Great Press Release Websites

[Mervik Haums]

hello guys,

listing ten great press release websites. Feel free to share your lists.

Press Release Distribution & Free Press Release Submit @ 1888 PressRelease.com
Press Release Service and Distribution - 24-7PressRelease.com
Free Press Release - Online Press Release Distribution Service
PR Log - Free Press Release Distribution & Free Press Release Submission
Free Press Release Distribution - PressAbout.com
Press Release Centre | Free Press Release Submissions | Professional Press Release Writing | Press Release Distribution
PR.com: Directory of Businesses Jobs Press Releases Products Services Articles - Find Companies
pressbox - free press release distribution and news - press store - copywriting services
PRWeb Press Release Distribution Increases Online Visibility and Web Traffic
Marketwire: press release distribution, newswire, public relations, investor relations, breaking news, media monitoring

Thanks

[brandoncdg]

Thank you for these links!

[BizGuy]

Mervick,

Thanks for these links. Its nice to have them all in one place!

Cheers.

-Adam

[burnsrunner]

Yay!

I never actually collected a list myself. Now, I am wondering why I never did so....it's a good list to have. So, thank you!

[bella2009111]

The pr-log is a good website!

[bella2009111]

PR-Log is a good website!

[timesheets]

24-7PressRelease.com – Free release distribution with ad-support
1888PressRelease.com – Free distribution, paid services gives you better placement and permanent archiving.
ClickPress.com – Distributs to sites like Google News and Topix.net, Gold level will also get you to sites like LexisNexis.
EcommWire.com – Focuses on ecommerece and requires you include an image, 3 keywords and links.
Express-Press-Release.com – Free distribution company with offices in 12 states.
Free-Press-Release.com – Easy press release distribution for free, more features for paid accounts.
Free-Press-Release-Center.info – Distributes your release, offers a web page with one keyword link to your site. Pro upgrade will give you three links, permanent archiving and more.
I-Newswire.com – Allows for free distribution to sites and search engines, premium membership differs only slightly in adding in graphics.
NewswireToday.com – All the usual free distribution tools, premium service includes logo, product picture and more.
PR.com – Not only will they distribute your press releases, but you can also set up a full company profile.
PR9.net – Ad supported press distribution site.
PR-Inside.com – European-based free press release distribution site
PRBuzz.com – Completely free distribution to search engines, news sites, and blogs.
PRCompass.com – Distribute your press release with a free or paid version, others can vote it up ala Digg(Digg) style.
PRUrgent.com – Not only distributes your release, but attempts to teach you how to write one, and even offers downloadbale samples for you to work with.
Press-Base.com – Submit your release for free and get on their front page and the category of your choice.
PressAbout.com – A free press release service formatted as a blog.
PressMethod.com – Free press release distribution no matter what, but extra services based on the size of your contribution.
PRLeap.com – Free distribution to search engines, newswires, and RSS feeds. Fee based bumps get you better placement.
PRLog.org – Free distribution to Google News and other other search engines.
TheOpenPress.com – Gives free distribution for plain formatted releases, fees for HTML-coded releases

Hope this helps!
Peggy
Timesheets.com

[Couponfield]

I just wanted to mention that I gave PRWeb a try, though it is pricey. It all depends on the content of your release, and of course I think mine was decent, but I'm almost certain to not see a positive return on investment. For whatever it's worth, I'd recommend trying the free sites first.

[Digduggg]

Thanks for those links

[HENARRY JAYA]

I was an editor for a national medical newspaper. 75% of our content was taken from the news-wires. I spent a LOT of time combing through crappy, crappy press releases.

I was going to say it depends on your content, or the area of business that you are in, but for these general tips, it really doesn't matter what the press release is about.



First of all, unless your company is a major mover and shaker, (ie. Fortune 500, traded publicly, etc.) not many people are going to care that you've relocated, or hired a new CFO.
Second, if it's a new product (or new changes to a product) that is the focus of your press release -- even if it is an extremely awesome product -- again, not many people will care.
Third, the very common, standard press release format that I skimmed and rejected went something like this:
"Company X, a leader in innovative W production, is proud to announce the introduction of the new and improved Product Y, the best solution for G in the industry with it's M feature and L tolerance." and on it goes.

[Mervik Haums]

Guys,

thank you very much for the nice words. Now am collecting another list and will be publishing here soon...

[submitserve]

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[Alvin McCoy]

Thanks for sharing these lists guys, they are a very useful resource!

[flora_life]

Here's another list of Press Release sites:

http://www.topwebsitetips.com/PressReleases.aspx
http://www.seofriendly.com/75-free-press-release-sites

[Equipment_Leasing]

Mervik Haums,

Thanks for the list. We can all use portals for PR.

Specifically, have you worked on/ with PRWeb? A buddy of mine has a mattress company, and he said he had a really bad experience with his account.

Can you recommend which one or two of the sites you listed are definitely worth a look, please?

Thanks!