I finally broke down and did it. I created a media kit for myself. I never expected I would be to the point that I had to do so, but I continue to get contacted every day by PR companies who like my writing style and that want to work with me, so I figured it was time to do so. I am really excited, because I was able to create a simple media kit using Publisher, which comes with Microsoft Professional.

Microsoft says this on their blog site:

Your media kit doesn’t have to be fancy, but it does have to be clean, attractive, and relevant. Be sure to proofread every element thoroughly—members of the media whom you contact will keep your media kit on file for future reference, so you want to make sure that the information is reliable and correct.

Using Publisher has never been easier and the media kit looks great! If you are in the market for a media kit for yourself, here are some sites that can help you create and get ideas while you use your Microsoft Publisher to put it together.

• Blog Conference Newbie has a complete list of all the items you should include in your media kit along with descriptions. Some of the important aspects are information about you, your analytics from your site, brands that you have worked with in the past, as well as your prices for the types of advertising that you offer.
• Templates can be found from Mom Bloggers Club. You can use this to give you some design ideas or you can use the pre-made templates that Publisher has available.
• Karen Moran shares her top 4 must haves that need to be included in your media kit.
• Melanie Nelson gives you a complete list of what you should cover in your media kit.

Now that you have a few tools to help you, why not grab a copy of Microsoft Professional today so that you can start creating beautiful publications that are easy to throw together?

About Microsoft Professional

Microsoft Office Professional 2010 brings together their top-of-the-line tools to help you stay organized, connected, and competitive. The package includes one year of technical support. The cool thing is that if you purchase the 2010 version right now, in just a few short weeks, the 2013 version will be available and you can upgrade for free!

Why Office Professional is so great!

• Manage business and personal finances efficiently

• Organize all your information in a single place

• Create dynamic presentations that get attention

• Express yourself with ready made templates and documents

• Stay in sync with your customers and calendar using Outlook 2010

• Create professional-looking marketing materials yourself using Publisher

• Capture business data for effective analysis

• Access, edit, and share your work from almost anywhere using Skydrive and Office web apps

So –what are you waiting for? Get your very own copy of Professional today so that you can start creating beautiful documents and get your family organized for 2013!

I’m going to be sharing later how I used the templates to create business documents for my husband and mine’s business and to keep us organized.

I was sent a copy of Microsoft Office Professional in order to write my review. All opinions listed are my own.

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