| Do you want to get the word out fast? Whether you | | | | your newly launched line of products or services, or big |
| are planning a special event, a teleseminar, or just | | | | event. Then work at gather friends. This has to be |
| want to tell people about your new book or product, | | | | done in advance, just as you have to build up your |
| you want as many people as possible to find out | | | | following on Twitter in advance. |
| about it, and as quickly as possible. Read on for some | | | | Then, a couple of weeks before your event or launch, |
| online methods to get the word out -- for little or no | | | | start sending out notices about it, with pieces of |
| cost. | | | | valuable information, or maybe the same incentive you |
| 1. Send a Online Press Release | | | | offered on Twitter. |
| Online press releases are the key to fast publicity. | | | | 4. LinkedIn Events |
| Your news does not have to be momentous to qualify | | | | You can also promote your events on LinkedIn. That's |
| for a press release, though you do have to have a | | | | a great way to build your visibility within the LinkedIn |
| news angle. An event is a news angle, but the more it | | | | community. Especially when you offer services to |
| fits in with something else in the current news, the | | | | businesses or professionals, this will help you get |
| better. | | | | qualified visitors to your website and event. When you |
| You have the choice between premium online press | | | | post an event all your contact will get a notice which |
| release sites, like and prnewswire.com, and budget | | | | makes it easy for them to share the news to their |
| priced press release sites. Of the budget priced ones, | | | | contacts with just one click. |
| by far the best is where you can get your release | | | | 5. Other Social Networks |
| published for $19. | | | | There are more social networks beyond the top three |
| As well, you can even send out press releases for | | | | above. Like Biznik and Ryze. Ryze is a particularly |
| free. There are dozens that offer that service, though | | | | friendly one -- focused primarily though not exclusively |
| most of them try to upgrade you to paid status. The | | | | on women. There are many different networks within |
| free sites work best if you send your press release to | | | | Ryze, and you can join as many as you like. |
| at least a dozen of different ones. | | | | Of course there are even more places where you |
| 2. Tweet Your News (with an incentive) | | | | can get the word out, starting with your own blog, and |
| If you have a lot of Twitter followers, you can also get | | | | with publishing articles. There are also a few |
| great results by tweeting your news. This works best | | | | teleseminar announcement services, plus other places |
| if you create a gift that you offer your followers in | | | | where you can advertise events, including |
| exchange for checking out your news. Either that, or | | | | usfreeads.com, craigslist.org, and the online versions of |
| send them to a compelling article that gives them | | | | various newspapers. |
| some real value in addition to your news. | | | | For best results, start with online press releases, and |
| The reason for the incentive is that it will inspire your | | | | then work on social media - building up your Twitter |
| followers to retweet your tweets, which will help | | | | followers and Facebook fan base, and get involved in |
| spread the news far beyond the reaches of your own | | | | LinkedIn, Biznik and Ryze or other networks of your |
| followers. | | | | choice. When you do that, you'll soon have lots of |
| 3. Facebook Fan Pages | | | | people you can contact once you're ready to |
| Set up a Facebook Fan Page for your business -- or | | | | announce your news. |