[Share with my article] Write a Killer Press Release

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by zk200083, Jul 15, 2008.

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    Typically, the use of press release is announcing something with news value to attract the customers’ attention. Press release can earn great exposure from press release distribution sites, bloggers and news search engines, like yahoo and google etc. Thus press release writing should be in your “Should-do” list for a long-term plan. If your press release is written according to the editorial guidelines, generally, it can be approved and distributed online within two or three working days. Some press release service provider, like Free Press Release (FPR for short) , even provides the real-time release.
    Your press release is likely to be collected by search engines. A high-traffic and active press release distribution site can make the time, generally couple of hours, significantly shorter to see the results.

    Most press release distribution sites archive your press releases for quite a long time. They will not rashly delete any press releases. Newsworthy is really the most important point for press release. Press release should not be called for press release’s sake. Sometimes your experience, tricks or tips are worthy and welcome by the readers. If you want to go further, you can refer to Ezinearticles with all original creations. The release should be believable and credible. Don’t give a puff using the magnificent words, such as: the best, amazing, splendid and so on. Don’t worry! The facts in the press release can make your products sold. The readers have been sick of inoculating with blatant information or pure product propaganda. Usually, there’s the character limitation on the headline or title. It is critical to have a concise, but convincing headline. Commonly, a title with 80 to 125 characters is enough to express your thoughts.

    A complete press release should contain keywords or tags that will be propitious to be indexed by search engine and attract reader interest. The whole press release should be broken into small paragraphs and written in straightaway words making it easier to read and understand. Avoid technical or industry jargon, so that a lay person will understand as well.
    Generally, the author often loads the press release with buzz words or feature lists. But what the user wants to know are how they will benefit from using this product or the results after trying this program, etc. So don’t you think it is better to highlight the benefits but not the functions or features in your press release?

    Additionally, proper English spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure are the other important factors to show your professional products.
     
    zk200083, Jul 15, 2008 IP