How far press releases can help to improve ranking?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by MervikHaums, Nov 10, 2009.

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    Press releases are very easy to create with a date of the release, a headline, body copy, and a brief company description. Online releases include the same information with a link back to your website or service. For better traffic and ranking the challenge is creating a release that's newsworthy and gets attention.

    We can find hundreds of online press release websites have come online, helping people to go through these notifications and find the information they need. But how many of us utilize this in the right way? What does this mean to internet marketing? It means that there are sites that publish your news and are viewed by tens of thousands of people seeking targeted information daily.

    This is good news for anyone trying to promote a new product, service, website or blog. But what do you think to make a press release attractive to search engines? how do you can make it easily noticeable? Is it all about writing a fantastic release and having it distributed across the web? Just that? I think when using press releases for SEO value, the key is simply to write a good release that helps build back links to your website or blog.

    Read more at Search engine Ranking and Press Releases ( Leading Press release site urls also included )

    Share your thoughts. Thanks.
     
    MervikHaums, Nov 10, 2009 IP
  2. John peterr

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    Hi,
    Its really a good question you had got.The way you had expressed your concern just replicates the command you are having in internet marketing.First basic thing while doing the press release is to have good headline followed by good structure of your content and as well as the targeted keyword for your website and giving links of your site.While doing press release most of us do it keeping in mind about the search engine.
     
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  3. MervikHaums

    MervikHaums Active Member

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    :) that's a fine tip..
     
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    rashida Active Member

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    Press release helps to gain more traffic to the site and your sites web presence will be increased by writing press releases.
     
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    press release are really less help in rank but more help in traffic
     
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  6. dmvictoria

    dmvictoria Well-Known Member

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    I beg to differ, one of my press releases has a PR 3 and links directly back to my site. Check it out Victoria BC Tourism.
     
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  7. MervikHaums

    MervikHaums Active Member

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    Yeah. he is correct. Some valuable press releases themselves get ranked and give great support to the sites more than traffic..
     
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    hey victoria bc tourism, how u get link in press release
     
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    yes i also wanna need the info
     
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  10. MervikHaums

    MervikHaums Active Member

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    As per my knowledge it's very helpful to get traffic on site
     
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  13. MervikHaums

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    My personal thought for press release is it only helps gain traffic and just a little for ranking. You need to have more backlinks to top in serps and some press release sites wont allow you to put links.
     
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  15. dmvictoria

    dmvictoria Well-Known Member

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    On prlog.org if you write an article in excess of 250 words you can put your URL at the end of it and it will automatically become a hyperlink when you post the article. The longer your article, the more links you can insert (keep in mind spam=death). Refer to prlog's guidelines, it is all spelled out there.
     
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  16. MervikHaums

    MervikHaums Active Member

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    NO no. PRs are very important for link building too. If you have submitted some press releases check your indexed pages.
    Yeah, the url is automatically change into a hyperlink :)
     
    MervikHaums, Nov 23, 2009 IP