See also:
Promotional Opportunities at ProHipHop & Hip Hop Press
Updated Posting Policies Moving Forward, Emerging Quality Controls
We did a poll regarding posting mixtape announcements here at Hip Hop Press over the last couple of days and the results were decidedly mixed.
Given that the question was somewhat rigged against mixtape announcements, we will continue posting them. However, running the poll helped us think through what we were really after with that question.
In the past, we've run numerous items that weren't necessarily intended as press releases though the folks sending the news seemed happy enough at the additional exposure.
But it's time to start focusing on the actual press releases in the traditional sense with the following components:
a) Headline
b) Text with a newsworthy announcement
[longer than a couple of sentences, not just a bio or dominated by a lengthy about section]
c) Press Contact w/email or phone number
There will still be some flex but we are also considering additional quality controls such as [drumroll please] requiring correct spelling and grammar.
We're going to move slowly on that because it's going to upset people when they're told that they're not spelling well or using grammar correctly.
So be it.
If you have any questions about your release, please write Clyde at:
hiphoppress(at)netweed(dot)com
