{"id":31676,"date":"2016-12-30T12:25:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T18:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/?p=31676"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:56:32","slug":"10-best-blog-posts-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/publicity\/10-best-blog-posts-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Blog Posts from 2016 That You Can’t Afford to Ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m not above stealing good ideas, tweaking them, and using them for my own blog. You shouldn’t either.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agility PR Solutions did a round-up of Our top 10 PR articles for 2016<\/a>. When I saw it, I thought, “I should do that.”<\/p>\n

Here then, is a list of my 10 blog posts that you can’t afford to ignore. Not necessarily the ones that got the most traffic, but the ones I think you need to know. All but one was published here. The last was one I wrote for another blog. \u00a0<\/p>\n

1.\u00a05 Must-have Techie Tools if You Want Free Publicity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why it’s important:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unless you have five techie tools at your fingertips, and you know how to use them, you could be missing powerful publicity opportunities <\/strong>like the chance to do a Skype video interview with a blogger or journalist, or be a guest on a popular podcast.<\/p>\n

2. 11 Audiences Can Promote You: Here’s What They Want<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why it’s important:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve identified 11 groups of journalists, information publishers and others who are in an ideal position to help promote you.\u00a0<\/strong>Once you know what each of those 11 audience want, and I\u2019ve just scratched the surface here, you\u2019re in a better position to pitch it. And that means you\u2019re increasing your chances<\/strong> for publicity.<\/p>\n

3. 12 Angles for Sparking Controversy That Generates Publicity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why it’s important:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Controversy is one of the best ways to get publicity. Guest blogger Marcia Yudkin<\/strong> gives you 12 ways to be an expert at generating headlines, articles, press releases, blog posts, newsletter pieces or simply tweets that ignite interest, fire up exchanges<\/strong> and get your core message into people\u2019s minds.<\/p>\n

4. Publicity Photos Come Alive in a Media Kit if You Use Props<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why it’s important:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Add this one item to your media kit and watch your publicity explode. <\/strong>Publicity photos that include interesting props related to your personality<\/strong>, your book<\/strong>, your product<\/strong> or service<\/strong>, or your business <\/strong>practically\u00a0<\/strong>beg<\/strong> to be published. And they make it easy for journalists, bloggers and others to cover your story.<\/p>\n

5. 5 Tips for Accuracy: 47 More Tips Tomorrow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why it’s important:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can\u2019t avoid errors in news stories written about you. But you can do several things to improve the chances that the story will be accurate.<\/strong> These five tips are among 52 I shared in a free webinar on “52 Solid Gold Publicity Tips to Make Self-promotion Easier.” It will make every Publicity Hound more notable and quotable. You can watch it here:<\/p>\n