The Publicity Hound’s
Tips of the Week
Issue #675 Dec. 22, 2012
Publisher: Joan Stewart
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“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”
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In This Issue
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1. Don’t Fall for the $1 Facebook Trap
2. How to Use My Free Ebook
3. New Posts at My Blog
4. Hound Video of the Week
This Weekend in the Hound House:
I’m making a list and checking it twice and loving the really fun cat- and dog-themed gifts on this Pinterest board.
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1. Don’t Fall for the $1 Facebook Trap
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Facebook is rolling out a new feature that’s giving a limited number of users the ability to pay $1 to send a message into someone’s inbox, even if the recipient is not a friend.
This obnoxious feature is just one more way for Facebook to get your credit card number. The result? Even more spam added to garbage that’s already flowing into our in-boxes from clods who claim to be our Friends but are hawking everything imaginable.
If you want to throw your money away by pestering total strangers, that’s your business. But smart Publicity Hounds wouldn’t even THINK of using this $1 trap to pitch journalists and bloggers.
I wouldn’t use it, either, as any type of marketing tool. It’s as sleazy as the intrusive telemarketing calls from creeps telling you how to consolidate your credit card debt.
You can read all about the new Facebook feature in this PCWorld article.
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2. How to Use My Free Ebook
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Looking for a last-minute gift for clients or business associates?
Or one more piece of content for your membership site?
Or an image to pin to one of your Pinterest boards on publicity or PR?
Consider my free ebook, “The Best of The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week of 2012,” chock full of 27 of the best DIY publicity and social media tips.
If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, click this link and save it to your hard drive.
I’ve given you nine other ideas on how to use the ebook. Find them all in my blog post.
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3. New Posts at My Blog
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Dog Tweets: 10 PR stars reveal secrets for social media success in 2012
12 ways to use my free ebook on DIY publicity tips
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4. Hound Video of the Week
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