The Value of Your Brand

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Knowing the value in your brand is extremely important to succeed. In my case, my brand is me and what I love and truly believe in. Being a blogger, companies send me their products to use and post. I promised myself from the beginning that I would never post something no matter what I got if it was not on brand for me. 

Last week, a company and I agreed upon me posting their product to social media. I had not tried their product before (this was my mistake). But I signed the contract anyways. Upon receiving the product, I absolutely hated it. There was nothing I liked about it. However, I had signed a contract and they were paying me. I just knew I couldn't post it. I didn't want to share something with my readers that I knew myself I would never use again. I emailed them and shared my feelings. They were so nice and agreed that they wouldn't want me to post something I wasn't in support of as it would be inauthentic. 

I just want you guys to know that even though one company says yes they will pay you, don't just say yes if you don't fully support their product. KNOW YOUR WORTH. Know the value of your brand. 

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