Hobbit Hob from has an interesting article on the IndiaPRBlog where he gives ideas on how you can get some publicity for your blog or for yourself in the old media (newspapers, etc). I obviously have no experience with this myself, but it does appear to be useful advice. Also, what I do know is that many people would never even consider something like this, basically because it appears to be too difficult, or out of their league. But these are fairly easy to achieve if you take time to do your homework and take a disciplined approach.
For bloggers who are engaged in blogging as a profession or are aiming to build up a high profile through blogging, getting covered in the traditional media can be the next big achievement after making a presence in the blogosphere and among the blogging community.
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It’s difficult but not impossible to achieve. With an understanding of how the media works, bloggers can do their own PR and chart out a plan for their own media-image building exercises.Here are the top 5 steps that bloggers need to take.
Link. (found on DesiCritics.)