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The Publicity Hound’s
\nTips of the Week
\nIssue #590 Jan. 17, 2012
\nPublisher: Joan Stewart
\n mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com<\/a>
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com<\/a>
\n http:\/\/www.publicityHound.mobi
\n http:\/\/www.publicityhound.net\/<\/a> (Blog)
\n http:\/\/www.publicityarticles.net (Ezine Archives)<\/p>\n

==========================================<\/p>\n

“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”<\/p>\n

Receive this ezine direct to your desktop
\n http:\/\/www.publicityarticles.net\/feed\/rss\/<\/p>\n

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\nIn This Issue
\n===================================<\/p>\n

1. Sick of Your Blog? Sell It<\/p>\n

2. Know When Reporters Need You<\/p>\n

3. Media Lead<\/p>\n

4. Ideas for a Quirky Facebook Page<\/p>\n

5. Help This Hound<\/p>\n

6. Hound Video of the Week<\/p>\n

7. And at My Blog & Mobile Site<\/p>\n

=====================================
\n1. Sick of Your Blog? Sell It
\n=====================================<\/p>\n

Maybe you’re weary from grinding out content for your blog
\nseveral times a week.<\/p>\n

Or maybe you’re just tired of your topic.<\/p>\n

If you’ve gotten some decent traffic, the time might be right to
\nsell your blog.<\/p>\n

Who’d buy it? One of your competitors, perhaps.<\/p>\n

But before smart buyers will part with their money, they’ll want
\nto know things like how much traffic it gets, sources of revenue,
\nthe number of incoming links, its ranking on Technorati and
\nAlexa, the number of posts or articles, the number of comments,
\nsponsors and advertisers, publicity the blog has received, how
\noften you post, and how many people write for it.<\/p>\n

Selling your blog is one of 27 ways you can make money from it,
\nand I explained them all during a webinar I hosted on Saturday.
\nBut you can’t make REAL money unless you have significant traffic
\nand revenue.<\/p>\n

Beginners who are already providing solid content can use many of
\nthe tips I shared. Others are for more advanced bloggers who have
\nbuilt a brand and a solid reputation.<\/p>\n

Actually, I came up with a list of 31 ways to make money from
\nyour blog, so you get the last four as a little bonus. If you
\nmissed the live webinar, you can access the video and audio
\nreplays and the PowerPoint slides I used. (If you participated,
\nyou should have received my email with the link to the download
\npage.)<\/p>\n

Participants asked more questions on this webinar than any other
\nI’ve hosted. Learn more about how to monetize your blog and also
\nget the inside scoop on my new program called “Blog with the Dog”
\nat
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/publicity-
\nproducts\/marketingtapes\/howtomonetizeyourblog.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

PR People: Coaching your clients on how to make money from their
\nblogs is a fabulous value-added service you can provide.<\/p>\n

=================================
\n2. Know When Reporters Need You
\n=================================<\/p>\n

The absolute easiest time to get publicity is when a journalist
\nor producer has already decided they’re doing a story on your
\nsubject and are actively seeking people like you to interview.<\/p>\n

But they don’t have time to track down the perfect source. So
\nthey submit a lead, or query, to Reporter Connection, a service
\nthat forwards all the leads to you, for free.<\/p>\n

If a lead is a perfect fit, you contact the journalist or
\nbroadcaster on your own, make a short pitch explaining why you’re
\na good source, and hope they call. I’ve been interviewed myself
\nafter responding to several Reporter Connection leads.<\/p>\n

But there’s no guarantee. Still, publicists and do-it-yourself PR
\ntypes would be crazy not to subscribe to this free service. If
\nyou have an assistant, let her cull through all the leads for
\nyou. If she finds one that’s perfect for you, you respond.<\/p>\n

Their service is completely free, though they have other
\npublicity-related products and services you can buy (and I may
\nget a commission if you do).<\/p>\n

Go here now to get their free daily media leads:
\n https:\/\/m164.infusionsoft.com\/go\/RC\/A10011\/<\/a><\/p>\n

======================================
\n3. Media Lead
\n======================================<\/p>\n

Here are two media leads I received from the same reporter.<\/p>\n

A columnist who writes about relationships for a top-tier media
\noutlet (you or your PR clients will want to get into this one)
\nwants to develop relationships with people who do research on
\npsychology or relationships, particularly psychologists or
\nacademics.<\/p>\n

“One of my frustrations in my column is that I don\u2019t often hear
\nabout the research early,” the columnist says.<\/p>\n

Respond by sending an email to aceb5@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This same journalist is looking for sources for an article on
\nnagging. Does your spouse or significant other nag you? Or do you
\nnag your S.O.? She’s exploring the topic (with humor) and looking
\nfor people who have personal stories about how nagging has driven
\nthem nuts–or how they have solved the problem. If you and your
\nS.O. are willing to be interviewed–using your names–please
\nemail her as soon as possible, with details and contact info, at
\n aceb5@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What do you do when it’s time to pitch other journalists? You
\nfollow a formula I created. As a newspaper editor, I accepted and
\nrejected thousands of story ideas spanning a 22-year career, and
\nthis is the Number One most effective way to pitch. Read more
\nabout “A Simple 5-Part Formula for Delivering the Perfect Media
\nPitch & Hitting it Out of the Park” at
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/publicity-products\/marketing-
\ntapes\/pitchingformula.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

=====================================
\n4. Ideas for Quirky Facebook Page
\n=====================================<\/p>\n

This week, three Publicity Hounds have tips for Diane Kline of
\nSt. Louis, MO, co-author of QuirkOut! Crazy Things Women do to
\nStay Sane, a blog and a weekly newspaper column in the St. Louis
\nPost-Dispatch. She is trying to increase her Facebook “likes” on
\nthe page and wants to encourage women to post their QuirkOut!
\nmoments there.<\/p>\n

Publicity Hound Ileana Kane offered these ideas:<\/p>\n

–Create a really cool contest for the \u201cquirkiest\u201d laugh-out-loud
\nQuirkOut! moment. To win the contest they have to “like” your
\npage.<\/p>\n

–Have EVERY one you know twitter about the contest and send them
\nto your Facebook page.<\/p>\n

–With all of the submissions, create a really cool \u201cquirky\u201d book
\n(or booklet) with some fun and delightful illustrations.<\/p>\n

–Write a press release about your contest while educating them
\non the new trend with women letting their “Quirkouts” out (it
\nmust have a great psychological positive effect) and you will be
\nthe TREND setters).<\/p>\n

The Publicity Hound says:
\nRead all the responses at http:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10134<\/p>\n

Send your own question to mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com<\/a> and
\ninclude your city and state.<\/p>\n

======================================
\n5. Help This Hound
\n======================================<\/p>\n

Chris Stephenson of Madrid, Spain, asks:<\/p>\n

“I’d really like to use Flickr to host a competition. I’d ask
\npeople to submit photos of a variety of airports, highways,
\nbridges and all types of buildings that the company I work for
\nhas or is currently managing or constructing.<\/p>\n

“Potentially, I could offer a prize of photo equipment to attract
\ninterest. It\u2019s unclear whether Flickr would perceive this as
\ncommercial use because I don\u2019t plan to sell anything, but rather,
\ngenerate community and interest in the company.<\/p>\n

“I’m also looking for any other suggestions your Publicity Hounds
\nmight offer on how to promote this.”<\/p>\n

The Publicity Hound says:<\/p>\n

I’m not familiar with Flickr’s Terms of Service, Chris, but I’ll
\nbet many Publicity Hounds are. Hounds, can you help clarify this?
\nPost your comment, and any other ideas for promotion, to my blog
\nat http:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10230<\/p>\n

Send your own question to mailto:JStewart@PublicityHound.com<\/a> and
\ninclude your city and state.<\/p>\n

====================================
\n6. Hound Video of the Week
\n=====================================<\/p>\n

Thanks to Publicity Hound Ann Dekorsi of Glendale, WI, for this
\nvideo of a dog that looks spellbound while a little boy eats a
\nsandwich nearby. Then watch what happens.
\n http:\/\/www.care2.com\/greenliving\/dog-steals-sandwich-video.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Dog Jokes & Quotes Ebook: 170+ G-rated dog jokes and quotes,
\nperfect for a dog-lover, your favorite vet, or just for a few
\ngood laughs.<\/p>\n

BONUS: Buy the ebook and you also get a compilation of the 50
\nbest websites for dog humor.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/dogjokebook\/<\/a><\/p>\n

======================================
\n7. And at My Blog & Mobile Site…
\n======================================<\/p>\n

Relationships columnist needs tips on psychology research
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10224<\/p>\n

Dog Tweets: 10 content marketing tips for 2012
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10214<\/p>\n

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