Writing Articles

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

Need an expert? Look at one of the article directory sites

If you’re looking for an expert source because you need to hire a speaker, or you want a guest for your podcast, or you’re doing research for a book, don’t get discouraged if you don’t find one on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, or by Googling . There’s still a large percentage of people—even experts—who aren’t at… Read More

Online visibility: 13 ways to build a following

This month’s guest blog post was written byJames Nissen. Last week, I shared James’ pitch and wrote about How a guest blogger pitched me and made me say ‘yes’ * * * By James Nissen “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” — Confucius One of… Read More

How freelancers can use Twitter to find journalists, sources

Freelance writer Angie Gambino, one of myLinkedIn connections, invited me to respond to her question on how freelancers can use Twitter. I came up with several ideas and added more to the list: Follow journalists in your target market. Regardless of whether they follow you, pay attention to what they’re tweeting. Retweet some of their… Read More

12 proofreading tips for press releases, blogs & other copy

Before you send that next press release, or add copy to your online press room, or post something to your blog, or upload a new article to an article directory site, use Mickie Kennedy’s 8 top tips for proofreading. His company, eReleases, writes and distributes press releases for people who don’t want to do it… Read More

Action Sports Hub needs articles

Action Sports Hub is looking for action sports enthusiasts who can write articles. You can work you own hours from your home and at your own pace. Email samples. Write to them at Action Sports Hub Inc., 7071 Warner Ave., Suite F-416 Huntington Beach, CA 92647. If you’ve never written an article, see “How to Write How-to Articles.”

Shotgun Sports needs articles on trap, skeet, hunting

Shotgun Sports magazine is looking for articles on trap, skeet, hunting, sports clays and 5-stand. Hunting articles can include the following topics: upland birds, large game, small game, waterfowl and turkeys. Readers consider these to be the toughest targets: deer, grouse, waterfowl, quail, turkeys, chukar, pheasants and elk (not often taken with a shotgun, but it can be… Read More

9 freebies artists can offer to build an email list

Artists frequently make the mistake of failing to capture email addresses at their websites because they can’t think of anything to offer in return. That’s why I was gratified that on today’s preview call for the smARTist Telesummit 2010, the annual virtual extravaganza on how artists can market their work, artist Melanie Banayat asked: “What’s the best… Read More

19+ story ideas to generate publicity, PR for your business

If you’re looking for publicity from bloggers or traditional media but can’t think of an idea to pitch to them, here’s a quick way to find several. Longtime Publicity Hound Norman Lieberman reminded me about this yesterday when he emailed me to see if I had a list of questions that Publicity Hounds can ask themselves, designed to… Read More