Help! Finding Sources For Writing Pitches

If you’re looking for sources for writing pitches for magazines, or websites, the Internet can seem vast and intimidating.

Try:

* Investigating news — what’s the latest in a topic? Sign up for Google Alerts for keywords;

* Contacting companies directly. All large companies have marketing/ PR people who can help you with info, sources, etc;

* Finding sources with fresh angles at HARO; it’s great for this, millions of potential sources:
http://www.helpareporter.com/

* Using forums to see what concerns people: most forums have a PM (personal messaging) service, so you can speak to people privately;

* Signing up for news releases to be delivered to you in your areas of interest at prweb.com;

* Finding contacts via Twitter;

* Contacting authors who’ve recently had a book published on your topic (check Amazon.com). They’re looking for publicity, so they’ll be happy to help you out.

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