Blogger/Shop Owner Relations in the Age of Flickr

I recently read a post titled “The Influence of Flickr on Second Life Blogging” by Monica Querrien. I found myself agreeing with much of what she said. I’d like to add my thoughts on the topic as well. What we have in the blogging/shop owner relationship is something of a chicken and egg issue. Bloggers want to gain traffic so that they are valuable to shop owners that they want to partner with and shop owners want to get their creations in front of as many eyeballs as possible.

As a fashion blogger, I appreciate shop owners that work with me to help benefit both sides. By that I mean there are shop owners that help the blogger grow their audience and in the long run create a situation where they benefit from new sales. I really do feel that it is a bit shortsighted for a shop owner to refuse to work with bloggers based on an arbitrary number of views and likes. Much like employers in the real world that want someone with loads of experience but are unwilling to train a new hire, the model of ‘let someone else do the hard part’ hurts future relationships and results in lost opportunity for everyone. Some may say that the shop owners do not need the bloggers but I do believe if bloggers were not needed, we simply would not exist. 

Moving forward, I will continue to work to build my following doing what I love which is to photo and comment on Second Life fashion. I will also welcome partners from both sides to help all of us succeed. If you are interested, I ask you to follow me on Flickr and if you would like me to follow you, I will be happy to do so.

Credits on Photo:

[ kunst ] - Shabby frames

Zigana . bistro chair & table

O.M.E.N - Dear John - Diaries & Love Letters

.aisling. Bric-a-Brac Desk -Coffee-

O.M.E.N - Dear John - Medals of Honour

New! from Wine and Roses

This is the BlueGreen Living Room set by designer Nika Dreamscape. I like the design of this set because of the subtle use of blue and green against the white background. It's the kind of furniture and decor that can be found in a 30-something professional's apartment. 

 

There are five seats on the couch. Simply use the blue green pillows for the place you'd like to sit. You can purchase parts of the set which includes the couch (100L), rug (50L), coffee table (50L), and room divider (100L) or they can be purchased together for only 250L. It's a modern design at an affordable price. 

Wine and Roses, Furniture Prefabs and Decor, SI Textures
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sugar%20Mill%20Grove/85/169/27

New! from Diesel Works

This Debutante Chaise is a beautiful furniture piece by Rogan Diesel of Diesel Works. It features twenty-five mostly feminine poses which are perfect for taking photos or seducing your partner. The chaise is upholstered with a beautiful emerald green leather and uses scuplty parts to give the impression that you can teleport right into your monitor and have a seat.

 

The Debutante Chaise comes in red, green, black, blue, purple and copy is enabled. The price for a single color is 1299L or you can get all five for 4999L. Considering all of the awesome poses and craftsmanship in this chaise it really is worth it. You can test the demo yourself the landmark below.

Diesel Works Animations, Main Store Location
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Brooklyn/128/170/503

Because I am a Lady!

Painstakingly crafted with love by an amazing furniture builder named Sway Dench, comes this amazingly beautiful dressing table/bed set with equally amazing textures!  It is every girls' dream is to be beautiful and with style to match.

 

The 'Maggie' range of product by Sway's Creation brings the old idiom "Beauty is only skin deep" to shame. Created from the heart by the talented Miss Dench, the dresser comes with a smorgasbord of make-up products with a fully functional drawer and a magnificent mirror!

The bed has three working drawers underneath to stash away all your fashion magazines and 'toys', if you know what I mean. It comes complete with pillow and cushions with a texture change script which allow you to change its sheets once you have it dirtied. Again, if you know what I mean. *smiles and winks*

Sway's Creation, Mainstore:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sways%20Creations/120/183/22