The Publicity Hound’s
\nTips of the Week
\nIssue #550 April 12, 2011<\/p>\n
Publisher: Joan Stewart<\/p>\n
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“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”<\/p>\n
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In This Issue
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1. Journalists’ Trick Questions<\/p>\n
2. Cross-promote on Social Media<\/p>\n
3. Don’t Upgrade on LinkedIn<\/p>\n
4. For Non-fiction Authors Only<\/p>\n
5. Help This Hound<\/p>\n
6. Hound Photos of the Week<\/p>\n
7. And at My Blog & Mobile Site…<\/p>\n
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\n1. Journalists’ Trick Questions
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Let’s see how savvy you are when it comes to interviewing with
\njournalists.<\/p>\n
Which of the following would you consider a trick question:<\/p>\n
A. “What’s your annual revenue?”<\/p>\n
B. “I know you feel uncomfortable commenting on that topic, but
\nhow about telling me off the record?”<\/p>\n
C. “What’s the worst business mistake you’ve ever made, and what
\nhave you learned from it?”<\/p>\n
Take a minute and actually write your answer on a piece of paper.
\nA, B or C, or any combination of the above?<\/p>\n
As a former journalist, I’ve asked those three questions many
\ntimes.<\/p>\n
Now, go to my blog to find out whether you’re correct:
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=8208<\/p>\n
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\n2. Cross-promote on Social Media
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Now that you’re on a variety of social media sites, do your
\nfriends, followers and fans know where to find you on other
\nsites?<\/p>\n
Let’s say that after searching online for information, they end
\nup on one of your YouTube videos. Do you have a YouTube channel
\nthat explains where they can find you on LinkedIn and Facebook?<\/p>\n
Linking to the channel is easy. But, too often, we forget to I’m also revisiting my Google profile and adding links to social Those are only two of 13 ways I cross-promote on the social media ===================================== In some LinkedIn groups, members are discussing whether it’s The concensus is that unless you’re a recruiter, or you’re using LinkedIn expert Wayne Breitbarth says LinkedIn has enough other When he was my guest on a webinar last month, he demonstrated Regardless of your industry, if you’re not using Advanced Search, ===================================== Have you ever wondered why some authors make a fortune while so Would you like to make a whole lot more from your own non-fiction After working with 9,300+ authors over the last 20 years, Steve Some are very famous bestsellers, like the creators of the Others are happily not so famous but quietly raking in high six- To learn what rich authors know that poor authors don’t, join There’s no cost to participate in the call, except for your http:\/\/www.freepublicity.com\/richauthorsecrets\/?10011<\/a><\/p>\n ====================================== Matthew Bivens of Gainesville, FL, writes:<\/p>\n “I work at a startup company called Fracture at “We’ve been in business a little over a year, and we’ve received “We’ve had other media coverage here and there, but we have yet The Publicity Hound says:<\/p>\n Hounds, keep this in mind for all your dog photos, too!<\/p>\n Take a minute and post your best marketing ideas for Matthew at ====================================== Thanks to Publicity Hound Meryl K. Evans of Plano, Texas, for http:\/\/www.newyorksocialdiary.com\/node\/205235<\/a><\/p>\n ====================================== 13 ways to cross-promote on social media sites Beware of journalists’ trick questions during an interview ================================================<\/p>\n Joan Stewart The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #550 April 12, 2011 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Journalists’ Trick Questions 2. Cross-promote on Social Media 3. Don’t Upgrade on LinkedIn 4. For Non-fiction Authors Only 5. Help This Hound 6. Hound Photos of\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":0,"wds_primary_category":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3,25,55,56,48,4,58,36,19,9,5,27,14],"class_list":{"0":"post-740","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tips-of-the-week","7":"tag-book-promotion","8":"tag-business-promotion","9":"tag-free-publicity","10":"tag-how-to-get-free-publicity","11":"tag-linkedin","12":"tag-media-interviews","13":"tag-pitching-a-book","14":"tag-pitching-the-media","15":"tag-pitching-to-reporters","16":"tag-publicity-for-niche-markets","17":"tag-publicity-tips","18":"tag-social-media","19":"tag-social-networking","20":"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\/740","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=740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nlink from it. On my YouTube channel, I include links to several
\nsocial media sites from the sub-head that says, “About Me”:
\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/publicityhound<\/a><\/p>\n
\nmedia sites, like Quora, that I’ve added in the last few months.<\/p>\n
\nsites. Read about the other 11 at my blog at
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=8176<\/p>\n
\n3. Don’t Upgrade on LinkedIn
\n=====================================<\/p>\n
\nworth it to upgrade to the paid version of LinkedIn.<\/p>\n
\nthe site for a very active job search, it isn’t worth it to pay.<\/p>\n
\nfeatures, like the ability to ask for an introduction, that let
\nyou do just about anything other than having direct access to
\nmore people.<\/p>\n
\nseveral ways to use the Advanced Search feature to find sales
\nleads within minutes. And he explained what to do with those
\nleads once you have them.<\/p>\n
\nyou’re leaving money on the table. Learn more about what Wayne
\ntaught, and how you can access the video replay and all the
\nmaterials we covered during the webinar at
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/publicity-products\/marketing-
\ntapes\/linkedinpowerformula.htm<\/a><\/p>\n
\n4. For Non-fiction Authors Only
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\nmany others with equally good books always seem to struggle
\nfinancially?<\/p>\n
\nbook(s), without a lot of work or expense?<\/p>\n
\nHarrison knows that rich authors simply do seven key things
\ndifferently than poor authors.<\/p>\n
\nChicken Soup for the Soul series and Rich Dad Poor Dad.<\/p>\n
\nfigure and even seven-figure annual incomes without ever being on
\nOprah or hitting any bestseller list.<\/p>\n
\nSteve for a free 75-minute telephone seminar this Thursday, April
\n14, at your choice of two times: 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n
\nnormal long distance charges. I’m a compensated affiliate.
\nRegister here:<\/p>\n
\n5. Help This Hound
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\n http:\/\/www.FractureMe.com<\/a>, which gives people an innovative way
\nto print, mount and display their personal photographs. Send us a
\nphoto and we’ll print it on a pane of shatter-proof glass.<\/p>\n
\npress from various news and media outlets (both local and
\nnational), and our product has been pretty well received. For
\nexample, a TechCrunch blog post back in October 2010 drove in
\nhundreds of orders in a matter of hours–a huge leap from the 10
\nto 20 orders per day we were seeing at the time.<\/p>\n
\nto see real sustained growth. All of our focus is currently on
\nsales and marketing, and we’d love any advice you or your readers
\ncan give as to different cost-effective strategies a startup can
\nuse to gain exposure and spread the word.”<\/p>\n
\nmy blog at http:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=8200<\/p>\n
\n6. Hound Photos of the Week
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\ntipping us off to this journal of 16 photos of authors and their
\ndogs. They were taken by Jill Krementz, who says these top dogs
\n“over the years have wagged their tails into my photographs…and
\ninto my heart.”<\/p>\n
\n7. And at My Blog & Mobile Site…
\n======================================<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=8176<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=8208<\/p>\n
\nThe Publicity Hound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"