Comments on: 5 Ways Free Press Release Sites Can Cost You

By: local seo blog

local seo blog — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:26:24 +0000

Local Look for engine is anything which has usually been overlooked and I’m not sure why. Maybe it is mainly because fewer local corporations are conscious of Seo in general or perhaps it is simply because the only companies supplying serp charge a similar rates as “national seo” which entails optimizing for big areas instead of focusing on local markets which could mean the world for your business enterprise.

By: mstardom

mstardom — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:31:16 +0000

I beg to differ, somewhat. Your argument is well-taken. Granted that free press release does cost money, there are advantages in using free over paid, especially for beginners. If one is new to the online PR seen, he/she should start off with the free option first, then evaluate results. If results are where one wants to be, then one should continue using the free method. On the other hand, if one can afford to pay the fees for paid press release, one should go right a head and do it. Therefore, the preference between free and paid is up to the individual. After looking at the Search Engine Visibility chart above, one can see that the difference between free and paid press release sites is a little more than two-fold, for the most part, except for PRnewswire, 18k. So, a part from not being listed in Yahoo, it is still a great idea to go the free press release route. There is no guarantee that one will convert visitors into customers after paying for a press release. Therefore, it is a good idea to conduct extensive research before throwing money down the tubes. If money is spent on advertising, a substantial return should be realized immediately or soon after.

I can vouch for PRlog; the site does send traffic and listings in Google news...that is not bad for a free site. Furthermore, the site provides embedded codes for each press release, which includes PDF file-download capabilities. Here is an example of that http://www.myspacestardom.com/pressroom

By: Tatyana Gann

Tatyana Gann — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:15:52 +0000

Marc

I am glad you brought it up. I believe we must choose paid press release version first then submit to free ones.. I think free ones are good b ut I agree they cost money for upgrades but also time we create them and then if they do not stay in google for long time then BOOM, nothing happens..
I appreciate such a great explanation.

Tatyana Gann

By: 17 Impact Factors of Online Press Release Performance

17 Impact Factors of Online Press Release Performance — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:25:02 +0000

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By: Greg Smith

Greg Smith — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:02:00 +0000

thanks for sharing the free press release site strategies

By: Greg Smith

Greg Smith — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:02:00 +0000

thanks for sharing the free press release site strategies

By: Marc Harty

Marc Harty — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:41:14 +0000

TC,

Never to late because the dialog is always evolving. I have heard of PRBuzz.com but do not have actual experience in using them. I did some checking and it appears that a release sent via PRBuzz is distributed via MMD Newswire. That site can be found here: http://www.massmediadistribution.com which does charge $199 per release, so it looks like you're getting good value with the all in one pricing via PRBuzz.

The main deciding factor for me is how do those releases rank in the search engines for your keyword phrases? Will your release appear on other authority sites? Those are some of the results I look for.

In terms of distribution, my company does handle that: http://www.maintopicmedia.com and you can issue a request via my help desk: http://www.maintopicmedia.com/support If we're not the right fit, I'm happy to point you in the direction of some other resources as well.

In terms of the free sites staying power, an easy way is to do a domain search and look when the domain was reserved. I've created a database of 175+ press release sites that's part of a system called Online PR Made Easy which I sell here: http://www.onlineprmadeeasy.com

Hope that gives you some more insight on the release distribution game.

~ Marc

By: TC McClenning

TC McClenning — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:52:14 +0000

Excellent discussion! Hope I'm not too late to post a few quick questions relating to this. Has anyone heard of or used PRBuzz.com? They are currently offering unlimited PR distribution for a flat fee of $299 a year, I believe.

Also, if we decide to outsource distribution, how would we go about finding a company to do this? E.g. if wanted to have sent on PRNewswire or similar? Expected cost?

And finally, how can we find out which of these freebie and low cost distribution sites have been around the longest?

Feel free to follow me @RealtorPR.

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press release distribution - StartTags.com — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:01:05 +0000

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By: Marc Harty

Marc Harty — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:21:06 +0000

Hi Anna,

Thanks for your comment and sorry for my belated reply. And to be 100% transparent, zero money exchanged hands
between me and PitchEngine. I like them because they have the social media side of things figured out. Perhaps in
my enthusiasm for them, I went overboard.

I do pride myself as both a professional and a blogger/journalist, so I like to maintain my objectivity. While I do have
recommendations, I am not owner or paid by any of those press release sites.

Thanks for letting me know how this landed for you. And I’ll take your comments to heart in future posts.

~ Marc