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Shama Hyder, Forbes Contributor | Her Paid Inclusion
Forbes is a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle. It is among the top magazines worldwide. It can be difficult to obtain natural media placements for PR, self-branding, or social media verification in prestigious publications, like Forbes. In order to get featured, it is essential to pitch Forbes contributor or provide them with insightful information. However, this takes time because the pitches are typically ignored and land in their “ignore” box.
However, if you work with the right PR firm that is in contact with Forbes Contributors, this won’t be much more challenging. These Forbes contributors are extremely knowledgeable with the Editorial Policy and have a natural way of mentioning the client or doing feature articles that make editors feel at ease. Due to their need to uphold their public image as not engaging in financial compensation, these contributors only work on a paid basis with certain individuals or organizations. So, if you approach them with financial possibilities, you will be rejected.
Alternatively, you can find a lot of freelancers offering services similar to Forbes on Fiverr.com or PeoplePerhour.com. These independent contractors know contributors who, for a price, could include any of your clients in their articles. The type of placement determines the pricing. For instance, it will be less expensive to mention a client in the article for two or three lines as a helpful reference than to pay $7k–$12k for a feature story.
Just in case any EDITOR of Forbes wants to contact me for the Proof then please get in touch.
UPDATE: Her Writing privilege has been suspended due to her Paid Services.
Shama Hyder is one such Forbes Contributor. According to her bio, she is the CEO and senior contributor of Zen Media, a distinguished marketing and public relations firm serving tech-driven B2B companies. She writes books and gives keynote speeches all over the world. Looking at a personality of this status does not convinces us that she is involved in paid remuneration for Forbes Feature Article. But unfortunately, that’s true.
She covers various entrepreneurs in her articles. You can see her profile here: – https://www.forbes.com/sites/shamahyder/
She featured numerous reputable entrepreneurs in her Forbes column, all of which were sponsored mentions. Numerous purchased PR articles already appear under these entrepreneurs’ profiles. We have a list of 11 entrepreneurs are covered by her in her forbes column. below are few paid mentions.
A] Frankie Quiroz
Having founded Tuned in Tokyo and Drip Creationz, Frankie Quiroz has expertise as a mentor for eCommerce firms. He’s made significant investments in paid public relations placements— a profile we’ve covered in our publication before.
B] Crystal Stokes
Crystal Stokes is a licensed psychotherapist, certified performance Coach & Public Speaker. You can read about her Paid Article here – https://letmeexpose.is/exposing-psychotherapist-crystal-stokes/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shamahyder/2021/07/26/how-to-avoid-burnout-as-an-entrepreneur/
C] Shawn Sharma
Shawn Sharma aka Prashant Sharma offers mentorship in Travel, Credit Repair, Brand Building, and Funding. He has invested lot in paid PR placement for his social media verification including this forbes mention. You can read about his Paid Article here – https://letmeexpose.is/exposing-entrepreneur-shawn-sharma-credit/
D] Dr.Bao-Tran Nguyen and Nathan Jeal
Dr. Bao-Tran Nguyen and Dr. Nate Jeal are husband-wife as well as Business Partners. They are owners of Waterford Smile Co and Dental Authority Marketing. You can read about her Paid Article here – https://letmeexpose.is/exposing-dr-bao-tran-nguyen-nathan-jeal/
The List can go on…
