Testimonials from offbeat advertisers

Offbeat Bride advertorials are like crack for my analytic stats — and I'm addicted.
-Lauren McGlynn Photography

Just how effective is placement on Offbeat Bride? That's the big question that our advertisers always have. We figure the best way to answer this question is to share a few of the hundreds of happy success stories from our sponsors. Feel free to contact any of these businesses directly to ask them about their experience with us!

So, let's start with real web statistics from one of our advertisers. Here's the spike in web traffic delivered by a sponsored post on Offbeat Bride:

Want to know more? We think our advertisers can say it best…

Accessory-makers love Offbeat Bride

Two fascinator inquiries, one earring inquiry, one fascinator sale… Pretty good, considering it's only been 30 minutes since my my advertorial went live. -DaniAWESOME

Photographers love Offbeat Bride

We owe so much to Offbeat Bride — I don't know where our business would be without them! 2011 was our first year in business, and we actually advertised *exclusively* through OBB. After that advertorial, we got so many requests we didn't know what to do with them! We went from a starting-out business to a booming one. -MadLove Photography

"If you booked me for a wedding in 2011, there's a 99.9% chance you found me through Offbeat Bride. They basically created my wedding photography business for me this year! Seriously. I'd probably be stuck in a tiny cubicle slinging car warranties or security systems or Amway soap right now if it wasn't for them." -Jonas Seamen

"Offbeat Bride is the best advertising decision we've ever made. Seriously. In the first day, we made four times the amount we paid for the advertorial. We have booked 20 weddings (I'm not kidding, 20 weddings) in the last three weeks. It's crazy.

Thanks to our Offbeat Bride ad, we went from a fledgling start-up to a successful business in less than a month. That would be awesome just about anywhere, but in New York City — it's incredible.

I think the best thing (besides the huge boost to the business) about advertising on Offbeat Bride are the type of brides that contact us. They're the coolest, most unique, funny, strange, and all-around awesome brides we've ever had the chance to meet." -Photo Pink NYC

"I was a little skeptical when I read a testimonial from the hat maker who said her offbeat ad paid for itself right away. I believed her; I just wasn't sure it would apply to the more expensive photography services I offer. But I was wrong! Hot damn, my advertorial paid for itself in less than 36 hours." — Angie Gaul, Milestone Images

At first I was a little skeptical about paying for an Offbeat Bride advertorial, simply because I'm based in Alabama and am fully aware that we are not exactly known for our "offbeatness"… but I figured it wouldn't hurt to benefit from Ariel's mad SEO skills and to have a long-term vendor listing.

I knew the Offbeat Bride editors would talk me up in my post, but they exceeded my wildest expectations. Although I haven't booked any local weddings yet, I have booked some pretty amazing ones all across the US, from Pensacola to Palm Springs. I'm excited for the variety that my 2012 wedding season will offer thanks to getting noticed by Offbeat Bride's fantastic readers. If you're on the fence about buying an advertorial but you're looking to shake up the type of wedding inquiries you're receiving, I say GO for it! -Morgan Trinker

"I can't say enough good things about Offbeat Bride. They're affordable, your advertorial post is guaranteed to remain up on the site, and Ariel does most of the work for you (optimizing keywords, writing copy, etc). My average site hits have increased 500% since my offbeat advertorial, and I booked two clients in the first week. One of the best things about advertising with Offbeat Bride is that the reader is exactly the kind of client I want; creative, fun and not afraid to take risks." — Jenny Jimenez, photojj.com

"I just booked another client off of my advertorial that ran four months ago! Thanks to Offbeat Bride, I have had a steady flow of clients coming my way, which means that my one time advertorial investment has had a way bigger return than any of the other sites that I advertise with. The fact that my ad stays up forever makes the advertorial even MORE valuable. The weddings I get though Offbeat Bride are usually more visually interesting for me as a photographer, and the couples have always been awesome to work with. -Lauren McGlynn, UK Photographer

Officiants love Offbeat Bride

My latest advertorial brought me an amazing caliber of inquiries from potential clients — nearly every inquiry that comes my way has booked! I made back the money spent within a week. Offbeat Bride clicks have one of the highest amounts of pages per visit and amount of time they spend on my website. I still receive and book weddings from my first advertorial, too — and it ran over two years ago! -Jessie Blum, Eclectic Unions

Designers love Offbeat Bride

"Our Offbeat Bride advertorial got us more traffic than any other promotion we have tried! Not only the thousands of hits from offbeatbride.com, but hundreds more from Offbeat Bride's social media presence on facebook, twitter, stumbleupon, and the many other blogs that look to offbeatbride.com for ideas. Our average hits were around 200 a day — now we are closer to 1500+ a day." -Fabuluster fingerprint rings

"Buying an advertorial on Offbeat Bride was a huge business risk for me. I spent all of our rent money on it — but almost immediately, I was inundated with orders and I had my first profitable month. I STILL get brides contacting me, saying they found me through Offbeat Bride — and my advertorial was almost a year ago! Now my business supports both my husband and I, and I know I couldn't have gotten to this point without Ariel and the support of her readers." -Felted bouquet artisan

"I will admit, at first I was a bit hesitant to spend the money on advertising, but in 5 days I have already gone into profits. I have been on Etsy for almost 8 months, and in the week since my advertorial was posted on Offbeat Bride my sales have doubled and my views jumped from the hundreds to the thousands." -Centered Ceramics

Our advertorial on Offbeat Bride did exactly what we had hoped for, namely catering our particular style of design and printing to folks looking for quirkier invitation options and old timey craftsmanship. 80% of our wedding clients this season are Offbeat Bride referrals, including a few from the UK, and we're still getting a fair number of hits to our site daily. -Starshaped Press

"The response to my advertorial has been awesome. Since I had such a great experience, I decided to see if there were other popular blogs that fit my products where I could do something similar. Unfortunately my experience has not been as good. The blog owners lack visitor stats, are asking outrageous prices for little in return, or don't even respond to inquiries. I will not be supporting these other blogs (I will let the big corps with money to waste do that), but I WILL be advertising with Offbeat Bride again." —Autumn Wyda, Modern Girl Invitatons

The first day our advertorial appeared on OffBeat Bride, hits to our website increased ten-fold and even now, almost 7 months later, the average number of visitors to our site is far higher than it was before we placed the ad. For the price, it is possibly the best return on our investment that we could have hoped for. Offbeat Bride is by far one of the most effective, affordable bridal advertising opportunities out there. -The Cotton Bride

Web service providers love Offbeat Bride

"I was still a little skeptical about how much success my little start-up company would have with an advertorial, considering we offer such an inexpensive service. I figured it would be a while before we broke even let along profited, if we did at all. Boy was I wrong! Everything that everyone else has said is the absolute truth! We made all of our money back in less than 3 days after our advertorial ran. It has been the best money we have spent since we launched our business and the most successful promotion of our website to date! Ariel not only ensures that you get a wonderful write-up, but she also continues to follow your progress and CARE about how your promotion is doing. I am looking forward to working with offbeatbride.com many more times in the future!" -My Wedding Binder

Ala Carte Albums says: "This is what my referrer stats looked like 3 days after launching my site via offbeatbride.com. A+++ will buy ads again!"