7 Ways Retailers Turn Off Mommy Bloggers

"The day the product was scheduled to ship, the rep sent an email asking for my number of unique monthly visitors. I answered honestly (am I the only blogger who doesn't inflate this number?) and then received a curt email implying that I had wasted her time.

"In my follow-up email I explained that I had a very loyal following and that she was discounting the thousands of fans and followers I had on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other social media outlets. I never heard back.