Yesterday morning, I was on a call with one of my masterminds and someone asked a question about SEO. I jumped at the chance to recommend RankIQ as a tool I used for SEO keyword research. I’ve talked about why I love it before, but I have to give you a real-life example of how a blog post turned me into a customer the same day. My son and I are starting a vending machine business. I just bought my first one… but it’s in Ohio and I’m in Florida. So, I searched something like “how to ship a vending machine from Ohio to Florida” and stumbled across a blog post with a call to action form to get a quote. Fast forward a day—the contract was signed and nearly $1,000 was paid. All because of a blog post I found on the internet. I don’t know sh*t about technical SEO, but writing for SEO—I freaking love it! If you want to do this for your site, don’t sleep on RankIQ. Have we met yet?If you’re new here, and we haven’t met yet, I just re-introduced myself on LinkedIn. Click here to read it. Speaking of LinkedIn, I also posted a story about when I had my eye on the anchor desk when I worked as a reporter in Fort Myers. On my weekends off, I’d come into the station to practice anchoring and get feedback from my assistant news director. I never anchored there because, according to him, my voice was too high to sound “credible”. Looking back, I realize how sexist that was—telling a woman she needed to sound more like a man to be “believable.” But, I digress. Click here to read the rest and find out how I ended up at an anchor desk. Hanging out with Reese WitherspoonTomorrow, I’m headed to Hollywood to hang out with one of my favorite people, Reese! I snagged a ticket to Shine Away. After checking out the speakers, I spotted the author of a book on my TBR pile, First Lie Wins. Read it. Loved it. After a weekend with crazy successful women, I’m off to try my luck at getting called to “Come on Down” at The Price is Right (for the third time). My online coursesI don’t talk about my two online courses much. I haven’t launched either in at least a year… but I’m paying $1,500 a year to host them on Teachable. Not smart, right?! Well, I recently canceled that subscription and am moving everything over to Teachery for, get this… $500 total. Forever. If you have online courses, click here to make the move (and probably save a bunch of money like I am). How I Can Help1️⃣ Spend less than an hour learning the 5 simple steps to getting featured in the media without spending money on ads. This masterclass is FREE! 2️⃣ In three hours, learn how to pitch the media to earn publicity and turn it into profit. Click here to join our bootcamp now. 3️⃣ Are you ready to bring PR in-house? In my Media Mentoring Program, you or a VA can learn how to become a publicist with the skills of a big PR agency. |
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Pitches and press releases are not the same thing. Not even close. One is like a DM. The other is a company memo. A pitch is the “why.”Why someone should care.Why they should cover your book.Why your story matters right now. A press release is the “what.”What happened.What the book is.What your company did on Tuesday at 3:27pm. Think of it like this: Pitch = Dating Profile Bio It’s charming, short, and gives people a reason to swipe right (aka cover your story). Press Release = LinkedIn...
Here’s the thing about pitching the media… they usually don’t respond. At all. I’ll spend time putting together what I think is a killer pitch, hit send, and then… tumbleweeds. My inbox is just sitting there like, “Nice try.” And on the rare occasion you do get a response? It’s often, “Sure, we’ll cover this for $$$.” Basically, an ad. But without any of the real details you’d expect if you were actually buying advertising… no demographics, no reach, none of the things a legit ad salesperson...
Everyone’s chasing “likeable.” And that’s exactly why they’re forgettable. At Creator Hub, I listened to two women who’ve sold $25 million in online courses, and they said something most people are too scared to admit: Being liked isn’t the goal. Being remembered is. And what sticks with people? A strong reaction. Not fake. Not mean. Just authentic enough to spark emotion. Love or hate… either works. The only thing that doesn’t spread is indifference. How's this for polarizing?! So where do...