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Attention Experts: One Easy Way to Help a Reporter

Friday, July 18th, 2008

New here? Feel free to explore the site, leave a comment, and subscribe to get free updates from Personal PR. Thanks for stopping by!You’re an expert, right? Well, everyone’s an expert at something, as Peter Shankman reminds us.
Maybe you’re an expert at being an entry-level Gen Y worker, or on the other hand, you’re a […]

The Blog/Life Balancing Act - Learn to Lean a Little

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

It doesn’t take a detective to see that I haven’t been posting as much as usual lately. I carry the guilt about this around with me wherever I go, it hangs over me as I run errands on my lunch break; it overcomes me as I clean the kitchen after dinner; it follows me into […]

What Would You Tell Your College Self?

Friday, June 13th, 2008

If you could go back and tell your college self one thing, what would it be? About work, about life, about love, about career, about anything?
I’m speaking to a summer PR undergrad course, and though I’ve spoken to classes many times before, the professor for this class was so open with where she wanted me […]

Money, Passion and the Power of Great Tools

Friday, June 6th, 2008

I need a new laptop. Desperately. I don’t even remember how long it’s been since I got this one, I only know it warms up slowly, crashes easily, and has a keyboard that makes me cringe to consider using it for a considerable amount of time.
The Problem with Bad Tools
My husband has an amazing Mac for […]

The Power of Curious Blogging

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

I realized today that I’ve been blogging a while now. I’ve written a lot of different types of posts. Introspective, raw, terrified posts that have barred my innermost thoughts and fears to whoever cared to read them. Strategic, resource-filled posts, every word and link crafted to drive a specific response and that still drive traffic […]

The Hardest Part they Never Tell you about Blogging

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

After an intentional two-week blogging hiatus to enjoy my honeymoon and try to start settling into normal – two weeks that turned mysteriously into three – I’m sitting here at my computer thinking that now I know what the hardest part of blogging really is.
It’s not coming up with enough ideas, or trying to find […]

5 Easy Ways to Make your Comments Section a Conversation

Monday, March 17th, 2008

In order to effectively build a relationship with a reader, you have to do more than just build great content that Google loves. It’s important build relationships with readers through conversation. Think about your friends in real life. One of the primary things that characterizes the level of relationship you have with a friend is […]

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