{"id":1401,"date":"2008-04-11T10:32:10","date_gmt":"2008-04-11T10:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/blog\/index.php\/how-to-promote-your-best-of-honor-for-more-publicity\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T14:35:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T14:35:49","slug":"how-to-promote-your-best-of-honor-for-more-publicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/marketing\/how-to-promote-your-best-of-honor-for-more-publicity\/","title":{"rendered":"How to promote your ‘best of’ honor for more publicity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to\u00a0those of you who\u00a0nominated The Publicity Hound website<\/a>\u00a0for this year’s Writer’s Digest\u00a0“101 Best Websites for Writers.”<\/a><\/p>\n

My website made the list again this year, and I’m thrilled.<\/p>\n

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“Consultant Joan Stewart shares tips on self-promotion and how to get free publicity—a key for any writer living on a tight budget.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When I plucked the magazine from my mailbox today and saw that I was on the list, I immediately wrote a letter to the editor, hoping for additional free publicity. To increase the chances that the letter will be published, I didn’t just thank the magazine for the designation. I offered tips on how others who made the list can promote the honor.<\/p>\n

Here’s the letter:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m thrilled that you\u2019ve chosen my website, PublicityHound.com, for your 10th annual \u201c101 Best Websites for Writers\u201d list.<\/p>\n

Your endorsement has pulled traffic to my website, encouraged sales, and helped position me as a valuable resource for writers.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a publicity tip for writers or anyone else who make these prestigious \u201cbest of\u201d lists.\u00a0 Let your blog and ezine readers know about the honor.\u00a0 Write a press release and distribute it through one of the paid distribution services.\u00a0 Send press releases to your local newspapers.\u00a0 Add the information to your MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles.\u00a0 And display the logo by the organization that has honored you on the homepage at your website.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been searching for the \u201c101 Best Websites for Writers\u201d logo from Writer\u2019s Digest and can\u2019t seem to find it anywhere on your website.\u00a0 It appears that the logo or a photo was once on your \u201cBest 101 Websites\u201d<\/a> page, but it has disappeared.\u00a0 If you tell me where I can find the logo, I\u2019ll be happy to give Writer\u2019s Digest some publicity by placing the logo on my homepage.\u00a0 I\u2019ll bet many of the other 99 website owners would too.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I Googled “Best 101 websites,” and clicked on “images”\u00a0and eventually found the logo,\u00a0so I’ll be adding it to my website.\u00a0\u00a0By the way, displaying logos of your trade associations, or groups like the Business Business Bureau if you’re a member, or any “best of” listings adds credibility to your website and makes visitors more inclined to hang around—and maybe even buy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What logos can you add to your homepage today to boost your credibility?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to\u00a0those of you who\u00a0nominated The Publicity Hound website\u00a0for this year’s Writer’s Digest\u00a0“101 Best Websites for Writers.” My website made the list again this year, and I’m thrilled. “Consultant Joan Stewart shares tips on self-promotion and how to get free publicity—a key for any writer living on a tight budget.” When I plucked the magazine\u2026 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","iawp_total_views":2,"wds_primary_category":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[607],"class_list":{"0":"post-1401","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-marketing","7":"tag-promotions","8":"entry"},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Joan Stewart","author_link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/author\/jstewart\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41583,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401\/revisions\/41583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}