P.S.

The features writer from The Sun - see Monday 17 November blog below - has been in touch with one of the experts on the site, which is great news. I'll keep you posted!

Out of my comfort zone

I've just got back from giving a speech to the MSc and BSc nutrition students of King's College London at their 'profession study day'. Giving speeches is not something I do very often (or at all) so I was definitely out of my comfort zone. My heart was pounding, I spoke too quickly and I wasn't as clear as I could be BUT it was good practice. And I can only get better right?

Getting spotted by the media

A features writer from The Sun has just registered to search www.findaTVexpert.com. I don't know how she found out about findaTVexpert.com - maybe from the press mailing I did last week - but the fact is we've been spotted, which is great news for all the experts on the site - and for business. Watch this space!

If you've got it, flaunt it

John Rennie, a personal finance & property journalist, decided to flaunt his expertise on findaTVexpert.com and it paid off. A few months later he was spotted by the BBC and signed up to co-present a new property programme called The Unsellables.

This is great news for John - and for findaTvexpert.com. As such, I'm flaunting the story to the press by issuing a press release entitled: "www.findaTVexpert.com launches TV career of new property programme presenter".

Hopefully, like John, the press release will get 'spotted' by a journalist and www.findaTVexpert.com will be mentioned in a forthcoming feature or article as a result. I'll keep you posted!

In the meantime, if you've got it, make sure you flaunt it (whatever 'it' may be!)

Yes We Can!

Barack Obama is America's new president. What an amazing day. What an inspiring man. What a defining moment. It just goes to show that when we really believe in something, we can make it happen. Yes we can!

ENDING THE MONTH ON A HIGH!

I've just heard that John Rennie (Finance & Property Expert) was 'found' on www.findatvexpert.com and has been signed up to co-host BBC1's new property show - The Unsellables - with Sofie Allsopp. They're filming now (20x30 mins programmes) for transmission in March 09. What a fantastic way to end the month!

It Pays to Persevere

Every Wednesday I send out my 'New Experts' update to over 1500 TV researchers, producers, heads of development, etc. Many of them are already registered to search www.findaTVexpert.com, but others aren't.
What never ceases to amazes me is how each week, someone who's been receiving the update for the past 6 months suddenly decides to register, which is obviously great for all the experts on the site - because the more members of the media who register to search findatvexpert.com the higher the chances of the experts being found and booked to comment on a subject or be part of a show. And it's also great for business. So it just goes to show, it pays to persevere!