For the first 2 years of my blogging journey when pitching to brands or working with brands I never used a media kit. Although I had successful collaborations with these brands, I knew it was time to create a media kit.
Do you want to earn money from your blog? If the answer is yes you will want to at some point work on sponsored content having a media kit is going to show your worth to those brands. You could be asked for a media kit by brands and you do not want to seem unprofessional and say you do not have one, so having one handy will be so helpful.
What is a media kit?
A media kit is like a CV for bloggers and influencers. It will include all the information that brands will want to be aware of to see if you are suitable for a collaboration. Like a job CV your media kit gives you the opportunity to showcase your talents and to sell yourself. It is the perfect and easiest way to send all information to a brand or PR contact.
What should you include in your media kit?
There are certain elements that your media kit should have to be the most effective when pitching to potential brands. The great thing about media kits are they are individual and can be designed the way you like them. The elements I have used are the main focuses brands will ask for when they are discussing a collaboration.
A picture of you and a little paragraph about you
By including a picture of yourself allows brand and PR contacts to put a face to the name of your blog. Writing a little bit about yourself can make your media kit far more personable. You want the contacts to see the real person behind the business.
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A little paragraph on your blog with your blog logo
Writing about the topics you cover and what you aim to achieve with your blog, can help brands decide whether you are a suitable fit for their audience as well as your own. If you can share how different your blog is brands are going to take notice of this.
Your social media handles
Putting your handles for social media on your media kit will mean brand and PR contacts can research your content. This can help the brand see what content you have created previously, how well content performs and your levels of engagement. By seeing all these elements that will help them decide if they want to work with you and your blog.
Your social media following and blog statistics
In your media kit it is important that you include statistics for your blog, writing your blog views, audience demographic and your DA score. Including your audience demographic can help brands to know whether your blog is the perfect fit to showcase their product or services. Sharing your social media following allows contacts to see the size of your audience and the reach your content has.
Previous collaborations
If you have worked with brands previously it is a great idea to include a few of these on your media kit. You should include the brands that are similar to the brand you are pitching to. If the content was well received by your audience it will pique a brand’s interest. If you have any positive testimonials from brands you have worked with previously including one or two can help to show future brands you produce worthy content and conduct yourself professionally.
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Services you offer
Writing in your media kit with what services you offer can show brand and PR contacts know whether or not you offer what they are looking for. It can save a lot of emailing back and forth, when brands can see if you offer certain services.
Photography
Including a variety of photographs that you have taken, whether they are product photographs or personal photographs. Again, it is a way to showcase what content you can create. It can also make your media kit more appealing to brands and stop the media kit being continuous text.
Contact information and prices for your services
Sharing your contact information means it is helpful to brands and PR contacts to reach you at other times for future collaborations. Having your prices is optional, I personally do not include my prices, but I know other creators do. If you do include them it can be informative for brands as they can see if they have a budget to work with you and saves a lot of time.
How to create your successful media kit?
I chose to make mine in Canva. I have definitely come along with designing graphics for my blog but there is still so much to learn and develop. Canna is a great app that has lots of templates for you to customise to make a killer media kit. The best part is you can use it for free, however there is the option to pay for a subscription to have access to more templates. Just search media kit and scroll to find the template you love. Then you have the opportunity to create and customise a media kit you love. This app is a great free resource, so get creating!
Creating and utilising a media kit is a great resource to use when you are pitching and working with brands. Use your media kit show off your content and the benefits of working with you. This is the perfect time to sell yourself. A media kit is an adaptable piece which you can edit and tailor to the brand you are pitching.
Do you have a media kit? I’d love to hear in the comments.
Not yet but thinking about it!
Good luck if and when you come to create your own media kit.
I am bookmarking this one because I really need to work on my media kit (just another blog task I’ve been procrastinating on!). Thank you for breaking it down into such simple steps and including an example. It doesn’t sound nearly as intimidating now!
I am so glad it is in manageable steps and easy for you to follow. At first I was intimidated, which is why I decided to write one for others. Good luck when you come to writing and creating yours. Can you link your blog so I can read please 😊
Coincidentally a company asked me for mine today! So I set one up on Canvas! Thank you for your tips!
Oh gosh! Great timing! I hope it goes well with the company.
Hope so!
Wow! I loved your media kit. I am currently just trying to grow my blog but yes I have preparing a media kit on my mind too. Thanks for sharing yours will have a clear idea with your given example.
Thank you for reading and commenting. I hope it helps x
Great post! This is such a fantastic guide and one of the most helpful I’ve seen. Thank you for sharing!
Oh really? That is so sweet of you! I am so glad you have found it helpful. Thank you for reading and commenting.
This is really useful, I wish I had a post like this to reference when I was creating mine! I created mine on Canva too, I use it for everything!
Louise | http://www.formidablejoy.com
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I loved this! I’ve actually had creating a media kit on the back burner for quite some time. I’m definitely going to push myself and create one sooner than later using your tips!
Thank you for your kind comments. I am glad you have found it useful. I hope you manage to create one soon. Can you link your blog so I can read.
This is really informative, what is the best program too use to build a media kit or is there templates available somewhere?
Canva is the best one. They have a template on Canva, I used Canva but created my own template. You can make it your own, it is up to you.
Thanks! I’ve used Canva quite a lot recently but never noticed the templates for media kits.
Yeah search for them, there are a few 😊
This is sooo helpful and something that I hadn’t thought of before.. thanks for the post!! 😊
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This post was super helpful! Right now I’m trying to grow my social media and blog numbers so that I can make mine. Well I sorta made one on Canva but I need to fill in the stats numbers 😅
Grislean |gemlesschosen.com
Really useful information here — thank you so much for sharing!
This is a really great article, Lauren. Saved for later. Thanks.
A great media kit is on my list for 2021 – a must at this point! Thanks for sharing these tips!
As an internet marketer, this is a very useful resource I need when positioning myself to brands. Thanks for sharing this guide.
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Some great advice about media kits! I love having my media kit and sending it to brands! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
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I keep starting my media kit but then never finish it, need to get it done this Christmas. Thanks for the handy tips x
I hope you managed to get it finished. Can you link your blog so I can read.
I’ve just gotten my media kit done. This blog post has been so useful in getting ideas of what to include. Thanks for sharing x
Steph | http://www.stephhannam.com
So glad it has been helpful. Thank you for reading and commenting. X
Thanks for sharing the tips! It’s great and easy to follow for someone that heard about media kits only months ago xx
I am glad this was really helpful. Reach out if you have any questions.
Thank you for sharing your one-page media kit. Beautifully done!
Thanks for the walkthrough and tips, Lauren! Really enjoyed reading this post 🙂