Online PR External Guideline
Copyright, 1999, James L. Horton

Online PR External Plan Write Here
Statement of Objective  
Target audiences lists - releases and announcements  
….Identified by address, URL  
….Identified by content of newsgroup/Web site  
….Identified by discussions/postings  
….Identified by media  
….Identified by individual  
….Completeness  
E-mail release  
….Subject line is appropriate and enticing  
….Release is short  
….Release tells story  
….Release formatted for e-mail. ASCII  
….Release entices reply  
….Referral to information source/Web site  
….Release has signature block  
Announcement  
….Subject line is appropriate and enticing  
….Header included and complete  
….Message body  
……..Short  
……..Creative  
……..Gives away something of value  
……..Referral to Web site/more information  
….Signature block  
Graphics/Links  
….Gifs or JPEGs  
….Appropriate for story  
….Links incorporated and appropriate  
Newsletter  
….Proposal and justification  
Library of Information  
….Data specified and justification for it.  
Online Chat  
….Proposal and justification  
….Identified site for chat  
Promotion  
….Proposal and justification  
….Item(s) identified to give away  
Event  
….Proposal and justification  
….Promotion plan for event  
Grammar  
Spelling  
Logic  
Persuasiveness  


Last Updated on 1/11/99
By James L. Horton