I have dealt with both the local and national media with press releases, interviews, and news stories.

You can never truly understand the power of a well-written press release and how it can impact your business until you have experienced the results of having your story picked up by the media.

Advertising can get results. There is no question about that.

But publicity? From a trusted news source? That is worth far more than any paid advertising you can...

Press release distribution sites are widely documented--and inaccurately so. Many places that used to accept press releases, like EzineArticles, no longer do so. Some of the effective ones with high page rank are inexpensive (PRWeb, GoArticles). I ended up having to create a page that listed Press Release Distribution Top Sites to keep track of the players. In coming days I will test the efficacy of all of them.

Press releases are a tremendous way to bring credibility to your business and promote you as a leader. A press release is like a news story which you can submit to many websites on the Internet. If you write your press release correctly major search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo will show your press release in their search results. For instance, if your keyword is your name or business opportunity, your press release will show when someone types that keyword into a search engine. A press...