The Best Pitch :)

Yianni,

It’s a shame we haven’t connected yet, given we’re both Facebook addicts, bloggers, NYC new media geeks, and full-time Puerto Ricans (okay, everything but the last one… not sure how many Berkowitzes there are in PR).

I wanted to give you a heads up about something Time.com’s doing if you think it’s worth blogging.

For the launch today of Time’s 50 Best Websites for 2008 (including some personal favorites like Mint, Kiva, and Geni), they set up a Tumblr feed where they’ll link to any blogger who mentions A) their favorite among the 50, or B) any site that they think should be there.

It makes the experience even more interactive, and the link love from Time is a cool bonus (they’ll be posting the Tumblr link on their site shortly). If you do post your thoughts, I’ll make sure your blog’s on the Tumblr feed. Either way, you’ll probably enjoy making sure you’re on top of all 50 picks since you follow the space, and I thought you’d find it interesting how Time is incorporating microblogging into its overall media offerings. Let me know if you need any more info.

Here are the links:
* Time 50 Best Websites: http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809957,00.html
* Time’s Tumblr feed: http://time50bestwebsites.tumblr.com/

Best,

<Mr. Berkowitz’s first name has been omitted for his protection but lets just say it rhymes with hey-vid>

Why I love this pitch:

He did his homework – it’s apparent that he read my bio and took the time to personalize the introduction. He sent me something that he honestly thought I would be interested in, which I am and I WILL blog about it.

Pitching with a worthy value proposition for me – Using Tumblr to posts links of the people who post is an AWESOME idea for getting bloggers to actually listen and post (I haven’t even thought about that). Link love goes a long way. If you send me something incredibly interesting, chances are I have already seen it. But, if you send me something interesting and then tell me that you will link my post elsewhere, I am much more likely to listen.

I was going through a blogging slump this month. Thanks for motivating me to post.