Posting press releases

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by grobar, Oct 2, 2006.

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    will posting press releases to a related site harm you for dupe content? (assuming that ohter site will also post the release?)
     
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  2. cormac

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    I have usually taken it as a yes (but havent researched it) so instead of posting the whole press release I quote some of the important parts, write about it and provide a link back.
     
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  3. grobar

    grobar Well-Known Member

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    that makes sense. do you do well by doing this in your niche? (read: is it worth your while?)
     
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    I don't think that it would affect your site, most companies publish their press releases in their own sites.
     
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    true, but as a user - wouldnt you rather go to one spot for all press releases for a topic, rather than visit many company's sites?
     
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    As a user I wouldn't normally go looking for press releases. But if I happened to be at a company's site (because I like the company) I may read some press releases.
     
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    Press releases are normally pretty small. With just the links and normal things you put on a page it should change the page enought that it is not considered a duplicate page.

    If you are still concerned, add a prelude paragragh to the page. Also if you put more than one release on each page, the page will not be a duplicate of another page.
     
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    Well I dont come across any issues and the newsletter is only mentioned on my blog when a company in my niche has something interesting to say.

    I also don’t post a full press release because the same one can be found in all my competitor sites who don’t provide their own opinion on the news so whats the point in replicating?
     
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    When PRWEb issued my press releESE I searched the web to see how widely distributed it was.

    search like this "Press Release" <------topic of your release


    In most instances your press release will be published by other sites
     
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    if it's press release, I understand that it's free to copy, cause it for press, right? Press can be considered anybody who provides news. I don't know how google is thinking about it, but logically there shouldn't be any threats.
     
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