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Become a Recognized Authority in Your
Field
– in 60 Days or Less!
You don’t have to be rock-star famous before
you are recognized as an authority in your field. You just have to
begin to get the word out. Your goal is to be the person that
people think of when your field is mentioned. At first, that may
happen only locally, but take heart. Start where you are, with
what you have, and you’ll light a spark that could eventually
become a firestorm of publicity.
Maybe you offer a workshop at your office,
church, or community center. Get it in the community calendars,
from newspapers to cable television. Call up your local news
stations, and offer yourself as the subject of an interview. One
listing or call at a time, you’ll begin to make a name for
yourself.
When you have an event coming up, call your
local news stations and offer to interview on their early morning
or noontime talk shows. Prepare for your interview by identifying
two or three main points you want to make about your subject. Take
a blank videocassette to record the show. Then, you can send the
recording as an audition tape to a station with a wider audience.
Contribute to public discussions. Write
letters to the editors of newspapers and magazines whenever they
cover stories in your field. You may offer an alternate viewpoint
or simply compliment them on a well-written article. The more
people see your name in connection with your subject, the more
they’ll recognize you as an authority in your field.
You can take this strategy to the Web, too.
Do you have a blog that allows you to share your thoughts and
expertise on a daily basis? If not, that’s one place to begin.
It’s quick, fun, and makes you available on the Web. If you
already have a Web page, make it a habit to visit message boards
in your field and post your link, along with your opinions.
Begin today to put these strategies into
practice, and before the next 60 days are through, you’ll have a
steadily growing number of people who recognize you as the
authority in your field. Marketing Tips Provided to You by:
Matt Bacak, The Powerful Promoter
Author of Powerful Promoting Tips
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