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Business Plans, Rush Jobs, and more

During the August 4 #solopr Twitter chat, Solo PR Pros shared tips and tricks on a wide-range of topics, including: 1. Do you have a business plan? What format, and how did you develop it? 2.  What do you think about NEWSBASIS (the PR/journo networking site)? 3.  Do you take rush jobs? Any guidelines or suggestions? 4.  Summer is [...]

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May 19 Chat Transcript

During the #solopr Twitter chat this week, PR consultants shared their top tips on topics that are key to running an independent PR business successfully. The questions included: 1)  Does anyone have a co-op, biz partner or share office space? How’s that working out? 2)  How do you charge for full-day sessions w/a client? Hourly rate? What [...]

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Raising rates, Monitoring and More

We discussed some of the hottest topics now facing #solopr pros during this week’s Twitter chat. The questions included: 1) When do you decide to raise rates, and how do you do it? 2) What applications/services do you use for media coverage or social media measurement? 3) This week, @M_Heffernan had a blog post suggesting PR firms are [...]

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Why Did You Go Solo?

During this week’s #solopr Twitter chat, we discussed some of the most important questions that face independent PR consultants, especially those just starting out. Read the transcript (in PDF) for answers from top Solo PR Pros to the following questions: 1. Are your taxes done? Any surprises? 2) How many years did it take before your business [...]

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Fish or Cut Bait

This week’s #solopr Twitter chat was once again a fun and informative hour. In honor of the former (and the fact that it’s April Fool’s Day), I couldn’t resist including an image that relates to an inside joke among chatters – the transcript reveals why this week’s discussion was dubbed the “fish chat” by some. [...]

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