The DIY PR Blog
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The DIY PR Blog, published by the founders of Handle Your Own PR, offers insights, tips and tricks to common do-it-yourself PR questions.
If you're doing your own PR and have a story or idea to share for our DIY PR blog, please let us know!
Timing Your Pitch: What time is best?
When calling a reporter, either to follow-up from a pitch, or to run a segment or story idea by them, b...2 comments
Practice Makes Perfect: How to make the perfect phone pitch
While most of us in this day-and-age handle our communication via email or other less personal methods, when pitching media, oftenti...no comments
Stories from DIY PR'ers: Professional blogger uses DIY PR to help her promote her blog, business and book!
Thousands of small business owners are doing their own PR until they "graduate" and become larger businesses with more PR needs. We thought...no comments
How to Track Your PR Efforts on a Dime
When you are doing your own PR it's very important to have a system in place to track all of your pitching outreach efforts. This wa...1 comment
Pitching TV: How to plan your segment
Getting on the small screen takes some time and energy! Before even thinking about pitching a reporter or producer, it's key to have...no comments
In PR, One Thing Can Lead to Another!
When people talk about PR success, you often hear the words buzz, word-of-mouth, and influence. When done right, PR can truly be a r...no comments
How to write a GOOD media pitch – one that will get read
How to write a GOOD media pitch - one that will get readGetting your pitch noticed, opened and read by ...
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Sending Samples to Media
Recently we were asked the question, "Is it okay to send samples to reporters?" We thought it was time to answer this quest...no comments
The Key Ingredients of a Press Kit
To put together a nice press kit, you'll need to account for a few key ingredients. Let's go through the basics of a press kit: ...1 comment
Blogger Outreach: What are the Best Ways to Pitch a Blogger?
Today's blog post is courtesy of Holly Reisem Hanna, a very talented blogger who founded ...no comments