Mickie Kennedy’s excellent post Blog commenting for PR–do’s and dont’s, reminded me about something that every smart Publicity Hound do. State your expertise whenever you comment. For example, if I’m commenting on a post about how to write well, I’ll start by saying…”As a publicity expert who worked as a newspaper writing coach for many years, I disagree… Read More
Blogging
Moderate comments at your blog using these 7 tips
By Joan Stewart One of the most frequent questions from beginning bloggers is how to moderate comments. They’re afraid to allow comments “that criticize me or my company.” They don’t know whether to edit comments with a heavy hand, or not at all. Or whether to allow links to other people’s blogs and websites. And… Read More
The Stealth Interview
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #510 June 22, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” ========================================== ADV: Why agonize when you can energize & italicize your bio with ‘Bio Whisperer’ Nancy Juetten’s expert help? http://www.mainstreetmediasavvy.com/rent-a-brain =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. The Stealth Interview 2. Blog Effortlessly… Read More
Bad advice from Copyblogger on time spent blogging
By Joan Stewart Copyblogger is one of my very favorite resources to learn about blogging, writing and sales copy. But a post written by Jonathan Morrow, 20 Warning signs That Your Content Sucks, does a disservice to beginning bloggers and could easily turn them off forever to blogging, one of the very best ways to… Read More
LinkedIn’s Badge of Honor
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #509 June 15, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” Receive this ezine direct to your desktop http://www.publicityarticles.net/feed/rss/ ========================================== ADV: Why agonize when you can energize & italicize your bio with ‘Bio Whisperer’ Nancy Juetten’s expert help? http://www.mainstreetmediasavvy.com/rent-a-brain =================================== In This Issue… Read More
12 more fill-in-the-blank headlines for your articles, blog
Suffering from headline writer’s block? If so, don’t sweat it. Over the weekend, I stopped at my local bookstore and scanned the covers of the June issues of several dozen business and consumer magazines and found these 12 headlines which you can tweak and turn into your own: Turn the _______ You Have into the _______ You Want… Read More
2 ways to use controversy: At your blog and in a poll
By Joan Stewart There’s no better ingredient than controversy to draw attention to your blog, and encourage your social media followers to join the conversation. Here are two good examples of controversial topics that are doing just that. Yesterday, my partner, Jeanne Hurlbert, posted here about Leveraging Social Media: How BP’s Foes are Hijacking Their… Read More
BP’s Fake Twitter Account
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #507 June 1, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com http://publicityhound.com/ http://www.publicityhound.mobi/ http://www.publicityhound.net/ (Blog) http://www.publicityarticles.net/ (Ezine Archives) ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” Receive this ezine direct to your desktop http://www.publicityarticles.net/feed/rss/ =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. BP’s Fake Twitter Account 2. Publicize Your Social Media… Read More
How a guest blogger pitched me and made me say ‘yes’
If you’re pitching a blogger with an idea for a guest blog post, take a cue from James Nissen. James pitched me last night regarding a guest blog post about how he built the buzz for SecretintheDirt.com, a free golf website hosted by PGA Champion Steve Elkington, legendary masters champion Jackie Burke, and Internet golf sensation… Read More
Your Press Release on Steroids
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #506 May 26, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Your Press Release on Steroids 2. Newbies: Free Social Media Webinar 3. Use Blog Sub-heads 4. Advertise in This Ezine 5. Help This Hound 6. Hound… Read More