Hashtags and Twitter handles are showing up everywhere these days: on TV commercials, in voicemail messages and even on billboards. Add press release headlines to the list. Yes, headlines. Why? Two main reasons: When people use hashtags to search for information on a topic, the headlines come up in search results. Hashtags (#) and Twitter… Read More
Quick Press Release Quiz
Issue #759 Oct. 15, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Quick Press Release Quiz Danger: Guest Blog Post Links Lots of Help for My Slogan Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: My deepest sympathy to Christine Buffaloe, my dear friend and assistant,… Read More
Promote Your Podcast for Free Publicity 15 Ways
Promoting your podcast isn’t much different than promoting any other product or service. But if you don’t know where to start, it can be confusing. I know. I’m starting my own podcast soon and I didn’t quite know where to begin until I met podcast coach Dave Jackson who invited me onto his radio show… Read More
Publicity for Startups
Issue #758 Oct. 12, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Publicity for Startups Links in Press Releases Help for Authors Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: Congrats to Publicity Hound Roger Nielsen for correctly identifying the big white blob that I found… Read More
Publishing predators stalk authors: How to spot them
If you want to publish a book, there’s a Publishing Predator around the next corner. They call themselves publishers, but they’re anything but. They’re better known as the “vanity press” and the fist sign that they’re about to fleece you is when they tell you that YOU have to pay THEM to publish your book.… Read More
Identify this and win a $20 Amazon gift card
I went hiking in the Kettle Moraine State Forest on Sunday with my friend, Christine Buffaloe, who’s visiting from San Diego, and my sharp eye noticed this white thing that was almost obscured. Can you guess what it is? The first person to guess correctly in the Comments below wins a $20 Amazon gift card.
Why I Love You
Issue #757 Oct. 8, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Why I Love You Embed YouTube Video at Your Site Webinar Updates Hound Photos of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: My friend Christine Buffaloe, who’s visiting from San Diego, went hiking with me on… Read More
Beware of the Publishing Predators
Issue #756 Oct. 5, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Beware of the Publishing Predators Action Photos in Your Press Room Boost Your Klout Score Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: My wonderful friend and assistant, Christine Buffaloe, is visiting from San… Read More
Press Release Links Can Sink You
Issue #755 Oct. 1, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Press Release Links Can Sink You Free Webinar for Authors Tonight October Story Ideas Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: he high winds on Saturday night delayed the launch of hundreds of… Read More
Dog Tweets of the Week–Google Reveals Major Update to Search Algorithm
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. Klout Score Dropping? Try These Fast Fixes Here are 4 reasons your Klout score might be dropping, and how you can bring it back up. I’ve put them in the order of… Read More