Writer Ends 10-Year Relationship With HARO To Keep Trusted Relationship With Audience
They’ve been in my life for over 10 years.
For most of that time, they gave me what I wanted. It wasn’t perfect, but no relationship ever is.
Then, those imperfections cropped up more often.
The community of sources on HARO no longer gave me what I needed. I wondered if it was me. Was I requesting something that wasn’t possible? I adjusted my queries. Lowering my expectations helped. It wasn’t the best, but it worked well enough.
Then, I got an unsolicited note on LinkedIn. He said he represented a source quoted in a recent article and wanted me to link to the source’s website. When I explained the Content Marketing Institute policy allows links to the source’s LinkedIn profile, not their website, his response astounded me: