When personal assistant Christie Gaderson of Priorities Concierge in Austin, Texas read my tip about how to set up a Google Alert to learn which bloggers are writing about … [Read more...]
Cross-promote your blog and ezine
One of the biggest mistakes made by Publicity Hounds who blog and also publish an ezine is failing to cross-promote from one to the other. For example, in this blog, there's a sign-up box for my ezine, "The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week," just below my photo over on the right side. Many of you reading this blog arrived her by clicking on a … [Read more...]
David Meerman Scott thanked these 163 bloggers
I've only been blogging for a few years, and I'm still learning.
For example, in this morning's post about the 163 bloggers who David Meerman Scott thanked, I never listed the … [Read more...]
Authors, thank bloggers when your book is published
Here's a brilliant idea that can create such a huge buzz online for your new book that it will fly off the shelves. During your research and writing, start keeping a list of bloggers who helped you in some way, either by blogging about you and your book, or by contributing to it, or about mentioning you. Then as soon as the book is published, … [Read more...]
Presidential candidates need advice from all you experts
Attention Rudy Giuliani: Remember when you dressed in drag for those comedy routines? Your enemy bloggers love those photos, like the one at left, showing you dressed up as a platinum blonde startlet. And they could derail your run for the presidency. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson: When you're on the presidential campaign trail, that suit … [Read more...]
Online publicity tip: How to become a guest blogger
I just finished my first gig as a guest blogger. Brian DeSpain invited me to write about my best PR tips for start-up businesses, or new businesses that are online. You can read my tips at his Thalasar Ventures blog. Here's how I got the invitation. Pay attention because this is powerful stuff, and you can use this same strategy to build the … [Read more...]
Author’s blog pulls 32,000 readers, two-book deal
He blogs about poems, and he started out with a pathetic 10 readers a day.Within two months, he had a two-book deal with a major publisher. It's not easy to attract a lot of traffic---anybody who blogs knows that. Meet Greg Pincus, who used a system of viral marketing to create buzz for his … [Read more...]
Employment lawyer blogs about NBC hit ‘The Office’
Here's a great example of how a blogger piggybacks her entire blog onto a popular TV show. Julie Elgar, an attorney at the law firm of Ford & Harrison in Atlanta, Georgia, counsels companies on avoiding lawsuits and shows managers how to comply with various state and federal employment … [Read more...]
Google Alerts help you find influential bloggers
Every morning, I spend about an hour finding bloggers who wrote about the topic of press releases---one of the biggest pain points for Publicity Hounds---and I post comments to their blogs. It's a wonderful way to let them---and their readers---know who I am. Here's how I do it. Several months ago, I created a Google Alert for "press release" … [Read more...]
AP to carry bloggers’ coverage of Libby trial
If you still aren't convinced that bloggers are influential, or that they aren't very well-respected, listen up. The Associated Press is partnering with the Media Bloggers Association to distribute its members' coverage of the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, to the news organization's … [Read more...]
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