To continue with Link Building on a Budget Part 4, where I talked about doing press releases, I thought it would be nice to start a thorough listing of all the press release resources I have in my bookmarks.
Nice for me too, since all this stuff was spread all over the place on my computer. Now it’s nicely organized!
This is a work in progress and should grow to a very big resource over time.
Press Release Courses
Marc Harty’s authoritative press release course. I saw Mark at the Traffic Tactics Workshop in San Diego and the man knows things… big time things … about press release strategies. His course pays for itself in sheer traffic and authoritative links almost immediately after you do your first release using his tactics.
Major Press Release Syndication Hubs
- PRWeb.com
- Free Press Releases
- PRLeap.com – Recommended by FTR reader Mark Barrera
- PRZoom.com – Recommended by FTR reader Vido
- Press Release Listings Under Yahoo Press Release Services
Sites That Accept Press Releases
Below are the lists I have on sites that accept press releases.
- 108 Free Press Release Sites List
- List of Free Press Release Sites
- Mr. SEO’s List
- Search Guild Forum
Add Your Resources Below!
I know this list of resources can be much larger, and I will come back to this post and update it with your input below in the comments. Have a great resource for press releases that isn’t listed here? Submit it and I will get it in the list.
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I just wanted to add PRLeap.com to the list. I have used them for a while and am very pleased with their distribution. I know you are probably looking for large lists of sites, but I just feel like this one can stand alone.
Hey Jack,
thanks for this great list! The only resource I don’t see mentioned is przoom.com.
Hey Jack,
Thanks for the kind words. Those links are excellent, in depth resources. Allow me to add some context:
- Pick a couple providers you have good success with.
I like PR Web and one of the “2nd tier providers” like
PRleap.com, Send2Press.com and a few others
- Test which providers deliver the best LONG TAIL
results. A properly optimized release will generate
traffic for months and years.
- Watch out for trends. These trends are happening now
and they are impacting the PR space:
– Speciality newswires, for example: http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/
– Targeting: you can geo target as well as target
by other demographic and psychographic criteria
Also, while it was buried on one of the lists, I’ve seen good results from this site: http://www.PR-Inside.com And it’s free!
And while on that subject, it should be noted that many PR resources are NOT free. PRweb used to be, but now the minimum is $80. I like doing a blend of paid and free syndication services for the best results.
Thanks for the suggestions Jack! We just launched a Press Release Builder Tool to help entrepreneurs build press releases and I linked this post as a valuable resource for our readers under the Step 5: More Resources section.
Keep up the great work!
Evan.
Hi Jack
We’re recently launched a Free Press Release service at http://www.PressAbout.com which is in the form of a WordPress blog. Obviously its still in it’s early stages, but growing strong.
Cheers
Troy
Extremely good resource collection..thank you for sharing..
Prabhat
Great list! Another site to try is http://www.onlineprnews.com. I might be biased, but I think it’s a great source
Online PR News was designed from the ground up to be SEO friendly, includes anchor text backlinks, photos, video embedding, and the releases show up in Google News.
one more for the list and a shameless plug
http://www.bwrnews.co.uk
its free and theres no limit on links