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I\u2019d like to open this up to the community and make this more of an open discussion than a post itself.<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ve been blogging for about 3 years and have noticed a huge increase of brands working with bloggers– fantastic! It\u2019s a beautiful thing and for those of us trying to become professionals it opens a ton of windows of opportunities. Along with working with brands, we also receive our fair share of free gifts. The U.S Federal Trade Commission responded to the amount of free gifts that bloggers receive by saying everything must be disclosed (which by the way, not everyone does but that\u2019s a whole other topic on it\u2019s own). I think disclosing is fair, I see nothing wrong with it and it\u2019s being honest with your readers.<\/p>\n

Over here at IFB, we\u2019ve noticed a lot \u201ccourtesy of,\u201d \u201ccare of,\u201d or \u201cc\/o\u201d going on with bloggers. \u00a0Sometimes entire outfit posts are made up of only \u201cc\/o\u201d items. \u00a0Although they do disclose free gifts, we couldn\u2019t help but wonder how you readers feel about this? Does this affect the blogger\u2019s credibility to you? Do you think they would be wearing the stuff if it wasn\u2019t gifted? I receive a fair amount of gifts myself and I try to wear them sparingly along with items I\u2019ve purchased. Also, I ABSOLUTELY <\/strong>do not take everything I\u2019m offered, seriously. If I don\u2019t think I will wear it, I don\u2019t care if it\u2019s free and I won\u2019t take it. If you read my blog, you'd know \u201cKeep it real\u201d is the motto I live by.<\/p>\n

My thoughts on this are the following:<\/h2>\n

I really sort of don\u2019t know how I feel about this. I\u2019m kind of torn. Maybe you guys could help? I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything wrong with receiving gifts at all, especially when disclosed but I fear losing credibility with readers which mean everything to me.<\/p>\n

I guess I\u2019m more for it than against it. I think if it fits the blogger\u2019s personality and style then it\u2019s fine. But when you could tell it\u2019s totally out of wack, and I feel like you\u2019re trying to sell me something too often… I\u2019m gone.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to hear what everyone thinks on the topic– this might be a sensitive issue for some bloggers but we definitely want to hear your thoughts! \u00a0Post your comments below!<\/p>\n

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