Issue #773 Nov. 26, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Improve Your Google+ Hovercard Media Databases Invite Spam Free Tool Ranks Your Authority Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: I can’t remember if I shared this with you last year. It’s a… Read More
Create an impressive Google+ hovercard in 7 easy steps
Your digital business card, just like your printed business card, is your only chance to make a great first impression. That’s especially true for your Google+ hovercard, that mini business card that pops up when you hover over someone’s name, like this: If you slapped yours together quickly like I did when I joined Google+… Read More
YOU Are the Media. Act Like It!
Issue #772 Nov. 23, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue YOU Are the Media. Act Like It! Danger: Guest Blog Post Links Lots of Help for My Slogan Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: If you’re old enough to remember the JFK… Read More
Dog Tweets of the Week–How To Cultivate a Relationship on Google Plus
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. 5 ways to use PhotoFuniaThe free, fun little tool for inserting a photo of your face, or a short text message, into photos at PhotoFunia.com has a variety of uses for Publicity… Read More
7 things your 2014 publicity plan should NOT include
UPDATE: You can register to watch the video replay of this webinar, at your choice of times and dates. * * * So many small business owners keep making the same mistakes when trying to devise a publicity strategy. They cobble together a bunch of tactics that never worked very well… Read More
A Publicity Strategy? Puh-leeze
Issue #771 Nov. 19, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue A Publicity Strategy? Puh-leeze Danger: Guest Blog Post Links Lots of Help for My Slogan Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: My friend says her thirtysomething daughter uses the word “sick” which… Read More
How to promote a Hangout, webinar, podcast after you’re the guest
If you’re an expert in your topic, you’ve probably been invited onto at least one program as the guest expert. Afterward, you thank the host, send out a few tweets linking to the replay, and then get back to work. That’s what I usually do. There’s a much better way. Mike Allton, a social media… Read More
5 Ways to Use PhotoFunia Photos
Issue #766 Nov. 16, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue 5 Ways to Use PhotoFunia Photos Year-end Ideas for a Tips List New Posts at My Blog Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: I’m swamped with yard work this weekend. But if… Read More
Dog Tweets of the Week–Two Simple Twitter Tips to Virtually Dominate Your Niche
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. Two Simple Twitter Tips to Virtually Dominate Your NicheHere are a two quick and easy tips to help you virtually dominate your industry through the power of Twitter! Guess which platform journalists… Read More
How to get Camtasia 8.0 for free and make easy videos
One of the easiest ways to create videos fast, without having to look good in front of the camera, write a script and memorize your lines, is to shoot a video of what you see on your computer monitor. You use screen-capture software and a headset with a mic to do things like take people… Read More