Press Releases

***Brian Turner*** · 05-12-2005, 09:29 PM

So I'm *finally* getting around to giving Press Releases serious attention, and am aiming to send one out this week to give some companies I'm friendly with some extra attention - raise their profile.

I'm aware that Press Releases have SEO advantages, and I'm definitely keen to tap into that.

However, I'm actually more interested at present in writing a Press Release for human users, that journalists would find useful and report on if possible.

Anyway, I've not yet sent one, but I'll going to add a number of resources below of webpages I've referenced and found useful:

Help on writing an effective press release:

PR distribution services:

bizal · 08-12-2005, 04:35 PM

Hi Brian

There is a list of good FREE sites on www.bizal.com under helpful information
.

EDIT by Brian - direct link: http://www.bizal.com/free_press_distribution.htm

***Brian Turner*** · 08-12-2005, 08:49 PM

Added a direct link to the Bizal resources.

Also - I tried a (otherwise reputable) company that claims specialisation in SEO for Press Releases. Very disappointed. They were very late replying, and rather than answer my initial sales questions, instead proceeded to include an "optimised" release which consisted of little more than added a couple of keywords I had no interest in into the text. For this they decided to try and charge me $550 for the very same service PR Web direct advertise as $360.

**TWD-Tony** · 08-12-2005, 10:54 PM

I tried a press release last year, I must admit to being a bit over enthusiastic with the wording and the release had to be previewed by a human "editor" before it was let loose on the world...

It was sent back to me numerous times because it was basically just an advert - which in all honesty it was

But it's hard to sell yourself without actually selling yourself (if you see what I mean)...

***Brian Turner*** · 12-12-2005, 11:21 AM

I had a look at a few different services, but only a handful actually allowed an active URL in the page body - meaning even a basic link was not active.

So far I've only used:

http://www.prweb.com
http://www.prleap.com/
http://i-newswire.com/
http://www.click2newsites.com
http://www.free-press-release.com

Seems to be all for now...

Babylon · 13-12-2005, 11:24 AM

This is an interesting thread. The info here is something that we were looking for recently. Will report back soon on the effectiveness of press releases.

Regards,

stoner3221 · 13-12-2005, 04:27 PM

I use http://www.prweb.com and have always been very impressed with the service I received from them.

***Brian Turner*** · 13-12-2005, 09:12 PM

The service is good - the women there have lovely voices.

etechsupport · 15-12-2005, 11:54 AM

Well, I find few more list;

przoom.com
Pressbox.co.uk
pressmethod.com
prfree.com
press-world.com/add
i-newswire.com
malebits.com
sbwire.com
bizeurope.com/pressrelease.htm

05-12-2005, 09:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,719	Press Releases So I'm finally getting around to giving Press Releases serious attention, and am aiming to send one out this week to give some companies I'm friendly with some extra attention - raise their profile. I'm aware that Press Releases have SEO advantages, and I'm definitely keen to tap into that. However, I'm actually more interested at present in writing a Press Release for human users, that journalists would find useful and report on if possible. Anyway, I've not yet sent one, but I'll going to add a number of resources below of webpages I've referenced and found useful: Help on writing an effective press release: Tips, Guidelines and Templates for Writing an Effective Press Release Press Releases & Search Engine Optimization How To Write A Press Release For Google News Hints and tips about press releases How do I get a press release listed in Google News The Anatomy of a Press Release Want Reporters to Use Your Web Site? Start Thinking Like They Do Online PR research using tags PR distribution services: PR Web (also cf. PR web direct) PR newswire Eric Ward's URLwire Brand Republic __________________ SEO specialist

08-12-2005, 04:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
bizal Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glasgow Posts: 254	Re: Press Releases Hi Brian There is a list of good FREE sites on www.bizal.com under helpful information . EDIT by Brian - direct link: http://www.bizal.com/free_press_distribution.htm __________________ Lead Generation, Sales Training & Advice www.bizal.com

08-12-2005, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,719	Re: Press Releases Added a direct link to the Bizal resources. Also - I tried a (otherwise reputable) company that claims specialisation in SEO for Press Releases. Very disappointed. They were very late replying, and rather than answer my initial sales questions, instead proceeded to include an "optimised" release which consisted of little more than added a couple of keywords I had no interest in into the text. For this they decided to try and charge me $550 for the very same service PR Web direct advertise as $360. __________________ SEO specialist

08-12-2005, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
TWD-Tony Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Manchester Uk Posts: 476	Re: Press Releases I tried a press release last year, I must admit to being a bit over enthusiastic with the wording and the release had to be previewed by a human "editor" before it was let loose on the world... It was sent back to me numerous times because it was basically just an advert - which in all honesty it was But it's hard to sell yourself without actually selling yourself (if you see what I mean)... __________________ Tony Total Web Development - Business Website Solutions. Feel free to contact me with any website issues including design, ecommerce, hosting and dedicated servers.

12-12-2005, 11:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,719	Re: Press Releases I had a look at a few different services, but only a handful actually allowed an active URL in the page body - meaning even a basic link was not active. So far I've only used: http://www.prweb.com http://www.prleap.com/ http://i-newswire.com/ http://www.click2newsites.com http://www.free-press-release.com Seems to be all for now... __________________ SEO specialist

13-12-2005, 11:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
Babylon Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 44	Re: Press Releases This is an interesting thread. The info here is something that we were looking for recently. Will report back soon on the effectiveness of press releases. Regards, __________________ Joel Interested in importing from China and the Far East? Specialist providers of trade finance and stock finance facilities that are not available from high street banks.

13-12-2005, 04:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
stoner3221 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Glens Falls, NY USA Posts: 74	Re: Press Releases I use http://www.prweb.com and have always been very impressed with the service I received from them. __________________ WoW Directory & WoW Yellow Pages Business Directory

13-12-2005, 09:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,719	Re: Press Releases The service is good - the women there have lovely voices. __________________ SEO specialist

15-12-2005, 11:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
etechsupport Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14	Re: Press Releases Well, I find few more list; przoom.com Pressbox.co.uk pressmethod.com prfree.com press-world.com/add i-newswire.com malebits.com sbwire.com bizeurope.com/pressrelease.htm __________________ http://eTechSupport.net AIM : support24by7 \|\| Yahoo : etechservers \|\| MSN : sales@eTechSupport.net Masters of Clusters

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