Sponsored Blog Posts

Welcome to my razzle-dazzle world of vintage fashion with a slightly modern twist!
I’m a vintage fashion writer, guest speaker & the founder of It’s Beyond My Control, the vintage fashion blog for the decadent woman with a unique (vintage) style.
The Main Topics I Cover On It’s Beyond My Control Blog
- Styling tips on how to pair vintage clothes with contemporary brands
- The ultimate guide to vintage clothes
- Best hair & beauty product reviews
- Best retro eyewear
- Luxury vintage-inspired lingerie- What’s underneath counts most!

Learn More About Me & the It’s Beyond My Control Blog
I’m a quaintrelle with a penchant for quality. Also, I can resist everything but beauteous lingerie & yet another red lipstick.
Dominique de Merteuil



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Dominique de Merteuil, the vintage quaintrelle with a penchant for quality.
My Audience & Stats
- Monthly website pageview ~38k via organic traffic. 10% via Instagram & Pinterest
- Readership top regions; US (80%), UK, AU
- 85% of my readers are women between the ages of 20 and 35
- My conversion rate on the C.V. (Collective Voice) affiliate program is between 11%-15% per month.


Blog Categories
The main topics I write about:
- Styling tips on how to pair vintage clothes with contemporary brands
- The ultimate guide to vintage clothes
- Best beauty product reviews
- Best retro eyewear
- Luxury Lingerie- What’s underneath counts most!
- Perfect weekend series-Hotels, restaurants & museums reviews
- The best dog products for the pampered pooch
Brands
Examples of contemporary brands I had the pleasure of collaborating with on projects.
- Helen Moore England
- French Sole London
- Oliver Goldsmith Eyewear
- Wolford
- Aubade
- Tokyobike
- Dr Irena Eris
- Wheels & Dollbaby
- Poporcelain
- SPITZ Germany
- Lenagerie

I Offer Two Types of Sponsored Blog Posts
Bespoke Sponsored Post
- An in-depth, at least 1000-word, SEO-optimized article written by me and published on itsbeyondmycontrol.com. I create all content for the It’s Beyond My Control blog and all opinions are mine!
- Six images in total. Three product shots and three images of me with the gifted product/products.
- The sponsor is welcome to re-post images from the blog post they sponsored on their social media but images remain the copyright of Dominique de Merteuil and may not be used for advertising purposes.
- The sponsor can link to the sponsored article/post published on my website but neither duplicate nor change the content.
- Two static Instagram in-feed posts
- One Instagram Reel
- If I’m already part of your affiliate marketing, I will include affiliate links with your products within the sponsored blog post.
I ALWAYS disclose sponsored posts and affiliate links, and I include a no-follow, sponsored link to the sponsor’s website.
Please note that I only write about products I personally tested and fell in love with, and can wholeheartedly recommend to my readers. That will require you to send me a sample of the product/products you would like me to review.
Price Upon Request- If you are interested in a sponsored blog post, please e-mail: dominique@itsbeyondmycontrol.com and write a “Bespoke sponsored blog post” in the subject line.



Mini-Sponsored Post
I offer a 450-word paragraph that will be published within a topic-related article that’s already live on my website or a new article I am working on.
- I will create two images of the gifted product
*The client is welcome to re-post images from the blog post they sponsored, on their social media but images remain the copyright of Dominique de Merteuil and may not be used for advertising purposes.
2. One static Instagram in-feed post
3. If I’m already part of your affiliate marketing, I will include affiliate links with your products within the sponsored blog post.
Price Upon Request- If you are interested in a mini-sponsored blog post, please e-mail dominique@itsbeyondmycontrol.com and write a “Mini sponsored blog post” in the subject line.
What I Don’t Offer
- I don’t offer guest blog posts, free or paid
- I don’t offer advertising on It’s Beyond My Control blog
- I don’t include do-follow links on sponsored blog posts
- Last but not least, I don’t collaborate with fast fashion brands. My motto is quality over quantity.