| There are many ways you can get tons of
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| | how interested parents could get a "Giant
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| free publicity in the form of write-ups
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| | Staff Game" for their own kids, and as a
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| in magazines, newspapers, and even radio
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| | result we got orders from all over the
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| and TV. And sometimes you can turn family
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| | states and some foreign countries from
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| events into human-interest stories that
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| | both parents and schools. It was written
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| editors like and will publish in their
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| | up in House Beautiful, Better Homes &
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| magazine and newspapersOne way is to
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| | Gardens, plus many music magazines and
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| compose a printed news release on your
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| | teachers' journals.This was not just a
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| product or service, but include a story
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| | one-time fluke, either -- over the years
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| involving your family into the release.
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| | we received news write-ups galore in
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| Write the release like a news article in
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| | everything from the Wall Street Journal
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| a newspaper. Tell who, what, when, why,
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| | to Popular Mechanics -- all related to
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| and how interested people can benefit
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| | our product, but written in a way to make
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| from your product. Avoid hard selling
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| | editors smile and then decide to publish
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| copy --- just give the facts, and if you
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| | the release in their publications.Can you
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| can weave in an interesting story in the
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| | do the same? Think about the funny little
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| process, all the better.For example, I am
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| | incidents in your family life, and then
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| a musician with a line of products in the
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| | think of ways you can work that into a
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| music educational field. Years ago I
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| | news release about your product or
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| created a giant musical staff out of
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| | service.Duane Shinn is the author of over
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| plastic and turned it into a game that
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| | 500 music books and music educational
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| kids could play on the floor. In the news
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| | materials such as DVD's, CD's, musical
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| release about it, I told how my own kids
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| | games for kids, chord charts, musical
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| used it, and included some dialog between
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| | software, and piano lesson instructional
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| them:"That's a whole note!" exclaimed my
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| | courses for adults. His courses have been
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| daughter Kendra."Is not! It's got a stem,
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| | written up in hundreds of newspapers and
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| and whole notes don't have stems" my son
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| | magazines. His book-CD-DVD course titled
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| Kurt corrected her."Is too!""Is not!""Is
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| | "How To Play Chord Piano" ( has sold over
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| too!""Is not!""Oh...what's a stem,
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| | 100,000 copies around the world. He holds
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| Kurt?""It's the line coming down from the
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| | an advanced degree from Southern Oregon
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| note head, stupid.""I am not stupid!""Are
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| | University and was the founder of Piano
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| too!""Am not!"Finally Mom intervened
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| | University in Southern Oregon. He has
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| before an all-out war broke out.But
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| | also logged time as an assistant music
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| henceforth and evermore both of my kids
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| | therapist and piano tuner, as well as a
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| knew the difference between a whole note
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| | working pianist. He is the author of the
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| and a half note.For some reason, editors
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| | popular free 101-week e-mail newsletter
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| found that little story amusing, and
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| | titled "Amazing Secrets Of Exciting Piano
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| wrote up the story pretty much as I sent
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| | Chords & Sizzling Chord Progressions"
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| it in. They also included information on
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| | with over 55,000 current subscribers.
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