You can get in top publications even if nobody has heard of you. This free site connects journalists looking for expert quotes with experts who want to give quotes. It's called source of sources.
You can use it as a reporter or as an expert. Every day you get emails just like this where you have to answer a query. The journalist queries are in a wide range of topics.
Journalist accepts your answer. You get a quote. In one of these publications.
There are 20,000 journalists, broadcasters, bloggers, brands using source of sources. You get social proof. You get a backlink for your website.
When you appear in these publications, you can say on LinkedIn, I appeared in so and so. You can put it on your website mentioned in these publications. Things like this increase your authority a ton.
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