What are the best sites to submit your press release?
I am writing an article on best websites for press release submissions. I shall invite your suggestions and I will include it in the article with your name and link.
Clarification added October 7, 2010:
I know a few of them like prweb.com and isnare.com etc... I am looking for more sites with good visibility.
Clarification added October 10, 2010:
Thank you guys for your answers. I shall soon post the link to my aritcle here. And more ideas are always welcome.
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Heather B.
Blogger at The B2B PR Blog
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There is NO value whatsoever in free press release submission sites.
- yes they give you backlinks, but these are nofollow backlinks so worthless for seo.
- yes they give you visibility online, but have you ever met anyone who goes to a release submission site for news?
- while the home pages of these sites are well optimised, the page on which your release goes is not.
when it comes to getting media coverage there are no shortcuts - you need a good story that you can pitch to journalists.
Article-based marketing is a good alternative to free press release sites - for various reasons - dofollow backlinks, great optimisation, used as a resource by journalists etc. But the content needs to be unique and useful, so again not a shortcut.
Article submission sites, on the other hand, can be
Elizabeth B.
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There are dozens of free press release submission sites out there but I think the most effective thing is to post to one (ore more) consistently so you build up a bank of info. Visitors can then check out your other releases which helps to position you(r client) as a guru.
Below I've included 3 handy links about press releases.
My first link links at least 20 or more free press release websites.
My second link describes what you get from each free service. Getting onto Google News has to be a good thing!
My third link gives you 100 ideas to generate publicity...
Links:
Ramesh K.
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Some are at:
http://www.w3guru-india.com/resources/press-release-submission-list/
But, few journalists seem to be picking stories from these free sites. They nmay want 'some spicy stuff' to build a story around.
I am not sure by submitting to PR websites, you get visibility. that happens only when some journalists pick it up and build a story around and publish
Ideally if a journalist understands your story and is convinced that readers will be interested in the story, your details may be published in the article.
Make some friends with Media people and/or hire a PR agency.
All the best
Ramesh
The Human Search Engine
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Farzad W.
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I highly recommend e-releases.com
It all depends what you are trying to achieve. If your goal is to build links then the above listed will do the job. If you are after the greater exposure and potential inclusion in Google News, Reuters, Msnbc.. then I would recommend http://www.marketwire.com/ $400+ per release.
Businesswire works great for being able to better target a specific audience and maintain a budget, gets a good pickup from other news sites and search engines.
Links:
Julie R.
SEM SEO | Online Reputation Management | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Outreach
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We promote online press releases through Pitch Engine. They have done well for our clients' search engine optimization.
Links:
- http://www.pitchengine.com/promotionalcurrency/two-digital-music-powerhouse...
- http://www.rostinventures.com
Julie R. also suggests this expert on this topic:
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Google "Free PR" the first 10 are all pretty good...
Google: WOWsignage to see the results of just one single press release.
Suggest WOWsignage CEO Kevin Mc Kenna for this question.
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Mark E.
Marketing Executive at Ajax Union
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Hi,
I'm Mark Etinger of the Ajax Union SEO company: http://www.ajaxunion.com
My company has used a variety of press release sites for search engine marketing, but my top 2 sites are i-newswire.com and 1888pressrelease.com. Both were very fast and allowed me to associate my company URL with some valuable online marketing keywords.
Good luck with the article!
Mark
Links:
There are lots and lots of PR submission sites. Best Google for "PR sites list" and you can find plenty.
Regards,
Jessy.
http://www.actsupport.com
