A great way to promote your expertise is to write product reviews and submit them to online article directories, and to offline publications. Christopher Knight of EzineArticles.com offers a template for a simple “pros and cons” article. The review simply lists the pros and cons of a product. Lots of people write the popular “how to”… Read More
Writing Articles
Writer’s guidelines for publications that will pay you
If you’ve been writing lots of free articles and posting them at places like online article directory sites to promote your expertise, good for you. But sometimes, you want to write for a publication that’s willing to pay you. Or you might want to create an additional revenue stream as a freelance writer, like I do. … Read More
Capture email addresses, publicity with these 55 freebies
Are you letting visitors come to your website, look around, then leave without asking them for their email addresses? If so, shame on you. That’s no different than a stopkeeper letting customers walk into the store without asking, “Is there something I help you find?” Some of those visitors, by the way, might be journalists doing research… Read More
Small-biz owners needed for American Chronicle article
Robert Smith is looking for small business owners with revenues of more than $500,000 a year for an article he’s writing for American Chronicle, an online magazine for national, international, state, local, entertainment, sports and government news. He needs seven entrepreneurs to profile. You must be in business for at least two years. If you… Read More
Social media categories added at EzineArticles.com
EzineArticles.com announces that it has added three new categories to help cover the exploding Social Media trend: Internet & Online Businesses: Social-Networking Social Networking is fueled by sites such as MySpace, LinkedIN, Ryze and savvy web 2.0 netpreneurs that are helping their own web audience discover new ways to network with each other online. Internet & Online… Read More
Public speaking tip: 7 ways to get on a panel
Scott Lorenz of Westwood Communications has helpful tips on how public speakers can land a spot on a conference panel. It’s in the latest issue of The Navigator, the ezine published by Bacon’s. Most important: don’t wait for an invitation! And tell them you’ll help promote the panel as well as the conference. Here’s my personal experience… Read More
‘Procreation Vacation’ helps writer procreate, not just write
One of the best ways to attract media attention for your product, service, cause or issue is to invite journalists to actually experience your story, not just report it. That’s what PR firm Quinn & Co. did when trying to generate publicity for its client, Starwood Hotels and resorts worldwide. The firm discovered that the locals in the… Read More
EzineArticles.com adds 8 new categories
EzineArticles.com, the granddaddy of article directory websites, has just issued a call for articles in 8 new categories: Real Estate Law Timeshares Sleep & Snoring Ergonomics Pain Management Financial Aid Psychic Paranormal If you’re an author, speaker or expert on any of those topics, or hundreds of others, start submitting your articles. During a teleseminar… Read More
EzineArticles.com adds 16 sports categories
If you’re writing articles about sports, or anything else for that matter, one of the very best article directories is EzineArticles.com which just added 16 sports categories. They are: Archery Boating Bodybuilding Bowling Cheerleading Climbing Equestrian Hunting Mountain Biking Racquetball Scuba-Diving Skateboarding Snowboarding Surfing Track-and-Field Wrestling I love this article directory for several reasons. It… Read More
Writing tip: Make statistics come alive
One of the best ways to help journalists and consumers understand statistics in your press releases, articles and marketing copy is to turn a statistic into a picture they can see in their minds. I just saw a great example of this today. Greg Stromberg, CEO of Toobee International, sells a toy called “The Amazing… Read More