What is press release?

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  1. #1
    Hello,

    I would like to know what is press release and how could I use it to promote my site?

    Thanks for help,
    Yoni.
     
    yoni8levy, Jul 29, 2010 IP
  2. kbdunn

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    A professional write up to inform people about a product or service or your brand. In the SEO world, people submit PR's to websites for backlinks.
     
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  3. VHQ

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    They can get you links, though they generally aren't that value, unless you have some big news that real journalists might want to pick up on. I would spend my time focusing on article marketing rather than press releases if you're just in it for the links and have generic content.
     
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    A press release is pseudo-news story, written in third person, that seeks to demonstrate to an editor or reporter the newsworthiness of a particular person, event, service or product.
     
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    fr@nc!z Active Member

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    A press release is pseudo-news story, written in third person, that seeks to demonstrate to an editor or reporter the newsworthiness of a particular person, event, service or product. Press releases are often sent alone, by e-mail, fax or snail mail. They can also be part of a full press kit, or may be accompanied by a pitch letter. Here is a link showing how write a press release:

    http://www.lunareclipse.net/pressrelease.htm
     
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  6. AirForce1

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    Hi,

    In my own experiences, press releasing is really suitable for releasing new products, sales, coupons and other promotion information. Also, you could put back links in your presses with your targeted keywords as anchor text and thus help a lot in building quality back links for your site just like article submission. :)

    all the best,
     
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  7. yoni8levy

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    Hi,

    can you suggest me some good webites for press release?

    BTY, Thanks for the answers,
    Yoni
     
    yoni8levy, Jul 29, 2010 IP
  8. seo.lover

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    i think this is right.
     
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  9. seodash

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    A press release is a one to two page document used to call attention to your company and its products/services.
     
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    Press release distribution is the most effective way to increase link popularity but it is also the most difficult because the content of your release needs to be interesting enough for publications to want to write about it.:)
     
    kodaijacaranda, Jul 29, 2010 IP
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    schgrv Active Member

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    Mate u r wrong here, as i know that main purpose of PR's to grab traffic and branding. According to my knowledge PR's don't provide much link strength to ur websites.
     
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    Press release is official statement that can pulicize good news. Its issued to the news media to draw the public attention on company's product or services.
     
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    As per I know If you are starting new service or anything new in your sites then you need post in press releasing sites so that search engines as well other sites came to know the news. It's kind of news.
     
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    A press release is a document issued to media and consumers to announce yourself and your product.
    A well-written release can dramatically increase your sales, expose your company to the masses, and greatly enhance the image of your business or products
     
    shaun53, Jul 30, 2010 IP
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    Hello,

    Press Release submission is found to be an effective SEO technique which will spread a word about your products, goods, services and website in total on the online platform. This innovative way to promote the business on the internet platform has won many hearts and is followed by both small as well as large businesses so that they can get benefitted from the traffic that it draws. Quality press releases are effective ways to translate normal inquisitive visits into orders and then sales.
     
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    oral presentation !
     
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    I find PR Web to be pretty good though it is crucial to write a good quality/news worthy press release. Press releases submitted on PR Web tend to get picked up from a variety of sources. It can however be expensive.
     
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  18. jannyflcn

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    Press release is helpful in link building and announcing about new product, services..

    Some are Good PR sites..
    http://www.tmcnet.com/
    http://www.prlog.org/
    http://www.earthtimes.org/
    http://www.information-online.com/
    http://www.addpr.com/
    http://www.bignews.biz/publisher
    http://www.batchbuzz.com/
    http://www.headlinesnews.net/
    http://www.jazzou.com
    http://www.financialresource.org

    Use this site.. it will surely help you a lot..
     
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  19. online07

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    here you can find the best free press release submit site list

    Thanks enjoy the list
     
    online07, Aug 2, 2010 IP