On content-driven, information-rich websites we use press releases for more than the basic announcement. We also use them to release free white papers because we know they offer more opportunities for inbound links and the SEO benefits required to get a landing page ranked well in Google.
Since Google now holds us responsible for the inbound links that come to our site, we decided to update our annual guide to the best paid and free press release sites by completely eliminating the sites with low SEO scores. What started out as a 50-something list is now down to just nine.
These PR distribution services are deemed both credible and SEO-friendly, which are the only inbound links we truly value.
- Credibility: We determined credibility by checking the SEO industry’s most trusted metrics: Majestic Trust Flow and Moz Domain Authority. This process eliminated most of the free sites in our list. We think paid sites should offer more link credibility in addition to bonus features, so we slimmed down our list to include only those with high scores, also.
- Search Engine Optimization: We also took into account basic SEO functionality. These sites allow tagging, anchor text links, keyword data and other search elements. The paid sites typically allowed up to eight outbound links, whereas most free sites only allow one.
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Our Top Paid vs. Free Press Release Sites
The differences between paid and free press release sites:
- Free press release sites are usually web-based and may or may not let you include photos, videos, or HTML formatted content.
- Paid press release sites usually have a press list that they will send your press releases to in addition to posting your release on their website and in their RSS feed. Many paid sites also offer extra SEO benefits like tagging, the option to edit your meta data, and grammar checking. They may also tweet your release to their lists depending on the level of service you choose. Robust analytics also come with the territory.
Free press release sites
I read recently about a test of 60 different free press release sites. The winner of their test was PRUrgent.com because it was the only one that got them in Google News. Unfortunately, that site had low ranking scores, and still does, so I didn’t include it in this list. It might be worth trying, though. The second place was OnlinePRnews.com, which I’ve added to the list this year because it’s almost up to snuff with the others and lets you include a live link. Their free option only keeps the press release up for 90 days.
We’ve consistently found PRLog.org to be the best free press release site. It allows links, tagging and branding for free, but most importantly, it has the highest ranks, unique traffic numbers and inbound links of its competitors. In our own comparative distribution tests, it also ranked higher than any other release.
As mentioned, we only included free sites with good domain authority, because you are who you associate with when it comes to search optimization and inbound links. Their rank tells us about their SEO potential for any live links we put on their site. Over the years that we’ve maintained this list, PRLog has always remained at the top, but even sites like PR.com have lost rank across all search reputation monitors. Also, many of the formerly free sites have gone paid. It’s a shorter list, even shorter this year than last year.
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Paid press release sites
It used to be a toss up between PRWeb and PRNewswire for the best paid press release site. PRNewswire had the highest score of all the paid sites and offers a huge arsenal of tools for optimizing your release with wide distribution and a hefty price tag—the average cost of a release with all the bells and whistles can cost as much as $1,000. PRWeb offered a robust release around $300 and a basic one for $99 and both offered activity and SEO reporting on press releases. However, Cision owns them both now and their sites look almost identical, even though they still have their unique URLs.
Once logged in, you’ll find that PRWeb is similar to before, but PRNewswire is a higher touch option, and you can’t even set an account up without talking on the phone to one of their representatives.
The list below started as a 20-something site list and has been slimmed down quite a bit. But hey, you only need one good distribution service, right? The sites listed here are also known to cache your press release indefinitely. Some sites delete them after 90-180 days. Our preference is PRWeb for their high domain authority, (they’re all in the 90+ range) and their approachable pricing.
- PRNewswire.com – $300+
- PRWeb.com – $99+
- BusinessWire.com – $400+
Tips for choosing the best press release distribution service
- Search Engine Optimization. Most press release sites are designed to allow you to optimize your press release for search engines using tags, anchor text links, header tags, etc. If you’re not sure, look on the PR website for a statement about press releases being optimized for search engines (SEO).
- Note NoFollow tags. NoFollow tags are inserted into website code to stop the search engine spiders from following the links. If the spiders can’t follow the links in your press release, there is little benefit.
- Seek Inbound Links. The more inbound links they receive, the more respect they will earn and the higher they will rank in search engines. The higher they rank in search engines, the more visible your press release will become, and the more traffic you will receive.
The “wire” isn’t the only way to get buzz out there these days, though. Try out some of these alternatives for unique and possibly even more valuable press coverage:
- PitchEngine – Pitch your customers / subscribers directly and create elegant press releases. Also try PRnob.
- Help a Reporter Out (HARO) – Don’t let the journalists come to you, go to the journalist by answering queries asked by major news outlets.
Promoting freebies through press releases
Most of the time we use free press releases to promote our free downloads. When we launch new freebies, we want the world to know! Here’s how we recommend organizing this process.
1. Create a press release and submit it to free press release sites, and paid ones if you want.
2. Post the press release on your site.
3. Use your press release to create a circ-builder email and send it to your own email list.
4. Work out an arrangement with your partners for them to promote the freemium and Rapid Conversion Landing Page (RCLP) to their lists using the copy from your circ-builder.
5. Send out Tweets and posts to Facebook about the new freemium. Direct readers to your RCLP and attach a unique tracking code.
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Work with a copywriter to craft 12 unique promotional Tweets about the freemium.
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Schedule those unique promotional Tweets once per day for 12 days.
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Schedule them again once per month for 12 months.
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On Facebook, promote your Freemium and its RCLP on the day it launches and at least once per month.
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Test to see which formulas perform best.
6. Get in touch with industry bloggers and send them the PDF of your freemium, or access if it’s digital. Include a link to the RCLP and a short bulleted list of take-aways to make their job easier when reviewing the product. Collect their Twitter addresses too, so you can @ them (just once, don’t be that person!)
7. Create a document that keeps track of everywhere you posted your press release, and all of the sites who wrote about your freemium. Create an ongoing press list from this so that you can focus your efforts more effectively the next time.
If you have anything else to add, add it in the comments!
Thank you for your list Don! We are familiar with most of the sites that you have mentioned (a few new ones).
Of the ones you have mentioned, the two that stick out for us are PR Nweswire.com and 24-7Pressrelease.com (the ones we use for most of our work). PRN has always provided wide extensive press release coverage that no one else can really touch. 24-7Pressrelease.com although not as extensive press release distribution, we have had some excellent media placements using their press release service. Back toward end of summer, they added immediate distribution and added a new package (we have not tried it out yet but it certainly looks interesting).
The landscape has really changed and I have noticed many new press release services cropping up, but most of them don’t have great coverage. Nonetheless an excellent list and thank you for the share Don.
John
Sjoe this article has legs with comments from 2009 – well done.
Another Africa and South Africa focused Press Release Site is https://mypr.co.za
MyPR offers free and paid for plans with the paid for plan currently at R200.00 (around $15) per month for unlimited submissions. You can also do a once off paid for submission.
Free submission allow one thumbnail image whilst paid for allows three large images, video and links for journalists to find out more.
Very informative article shared for the press release submission listing, my name is Vaishali and we launched free press release submissions site its prshine.com, free submission, and instant approval, and a permanent follow link. So if you could add our website link to your list, it will be great for me and also for your audience those who are looking for a good website.
This article is well-written and is very descriptive! Thanks for sharing.
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Another one for the list that I highly recommend using is https://www.brandpush.co
Here’s new press release site with free PR submission: https://wireinside.com/
This is a great list of Press Release submission sites, Please include my Pr site https://www.pressreleasepower.com in your’s PR submission distribution site list.
Press Release Power ensures you the Best Press release writing service, press release distribution, Video Press Release Service as per your’s need. A great wired network for widespread distribution of your press release. Missing this great one from your list pressreleasepower.com. Visibility is great. Great blog by the way!
I must say this is a complete post for people who are looking for exact comparison between top press release distributor providers. Good research done.. Thank you for the post.
The list is amazing. Both free and paid sites have huge difference in the services but free sites can also give good results if used properly. Can you please also share best PR distribution software based platforms.
They also make a press release distribution plugin – download it here https://wordpress.org/plugins/press-release-distribution/
Hi, please add the leading distribution site https://prwirepro.com – this is the best website on the list. take my word for it. thanks
Thanks for list you have shared. I can also share a PR Submission site. Its free and your PR will easily publish but please keep the unique content. http://prsubmissionsite.com/
24-7PressRelease.com is another excellent top press release website (we use them for tech press release distribution). They have been around since 2004 / 2005 and we were actually quite surprised to see they were not included on the list. Look anywhere for reviews yourself (that is how we found them) – they live up to the reviews.
Although not cheap, they are less expensive than ‘the big boys’, and for us, have provided adequate coverage and flexibility. Lets just say ‘great value for buck’.
Samantha
Dtragstrip Communications Group
Nice blog and useful one thanks for sharing
Don – Excellent article and resource list – I really appreciate that you quantified your sources via such a robust list of sound marketing ROI factors. Thanks also for including both free and paid (as well as side mentions with caveats). And, finally, thank you for updating this valuable resource – Just outstanding!
Are the prices for each PR sites for a year or every press release?
Great list of press release sites. Do you have anything related to “health”?
A new topic-focused press portal for industry and engineers is available at https://www.sjn.com/pr/
Here, companies specializing in industrial and technical areas can create free newsrooms.
In addition to publishing press releases, journal articles, case studies, product announcements and blog entries can also be published.
Great list, I also like to add our Press Release submission service (http://www.topseovas.com), we are comparable to the service above with competitive rates.
Hey Great List,
There are many new sites for press release submissions you listed there. I also have a good press release submission site that accepts free press releases. It would be grate if you can include it on this list too. http://www.prsubmissionsite.com
Thnx!!!
Hi Amanda,
An excellent article that mentions some great resources (some of which we still turn to on the odd occasion).
We were a little surprised that 24-7ressrelease.com was left off the list (they are our mainstay for getting news out and providing us with excellent online visibility). I think part of the surprise they were left off was because they are also so well regarded in the industry, have been around for so long (2004 or 05?) and also used by NASA.
We have also had some good success of course with PR Newswire.
Again an excellent list of resources, you may want to look into 24-7Pressrelease.com if you haven’t done so already (I’m guessing you may not have heard of them).
Thanks!
Larissa
Thanks for this useful information as you gives always..
Being one of the many who write yet remain poor, it has been refreshing finding such useful information. My world is 30 years a therapist trying to help.
Like so many the big world of promoting becomes scary as so many are full of promise. Large business feeds of us beginners, anyone got a tissue?
They also stated that the Nautilus does its work efficiently, cleaning their swimming pools inside out many customers discovered that the cleaner’s cord does not entangle.
Your press relase sites are good but paid can you share more free sites also.
I love how affordable many of these sites are. For under $10 you can get listed on a great site! Thanks again for the suggestions.
You can also consider Bharat Go Digital for publishing press release. Link in the website section .
nice sites, i always use them for my new press release
thanks
Your article on press releases is very helpful. I have a site focused on workers’ compensation in Georgia, and I would like to use a press release site. However, it sounds like there is little SEO benefit to my site to help direct injured workers to the site. Do you have special suggestions for small businesses in niche industries like professional services.
Thanks for the links – I’ve been accepted for an article on one site already!
Very good post! thanks for shared links!
Hi Amanda MacArthur,
Superb article for press release and share your news and story to best way promotion.
My site voxpop.com share press release.
Such an informative post. While I am searching for a free press release for my site http://www.techcherry.in/techcherry-yes-optical then I found your post. It’s really helpful for freshers like me.
Do press releases still work?
Seriously this article is awesome.
As every body knows what is the importance of press release now a days.
I just signed up for one .
Thanks for sharing
Nice site you got here.
Was looking into PR and the reach of them. Thanks for the detailed information. Appreciate it 🙂
Thanks for the article. I am sending out press releases for an airport transfers website ( https://faroairporttransfers.net ) and some of the resources in your list have been useful. Cheers
You know many individuals do not know the power of premium press release distributions. Especially paid ones. I had a product and hired someone to write a press release for me. Then I logged into my prbuzz website to submit the press release. This I found out did not work for me till a friend sent me a link to a Public relations expert who charged me $60 only and submitted my press release to over 500+ news outlets. She sent me a complete customized PDF report showing the tons of sites where my press release was submitted to. In no time I started getting steady traffic to my site and calls from philanthropists. I don’t know for you guys, but the point is having the best public relations expert for your PR needs. In case you guys need her services visit this link fiverr.com/heatherwilz You certainly will not regret this. I use her services on a weekly basis though. Its the best so far. I can now boast of international contacts for my products.
Hello, Mequoda, Thanks a lot for include our site ( PRnob.com )
We are improving our services gradually, Thanks again !
Regards
David
Sales Executive
PRnob Team
You deserve it! You are doing a fantastic job with PRnob.
Thanks team Mequoda.com for the compilation, it’s really useful!
Cheers
If you can afford one of the other services, I highly recommend avoiding PRWeb.com. They’ve made really amateur and inexcusable mistakes repeatedly, some of which forced us to actually postpone product launches, and their response to the mistakes is generally just as amateur. Unfortunately, the others are just out of our price range, otherwise we would have switched companies long ago.
Thousands of news and releases go live daily. Not every author is aware that the bulk of these PR distributions end up undiscovered by desired reporters. Forbes magazine makes a startling statement. They state that the majority of businesses that publish a press release “wait for the inevitable flood of phone calls, emails and congratulations that never come. Even when they use a service like PR Newswire or Business Wire, many releases end up on page 67 of an independent TV station website in Reno, Nevada that few will ever read.”
Wow, I can’t believe that counts as a mention. Some of this pay PR sites promise 200+ mentions, but being on some random page of a 10,000 page radio website is completely worthless in terms of traffic; maybe there is some SEO benefit?
Hey Admin, Thanks for this great informative article. Press release sites are the easy and best way to reach worldwide with some catchy headlines.
I just use Senmer News Wire to publish my press release. it’s much cheap than other similar supplier. You could have a try. Get more details via http://www.senmer.com
Another news site that offers a lot for s very reasonable price ($79/month) is NEWSLINE360. Unlimited posts of press releases. Your press release goes direct to journalists, you’d social media channels, customers and more. http://www.newsline360.com. Great for content marketing.
Thanks for this informative article and PR sites list.
WireNews offers unlimited press release distribution for just £29.99 + VAT/Tax per month or you can pay £4.99 + VAT per press release. An annual payment plan (£299.90 + VAT) is available as well. Currently the company is offering a limited number of lifetime press release distribution accounts for a single one-off payment of £350 + VAT.
Seriously this article is awesome.
As every body knows what is the importance of press release now a days.
I just sing up for one .
Thanks for sharing
Which is the best service in the paid?
You have listed Newswire.com under your list of free press release websites. This appears to be incorrect as it is free to sign up but they want a minimum of $99 for a press release. Please can you check and review this page as I have just wasted 30 minutes and I am sure others must have had the same experience.
Yes, experienced the same thing. Some months ago Newswire was free, but now they have changed it to paid service only.
Great information. For the best service press release Latam http://www.andeanwire.com
Wow! Really an awesome post! Thanks so much for this amazing post! Link building is an area I’m trying to improve and this will really help.
Firstly, thank you for your very informative post.
I have been searching for the answer to this question for a long time but it is not easy to find:
I have prepared my Press release. My question is regarding the “Contact” info.
Is this ok to have my contact there? Or, will it scare journalists away? I don’t have a publicist contact. Should I put a friend’s name? Or, both a friend name and my own?
Thank you.
I just wanted to jump in real quick to let you know that PageRank is no longer a thing and Google has been saying so for years.
Thanks for your reply. This article is a few months old before they officially canned PageRank, but we knew it was on the way out, which is why we also include Moz and Majestic scores.
Thanks for providing very useful links.
you can also visit Market Research Report and suggest me a niche Free Press release
Thank u.
Thanks for the list although still not sure which one to use (free and paid)….I had some good exposure a couple years back with prweb.com but cost is a concern.
Thank you so much for the information I’ve been searching for much time. It’s such an incredible thing that anybody can feel himself a journalist or even become one. You know, I had a situation a couple of years ago when i was trying to share some information and i used http://prnews.io/pressroom/world/ for it. After getting some comments i started to think about how can I improve my content. So now I’m happy about what I do. Share your information to the World and become who you wanna be!
I tried PRLog, too, but I got stumped at the verifying the phone number. Does it have only to be US numbers? Thought it doesn’t say anywhere any limitation. But I tried Singapore numbers and the call don’t go through. Please advice. Thank you!
Way to go on this post man. Really killer stuff. I’ll be back to read your other posts. you can also visit this link http://www.localclienttakeover.com
Very nice blog post. I absolutely love this website. Keep it up!
Thanks for providing very useful links.
IS this post up to date? I ask because it shows that it was published in 2015, but some of the comments are much older. Thanks!
Hi Ken, yes this article is up to date. We have an Editor’s note at the bottom of the article that it was originally published in 2008, and we update it every year. It’s accurate as of the current publish date.
Thank you for all of this content. Another great free press release site is http://www.ipressclub.com It’s a site tea gets over 25,000 people a day. It gets a world wide audience.
Big thanks for your article. We recently redesigned our company’s site http://www.1877forparts.com and this helped us determine which company we should use to announce the effort.
Can these press release site could be used for small blogs. Suppose I’ve education or tech blog.
@Madhav – Yes, all of these can be used for small blogs, but it begs the question if you want to risk using a free press service for your site and possibly get hit in any downgrade on any search engine update, or if you want to spend the $300 plus on a higher quality press service. I guess the question you have to ask yourself is what purpose would a press release serve for your blog?
Very impressive and informative articles realting to press release syndication services, and I truly like the comparisons regarding PageRank, Domain Authority and mist importantly, Pricing.
Thanks for the article but by the time I found it most of the free PR distribution sites you rated are no longer free
So many press releases.. it can be such a difficult decision to make in choosing the right one.
I’ve noticed that a lot of the links on press releases are nofollow.
Any suggestions on which press release distribution site(s) will allow dofollow links?
Thank you for the comparisons but do you know if any of the businesses you listed would work better for a bankruptcy attorney in northern Kentucky?
Great post, Amanda!
It’s always helful to have at hand these lists of free and paid services, though I have already known several of them.
Thanks for sharing with useful tips for choosing the best press release services.
What is the best free service to release news for a marketing company? http://www.OfficialEmailMarketing.com any suggestions?
Thank you for a good list of free and paid PR sites. Now, I know I’ll be trimming trusted websites in posting our company’s press releases.
This is a good enlightenment article. The old press release practice must be streamlined with the changes in search engine rules about press releases.
Since press release is one of the best sources of website traffic and heavy readership, setting the bar higher in choosing where to post press releases should be a key factor. This will not only help PRs get into Google news but will also increase the company’s credibity and professionalism.
Thanks for a very informative article. Would you recommend posting same press release into more than one press release site (for example one paid and one free) or is it better to just stick with one?
For those of you looking for a free press release solution with a few premium features, I would highly recommend http://www.freepressrelease2.com
Excellent article with lots of useful information, many thanks.
Thanks for this Useful List.
Here is another Press Release Site (Free and Paid) http://www.prlinker.com/ .
Submit your article on press releases is very helpful site http://www.pargep.org
We outsourse the entire service – PR writing, localisation, optimisation and distribution to http://www.voltlab.com. Amazing service for a very reasonable price, saves us loads of time!
NOT THE BEST on my list.
PR.COM offers an okay user experience – everything looks a bit dated but key functionality is there.
I felt misled by PR.COM
I paid the extra fees for wider distribution and hyperlinks. (not included otherwise) BUT: PR.COM sends the release out with all links being nofollow! That makes it utterly worthless in terms of SEO. PR.COM strongly suggests using the extra service – paid hyperlinks – for SEO and never makes it clear they will do the links as nofollow.
I received no response when contacting them about it.
Would not do again.
Can anyone tell us what is the best press release site (paid and free) for the arts? Particularly for opera, musical theater, and concerts?
Thanks!
You can use http://www.PRnob.com they have art category , like:
http://www.prnob.com/news/view_all/art
I not sure if it’s still worth placing PR on Market Wire and PR Web. Looking the organic traffic data, it seems that these PR sites as well as most of the PR sites out there were heavily penalized by Google’s recent algorithm updates. It’s not worth the money although you may reach a large audience because of their distribution services.
What’s your thinking Amanda?
Had a very bad experience with PRWeb, burned up two days of my time. Try other services.
Thanks for sharing such an amazing list. Although many microblogging websites like fiverr provide press release distribution services which are worth trying. It may be helpful for you https://www.fiverr.com/gracewilliams91/write-a-press-release-with-distribution-options
My distribution service, eReleases, has been hitting PR home-runs since 1998. I offer discounts via this link: http://www.ereleases.com/hello.html?a=76
A very helpful list.
PrLog.org requires a company email address.You can’t use any free email like gmail n others.
http://www.refadoc.com
I did research on my own before settling on PR NewsChannel (http://www.prnewschannel.com). I found their prices to be fair and the sales person to be very knowledgeable. The prices you have quoted for the others are much lower than what I was quoted. Overall nice and helpful article.
Special thanks to all of you for writing such positive & grateful comments. I am creating a business network which leads to become first page rated on Google search and news.
http://www.prboom.net sent my news to google news !!!!
PR-Inside.com is no longer free.
How many pr services should I submit my press resource to? Can I do a combination of free and paid sites? Is there an ideal mix? Are there negative consequences if I submit to too many? Thanks!
PrLog.org requires a company email address.You cant use your Google or yahoo email, for example. It has to be @yourcompany.com. Since I don’t have a paid business email, this particular PR site is not an option for me.
Hi Tony,
Unfortunately the reality of SEO is that having low-quality links directed back at your site can do damage. That’s why we only choose sites with higher reputations.
From there, we’ve analyzed how effective they are at getting press releases shared and distributed. The PageRank is simply the baseline for weeding out low-quality sites.
This article is just judging the companies on pagerank which does not reflect how good they are by any means!!
Pressat is one fantastic PR site missed from the article, it’s only PR 4 so I suppose you wont put it on the list.
Hope you do not mind me adding a new press release site – http://dwgpr.com
Hey, thanks for including Launch.it on your list, really appreciate it! Launch.it is a free self-publishing news platform for PR professionals, agencies and brands to launch and socialize everything new. Our goal is to be the most comprehensive direct-to-customer source for the timeliest news of all new products, services and ideas to make sure that they can be found, discovered and shared.
Would love any feedback or thoughts that you have.
Trace
Founder of Launch.it
Hello, yes these are very useful site , also , you can include http://www.prnob.com , its also a free press release sites .
I have used http://responsivepr.com – very good service. They not only publish press releases they distribute them to their own social network accounts: Ywitter and Pinterest. I have been very impressed by them. Costs £6.95 but I have receive excellent service.
Excellent list, however a little surprised that for press release distribution, 24-7 Press Release Newswire (http://www.24-7pressrelease.com) was left off BOTH sites, given our page rank, traffic and ranking.
Otherwise, great list!
A very helpful list. We’ve used a number of the free and paid sites listed over the years.
prlog is free but it comes with some limitations, can anyone tell me what is the difference between i-news wire with prweb? it seems the first one is in my budget any differences? I like to know which one will help to promote a press release wider?
Very good post! thanks for shared links! 🙂
Hi
You mentioned PR Newswire costs $1000 that is not correct because it costs only $300. Also it would be nice if you added another column in your chart to list prices for comparison purposes.
Overall a good article sans these issues.
You can try also http://www.listfree.org/ – Alexa ranking 68,958
Your article on press releases is very helpful. I have a site focused on workers’ compensation in Georgia, and I would like to use a press release site. However, it sounds like there is little SEO benefit to my site to help direct injured workers to the site. Do you have special suggestions for small businesses in niche industries like professional services.
Thanks,
Beth
Beth, the answer lies in reaching the broader audience of workers, particularly those who are covered by workman’s comp, before they are injured. If you work backward from their problems and situations, you should be able to determine what they need to know in advance of need of services. That understanding, in turn, would determine content choices to reach them where they are so they know you’re a resource. Does that help? Sherri
I’m so glad that you found this post helpful. We will be updating our list periodically to ensure that our recommendations remains current. Keep checking back to find out which sites we believe are the best paid and free press release sites.
Good list – I needed an update on PR distribution services and didn’t want to wade through the sea of options available.
Glad to see PR and inbound links comparison too – it helps determine the ‘value’ I’ll be paying for.
We switched from PRWEB to Pressat with pretty good results.
Hi Jeffg:
Really?
Kind Regards
Alex
Hi Ray, at the bottom of the article you’ll find the original publication date of Oct. 10 2008. We update it every year and people have told us they bookmark it, so we just keep it here and update it. 🙂
How updated is this article? particularly the ranking. Your article date is 2013 but some comments are as old as 2009.
This is a great tutorial and a list. Generally there are a numerous free press release websites in the internet, but only a few paid sites. I always under estimated the power of these paid pr sites, until i read your article, thanks again for the wonderful share.
Great article. I’m a total press release noob and your article has enlightened me greatly. We are always coming out with new fax broadcast and fax blast services to offer to the business to business community but have never done press releases before. Now that I have read your fine post we will be doing press releases often. Thank You Very Much!!!
Thank you for the clarification on pricing….a variety of options for a variety of budgets.
Thanks for including http://www.prnewswire.com on your list of best press release sites. We’re very glad that we topped the list! I do have one important clarification, however. We have many, many press release distribution options that start at far less than $1000, and still include our huge online distribution network. Our team are happy to talk through the options for reaching key audiences and hitting your objectives – while staying within your budget, even if you only have a few hundred dollars to spend. Thanks!
useful list….thanks for the post.
Here’s another to add to that list:
Post Free Press Releases.com
http://www.postfreepressreleases.com
Free account sign up, free press release submission, press releases published to the site immediately, and HTML links are allowed.
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