Those of you that submit to free-press-release.com

[Liam Hamer]

I'm submitting to it for the first time, but am a little confused about the whole 'funding' function. I want to submit a Premier release, which supposedly costs $1 but when I try to add the funds it seems to want to charge me a minimum of $20. There seems to be an option to link to them on your site, and after they have reviewed it, they will add 'credits' to your account. I don't really want to do that because a) I want to get this release up now and b) my site is completely unrelated to press releases/IM. My question is - do I have to pay $20 to submit a $1 press release? A 'custom' one is $30, perhaps this is how they get you to opt for that one. Like I say though, I'm new to the site so wanted to check with those of you already in the know. Many thanks

[TheRichJerksNet]

I paid $20 for them almost about year ago.. Placed my bid to show up higher on the front page. Worst $20 I ever spent as a 2nd press release I did and did not pay anything or bid got more views than the one I paid for..

Best thing to do for you is test ... Sometimes testing cost a little money.

James

[Liam Hamer]

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

I paid $20 for them almost about year ago.. Placed my bid to show up higher on the front page. Worst $20 I ever spent as a 2nd press release I did and did not pay anything or bid got more views than the one I paid for..

Best thing to do for you is test ... Sometimes testing cost a little money.

James

I see, it's not so much that I mind paying $20, it's just the fact that it's advertised as 'free' and then the premier option is advertised as $1. I assumed I'd just have to pay $1 via Paypal or whatever and I'd be good to go....

[TheRichJerksNet]

Originally Posted by Liam Hamer

I see, it's not so much that I mind paying $20, it's just the fact that it's advertised as 'free' and then the premier option is advertised as $1. I assumed I'd just have to pay $1 via Paypal or whatever and I'd be good to go....

Many places have a minimum when paying by paypal because you paying $1 by paypal they would be lucky to 75 cents ... Thus why a minimum ..

James

[Liam Hamer]

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

Many places have a minimum when paying by paypal because you paying $1 by paypal they would be lucky to 75 cents ... Thus why a minimum ..

James

Good point, I'll go for the $20 then and I'll be able to use the credits for other sites in the future

[Liam Hamer]

Hmm, I've paid the $20 and it's not showing in my account I did it via Digital River and Paypal. Does it take a while to show in your account or should I contact them?

[TheRichJerksNet]

Originally Posted by Liam Hamer

Hmm, I've paid the $20 and it's not showing in my account I did it via Digital River and Paypal. Does it take a while to show in your account or should I contact them?

Yeah digital river verifies everything .. It will be there, just give it a little time..

James

[Liam Hamer]

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

Yeah digital river verifies everything .. It will be there, just give it a little time..

James

Ah, I see - thanks James

[MarkAndrews IMCopywriting]

I've never had a problem using their
service, it's brilliant if you want short
term exposure on Page 1 of Google for
any given keyword.

You can use the service as far as I
understand it for free.

When you pay $20 however, your
account will be given 20 credits i.e.
you can place 20 press releases at
a cost of $1 each over any period
of time. It's also very easy to check
your viewing stats for any given
press release.

It's a very small fee to pay for a
near instant page 1 position on
Google.

When you put your press release
together, you'll see the option at
the bottom of the page to link
your press release directly to
your website with a link displayed.

It's a great service, I use it as
regularly as possible.

I hope that helps Liam.

Best wishes.


Mark Andrews...

[Liam Hamer]

Originally Posted by MarkAndrews IMCopywriting

I've never had a problem using their
service, it's brilliant if you want short
term exposure on Page 1 of Google for
any given keyword.

You can use the service as far as I
understand it for free.

When you pay $20 however, your
account will be given 20 credits i.e.
you can place 20 press releases at
a cost of $1 each over any period
of time. It's also very easy to check
your viewing stats for any given
press release.

It's a very small fee to pay for a
near instant page 1 position on
Google.

When you put your press release
together, you'll see the option at
the bottom of the page to link
your press release directly to
your website with a link displayed.

It's a great service, I use it as
regularly as possible.

I hope that helps Liam.

Best wishes.


Mark Andrews...

Page 1 for my targeted keyword will do nicely Thanks for sharing your experience with them Mark. My credits still haven't shown up in my account yet, hopefully they will soon

[MarkAndrews IMCopywriting]

I'm pretty sure I had that problem too
when I signed up with them ages ago.

I think it was because of something
that I didn't do, as in clicking on
something from my account page
that was causing me to think there
was a problem with their system at
the time, when in fact that was not
the case at all.

If you continue to run into problems
simply contact them, I'm sure they'll
sort it out for you pretty quickly.

In terms of speed for a Page 1 on
Google for any given keyword, I've
always found them exceptionally
good. Usually a matter of a couple
of hours or less.

Wishing you the very best of luck
Liam!

Again, I hope this helps.


Mark Andrews...

[Liam Hamer]

Thanks again Mark, I've E-Mailed them just to make sure everything is OK as my credits still haven't showed up in my account yet