Pittsburgh Startups are Silent on the Internet

It seems that a lot of startups in Pittsburgh are not using the internet to communicate to new media. They have websites, but fail to use them to their fullest potential. This makes it hard for people like me to find the information I need.

In the next few weeks I hope to change that. I am going to start a web series about how you can communicate better to new media outlets. I am going to break it up into three posts.

1. Press Releases / RSS – This will be about how you can take the PR you are already doing and make it easier for new media types to find and use it.
2. Business Blog – A lot of people do not think a business blog is important. In this post I will convince you otherwise.
3. Social Media – I will share with you my thoughts on when startups should and shouldn’t take part in social media. It’s not for everyone.

I would like to point out that I am not an expert on New Media, but I do have a lot of experience. I would be skeptical of anyone that calls themselves an expert. New media changes so fast that what is a good idea now, can be a bad one in just a few weeks.

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Tagged as: blogging, business, new media, Pittsburgh