I will only work with brands that I can truly endorse and/or that I use in my own home.  I always disclose when my posts are sponsored.

If you are looking for examples of Product Reviews and Sponsored Posts, you can find them by clicking here:

• For Sponsored Posts: A Fall Table Setting, A Summer Dessert Party, Marshmallow Butter Cream Icing
• For Product Reviews:  Bagel Bites, Hoover Power Scrub, KitchenAid Stainless Steel, Frigidaire Gallery Fridge, Minted

Travel

• I occasionally write travel posts here on ‘A Pretty Life’.  Here are some example posts:  Glenbow Museum, Christmas in November, Sparkling Hill Resort
• My travel posts are now published on a travel blog that I write with my husband, called This Big Adventure

Guest posts, articles or links

I do not accept guest posts, articles or links.

Brands That I Have Worked With

Frigidaire, Pottery Barn, KitchenAid, Canadian Tire, Lowe’s, CIL Paint, Wayfair Canada, Kendall-Jackson Wines, Minted, Netflix Canada, Kraft, Pier 1

Features and Contributions

I have had my work featured in HGTV, Better Homes and Gardens, Chatelaine, Style at Home, People Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Ladies Home Journal, Country Living, PopSugar, Huffington Post, Today, Cottage Life, Cityline, AllYou, Calgary Herald

Additional Important Site Information:

My Copyright Policy

You may use ONE photo, with a link back to my site, and with full credit under my blog name, A Pretty Life.  Please DO NOT post entire recipes, text or tutorials, and no copying/pasting.  My photos are not to be altered in any way (no added text or graphics), and this applies to all forms of social media including Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, etc..

If you should want to include one of my photos in a collage for a round up, please e-mail me for permission at  jo-anna@aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com

If you require a full resolution photo file, charges will apply to cover the cost of editing.  Instead, you are welcome to use ONE photo from my site with a link, as this photo is high enough resolution for online use.  If you would like a hi resolution image without a watermark, the charge is $100 per photo.

Exception:  Please do not use photos of my children.

RSS Feed Copyright Policy

Yes, I do have an RSS Feed, but NO, you may not use it, or my content for your website.  You do not have my permission.

Use of Affiliate Links

Occasionally I use affiliate links in my blog posts (I will always disclose an affiliate link).  Affiliate links are safe links to online stores.  I may use affiliate links for products that I am frequently asked about, or for products that I like and/or use in my own home.  If you click on one of my affiliate links, then end up purchasing something from that site, I will receive a small commission.  This commission helps to support my blog so I can continue to offer my readers free recipes, home projects and craft ideas!  I only use affiliate links to sites that I trust, and to products I use and/or love.  If you would like to know more, visit my privacy policy here.

Additional Information about my site:

• Google Page Rank 4
• You can find my blog Privacy Policy here.

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Feel free to visit my ‘About’ page to find out more about me and my site.

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