Submitting a press release

[0ffshore]

Could you please recommend me a company/service that can efficiently submit my press release.

I've heard about prweb. Is there any comments about their services?

Thanks.

[sbeco]

Check out this press release software. It may be an option for you.

http://www.onlinepressreleases.com/onlinepr/index.shtml

[ergobob]

Do you know who onlinepressreleases.com sends the press release to? Their web site doesn't give their database list.

Also, what is the difference between submitting to onlinepressreleases and submitting a press release to PRNews which is free?

Thanks a lot,

Bob

[0ffshore]

PRweb has a paid service as well.
$10-80.

Did anyone use the $80 service? And if it's reasonable to pay this sum?

[greeneagle]

Cruised thru "PRWeb" for the first time today! Looked good from a distance. Do you buy more Gold stars and subsequent rankings or more dispersion?, If so, that's OK, They seem to provide a valuable service at a lower cost comparatively. Have you checked to see how effectively GOOGLE picks up links?

Ken

[ergobob]

If you do a search in Google News, you will see lots of PRNews items. I do "ergonomics" all the time and see it.

Bob

[0ffshore]

Originally Posted by ergobob

If you do a search in Google News, you will see lots of PRNews items. I do "ergonomics" all the time and see it.
Bob

Yeah I know it all. So do you recommend me pay $80 per release?

It's actually not the point of the money, just don't want to waste them he-he

[Softland]

Well everytime I submited for free to PRWeb the news appeared on Google news quite fast so I think that it worths trying it.

[eagent]

Originally Posted by greeneagle

Cruised thru "PRWeb" for the first time today! Looked good from a distance. Do you buy more Gold stars and subsequent rankings or more dispersion?, If so, that's OK, They seem to provide a valuable service at a lower cost comparatively. Have you checked to see how effectively GOOGLE picks up links?

Ken

Hi Ken,

Please allow me to answer both this post and the subsequent one regarding "is adding $80 to the pot a good investment".

If you search for PRWeb on WebProWorld you can read my posts, some which clearly tell the value in adding a donation to the pot. As a PRWeb 'Power User", I've seen truly enormous benefits from the service by getting to the $80 level (and also playing with the $30, $40, $60 and $200 levels. They all have their value in the lifecycle of a product or media campaign).

Rather than be redundant, here's the post that I believe covers the greatest depth on this subject:

I'm an avid PRWeb user, and am right in the last few days of creating the Dummies-type guide to PRWeb (with insights on how to use it as an SEO tool).

I've been using PRWeb since 1998, and it's been a serious boon to our SEO and sales efforts (we market brainstorming software, Trikke cambering bikes and have also provided PR services for other clients. You can see some of the releases at http://exitpath.prwebdirect.com ).

Depending on your expectations and what you REALLY want to accomplish, PRWeb can be a serious tool, or a competent add-on to your marketing and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) efforts. Here's how I use it:

1) As a traffic driver for our web sites

2) As a link-resource to improve page rank

3) As a quick, almost Google AdWords-fast tool to get noticed.

There is a caveat: Though PRWeb is a FREE resource (yes, it really is contribution based, and you CAN list a free press release and it will get reviewed and sent), I would highly recommend a minimum $30 donation (I usually put together a few press releases for each company, then release and re-release them over the next 6-12 weeks, weekly).

The rules for success (this is condensed, and once the guide is complete we'll ensure you know how to get it, or if you donate enough to PRWeb, they may provide it as a "free" or bonus resource):

1) Donate at least $30, so you can add images. $80 makes a huge difference, because it gets much better distribution and syndication. $200+ and you're looking at front-page, top 5 position listings (typically). You can donate in $10 increments over and over (adding $10 each time) and you will see your position change. If you get Top 3, your press release will not only be syndicated by everyone from PRNewswire to Yahoo News, but you'll also appear as a persistant link on every page of that day's PRWeb pages. At ~8 million page views+ per month, that's a TON of potential traffic.

2) keyword your images

3) Once you've listed the release, and after you've donated, go back and add distribution categories (you can have a maximum of 10). Don't do random ones: as in any targeted effort focus on relevant categories... but get creative.

4) Use links within the body copy.

5) PDF your release and make the links active, and add it as an additional download, naming it a keyphrase.

6) Send it on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday AM.

7) Make your headline rocks, with keywords and keep it fun. No self-grandization here... this is supposed to be press-worthy.

8) Make sire your landing page (where you direct people from your links in the release) acts like an extension of the press message. It should read like one cohesive storyline, or an expanded repeat of the press release copy.

9) Once your release is in the Queue, and you've donated, you can go back and update the release date (free ones lack this ability).

10) I do this (from a financial standpoint): ~$200 to $250 to start, then >> $120 >> $80 >> $80 >> $80 >> $60 >> $60 >> $30 >> $30 >> $30. Each dollar amount represents a listing for that specific PR effort on a new day (meaning a Press Release re-run on a new day, with changes and improvements and updates... things to keep the PR fresh, but still on that specific topic or effort). I've had the very best success on the days listed above. Tuesday is known as a top PR day, though you'll get more casual viewers later in the week.

That's the stuff for now. I really need my sleep, but if you need more input, I'll be happy to help. My best press releases (see the GarsWorld.com releases and the Century 21 releases. Both sets received over 100,000 page views per release, and over 1,000 direct clicks per release (a free release on PRWebmay receive a couple thousand page views and maybe 100 clicks total). Not including the effects of additional magazine and online writeups and permenant links to our web sites).The equivalent AdWords budget would have been many times these dollars, and without the persistance (as far as I've experienced. We put ~$1200-$3000 a month in AdWords and Overture, but are migrating back to PRWeb as our killer tool for driving traffic and sales).

By the way: our software products (as well as the Trikke) run from $125-$450 each. When we do a PRWebdirect press release, we typically see a $2500-$3000 spike in sales over the next 7 days. Not huge, but definitely a great ROI for our little company.

I hope that's helpful, and look forward to more dialogue with you and others regarding PR as an SEO tool, as well as a strait promotional system.

Warmest regards,
ME

[john678]

Does any body know of any other sites that distributes your press releases for free?

Thanks in advance.

[ticketauction]

when you submit with prweb one of those other sites emails you, so I know they are out there, I just forget their name.

[gregmil]

Originally Posted by 0ffshore

PRweb has a paid service as well.
$10-80.

Did anyone use the $80 service? And if it's reasonable to pay this sum?

Ne bud' deshovkoy! Ti hochesh chtobi americanskaya companiya tebe besplatno service providala?
Da i voobshe chto eto za business takoy chto ti $80 potratish ne mojesh?

[mlevenhagen]

I just stumbled on this thread... That's some great advice "eagent". No one answered the important question however. More?

I have more here. More links, more submit sites, more info, articles...

Press Release Information and Links!

Enjoy!

...

[sformby]

Great info, thanks for the detailed description of your success with PRWeb.

[xmx]

I also suggest PRWeb.

I tried it and I made a small contribution for each press release and it helps having many links to your PR in the search engines. Of course you also have your PR viewed more if you make larger contributions.

[nelsonez]

We also have started using the issuance of Press releases as a marketing strategy for some of our clients and the preliminary numbers that we have crunched indicate that it is even more cost effective than our PPC campaigns.

Our last press release ($30.00 level on PRWeb) got 38,000 impressions and our client saw a 50% jump in sales for that week.

At $175.00 per press release for creation and submission you can't beat it.

Eric

[freelancemom]

Thanks for your feedback Eagent -

I will definitely try their service out.

FYI - I utilize the google news alerts for some of my targeted keyword phrases and often have prweb releases delivered to me via email in that way.

Lori

[vikypatil]

Any site that allows you to submit Press releases / Articles for FREE....

Vikram

[Gorgias]

I came across www.prleap.com a few weeks ago and have seen several of my clients releases featured on Google News.

I don't think there is a better investment online than PRWeb.com, but if you're looking for a fair amount of exposure for your release without spending any money, PRLeap is the way to go. It's at least worth a look.