Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter. 30 PR experts you should follow on Twitter. If you’re like me, you like to follow people on Twitter who provide valuable information you can use and learn from. Because this is a PR… Read More
Spring Story Ideas
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #705 April 9, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Spring Story Ideas 2. Think Christmas 3. How to Impress Your Blog Readers 4. Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: In… Read More
BlogTalkRadio: A huge rip-off or a handy resource?
I haven’t started blogging yet, but I’ve been recommending it as a fabulous way to host your own radio show and build a loyal following. I’ve appeared an expert on several BlogTalkRadio shows, and I’ve always been curious about whether that service is worth it. This week, Anne Roos, one of my readers, referred… Read More
Free Social Media Photo Tool
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #704 April 6, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Free Social Media Photo Tool 2. Add Opt-in Boxes on LinkedIn 3. New Posts at My Blog 4. Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in… Read More
Dog Tweets–The 3 Cs to getting noticed on the new social web
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow me on Twitter. The 3 Cs to getting noticed on the new social web. With today’s social web, marketers are focusing their efforts on ways to attract audiences through inbound channels like blogging and social media, where… Read More
How to start a membership site and keep members
Membership sites were all the rage about 10 years ago. Thousands of experts created them for an additional revenue stream. But many of them learned quickly that it was too difficult to encourage paying customers to stay, and keep paying. Meet Stu McLaren, who has helped more than 40,000 authors, speakers and experts turn their… Read More
Blog traffic is yours with a guest blogger contest
Here’s a clever idea that solves two problems at your blog: too few people pitching decent ideas for guest posts, and too little traffic. Sponsor a contest for guest bloggers like the first Career Confidential Guest Blogging Contest that’s starting soon. They’re not even requiring entrants to have their own blogs. Create a text or… Read More
Free tool crops, resizes, retouches social media images
One of the most aggravating problems with Facebook status updates is never knowing what a photo will look like when you upload it to your profile or page and click the “Post” button. Yesterday, I swore so loudly that I’m sure the neighbors heard me when I posted the status update at left. It accompanies… Read More
How to add opt-in boxes to your LinkedIn profile, page
I’ve been using opt-in boxes at my website and blog for years to collect email addresses for my twice-a-week ezine, The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week. But I never considered using them on LinkedIn until Wayne Breitbarth suggested it. He explained how to do it when he was a guest on the webinar I… Read More
How to Test Facebook’s 20% Rule
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #703 April 2, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. How to Test Facebook’s 20% Rule 2. When a Reporter Calls, Jump 3. Wanted: Vendors to Convert Ebooks 4. Hound Videos of the Week This Week… Read More