Exit this survey Food Bloggers Survey Question Title * 1. How long have you been a blogger for? Question Title * 2. How influential do you think food bloggers have become? Not very Somewhat influential Important to a niche audience As important as mainstream media More important than food magazines Question Title * 3. What are the top issues for your blog? Growing audience Identifying food trends before they break in Australia Gaining positive reader commentary Making money from your blog or gaining professional opportunities Having fun Learning about or experiencing food Increasing influence Other (specify) Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. What do you think the most important aspects of blogging? Establishing a clear and unique voice Creating and posting mouthwatering images Beating your fellow bloggers to a story Gaining unique content Being ahead of food trends Establishing a clear editorial charter Prompting discussion Gaining retweets and shares Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Do you get approached by PRs? Yes No Question Title * 6. Do you think PR companies understand bloggers and blogging? Yes No Question Title * 7. Have you ever felt pressured by a PR person or company to run a story? Yes No Question Title * 8. Do you prefer to deal with PR agencies with a written code of conduct for blogger relations? Yes No Question Title * 9. In general, how far ahead do you plan your stories? Day-to-day Weekly Monthly Quarterly Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. Do you differentiate between branded and non-branded items when writing about a food product? Yes - I'll only write about unbranded products Yes - I write about brands but differiently to unbranded products No - I don't care whether its branded or not Question Title * 11. Have you ever gained any professional opportunities as a result of your blog? No Yes Yes (please specify) Question Title * 12. Do you blog full time or part time? Full time Part time Question Title * 13. Do you earn an income from blogging? Yes No Question Title * 14. If yes, is that income enough to live off? Yes No Not applicable Question Title * 15. Do you see yourself as professional blogger or is a hobby? Professional Hobby Question Title * 16. What motivates you to blog? Opportunity to create professional opportunities Creative outlet Passion for topic Create a public profile Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 17. Have spent money setting up your blog or on blog-related equipment? No Yes If yes, how much? Question Title * 18. How do you want to deal with PRs and/or PR companies? Personal phone calls Emails Invites to events Nothing leave me alone Question Title * 19. Do you like to attend events with mainstream media? Yes No Question Title * 20. Have you ever experienced public criticism as a result of your blog or negative comments on your blog site? Yes No If yes, please describe Question Title * 21. How regularly do you monitor the comments on your blog? Question Title * 22. Would you ever write about a product or place that you hadn’t experienced personally? Yes No Question Title * 23. What other forms of social media do you use? Facebook Twitter Rss Tumblr Linked in Flickr Other please specify Other (please specify) Question Title * 24. Are the other social media tools cited above linked to your blog? Yes No Not applicable Question Title * 25. How do you measure your readership? Question Title * 26. How many readers do you have per month? Question Title * 27. What mistakes do you think PR companies make when dealing with bloggers? Question Title * 28. Would you like the results of this survey? If so, please provide your email address Next