Posts About: Brands and Bloggers

16 Must-know tips for successfully working from home (from someone who does it full-time!)

With so many changes to how the world operates now and an ever-present need for health and safety, many people are now working from home. When I first left my office job and started working from home, I thought it would be awesome, fun and really easy! I had no idea that it’d bring a […]

Blogging Advice, Reviews, Tips and Hacks, Travel

Here’s our current travel camera kit for photography and videography

Since we first started Little Grey Box, it has grown from a personal hobby blog to a small content creation business. Now, we don’t just create blog posts or take cute pics for social media, we’re regularly engaged by tourism boards and brands of all shapes and sizes to capture high-quality imagery to be used […]

Blogging Advice, Brands and Bloggers, Phoebe's Desk

This is how we actually set up our home offices! (+ the mistakes we made doing it…)

When I first started Little Grey Box, I worked hunched over my laptop whenever I could. Ergonomics didn’t factor into it at all! Like a lot of people, my blog started out as a hobby and a fun thing I could do from my couch or even in bed. When Matt and I both left […]

Brand Advice, Brands and Bloggers

17 Insider secrets on how to work with travel bloggers

If you’re new to travel blogging, working with brands or are a brand that’s new to working with travel bloggers, it can be really overwhelming. As with anything new, you’ll learn a lot as you go along and have a range of good and bad experiences, slowly refining your processes over time and learning how […]

Brand Advice, Brands and Bloggers

This is HOW to successfully brief a blogger (& WHY you should!)

When I first started working with brands, I had no clue what made for a successful working relationship. Through a lot of trial and error, varied experiences, working with brands and PR or marketing agencies of all shapes and sizes I’ve learned a great brief makes all the difference! If you’re a brand or agency thinking of […]

Brand Advice, Brands and Bloggers

7 Reasons why bloggers should be paid

From the outside looking in, the life of a travel blogger can seem quite glamorous – especially when perusing perfect photos posted on social media. But one of the biggest challenges I face is making money. It can be really hard to turn down unpaid work when it’s presented because you know if you say […]

Brand Advice, Brands and Bloggers

13 of the BEST ways brands can work with bloggers

While influencer marketing is becoming more and more popular, it can be a little unclear exactly how brands can work with bloggers, influencers and creators. If you’re a huge brand with a massive budget and access to PR gurus, figuring it all out can be easy. If your resources aren’t quite as grand, figuring out the different […]

Brand Advice, Brands and Bloggers

This is how to find and approach bloggers about working together

For brands of all shapes and sizes, there are many benefits of working with bloggers, influencers and creators (I’ll just refer to us collectively as creators from this point on). If you missed my last post, you should read, ‘This is why brands really need to work with bloggers.’ While the benefits are clear, the […]

Brand Advice, Brands and Bloggers

This is why brands really need to work with bloggers

Since leaving our jobs and making Little Grey Box our full-time gig, both Matt and I have learned a LOT about the world of influencer marketing. A little while ago I started sharing what we’ve learned, putting together guides for newbie bloggers and creatives. I guess I kind of assumed everyone knew about influencer marketing, […]