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Bloggers important in PR

Sherrilynne Starkie

Bloggers are increasingly important in public relations, according to a white paper published today by DWPub. Eighty-two per cent of PR professionals work with bloggers to provide coverage for clients, while 98% find bloggers useful or invaluable. Bloggers are here to stay and the PR industry is beginning to embrace them.

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The wine blogger kerfuffle

Sherrilynne Starkie

The issue of blogging ethics came to the fore recently when prominent Canadian wine blogger, Natalie MacLean was accused of copyright infringement by the US wine magazine, Palate Press. Trusting bloggers as journalists. Bloggers may be talented writers and enthusiastic about their subjects, but they are not professional journalists.

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Top tips for bloggers and brands

Sherrilynne Starkie

Bloggers too, are being taken seriously as true influencers by marketers and are being courted by brands and the PR agencies that represent them. Here are some tips for new bloggers to help get the best out of brand relationships: Seattle-area Blogger Meetup Group Photo (2) (Photo credit: Chris Pirillo).

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10 mistakes even professional bloggers make and how you can avoid them right now

SocMed Sean

Be sure to avoid these pitfalls and mistakes that even professional bloggers mistake. The post 10 mistakes even professional bloggers make and how you can avoid them right now appeared first on SocMedSean - Social Media Sean. Are you looking to continue to grow your blog traffic?

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Best Buy Mistakenly Exposes Their Exclusive Blogger List

Bill Hartzer

Best Buy , in a recent internal communication to their Wolf Bloggers exclusive blogger list, sent out an email to their list of bloggers about an agreement with another affiliate organization. One of the bloggers subsequently Replied All to the list, which then exposed Best Buy’s entire exclusive blogger list.

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How to Write Faster, Better Blog Posts: 4 Techniques Top Bloggers Use

ProBlogger

The post How to Write Faster, Better Blog Posts: 4 Techniques Top Bloggers Use appeared first on ProBlogger. First, let’s address a common worry about writing faster… Faster Writing Doesn’t Mean Slapdash Writing One of the worries that some bloggers have is that by speeding up the writing process, they’ll compromise on quality.

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7 Tips for Busy Bloggers on Finding Time to Blog

ProBlogger

The post 7 Tips for Busy Bloggers on Finding Time to Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Whenever I ask ProBlogger readers “what’s the biggest challenge that they face as a blogger?”, ”, the answer I hear most is “ Time” Finding time to blog is something that all bloggers struggle with.

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