Nettie Hartsock - Digital Strategist, Writer, WordPress Lover
By Nettie Hartsock on Jul 31, 2007 in BOOK PR 101, Books, Marketing Books, Pitching | 2 Comments
I just came back from a stellar all-day workshop hosted by Berrett-Koehler publishers. What an amazing event it was and I was humbled to be a presenter on two different panels in regard to PR. The first panel was focused on how to get journalists, media and even Oprah’s attention and the second panel was [...]
By Nettie Hartsock on Jul 18, 2007 in Marketing Books, Writing Tips | 2 Comments
If you don’t have a bio on Wikipedia - add one. But really follow all their rules about not being overly promotional etc. because they will toss it out.
In terms of what they think is too “advertising” and not it’s a bit of a toss up. For instance they have a comment on this one [...]
By Nettie Hartsock on Jul 18, 2007 in Books | 0 Comments
The Search Is On!
This came from Publisher’s Lunch and I recommend you doing it if you have not already. If you’re a publisher (self-published or otherwise) and even if you just have one book to register, do it! It’s free and it’s a great way to bring the Web (and its readers) to your books!
“Get [...]
By Nettie Hartsock on Jul 11, 2007 in Books, Creativity, Writing Tips | 2 Comments
As a writer, I deal with a bit of insomnia and I’m sure that most of you who are creatives deal with this as well.
My mom’s cure for insomnia was always a warm glass of milk and Windexing the windows, but in the modern day of the Internet revolution, the cure for me is to [...]
By Nettie Hartsock on Jul 10, 2007 in Books, Marketing Books | 0 Comments
I like this post on Guy’s blog.:>)
And for more on Lois Kelly’s great insights go to her blog.
By Nettie Hartsock on Jul 10, 2007 in Book Expo, Books | 0 Comments
My friend Tom Clifford sent me this link with the announcement that Chris Anderson’s - BookTour.com is now officially live. See Chris’ announcement about it here and then go and check out the site!
Having been an Internet journalist for over 15 years, and seeing sites come and go, the only caution I would cite [...]
By Nettie Hartsock on Jul 6, 2007 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
In the book world if you can’t pitch your idea in less than a couple paragraphs succinctly you’re going to have a hard time engaging folks to read the whole darn thing.
In the PR and journalist world the key is to tell your story or your client’s story so compellingly that whomever you’re pitching or [...]
Nettie Hartsock is a digital strategist and helps artists, musicians, authors and companies focus on creating, conveying and connecting their message to the world. Her work as a "connector" is highly regarded and she creates successful programs which establish a powerful base for attracting both blogger and journalists attention.
Nettie is a veteran e-business journalist and has covered the Internet since 1995. She is also a PR Marathoner. Her name can even be Googled with some notable results. Nettie has lived many more than nine lives as a journalist contributing regularly to leading online and offline publications including eWeek, PC Magazine, Software CEO, Publish, PDFZone, PlanetPDF and others.
Her take and tactics on blogging outreach was included in Marketing Sherpa Wisdom's report in 2006. Nettie serves on the Cincom Expert Access Panel along with PR luminaries including David Meerman Scott, Al and Laura Ries and others.
