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the Truth About
Public Relations
PUBLIC RELATIONS
is the art of gaining free press coverage for
your products. Appearing in a credible publication automatically
positions you and your products as credible. This implied endorse-
ment leads to much better audience reaction than traditional adver-
tising because it positions your message as authoritative, with the
reporter and the publication standing behind you as references.
Even though you can’t control the final output, this is very cost-
effecti v e because through successful press placements you can gain expo-
sur e to audiences that you would not be able to afford to reach yourself.
Unfortunately public relations is mysterious and even intimidat-
ing to many online marketers. Online marketers ...