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Contributed by Content & Community Specialist Heather Rast. As social media becomes more integrated with PR services, the need for mapping activity to strategic objectives, efficient tactical workflow, controls to ensure on-brand messages will continue to grow. In a recent #SoloPR Twitter chat, we talked a bit about approaches and tools used by some community [...]

Business insurance is not the most exciting topic, and it often falls to the bottom of the Solo PR Pro’s to do list. But while plenty of potential clients will never even ask if you carry it, many will actually have millions of dollars of business insurance requirements specified as part of their standard contract. [...]

This post contributed by Content & Community Specialist Heather Rast. The early weeks of every year can be pretty symbolic. We give ourselves a pass to shirk the poor work habits of just a few weeks prior. Hopes abound that a big red “re-do” button will let us start anew on the lists of tasks [...]

2011 Has been a great year for Solo PR Pro. We grew our readership (which means we’re helping more indies get the information they need) and participation in our weekly Twitter chat (thanks to everyone spreading the good word with the #solopr hash tag) expanded to include more people in related marketing communications disciplines. Our [...]

This post contributed by Heather Rast, Content and Community Specialist for Solo PR Pro. In the corporate and agency worlds, there are resources to help career-minded professionals assess their financial place in the talent stream. I remember a rule of thumb I picked up somewhere along the way – the rule was, if you aren’t [...]

This post was written by Heather Rast. It’s that time of year again. The time where independent consultants think about this year’s work and how to move into the new year with sound footing. Over the last three years, we’ve had several blog posts and Twitter chats related to reducing tax liabilities and managing expenses. [...]

This post is by Solo PR Pro Content and Community Specialist, Heather Rast. Working with Kellye, you learn early on she’s smart about servicing clients. A recent project got us talking about ways to build trust after finding a new client and how vitally important it is to a successful relationship. This is a long [...]

This post is by Solo PR Pro Content and Community Specialist, Heather Rast. Last week, Kellye celebrated her 16th year as an independent PR practitioner. Her post, “Celebrating 16 Years And Counting,” called out three key lessons for those wishing to commit to a solo career path. I think her points are important to remember. [...]

I had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Hicks, former Social Media Manager with Facebook. As you can imagine, Matt is full of insight into how brands can better use their Facebook Pages to connect with audiences with the goal of developing relationships. This interview followed Matt’s presentation on “Thinking Beyond Likes” – it’s on [...]

This post is by Solo PR Pro Content and Community Specialist, Heather Rast. In last weeks’ #SoloPR chat, we talked about the circumstances in which an indie consultant might elect to decline a work offer and the best ways to handle communicating a “No, thank you” decision to the potential client.  A few of my [...]