Once you’ve set up your blog, it’s time to let the world know. Check out this post I wrote on BlogCoach called 4 Secrets to Getting Press for Your Blog. Media need story ideas every single day and they are looking for you and your blog, so write great posts to make their jobs easier!

Be sure to sign up for HARO (Help a Reporter Out) too. This service will send you queries two to three times a day from media in search of sources for stories and news segments. They are looking for you, so respond in a timely manner with what they want and you may soon find yourself gracing the pages of a top media outlet.

News-you-can-use is also popular among media, so anytime you can create posts in the form of tip sheets (e.g., “5 Ways to Save Big this Holiday Season), you’ll be looked favorably upon by media as well as other bloggers in search of such story-ready content.