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Press Releases - how many words?

by Jon12345
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How many words should a Press Release have when submitting to online Press Release sites?

Thanks,

Jon
#press #releases #words
  • Profile picture of the author Benjamin Ehinger
    This depends on the site.....They all have a minimum and you need to at least make sure your press release is as long as the minimum. You are usually safe with 500 words.

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  • Profile picture of the author Jon12345
    Really? I just read something in a pdf and it says 300 words. Anybody else got an opinion?
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    • Profile picture of the author SledgeHammer
      300 words minimum.

      500 words max.
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  • Profile picture of the author high_plains_drifter
    i have a question, sorry for the hijack but why are press releases more expensive than articles?
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    • Profile picture of the author marciayudkin
      My press releases (I have written more than 400 for myself or clients) are almost always 300 - 400 words. Below 300 words, I haven't fleshed out the idea enough, and above 400 words I'm usually trying to say too many things in a single release.

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  • Profile picture of the author ButterflyGarden
    I would recommend between 300-600 words for a press release.
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  • Profile picture of the author robinporter
    300-600 words is good, don't write like an article though.

    Remember it's What, where, when, who etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author conorg
    It depends on the site your submitting it to but I would say 400 to be safe.
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  • Profile picture of the author socialbookmark
    I have not seen press releases with more than 500 words in regular press release websites but in major news websites ( i.e CNN or ... ) you can see larger articles too.
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