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5 Strategies to Build a Network of Bloggers and Journalists

Waxing UnLyrical

Here are a few ways to find topically relevant sites: Follow blogrolls. An editor at Forbes would definitely ignore my phone call, but he would be more inclined to interact with me via Twitter. Look for online communities of bloggers and contribute to their conversations to begin building contacts in your focus area.

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[Answered] Are Guest Blog Posts Even Worthwhile Or Am I Just Giving Away My Content?

SocMed Sean

Emailing a blogger and asking them to “swap links” or “add you to their blogroll” is a thing of the past and just doesn’t work. Definitely. If you have a tip for others who are considering guest-blogging, definitely share them in the comments. I hope that helps! –Sean.

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12 Ways To Make Your WordPress Blog Cleaner And Cuter

Waxing UnLyrical

A Better Blogroll If you like highlighting other bloggers on your site via a blogroll, you will probably find that as you add more and more to them, it becomes a huuge list. Try the Better Blogroll plugin. LF definitely deserves more prominence in a separate post! I definitely have to try that. Read All About It!

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Smart Move from Condé Nast: GQ and DETAILS Should Have Their Own.

Adam Sherk

Tuesday’s announcement that GQ and DETAILS will get their own sites in October is definitely encouraging, and is a big improvement over hosting both on men.style.com. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Get PR Measurement Off The Island

Waxing UnLyrical

But look at what he says when examining what someone wrote in an article entitled “public relations comes of age&# : Besides not knowing the difference between public relations and publicity (see Seth Godin’s definition here ), the author clearly missed the boat by thinking public relations measurement is based on WOM and media mentions.

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A Look at Muck Rack's Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk A Look at Muck Rack’s Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later by Adam Sherk on October 20, 2009 I’m definitely a fan of Muck Rack – it offers an easy way to track major media journalists on Twitter and pick up on trending topics.

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Musings on Joining New Social Media Sites, Site Recommendations.

Saying It Social

Perhaps I didn’t quite see the value when I first created an account but I can definitely see this as a great (FREE) social media channel now. I’m not sure what took me so long because I definitely have seen its value, I’ve even used it for clients before; now I’m finally on. One day, four new sites.

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