Consider this your official PR toolkit!

This list features several free or low-cost tools you can use to make your do-it-yourself PR efforts a little easier:

PR SOLUTIONS

www.HandleYourOwnPR.com - Offer low-cost, ready made media lists available for immediate download.

www.HelpAReporterOut.com (HARO) – Get notified of journalists looking for sources to interview for their stories.

www.ReportersSource.com - Also notifies you of reporters looking for sources - not as populated as HARO.

www.PitchEngine.com – Create a social media newsroom. It’s FREE for 30 days!

www.PRWeb.com – Distribute your press release online and in newsrooms.

www.TheBlogWire.com - Distribute your news to blogs interested in writing about you!

www.ContactAnyCelebrity.com – Look up the contact information for any celebrity.

www.Toastmasters.org - Become a better and more confident speaker - local Toastmaster clubs can help you!

www.AwardSync.com - A site that helps you identify and track awards for you and your business.

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

www.FreeConference.com – Set up a conference call for free.

www.Camtasia.com - Record your presentations and upload to YouTube.

www.HotRecorder.com – Record your conversations using Skype or other VoIP application.

www.Blogger.com or www.WordPress.com – Set up your blog for FREE using either service.

www.Guru.com – Find experts to help you with any project.

www.Quantcast.com – Check the stats of most websites on the Internet.

www.ZapGrab.com – Grab screen shots and turn them into JPGs.

www.CutePDF.com – Convert your documents into PDFs for FREE!

www.ShrinkPictures.com – Resize any image for FREE!

www.WhichDraft.com – Download sample legal forms and documents.

www.SquareSpace.com - A great site to create a simple, low-cost website.

www.Pixability.com - Make a video and get it professionally edited. They even mail you a camera to use!

www.viauphotography.com - Get low cost, quality photos of your product.

SUPPORTIVE SITES

www.TheWorkatHomeWoman - A site that supports and inspires women starting business from their home offices.

Download any of my PR templates for FREE!

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Recommended Reading

The New Rules of Marketing and PR. How to use news releases, blogs, podcasting, viral marketing and online media to reach buyers directly (David Meerman Scott)

Get on TV! (Jacquie Jordan)

The 4-Hour Work Week. Escape 9-5 and join the new rich (Timothy Feriss)