I mentioned many times in my column that some of the best promotion your company can get is to have an online or print magazine run a story about you.

So send us your news. There's a link near the bottom of the front page of our online news that says "Have News for Us? -- Submit your News." Click on it and take a look. You'll need a Title, or headline; and Intro, or subhead; and Story, or body copy.

You don't have to be Ernest Hemmingway -- our writers often 'touch-up' user submitted news.

What qualifies as news? Hiring a key new employee. Getting a big or special contract. Opening a new office. Running a charity event. Getting an award.

We can't promise we'll run every story, but not ventured, nothing gained.

So think back over the last 6 months, or look ahead if you know something is coming. We email our online News to over 77,000 people every week. And we mail our magazine, DOTmed Business News, to over 31,000 hospital honchos every month.

This is a great way to promote your business for free.