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Are you wondering how to reach out to PR professionals?
Do you feel intimidated by all of the PR talk going on in the blogosphere these days?
Would you like to have your blog noticed by top-notch PR professionals?
This is your opportunity. Public relations is about relationships. Coincidentally, blogging is about relationships, too. You already have the skills; Adrienne and I would like to help you to create and foster the relationships.
Adrienne and I have done some networking on your behalf. We know some terrific PR professionals, and we know that there are many more terrific professionals that we’ve never met.
Who should participate in the Spotlight on PR?
Some bloggers don’t want to work with PR professionals, and that’s their prerogative. Some bloggers are overwhelmed by PR contacts and pitches, and they can’t take on anything else. They should not get involved.
Some bloggers really want to work with PR professionals, but they don’t know how to get the conversation started. Some bloggers are having awesome conversations with PR, but they would like to expand their networks.
If you’re in one of these groups, the Spotlight on PR is for you. The Spotlight on PR will run for the entire month of August here on Feels Like Home and on Adrienne’s House, so there are plenty of opportunities to get involved.
How do I participate in the Spotlight on PR?
1. If you would like to get involved in the conversation, write a post on your blog in which you introduce yourself, your blog, and your interests.
- Are there certain fields you’d like to get into – or not get into?
- Do you want to try your hand at a product review because you’ve never done one before?
- Are you not at all interested in product reviews, but would like to interview a pro-blogger PR professional?
- Make sure there is a way for PR professionals to contact you directly.
2. In your post, please display the button with a link back to Feels Like Home or to Adrienne’s House.
3. Come back here or go to Adrienne’s House and leave the direct link to your post in MckLinky. (The same MckLinky will show up in both places, so you only need to link up once.) Please do this by Friday, August 7. Because the bloggers’ response was so great, we are going to leave the Spotlight on PR open for new participants for an extra week. Please link up by midnight on August 15. 11 pm on August 18.
Leave your link in one of these forms:
- Tara @ Feels Like Home (Interviews only)
- Adrienne @ Adrienne’s House (Interviews or product reviews)
- Tara @ Feels Like Home (Product reviews)
- Adrienne @ Adrienne’s House (Product reviews – food only)
4. If a PR professional is interested in working with you for an interview, a product review, or simply to start a conversation, he or she will contact you.
5. We can’t guarantee that everyone will be contacted for this event, but you will have put yourself out there. You will have started the conversation. If you do a product review or an interview, please come back beginning on August 8 and leave the direct link to your post so that we can all congratulate you on your hard work.
Please remember to Blog with Intergrity
Please don’t participate if you’re already overwhelmed with projects.
If you are writing a product review or doing an interview, and you get stuck, feel free to contact me or Adrienne on our blogs, by email, or on Twitter.
Spotlight on PR button created and donated by Mariana at Riding With No Hands
© 2009, Feels Like Home Blog™. All rights reserved.
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Thank you for organizing this! I’m very hopeful that it will open up new opportunities for my blog.
.-= Shawna´s last blog ..Spotlight on PR =-.
Thank you for organizing this! I’m very hopeful that it will open up new opportunities for my blog.
.-= Shawna´s last blog ..Spotlight on PR =-.
Thanks Tara for the edit, I appreciate it very much.
.-= Beth G´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday =-.
Thanks Tara for the edit, I appreciate it very much.
.-= Beth G´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday =-.
Wow, it is so nice to see a blogger reaching out to help other bloggers!
Stop by and visit me over at Free2BeFrugal.
.-= niki´s last blog ..Blue Bunny for Less =-.
Wow, it is so nice to see a blogger reaching out to help other bloggers!
Stop by and visit me over at Free2BeFrugal.
.-= niki´s last blog ..Blue Bunny for Less =-.
I just want to thank you and Adrienne for hosting this event. I sincerely appreciate this opportunity and have participated by blogging about this on my blog and submitting my link above in your MckLinky.
.-= Thrifty Living Mom´s last blog ..Lean Cuisine FREE Lunch Fridays =-.
I just want to thank you and Adrienne for hosting this event. I sincerely appreciate this opportunity and have participated by blogging about this on my blog and submitting my link above in your MckLinky.
.-= Thrifty Living Mom´s last blog ..Lean Cuisine FREE Lunch Fridays =-.
This is wonderful! I can’t believe I almost missed it, just happened to run across it on The Product Review Place at the last minute! WHEW!
I hope my post is okay as I had to write it quickly!
Thanks ladies, I can’t wait to see what it brings!
.-= Henrietta @A Hen’s Nest´s last blog ..Spotlight on PR =-.
This is wonderful! I can’t believe I almost missed it, just happened to run across it on The Product Review Place at the last minute! WHEW!
I hope my post is okay as I had to write it quickly!
Thanks ladies, I can’t wait to see what it brings!
.-= Henrietta @A Hen’s Nest´s last blog ..Spotlight on PR =-.
I wanted to add another comment on the Spotlight on PR – it is FABULOUS! I have had some amazing PR emails since I added my name to the list above. Thank you all SO much for putting this together. I think you should make this a regular event!
.-= Robyns Online World´s last blog ..Survey Says… =-.
I wanted to add another comment on the Spotlight on PR – it is FABULOUS! I have had some amazing PR emails since I added my name to the list above. Thank you all SO much for putting this together. I think you should make this a regular event!
.-= Robyns Online World´s last blog ..Survey Says… =-.
THANKS so much for doing this- it encouraged me to make some changes (like a designated blog site email address and to put more effort into the about me for this posting link!
It is so hard starting out and not knowing who to reach out to, especially when your numbers aren’t huge right away! Book companies are much more accesible- their blog marketing contacts are out there on the web and easily accessed, product contacts arent.
Cant wait to see what happens!
.-= NICOLE H´s last blog ..Spotlight on PR =-.
THANKS so much for doing this- it encouraged me to make some changes (like a designated blog site email address and to put more effort into the about me for this posting link!
It is so hard starting out and not knowing who to reach out to, especially when your numbers aren’t huge right away! Book companies are much more accesible- their blog marketing contacts are out there on the web and easily accessed, product contacts arent.
Cant wait to see what happens!
.-= NICOLE H´s last blog ..Spotlight on PR =-.
Thanks for putting this on and extending the deadline! I just found this and was happy to see the extension so I could still participate!!
.-= Beth´s last blog ..Spotlight on PR =-.
Thanks for putting this on and extending the deadline! I just found this and was happy to see the extension so I could still participate!!
.-= Beth´s last blog ..Spotlight on PR =-.
Thank you SO MUCH for this opportunity to help us reach out to PR professionals. As someone who is still very new to this and is finding it difficult to know where to look for help, this event is HUGELY appreciated. Again, thank you so much – I’ve just entered my information into the form above and am so happy to have participated! =D
Thank you SO MUCH for this opportunity to help us reach out to PR professionals. As someone who is still very new to this and is finding it difficult to know where to look for help, this event is HUGELY appreciated. Again, thank you so much – I’ve just entered my information into the form above and am so happy to have participated! =D
I made it in just under the wire last night and I just wanted to come back and say thanks for having this event! It’s exactly what I was looking for in terms of starting the relationships with PR and it’s really great that you’re helping us newbies out this way. Thanks again!
I made it in just under the wire last night and I just wanted to come back and say thanks for having this event! It’s exactly what I was looking for in terms of starting the relationships with PR and it’s really great that you’re helping us newbies out this way. Thanks again!
Thank you!
Thank you!
I wish you had a backlog list
.-= Barbara Platt´s last blog .."Where is the Heart of Your Home", giveaway update has been posted =-.
I wish you had a backlog list
.-= Barbara Platt´s last blog .."Where is the Heart of Your Home", giveaway update has been posted =-.
aww poo and I wanted to participate. Oh well…
.-= Just Jennifer´s last blog ..How To Do It All =-.
aww poo and I wanted to participate. Oh well…
.-= Just Jennifer´s last blog ..How To Do It All =-.
This was a great idea! Are you going to host this again? Or may we have permission to use your spotlight button as an image on our “new” PR page? Just let me know. Thanks!
Please let me know if you do this again. I have heard from several bloggers that it was an amazing opportunity. Thank you.
Please let me know if you do this again. I have heard from several bloggers that it was an amazing opportunity. Thank you.
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