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Blogger Outreach for PR - Worst Practices

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Despite the fact that several smart PR bloggers, including Cece Lee , Laura Moncur and Elge Premeau have written about what works in blogger outreach for PR, there are still a lot of agencies and PR people who just don't get it. Their efforts at appealing to bloggers are awkward at best, counterproductive at worst.

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Blogger Outreach for PR: The Importance of Follow-Up

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Being social media savvy, you add blogger outreach to your PR plans for a new product launch. You carefully research blogs using related keywords and competitor names to build a solid outreach list. Blogger PR follow-up follows the same rules as initial outreach: make it personal, informal and relevant.

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Blog Marketing for Non-Bloggers

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Commenting is a great way to start a relationship with influential bloggers. But whether your blog strategy starts with tracking, commenting, or outreach, Premeau's article provides an excellent guide to finding and monitoring key blogs in your area of interest.

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PR Through Bloggers

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To add a few of my own thoughts to the last post by Cece Lee , "blogger relations" are becoming as important as media relations in PR strategy. Connecting your content with bloggers is increasingly important for several reasons: Bloggers have increasing influence. Bloggers are passionate about their subjects.

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How to Get Bloggers to Write About You

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Yet many PR people stumble badly when reaching out to bloggers, with blog outreach efforts a mix of good, bad and ugly. As previously noted here and elsewhere, making pitches both personal and relevant is the first step to getting a blogger to write about you. It's not about money—at least not primarily, for most bloggers.

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PR and Blogging Outreach: Macro Issues

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When Tom asked me to contribute an article about PR and blogging outreach, I was both flattered and yet apprehensive at the same time. I've been guilty of sending inappropriate pitches to reporters—and in the age of growing blogosphere influence and shrinking print staffs—bloggers as well. I mean, I admit it. Is this viable?

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SEO Best Practices and All That

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Advanced link-building—blogging, commenting, content marketing , guest posting, blogger outreach, interactive PR , etc. Incorporating keyword links in page text. Basic link-building—social media sites, directories, business partners etc.