If you aren’t blogging yet, or you’re looking for shortcuts to save time and blog more frequently, here are three ideas to get you started: 1. Can’t write? Then talk! Too many people don’t blog because they can’t write, or it takes them too long to write well. The solution? A small tape-recorder. When an… Read More
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Facebook Redesign: Don’t Panic
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #486 Jan. 6, 2010 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================= “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue =================================== 1. Facebook Redesign: Don’t Panic 2. New Year’s Resolutions for Bloggers 3. Still No Gravatar? 4. A Dozen Ways to Use My Free Ebook 5. Promoting Absorbent… Read More
Meet My (Unlikely) Business Partner
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #485 Dec. 30, 2009Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Meet My (Unlikely) Business Partner 2. Dumbest Excuses for Not Blogging 3. Media Leads 4. Regift My ‘Best of’ Ebook 5. Promoting a Web Design Company 6. Help… Read More
Like this blog? Nominate it for Writer’s Digest award
For two years in a row, my website at PublicityHound.com made the Writer’s Digest list of “101 Best Websites for Writers.” But then it dropped off the list. The magazine is once again taking nominations for the next batch of 101 sites, and the deadline is Jan. 1. I hope you’ll consider nominating this blog, or my website, or 89PressReleaseTips.com… Read More
Not getting blog comments? 6 ways to get people talking
By Joan Stewart If you’re blogging, but nobody’s listening, take heart. Cathy Stucker, aka The Idea Lady, offers six great tips on how to encourage people to comment at your blog. Ask questions at the end of your blog posts, she says. And be controversial by taking a contrarian stand on an issue. I love her suggestion of interacting… Read More
Can't write? Can't blog? Use a recorder & transcriber
By Joan Stewart If you’re still not blogging because you’re not a very good writer, or you don’t have time to write, here’s an easy solution. Dictate your thoughts about a topic into a hand-held recorder. Then, find an assistant to transcribe what you’ve recorded and—voila!—you’ve got a blog post. I was talking to one… Read More
Bad press releases outed by journalists with blogs
In the old days, when we used typewriters to write press releases, and then snail-mailed the releases to the media, the worst that could happen would be that the media didn’t use our releases. Now that many journalists blog, the occupational hazards of bad press releases distributed online are multiplied. Send a crappy release and the journalist… Read More
How to Promote Your Experts
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #479 Nov. 17, 2009 Publisher: Joan Stewar t========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. How to Promote Your Experts 2. Pay Attention to Media Websites 3. Oprah/Palin Outtakes 4. How to Promote a Book on Autism 5. Help This Hound… Read More
Oprah’s producers blog & drop clues about what they like
If you’re dying to get onto Oprah, stop sending unsolicited books, press kits and other junk. Instead, spend some time reading the blog posts from the show’s 14 producers. Yes, they blog. Is it OK to contact them? You bet! Check out the invitation: If you read just one week’s worth of posts from producer “Caroline,”… Read More
How to Follow Up
The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #478 Nov. 11, 2009 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. How to Follow Up 2. Predict Top Trends of 2010 3. Gary V’s 5 Commandments 4. How to Promote a Floral Shop 5. Help This Hound… Read More