Badge of Honor

I put a new badge on my blog today. Blog With Integrity is a movement of the ''mommy bloggers'' (sounds better than ''soccer mom'' doesn't it?) to declare when they are giving positive spin to products they received for free. Gasp! Isn't that the way it is supposed to work? It is but apparently many bloggers weren't disclosing the fact that they were paid or received something for their blog post.Ahhh, there is the difference.

I haven't received free stuff because of my blog but I have received freebies from websites. My favorite is House Party! This is not a sponsored review and I can tell you they give great free stuff.

If I ever do get something for free because of my blog then I am certainly not going to be shy about it. Woo Hoo! I will shout at the notion of people liking this enough to send me freebies!

I like the idea of Blog With Integrity. When I am looking for product reviews I always assumed they were honest reviews but now I know that ''sponsored reviews'' are common place and not a clear,unbiased picture of a product. That is like if I ask my husband if my jeans make my butt look fat. If he knows what is good for him he won't tell the truth. Bloggers don't want to bite the hand that feeds them so they only give a thumbs up to a product. Even with the new ''Integrity'' movement it still remains a case of buyer beware.