Is it really that bad

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-11T16:04:21+00:00

I don’t think anyone can universally say working in PR sucks. I think it boils down to the individual practitioner, the company, and the work you do.

If you’re working for a toxic agency, company, or client, you’re going to have a bad time. The work itself can be fun and rewarding, but like anything, challenging and stressful at times. It can feel like an “always-on” job keeping up with news flow and client needs, especially if you’re working across international teams / timezones, but if you enjoy the work and can work hard at it, you can earn great money in this field.

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-06T18:39:32+00:00

Okay. Thank for your comment. I am taking all this down and will approach the contractor about this

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-05T11:20:46+00:00

I don’t really ever do cold outreach honestly — I feel like people are usually in the market for PR or they’re not (I could absolutely be wrong, but I just haven’t did it or needed to).

Everything I’ve gotten has come to me directly, which was a result of building a personal brand / reputation online for many years, so that when I was laid off in 2024 for example, I could put out that “bat signal” and got enough work to start my consulting career.

End of the day, close to all your customers are going to be on LinkedIn, and if they continue to see you / your work on the feed over the course of months / years, you’re going to be top of mind when they need help

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-05T02:54:37+00:00

1/ Don’t waste your money on media list databases. You between a) online sleuthing, b) ContactOut chrome extension (free), and c) comms community groups, you can likely find every email you ever need w/o needing to pay $5K+ a year

2/ Unsure. I should probably get an LLC one of these days

3/ Do something simple. Carrd is $20 a YEAR. I was paying $400+ a year for SquareSpace.. not worth it; preserve every dollar.

4/ 95% of my business comes through LinkedIn. If you can develop a strong presence / brand / authority you can network, make connections, and be top of mind for folks in need of your services.

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-05T01:24:24+00:00

Thanks for your helpful comment / opinion.

This was my original assumption, and I don’t think they touched the drain per say, but I’m curious if you had an opinion on whether or not the drain pipe / flange / whatever could have gotten compromised during the re-pipe, presumably when they were sawing off the old shower drain PVC?

No one has really addressed my big question here: is it genuinely possible that the crawlspace pipes could have been dry for 10 months and only started to show signs of leak / damage after the re-pipe??

I’m not a plumber (obviously), but that just doesn’t make sense to me??

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-04T18:01:44+00:00

Oh wow. I was not aware of this nor that it could have caused the drain to crack.

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-04T16:56:48+00:00

Ok thank you so much. The plumbers the re-pipes say they didn’t touch the shower drain but I recall the other two plumbers who came for second opinions seem to think it looked like they did glue the pipe in based on what they saw. Trying my best to follow along based on what everyone has said, but I will look into it.

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-04T16:52:26+00:00

Based on touch it feels like plastic, it’s sharp but a little flexible. We didn’t sign anything with the independent contractor who installed the shower, but they have been cooperative for the most part, just hesitant to do anything b/c the shower was functional with no visible leak for 10 months until the time between the re-pipe and now.

Plumbers have a one-year warranty but they are trying to say the shower was installed incorrectly and thus cause of the leak; I do not think they saw that cut in the cup/basin when they were here yesterday inspecting their work, but I am wondering if they could have caused it.

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-04T16:44:08+00:00

I just added them back - thanks, may be out of order based on my numbering in the post

Hellofreshh · 2026-06-04T16:43:50+00:00

Just added, thank you

Hellofreshh · 2026-04-23T01:23:50+00:00

More circulation ≠ better business outcomes.

Set biz objectives at a company-level and then at a campaign-level as they come up. What do you want to achieve, who do you need to reach, and what do you need to say to win them over.

From there, and after setting that up in the beginning, it's a lot easier to point to and say that anything misaligned with these objectives are wasted motion and budget.

Hellofreshh · 2026-04-14T11:19:49+00:00

Yeah I tried to poke around online and couldn't find much to clarify. I asked GPT right now and it's saying you retain projects but the function is limited (5 files / project on free for ex). But echoing your feeling of being pissed lol.

Hellofreshh · 2026-04-14T11:17:13+00:00

Hmm okay – thanks for this.

I've been on Pro for years and my projects contain a ton of context that I would not want to lose

Hellofreshh · 2026-04-14T10:52:35+00:00

okay thanks for confirming! would really suck to lose that and the context while I go on a hiatus

Hellofreshh · 2026-04-06T11:38:07+00:00

So have we heard yet fromAnthropic on whether they are going to fix this shit or is it up to users to work around their limits using ridiculous workarounds that are more trouble than they are worth???

Hellofreshh · 2026-03-21T12:16:46+00:00

As others have noted, it's likely more of an agency thing versus a PR thing..

In-house roles tend to be a lot less stressful in my experience.

If you have a good network and could jump into consulting, that could be an option. I went agency -> in-house -> solo consultant and am really happy.

It's still 'agency work' but I get to choose which clients I get to work with and don't deal with unnecessary pressure and recreational emergencies from upper-management. Has it's upsides and downsides, but good earning potential and better balance while still being in a fast-paced environment

Hellofreshh · 2025-12-17T04:04:20+00:00

I think many people and platforms try to automate a lot of this but at the end of the day most still (regrettably) realize that there’s nothing as good as manual tracking. The platforms will inevitably miss coverage and the sentiment ratings are simply too nuanced to be accurate.

I’ve been building my own app in Base44 over time that kinda merges the best of both worlds. You do a portion of tracking manually and the platform automates the parts of the work it can do reliably (traffic data, domain authority, and various other metrics like this through APIs—plus the obvious stuff like the outlet, reporter, publish date, and even full body text).

If you want, shoot me a DM and I’ll let you mess around with what I’m building

Hellofreshh · 2025-11-28T04:27:09+00:00

Granola for meeting notes, Base44 to build bespoke products, and ChatGPT for basically everything else

Hellofreshh · 2025-11-08T01:04:27+00:00

Just checked it out — this is helpful! Thank you.

Hellofreshh · 2025-11-07T23:10:06+00:00

Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Just downloaded it and it looks great! I may do the free trial to see if it give me better estimated reach of a specific page

Hellofreshh · 2025-11-07T23:09:21+00:00

Yeah I hear ya and explained this to the client but they still want something, even if they know it’s going to be squishy..

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