The Publicity Hound’s
\nTips of the Week
\nIssue #597 March 7, 2012
\nPublisher: Joan Stewart
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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. Interest in Pinterest Skyrockets<\/p>\n
2. Is This Pitch Too Creepy?<\/p>\n
3. Don’t Make These Website Mistakes<\/p>\n
4. Authors: Why Persistence Pays<\/p>\n
5. Grab My CDs for 80 Percent Off<\/p>\n
6. Hound Photo of the Week<\/p>\n
7. And at My Blog & Mobile Site<\/p>\n
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\n1. Interest in Pinterest Skyrockets
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It’s been around for two years. But in the last few months,
\ninterest in Pinterest, the social media site that lets you “pin”
\nimages onto a virtual corkboard, is off the charts.<\/p>\n
Before you start groaning because it’s one more program to learn,
\ncheck out these stats:<\/p>\n
–From December 2011 to January 2012, unique visitors to
\nPinterest.com increased by 155 percent.<\/p>\n
–More than one in four users earns more than $100,000 a year.<\/p>\n
–The site registered more than 7 million unique visitors in
\nDecember, up from 1.6 million in September.<\/p>\n
–It’s pulling more traffic to company websites and blogs than
\nYouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined, according to one study.<\/p>\n
–Research shows that many people are spending more time
\n“pinning” than they are connecting with their friends on the
\nalmighty Facebook.<\/p>\n
Why do Publicity Hounds need to know about Pinterest?<\/p>\n
–By putting the \u201cPin It\u201d button on your pages, all of your pins
\nwill include a link back to the source, such as your website or
\nblog, a great way to revive interest in old content.<\/p>\n
–You can connect Pinterest to your Twitter and Facebook
\naccounts, which means you don’t initially need a huge number of
\nfollowers on Pinterest to start picking up steam.<\/p>\n
–You can create boards around topics that tie into your products
\nand services, being careful not to overtly promote.<\/p>\n
–Users admit that Pinterest is absolutely addictive. That’s
\nbecause, unlike other social media sites, it’s filled with
\nmillions of colorful, captivating photos and a clean design that
\npulls you in.<\/p>\n
–I’ve seen far more excitement and chatter about Pinterest than
\nI have for Google+, which suddenly seems like a dinosaur.<\/p>\n
And I’ve received many questions, including “How do I get an
\ninvitation for Pinterest?” As a result, I’m hosting a 90-minute
\nwebinar at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 15. It’s
\ncalled, “How to Use Pinterest to Generate Clicks, Traffic, Links,
\nLeads and Sales,” and is for beginners as well as pinners who
\nhave been on the site for a while.<\/p>\n
Register here even if the time is inconvenient because I’ll be For an invitation to join Pinterest, go to http:\/\/pinterest.com\/<\/a> If you’ve done something really cool on Pinterest that ties into =================================== A friend says she thinks this is “somewhat creepy but smart.”<\/p>\n It definitely isn’t for everybody. But I guarantee it will get Mention the name of a blogger’s or journalist’s dog, cat or kid I walk you step-by-step through the entire process of how I did Are you brave enough to pull this off? The Comments section ====================================== Nothing frustrates visitors to your website more than searching That’s my Number One pet peeve. I created this little video in ====================================== If you wrote a book that you wanted picked up by a publisher, how Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen heard it 144 times before a What kept them moving forward?<\/p>\n Two mindsets that they had kept them going. Canfield will explain You’ll also learn how to get started as a public speaker and what ===================================== I’m eliminating most CDs from my inventory very soon, and This means unheard of discounts for Publicity Hounds who love The discount is good only for titles on this list and only if you http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/publicity-products\/inventorycloseout.htm<\/a><\/p>\n ==================================== This photo of a Flying Maltese is courtesy of Jenny XOXO on http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/206110120415904307\/<\/a><\/p>\n Dog Jokes & Quotes Ebook: 170+ G-rated dog jokes and quotes, BONUS: Buy the ebook and you also get a compilation of the 50 ====================================== Great content for retweeting:<\/p>\n Publicists: Can I buy you coffee in San Francisco? Find the name of a blogger’s dog, cat, kid in 60 seconds Authors: If publishers reject your Dog Tweets: 50 Ways to Get More People to Like Your Facebook Page <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week Issue #597 March 7, 2012 Publisher: Joan Stewart ========================================== “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” =================================== In This Issue =================================== 1. Interest in Pinterest Skyrockets 2. Is This Pitch Too Creepy? 3. Don’t Make These Website Mistakes 4. Authors: Why Persistence Pays 5. Grab My CDs for\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":5,"wds_primary_category":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[11,3,55,56,111,5],"class_list":{"0":"post-897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tips-of-the-week","7":"tag-art-marketing","8":"tag-book-promotion","9":"tag-free-publicity","10":"tag-how-to-get-free-publicity","11":"tag-pinterest","12":"tag-publicity-tips","13":"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\/897","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=897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nrecording it and making the downloads available:
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/publicity-products\/marketing-tapes\/pinterest.htm<\/a><\/p>\n
\nand click on the red button “Request an Invite.”<\/p>\n
\nyour business or hobby, hit “Reply” and let me know. I might
\nfeature your board in my webinar.<\/p>\n
\n2. Is this Pitch Too Creepy?
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\nattention.<\/p>\n
\nin your pitch–with care.<\/p>\n
\nthis in less than 60 seconds.<\/p>\n
\nawaits at http:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10510<\/p>\n
\n3. Don’t Make These Website Mistakes
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\nfor something to buy, credit card in hand, and not being able to
\nfind your phone number when they have a question about shipping
\nor another topic.<\/p>\n
\nwhich I explain two more:
\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZxOHt97boGs<\/a><\/p>\n
\n4. Authors: Why Persistence Pays
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\nmany times would you be willing to hear the word “no” before you
\ngave up?<\/p>\n
\nsmall publisher agreed to pick up their first “Chicken Soup for
\nthe Soul” book. Since then, more than 500 million copies have
\nbeen printed.<\/p>\n
\nwhat they are when Steve Harrison interviews him during a 90-
\nminute webinar at your choice of two times on Thursday, March 8.<\/p>\n
\nto do if you need to make money within 30 to 60 days. Even though
\nthe webinar is free, I promote it as an affiliate because too
\nmany authors give up too quickly. Register at
\n https:\/\/m164.infusionsoft.com\/go\/JackQL15\/A10011\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\n5. Grab My CDs for 80 Percent Off
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\nscrapping some old titles altogether.<\/p>\n
\nsniffing out bargains.<\/p>\n
\nuse the coupon code CLOSEOUT80 when you check out.<\/p>\n
\n6. Hound Photo of the Week
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\nPinterest, where you’ll find more cute dog photos on the left.
\nWarning: This site is addictive. (See Item #1 above.)<\/p>\n
\nperfect for a dog-lover, your favorite vet, or just for a few
\ngood laughs.<\/p>\n
\nbest websites for dog humor.
\n http:\/\/publicityhound.com\/dogjokebook\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\n7. And at My Blog & Mobile Site…
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\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10616<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10510<\/p>\n
\nbook title, don\u2019t give up
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10589<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/publicityhound.net\/?p=10570<\/p>\n