A few weeks ago, a friend asked me if I would write a press release for him which he wanted submitted to the local press. Of course I did, and I thought I may as well try sending it to some free online press release sites I’d picked up while surfing the net.
Since its delivery, he said he’s now receiving a lot more traffic to his site (almost double!) and it’s coming from further parts globally. I was wondering, what anyone else’s opinion (if you have one) is on submitting press releases online. I can see it benefiting worldwide ebusinesses, but for a regionally based business I don’t see it helping at all. Anyone?
Stephen is a communications consultant based out of the UK. You can connect with him on Twitter or check out his LinkedIn profile. | Email Stephen
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Piaras Kelly
Bit strange alright, what are the free online press release sites?
PR Blogger
There’s quite a lot to list, so here’s a few:
http://www.press-world.com/add
http://www.e-xl.com/submit
http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/company_news/submit.html
http://www.free-press-release.com/submit/free-press-release.php
http://www.prleap.com/member_login.html
http://www.pressbox.co.uk/cgi-bin/links/add.cgi
http://www.prfree.com/index.php?cur=member&mode=register&old=aW5kZXhbYWN0aW9uPW1lbWJlcl0=
I think some are submitted straight to Google News and Yahoo! News.
It would be good to her what you think.
Stephen
Jessica
Is there a catch to these free distribution services? I don’t usually use distribution services, as the industries I work with are very specific. May be worth a shot…
PR Blogger
Not really a catch as such Jessica, but the majority of them do require you to subscribe.
One thing I did find is that when you leave your email address on the release, you tend to receive a lot of spam. So it’s probably best to use an email address you don’t use regularly.