List of 54 Websites for Free Press Release Distribution Service
Posted by Michael Hartzell on Sat, Nov 28, 2009
Do you take advantage of a free press release distribution service at least once a month on the internet? Some might view a press release as "marketing" while others view it as "education" or "information". Regardless, if you do something worth shouting about in your business, then do so! Press releases keep the world informed and possibly...improve the chances of getting found.
Is there a benefit to paying for a press release vs. using the free services? Depends on your pocket book and the topic, your competition, the time of year, your reputation, and the list goes on. Opinions are on both sides of the fence. In the end, a press release is only one of dozens of activitities you will include on your marketing calendar.
Should you do a bulk press release to all with a paid distribution service? Your strategy must represent your business and vision. Question: What is the point in doing so? If you had a specific press release for each venue with a specific landing page for each, wouldn't you have better opportunity to test for results?
Here is a list for free press releases in alphabetical order.
- Free 1888 PressRelease.com
- Free 24-7 PressRelease.com
- Free AddPR
- Free Afly
- Free afreego.com
- Free Betanews
- Free Biblioscribe
- $$$ Business Wire
- Free GGIdir.com
- $$ ClickPress
- $$ Contactanycelebrity.com
- Free Directions Magazine
- Free Download Junction
- $$ Ebookbroadcast.com
- Free EboomWebSolutions
- $$ Ecommwire
- $$ Express-Press-Release
- $$ ExtraPR
- Free Filecluster.com
- Free Free News Release
- Free Free Press Index
- Free Free-Press-Release
- Free Free Press Release Center
- Free HelpaReporterOut.com (HARO)
- $$ i-newswire.com
- $$ India PRWire
- Free IT Backbones Software News
- $$ Loop PR
- $$$ Marketwire
- Free Media Syndicate
- Free Nanotechnology Now
- Free National Homland Security Knowledge Base
- Free NewsMediaReleases.com
- Free Newswire Today
- Free NPR
- Free Online Press Releases
- Free OnlyWire
- Free OpenPR
- Free Page Release
- $$ PR
- Free PR9
- Free PR Free
- Free Press-Base
- Free PR-GB.com
- Free PR-Inside
- $$ PRBuzz
- Free PRCompass
- Free PressAbout
- Free PressBox.co.uk
- Free PressExposure
- Free PRMac
- Free PressMethod
- Free Press Release Circulation
- Free Press Release Method
- $$ Press Release Spider
- $$ PR Leap
- Free PR Log
- Free PR Urgent
- Free PRWindow
- Free PR Zoom
- Free PublicityWires
- $$ Pyrabang
- Free Radio - TV Interview Report (RTIR)
- Free SanePR
- Free Seenation.com
- Free Tech PR Spider
- Free The Open Press
- Free ThomasNet News
- Free UGA Media (Europe)
- Free UKPRWire
- $$ Webwire
Of course, "free" may change over time, but at the very least, this list gets you started.
Do press releases make a difference?
As it talks about in WebProNews in a study from Arketi Group, also back in the summer, journalists were found to use the web in the following ways:
- 95% search
- 92% reading news
- 92% emailing
- 89% finding story ideas
- 87% finding news sources
- 75% reading blogs
- 64% watching webinars
- 61% watching YouTube
- 59% social networks
Press release terms have you boggled? Need more help? Here are a few sites beyond the obvious to help you learn more (or services to hire). In no way am I advocating hiring someone to do press releases for you, but the rule remains for an entrepreneur: Learn to do it or hire someone to do it for you.
MyPRGenie MyPRGenie is a Do-It-Yourself PR platform and newswire. Sign up, it's FREE and it's easy.
EMSI - Publicity firm specializing in "Pay for Play PR."
PitchEngine - PitchEngine is a social platform that enables PR to effectively package stories and share them with journalists, bloggers, and influencers worldwide via the social web.
How to do Press Release, Websites, Templates - Resources from me Zable Fisher Public Relations - Press release reference & Hire
Press Release Writing - Press release reference
Press Release Grader - Press release software
PR101 - Press release reference
Coach Maria - Business coaching, reference & Hire
PressReleaseHelp.com - press release reference
Newslink - Database newspapers, press release reference
Pay for Performance PR - press release reference & Hire
Send2Press - Press release reference & Hire
Hire a press release writer - Press release writing reference & Hire
PressReleaseWriting.com - Press release reference, links and how-to
Press Release Templates & Samples
Time to get your calendar out. Will you hire a copywriter / service to write a press release for your event / business / book? Will you instead review the basics and look at the templates and give it a shot? The internet is loaded with press releases and yours will quickly get lost in the shuffle. What will your headline be? What unbelievable thing are you proud of that you want to share with the world?
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