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Issue #791 Feb. 8, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Reviews Sell Products Drive More Traffic to Your Blog New Posts at My Blog Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: I’m laying low this weekend, following through on many of the tips… Read More

Dog Tweets of the Week–101 Tips for Using Instagram for Business

Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. 101 Tips for Using Instagram for BusinessInstagram is a relatively new mobile app. The company created a website and appears to be growing. Businesses are finding success building followings on Instagram and… Read More

13 smart reasons to use captions on YouTube videos

I started using captions on my YouTube videos about a year ago when someone reminded me that it’s just one more place where Google can find keywords. That’s Reason Number 1 and it’s reason enough for me. (The screenshot above is my “Welcome to My Website” video.) Reason Number 2: It helps people who are… Read More

A Publicity Strategy? Puh-leeze

Issue #771 Nov. 19, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue A Publicity Strategy? Puh-leeze Danger: Guest Blog Post Links Lots of Help for My Slogan Hound Video of the Week This Week in the Hound House: My friend says her thirtysomething daughter uses the word “sick” which… Read More

How to get Camtasia 8.0 for free and make easy videos

One of the easiest ways to create videos fast, without having to look good in front of the camera, write a script and memorize your lines, is to shoot a video of what you see on your computer monitor. You use screen-capture software and a headset with a mic to do things like take people… Read More

Free cheat sheet: 15 ways to pull more YouTube traffic

How I wish I had had Jeff Johnson’s free YouTube cheat sheet when I started my YouTube channel about eight years ago. YouTube was a mystery to me. I was struggling to learn video—how to use the camera, the proper lighting, how to edit—and there was little time left to figure out how to use YouTube.… Read More

How to Sell Books at Schools

Issue #738 Aug. 10, 2013 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue How to Sell Books at Schools Animated Whiteboard Videos New Posts at My Blog Hound Quote of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: I’m refinishing and painting a long piece of decorative glass in a… Read More

How to attach your iPad to a tripod, safely and securely, to shoot video

If you’re considering an iPad for shooting video for a publicity campaign, one of the most pressing questions is how to secure that valuable piece of equipment to the tripod. You do it with a Caddie Buddy, a plastic contraption that, one one end, wraps around the iPad and secures it on all four corners.… Read More

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