DIY PR for Startups: 8 Plays With No Budget
No budget, no agency, no problem. These 8 DIY PR plays for startups win coverage before you can afford to pay for it.
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No budget, no agency, no problem. These 8 DIY PR plays for startups win coverage before you can afford to pay for it.
Read →Your blog traffic leaves without a trace. These 6 content upgrades that convert turn readers into subscribers you can reach.
Read →LA Times editors kill most pitches in seconds. Here is how you get featured in the LA Times: the 5 pitch angles that actually land.
Read →Seattle Times editors ignore outsiders fast. Here is how to get featured in The Seattle Times with 6 steps built for your story.
Read →You usually cannot delete a Glassdoor review. What works instead to remove negative Glassdoor reviews or bury them: 7 moves that hold up.
Read →One bad Yelp review can cost you customers for months. Here is how to respond to a bad Yelp review that wins the reader back: the 7-step playbook.
Read →What does the internet say about you? Run this personal brand audit across 5 surfaces to find the gaps costing you deals.
Read →Your Series A press release is a recruiting and sales asset, not a trophy. The 5 rules that turn a funding announcement into pipeline for you.
Read →Gate the wrong asset and you kill traffic for no leads. A gated content strategy that converts: the 6 rules for what to lock and what to give away.
Read →The Boston Globe ignores your pitch if it has no local hook. Get featured in The Boston Globe with the 5 local angles its editors open.
Read →Reporters do not cover you because you exist. Earn personal brand press coverage with the 4-rung ladder that takes you from unknown to quoted, inside.
Read →One bad review can sink your ranking. Here is how to manage TripAdvisor reviews with 7 moves that protect your bookings.
Read →Readers smell AI copy in one sentence. These 5 rules keep your AI content marketing fast to make and impossible to flag.
Read →Editors reject most pitches in seconds. Steal these 5 publication pitch templates that get your story read and answered.
Read →Posting more on X will not build your brand. Personal branding on Twitter/X takes strategy, not volume. The 6 plays that grow real authority in 2026.
Read →Energy reporters delete generic pitches fast. Here are the 7 rules that get your energy sector press release actually read.
Read →Your best reviews are invisible to AI. Here are the 6 social proof signals that make ChatGPT and Google trust your reputation.
Read →AI engines trust Wikidata more than your website. Here is how Wikidata powers AI search, plus the 4 steps to get your entity into it, inside.
Read →Buyers now ask ChatGPT which supplier to shortlist. AEO for manufacturing decides if you make the list. The 7 moves that get your plant cited, inside.
Read →ChatGPT names a few sources and buries the rest. The 6 factors behind how ChatGPT picks sources, and how you become one of them.
Read →Your static posts get scrolled past. Interactive content marketing makes readers act. The 6 formats that lift engagement, and how to build each.
Read →Health editors reject your 'expert available' pitch on sight. Get featured in health publications with the 5 angles that actually land coverage.
Read →Want SELF to say yes? The 5 wellness angles that get you featured in SELF Magazine, and the pitch length editors actually read.
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