While we try to post our own commentary on all things blogging, once in awhile we come across valuable posts across the Web that are absolutely worth sharing. This article, posted on Blogging Basics 101 and featuring SheCon 2011 presenter Lucretia Pruitt, offers some great insight into legal use of … [Read more...]
When Good Campaigns Go Bad: Reacting To ConAgra’s Blogger Snafu
September 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
We've all seen the commercials - whether for Pizza Hut, Hardee's, or Ford - featuring bait and switch marketing techniques that feature real-life customers as the subject of a traditional or viral online advertisement. These ads echo a successful 1970s ad campaign known as the "Folgers Switch," … [Read more...]
Get In The Expert’s Seat: Guest Authors Wanted for SheBlogs.org’s BlogU and TheBlogWire.com
August 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
SheCon attendees had the opportunity to hear from some of the best-known and best-respected individuals in their respective industries during our three-day event. Many of our attendees know, SheCon founders also run BlogWire, LLC (http://theblogwire.com) a service that distributes news, … [Read more...]
Blogging For Profit 101: A Beginner’s Guide
October 25, 2010 By 6 Comments
Whether you've started your blog as a personal diary or hobby, or whether you've started your blog with the goal of making it a source of supplemental or full time income, blogging for profit is not far out of reach for those with a willingness to work long and hard and an interest in and grasp of … [Read more...]
SheBlogs 102: The Pieces Of A Listing
June 30, 2010 By 6 Comments
Understanding the pieces of each listing is also important to maximizing the quality of the post you write, improving your odds of obtaining product samples/winning contests, and writing the best content you can for your readers. Here are the pieces of each listing and how they're meant to be … [Read more...]
SheBlogs 101: Breaking Down Each Listing
June 30, 2010 By 6 Comments
Listings on SheBlogs.org fall into one of five categories. Understanding the motivation and meaning for each listing will help you get the best response from our PR pros: PR pros select what category their announcement will fall into based on what type of response they'd like to get from the … [Read more...]
SheBlogs 101: What is SheBlogs, and, How Do I Use It?
June 30, 2010 By 5 Comments
You blog, and you want to be heard. Part of building a great blog is having access to news, as it breaks, and having access to products for review. That's where SheBlogs comes in - our core mission is to connect you, the blogger, with the PR pros who want to keep you posted on company news and send … [Read more...]
Blogging Anonymously? Five Tips To Stay That Way
May 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
Inc.com has reported that a 37-year-old St. Louis blogger, who goes by the handle "The Beautiful Kind," has been fired by her non-profit employer due to the erotic nature of her anonymous blog. The surprised employer, who was instructed by her corporate office to Google her employees, was able to … [Read more...]
Getting Started on SheBlogs: Preparing to Pitch PR Pros
April 30, 2010 By 11 Comments
With each promotional announcement on SheBlogs, we’ve tried to give you all of the tools and information you’ll need to write a post – from product information and link resources to stock images. We’ve also included PR contact information, to make it as easy as possible for you to directly … [Read more...]
Getting Started With SheBlogs: Share Some Link Love!
April 29, 2010 By 30 Comments
So, you’ve registered your blog, and you’re now approved as part of the community. Congratulations – you’re a SheBlogger! Now, what? SheBlogs was created as a community for bloggers to connect with PR pros: we’re giving you the news, products, and contests that marketers want you to … [Read more...]
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