PRWeb vs. Free Press Release Sites

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Greetings,
I understand that issuing press releases with linked keywords and whatnot can be good for SEO, and I actually have some newsworthy content coming up, so my question to the forum: Do I need to go through a paid service like PRWeb to maximize the SEO AND news value of my releases, or would I be just as well off going through the free PR distribution services?

I've got a half dozen reasonably newsworthy announcements coming in the next few months, so I want to make sure I'm getting the biggest bang for the buck on all of them. But of course, I don't want to spend any money doing it!

Thanks!
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    I believe you've answered your own question here!
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    • I did a split test. For links-in purposes, submitting to all the free sites gave me about the same effect as the $200 PRWeb option. It took a long time to do it, because I filled out all the profiles, used all available formatting, etc.

      For SEO link authority purposes, PRWeb was better in that one test, probably due to the fact that submissions to get to more credible sites-though not as many as I expected from their sales page.
  • Every press release through PRWeb automatically gets posted on the PRWeb site(PR7), Google News, and Yahoo News.

    You get what you pay for to a certain extent. PRWeb will get you higher quality distribution in general.
  • SEO and backlink wise, free PR sites can be just as good IF you have enough in your arsenal to submit to. Traffic wise, I'm pretty sure PRWeb is far better.
  • PRWeb is too expensive according to my projects. I use Free Press Release sites and they work fine for me.
  • PR Web Such a waste of money and time. Completely non-beneficial, used it before for my site promotion doesn't effect my site in any way Ranking in Search Engines, PR, Popularity nothing so save your money and time at PR Web.
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  • I think if you are looking for good amount of traffic then PR web is perfect for you and your business, you can get numerous click by distributing your pr to high page rank Press Release sites
  • Have you tried a press release submission software like: Press Release Submitter - The Best Online Marketing Software ? You can submit all your news and press releases using it and will save lots of hours of your time.
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    • Thank you! Thank you! This is exactly what I needed!

      I'm the behind the scenes person of my husband's business plus I'm promoting three of my own. I have three press releases being written right now through fiverr but was hoping to get around having to pay another chunk o' cash to distribute all of them.
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    • Are you required to register the News Publisher software for $19 or can you bypass that and use it for free?
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    • Are you required to register the News Publisher software ( Press Release Submitter-The Best Online Marketing Software) for $19 or can you bypass that and use it for free?
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    • Couple things, as this is your own software:

      - There are not 100 places this submits to, as we found out here, yet the site still says that today after we pointed that out to you & confirmed this (when we used it there were 45 and some needed manually set up,so maybe 38 or less automated).

      - This is not a 1-time fee, yet the site still says that today after we pointed that out to you & confirmed this, too.




      ...See the points above that I've written, ksmusselman and goldcanyon. Just want to make sure people are comparing the right info. It may be different now, but want to make sure you and others in the thread who are actively seeking tools get more clear info, if possible.

      Also note: during a fully paid version* test run, we didn't find the release went anywhere but 1 site and with no hyperlinks allowed at that. The report only says, "True" for all places supposedly submitted to, no links or anything.

      So to date, manually still works best. You also get more control manually. You can make hyperlinks and make sure keywords are filled out, profiles, etc. as allowed by the sites.

      So free and paid tools - -- depends upon what outcome you want as to which is best. PRWeb's tools may cost the most but are excellent, as others say. If your budget, or your client's budget is not that much to cover their costs, though, manually submitting to a few top sites works best. And don't be afraid to market these releases once they are published on the site. Add RSS feeds to your blogs, tweet about the release and add a link in your tweet, and post about it with a link on Facebook, add the release to your client's media page, etc. Work it! Even on PRWeb the releases run on a timed feed, like a ticker tape. In seconds it's history. Work those releases, market them - charge ahead, Warriors!!



      *We do like to test run all types of tools, as time allows, to see which ones really do make the mark today, and which are not presented right or just plain don't work.
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  • I highly recommend PRWeb, I have used them for over 2 years now and it brought me a ton of media coverage. But even though choosing the right distribution service is important, I think the quality of your press release is even more important.

    As for PRWeb.com packages, I can offer the Advanced package for just $100 and the premium package for $200. Check out the link below for reviews of fellow warriors and more info:
    http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...-discount.html
  • The idea is to get diverse backlinks as well as traffic.

    I think the best solution is to use a mixture of services to garner diverse backlinks. Perhaps PRWeb on one press relaase, Newswire.ca on another press release...
  • you can get the 50 $ coupon here : PRWeb Press Release Distribution Increases Online Visibility and Web Traffic
  • I would say that do it yourself, if you have time, it would be good idea.

    Try to select some different PR.
  • How much is PR web? I saw the OP mentioned $200, is there a cheaper service? Or that's the minimum?
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    PRWeb vs. Free Press Release Sites

    Greetings, I understand that issuing press releases with linked keywords and whatnot can be good for SEO, and I actually have some newsworthy content coming up, so my question to the forum: Do I need to go through a paid service like PRWeb to maximize the SEO AND news value of my releases, or would I be just as well off going through the free PR distribution services?