Joan Stewart, known as The Publicity Hound, at the end of each year graciously offers her best publicity tips of the past year in an ebook that can be shared with everyone.
Below is Joan's tip form March 10, 2009. and at the end of the article you'll find the link to the entire free ebook. Joan really knows her stuff -- so take advantage of this end-of-year gift from her.
Ever feel like you're talking to yourself at your blog and at social networking sites?
If so, try this experiment. It will lead to more comments at your blog, on your Facebook wall, on Twitter, and even at niche social networking sites.
Choose one of the following phrases and add it to the end of your blog posts or messages:
--"Am I wrong?"
--"Am I crazy?"
--"What do you think?"
--"Do you agree?"
--"What's your best advice?"
--"How many of you are guilty of this?" (I use this phrase after linking to an article that talks about "the biggest mistakes.")
--"Your thoughts?"
--"What's your best tip?"
--"What's your Number One pet peeve?"
These are all conversation-starters. They show your readers that you're curious about what's on their minds.
Sometimes those magic phrases lead to a lively give-and-take. When I end my messages with one of those questions, I generate more comments at my blog and more retweets from my followers on Twitter.
You can also use those phrases when pointing to controversial content at somebody else's site. Don't shy away from sharing other people's information on Facebook.
One of the best ways to do that is by creating a Facebook Note, where you can upload photos, link to other websites and use HTML to command attention.
Get Joan's entire free report "Best of 2009 Tips" now.
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Phyllis Zimbler Miller (@ZimblerMiller on Twitter) has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and is the Twitter marketing expert at Site-Booster.com. Grab her FREE report on “How to Become a Twitter Marketing Expert” – claim your report now from www.millermosaicllc.com/free-twitter-report
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