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During this week’s #solopr Twitter chat, we primarily discussed PressWiki – http://www.presswiki.org – a new, free tool for aggregating media contact information. We were joined on the chat by Amy Mengel of readMedia, that company that created PressWiki. In keeping with the wiki format, anyone can create an account on PressWiki and make changes, corrections [...]

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 [...]

During the #solopr Twitter chat this week, veteran Solo PR Pros and newbies alike shared tips on a wide-range of topics, including the following: 1) What are your favorite productivity tools? 2) Assuming many #solopr folks work from home, how do you manage interns and assistants? Where/how do they work? 3) Is it acceptable to [...]

How did successful PR consultants find their first clients? That was just one of the many interesting questions covered in this week’s #solopr Twitter chat. Interestingly, many of the top pros participating did not have clients before taking the leap toward independence. Among those who did, some highlights: @LauraScholz: I think it’s all about activating [...]

Those of us who’ve worked at agencies remember joining forces with co-workers to develop combined pitches before conducting media relations for feature coverage. Pitching a trend is much more meaningful when you have three or more spokespeople from different companies available and ready to discuss the topic at a moments notice. As journalists continue to [...]

The #solopr chat on Twitter this week was another excellent example of how the Solo PR Pro community continues to be an excellent source of inspiration, ideas and resources for each other. One of the most lively discussions took place around Twitter’s fairly new List feature. While many of us (myself included) have yet to [...]

October 28, 2009, the date of this week’s #solopr Twitter chat, was a proud day for me. Why? Because I was unable to participate in the chat due to travel, and it proceeded full steam ahead without me. What a terrific testament to the community of Solo PR Pros that continues to grow and learn [...]

Most PR consultants have been trained from early in our careers to work behind the scenes. We’ve typically served clients or company executives as the spokespeople, and it’s deeply ingrained that the spotlight should shine on them alone.  Today, it’s time to come out from behind the curtain. Chalk this up as yet another way [...]

I’m afraid the time has come – some PR pros need a dose of tough love. I know you’re out there: PR and MarCom consultants with no presence online whatsoever. Many of you may have a Web presence, but perhaps it’s anemic and a cohesive strategy is lacking. Now let me scare you straight. We’ve [...]

This is the first guest post on Solo PR Pro, and it comes from popular PR blogger Scott Hepburn. Scott is a copywriter for PRstore, a full-service marketing and PR company with franchises nationwide. He blogs at Media Emerging and plays devil’s advocate on Twitter as @ScottHepburn. A blogger recently shared with me an anecdote about [...]