1.0BuzzStreamhttps://www.buzzstream.comVince Nerohttps://www.buzzstream.com/blog/author/vincenero/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="18KqLT4FEL"><a href="https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/haro-alternatives/">10 Best HARO Alternatives for Getting Expert Quotes and Citations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/haro-alternatives/embed/#?secret=18KqLT4FEL" width="600" height="338" title="“10 Best HARO Alternatives for Getting Expert Quotes and Citations” — BuzzStream" data-secret="18KqLT4FEL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.buzzstream.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/alternatives.png800670Top alternatives include Source of Sources, Qwoted, Featured, and Help a B2B Writer, each with unique strengths. Free tools like Source of Sources and media hashtags (#journorequest) offer no-cost ways to monitor journalist needs. Premium tools like Qwoted, Editorielle, and Roxhill offer real-time alerts, detailed filtering, and UK-focused access. Speed and personalization in responses are essential; AI-generated or off-topic pitches are swiftly ignored or banned. Building direct journalist relationships remains the most future-proof PR strategy amidst AI and platform noise. HARO (Help a Reporter Out) has had an interesting run. Years ago, Vocus purchased it and renamed it Connectively, but it died slowly until it was shut down entirely in 2024. But it then made a comeback after being purchased by Featured.com. (Check out our podcast episode with the new owner.) Over the past few years, some replacements have cropped up, each with pros and cons. Some are paid platforms that look at journalist requests, others email alert services, each tailored to a specific audience. Luckily, I’ve used just about all of them, and for those I haven’t, I’ve gotten expert feedback and advice from power users. So, this post should help you determine the best HARO (and Connectively) alternative for 2025. 1. Media Requests on Social Media The best, most direct, tool-less alternative to HARO/Connectively is to monitor media requests on social platforms like X or BlueSky by hashtag. The main hashtags used are #journorequests, #prrequest, #mediarequest, and #bloggerrequest. However, based on our analysis of thousands of journorequest tweets, most media requests on X were from UK-based journalists. That said, I always add keywords to narrow down my searches. There may be specific industries that are more represented in different: This is a manual process, but in our talk with Head of PR Amelia Selby about doing PR on a […]