The desk
How agencies and authors actually answer journalist queries: HARO, Connectively, and the rest of the inbox, without inventing a second life.
- Connectively vs HARO: same journalists, different wrapper
HARO is still the three-times-a-weekday digest. Connectively is the successor brand and, as of 2026, a sister platform. What changed if you already had a login.
- How to get picked on Featured (the old Terkel playbook, updated)
Terkel.io is history. Featured.com is the product and the company that owns HARO. Headshot, complete profile, 4-6 sentences, skip what you cannot defend. Check their current FAQ.
- Qwoted vs doing it yourself
Qwoted is a journalist marketplace with profiles. Stacking HARO, Connectively, and the rest of the digests is a different job. When to pay for a network, and when to run a desk.
- HARO alternatives in 2026
Connectively, Qwoted, Featured, Mention Match, Source of Sources, and Source Bottle. Who each is for, and why a second inbox is the actual problem.
- What a journalist actually wants in a HARO pitch
A subject they will open, a quote they can paste, and nothing you cannot stand behind. Subject lines that fail, bodies that work, and what to do when the query bans AI.
- Help a B2B Writer is Mention Match
The B2B digest rebranded. Same queries, new name, same job as HARO with a narrower beat. How HAB2BW / Mention Match differs from a general reporter list.
- How to use HARO without living in the digest
Ingest the three weekday editions, skip the interviews you will not take, answer in the author’s words, and send from their mailbox. That is the method.