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By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:16:51 +0000

In reply to Chris. Chris, the HARO responses I receive via e-mail are text only with no formatting and no attachments. Sandy

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 03:29:00 +0000

I have a question about HARO, when I send an emailed response via Gmail does the formatting of the email go through to the reporter (i.e. paragraph spacing?)

Thanks, Chris

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:51:20 +0000

In reply to Laura Hedgecock. Thanks, Laura. And hey, keep the nice comments coming! ; ) Sandy

By: Laura Hedgecock

Laura Hedgecock — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:41:58 +0000

Another great post.

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:10:08 +0000

In reply to Kayleen Reusser.

It’s definitely not typical, Kayleen. HARO says they screen queries to make sure they’re appropriate, but some odd ones do come through. I responded to one that turned out to be a business owner looking for free marketing advice, not a journalist looking for sources. I reported him to HARO, and your colleague should do the same. They’ll want to know about this.

Thank you for asking!

Sandy

By: Kayleen Reusser

Kayleen Reusser — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:40:34 +0000

Someone I know replied recently to a HARO request and during the subsequent phone interview, the interviewer asked the source for $$! My friend backed off and is now wary about HARO. Has anyone encountered this? It’s not typical, right?

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:27:53 +0000

In reply to Ali Bierman.

Thanks, Ali. Yes, they offer a paid service that sends queries in advance to the paying customers before they go out to the “masses.” The reality is, if you don’t know how to respond to queries effectively, it doesn’t matter if you’re the first or the fifth to respond. So…paying to see the queries first won’t help you if you don’t respond appropriately.

Is your topic highly competitive? If it is, the paid service might be worth it.

Thanks!
Sandy

By: Ali Bierman

Ali Bierman — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:39:55 +0000

Thanks for the useful tips. Having been on some of their webcasts I know they offer a service that gives buyers of that service first dibs on stories. I forgot what they call it but if you are interested I am sure you can find it on their site or in a search.

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:44:15 +0000

In reply to Mahesh Grossman, ghostwriting guru.

Great advice — thanks!

Sandy