Blogging

Need more guest blog posts? Say so in “About Me”

Featuring guest bloggers at your blog is one of the best ways to create content when you’re on vacation, or the idea well is dry, or you’ve simply run out of steam. I wish I’d receive 10 times the number of pitches I do from guest bloggers. Today, as I was looking for interesting content to tweet,… Read More

How to format your articles, blog posts into a Nook ebook

When you have to constantly crank out content like blog posts and articles to promote your expertise, it’s smart to occasionally step back and take a look at the big picture.Decide how else you can reuse, recycle and tweak your prose so you’re not always starting from scratch. That’s called repurposing content. And it’s important to… Read More

Your 30-Second Bumper Sticker

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #554 May 10, 2011 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” ========================================== In This Issue ========================================== 1. Your 30-Second Bumper Sticker 2. Work with Me One on One 3. YouTube Video Secrets 4. Fast Track for Authors, Speakers, Experts 5. Marketing Tips for… Read More

Betty Boop, Minnie Mouse & Me

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #549 April 5, 2011 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Betty Boop, Minnie Mouse & Me 2. USA Today Adds Women Bloggers 3. How to Create a Facebook Link 4. Snazzy Graphics Package 5. Follow Me… Read More

Cool Tool for Local Publicity

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #546 March 22, 2011 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Cool Tool for Local Publicity 2. Answer Your Damn Phone 3. A Facebook “Welcome” Page 4. Pitching Tips from Journalists 5. Help This Hound 6. Hound… Read More

Bloggers: Participate in Harvard’s blog research & surveys

If you’re interested in how other bloggers manage their blogs, or issues related to blogging, offer to participate in the surveys conducted by Blogging Common, part of the Berkman Center at Harvard University. The center sent me a link to a short survey that took less than 10 minutes to complete, and I’m looking forward to seeing… Read More

6 ways to avoid errors in press releases, blog posts

The next time you’re ready to send a press release, post an article to an online directory or publish a blog post, make sure it’s error-free. Mistakes are a bigger problem than you might think. The Sheboygan Press in Wisconsin, where I worked as the editor, says at its website that one-third of the corrections… Read More

5 ways to spark more comments at your blog

This month’s guest post is by Ryan Schmitz, a freelance blogger from Milwaukee, Wis., who manages a portfolio of websites ranging from Milwaukee Condos to Waikiki Beach Travel. He also loves blog comments! If you have an idea for a guest post about how to promote using traditional or social media, email me with details. * * … Read More

Whom to Pitch: Blogs or Press?

The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #540 Jan. 25, 2011 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Whom to Pitch: Blogs or Press? 2. The Feature Facebook Forgot 3. Your LinkedIn Headline 4. Why Your Book Isn’t Done Yet 5. Explain Your Awards… Read More