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Press Releases No Longer Showing in Google News

by writeboywrite
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Hey warriors,

So I have noticed that press releases originating with some of the top tier press release sites are no longer reaching page 1 (or even page 2 or 3) of Google News.

These press release sites include PR Web and PRUnderground etc. (We used to use both of these extensively because Google News picked them up regularly.)

However, it's apparent that press release sites have been penalized by Google's new algorithm.

I'm curious to know if anyone has begun implementing alternative strategies to ensure news about a company and its products ends up on Google News for the targeted keyword? If so, can you share some of these strategies?

Right now we are more concerned with strategies for making sure content that is newsworthy actually reaches Google News (page 1)...even though press release sites are now penalized.

Thoughts?
#google #google news #longer #news #press #press release #public relations #releases #showing
  • Profile picture of the author techdiva
    "Google change allows company statements to top news searches" from a story in March 2015.

    You can see the whole story here at Reuters > Google change allows company statements to top news searches | Reuters

    Seems once again Google tried to tell business owners how to run their online marketing efforts and got their butts handed to them by the big boys. Now they are of course kissing be-hinds and letting enterprise companies top the search results with their press releases.

    But will the same courtesy be extended to us little guys? Hmmm... only time will tell.

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  • Profile picture of the author RaymondPreble
    wow, that's a bummer, so many people were using it!
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