Small business owners talk about this often: collectively, our voices make a far bigger difference than they do alone.

Getting featured in the media as an individual business is powerful. Free PR, real exposure, and a story told properly can shift the trajectory of a small business. But there is something even more significant that happens when small business owners come together and speak with one voice as an industry.

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If you run a small business, this is a loving slap in the nicest possible way: it is not your fault, but it is your responsibility.

There is a book called The Courage to Be Disliked, based on Adlerian psychology. The core idea is simple. You cannot control what you were given, but you are responsible for what you do with it now. That principle hits differently when you are running a small business.

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Landing your first piece of media coverage is exciting. But the real win is what happens after that - becoming the person a journalist thinks of next time they need an expert in your field.

Here are three simple but commonly overlooked habits that turn a one-off media moment into an ongoing relationship with journalists.

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1. Be Easy to Work With

This sounds obvious, but it is the single biggest factor in whether a journalist comes back to you. Be res...

What does an editor at one of Australia's leading small business publications actually want to see in a pitch?

In Episode 64 of the Media Magnet Podcast, Liz Nable sits down with Tim Ladhams — editor of Inside Small Business — for one of the most practically useful episodes the show has produced. Tim opens up about exactly what crosses his desk every day, what gets deleted immediately, what makes him stop and read, and how Australian small business owners — at any age or stage — can get thei...

Most small business owners assume TV news is out of reach. Too big, too fast, too competitive. They picture a chaotic newsroom and assume their story would never cut through.

Claire Pitman has spent years as a television news executive producer. She is the person who decides what makes it to air. And her message to small business owners is clear: there is more opportunity than you think — you just need to understand how a newsroom actually works before you pick up the phone.

In Episode 3 of...