CHAPTER 29

PRESS RELEASE MARKETING

This is one of those chapters where I will really enjoy hearing from my readers about how they've applied these concepts in the past. If you've had some degree of success using press releases in creative ways in your business, please visit the resource page for this book (101FreeMarketing.com) and contribute your ideas to the conversation. By checking out the resource page for this book you'll also see the creative ideas that others have left.

While I haven't used press releases very often myself in my own business, I can tell you that even a press release that is completely ignored by major media outlets can still be a great source of traffic and back links for your website. This is because press releases that are submitted online are often archived and then posted permanently on major search engines. Depending on which press release service you use, this could generate a very high quality back link for your website. You should pay special attention to the keywords that you use in your article so that the search engines can detect and reward you for the content.

Also pay special attention to the title that you choose for your press release. Remember, a press release is a news story, it's not a sales pitch. For this reason the first paragraph of your press release needs to answer the major questions that every reporter is expecting to see. Answer the who, what, when, where, and why questions first. The rest of your press release is spent backing ...

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