Your vacation will be a lot more enjoyable if you know you’re regularly publishing to your blog while wiggling your toes in the sand, or letting the wind whip through your hair while tooling around the country in that pink convertible. Do a little planning before you leave. Find other people to do the… Read More
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How to pitch a guest post for The Publicity Hound’s blog
If you want to get in front of an audience of people who love to self-promote, including business owners, authors, speakers and experts—as well as PR people and publicists—you’re in the right place. I love publishing guest blog posts. But I hate pitches from people who have never read this blog. Or pitches that are… Read More
How to Follow Up After Pitching
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #723 June 8, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. How to Follow Up After Pitching 2. Your Vine Videos 3. New Posts at My Blog 4. Hound Video of the Week —————————————– First, This Weekend… Read More
Publicity goldmine: Magazine editors’ blogs (clues galore!)
If you want publicity in magazines big or small, and you’re targeting a particular reporter or editor, are you checking to see if your media contact blogs? You should be. While thousands of other publicists and self-promoters are all competing for the journalist’s attention via email pitches, many of which end up in the Deleted… Read More
When It’s OK to Quit
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #722 June 4, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. When It’s OK to Quit 2. Why Alt Text Is Important 3. Guest Bloggers, Finish the Job 4. Hound Video of the Week —————————————– First, This… Read More
The #1 Question They Ask You
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #720 June 1, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. The #1 Question They Ask You 2. 9 Mistakes Authors STILL Make 3. New Posts at My Blog 4. Hound Cutie of the Week This Weekend… Read More
When There’s No Time to Blog
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #719 May 28, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. When There’s No Time to Blog 2. Old vs. New Media Relations 3. Business Photo Tips 4. Hound Video of the Week This Week in the… Read More
Do expert authors need to know this list of 100 words?
The editorial team at EzineArticles.com has published a fascinating and controversial infographic that includes 100 Words Every Expert Author Should Know. I’m curious about what you think about this list. Would you use words on this list in your writing if you didn’t know what they meant and first had to look up… Read More
21 Blogging Shortcuts
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #718 May 25, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. 21 Blogging Shortcuts 2. 40+ Ways to Contact Google 3. New Post at My Blog 4. Hound App of the Week This Week in the Hound… Read More
Dog Tweets– 10-point checklist for editing your own copy
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. 10-point checklist for editing your own copy. What do you include in your Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar Revision Checklist? What resources do you keep (and use!) in your writing space? 5 things… Read More