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Press Releases Can Provide A Boost To Search Engine Ranking |
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Written by Michael Fleischner
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Wednesday, 15 April 2009 01:26 |
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Improving a website's search engine rankings is easy with the help of an online press release. If you haven't spent a lot of time in public relations, then here's a quick idea of what a press release is and how it can help improve search engine rankings. What you learn may surprise you.
by MichaelFleischner
Improving a website's search engine rankings is easy with the help of an online press release. If you haven't spent a lot of time in public relations, then here's a quick idea of what a press release is and how it can help improve search engine rankings. What you learn may surprise you.
A press release is essentially news or information that is being distributed to individuals within the media business. This includes newspapers, tv studios, radio stations, and smaller outlets as well. For quite some time, these press releases have been distributed using the world wide web and emailed to media contacts.
Many companies distribute press releases on a regular basis to inform their industry of key changes or information they wish to communicated. Companies are hoping they "get ink" where by a reporter will take notice and publish their news online or in print. Reporters have come to depend on press releases as a way to find relevant news that is fit to print.
A press release in not all that complicated to develop. Most press releases include the date of the release, headline, news, and a brief company description or bio. Online releases include this information with a link back to the company's website or blog.
Over the last decade, hundreds of online press release websites have come online, helping reporters sift through these notifications and find the information they need. What does this mean to internet marketing? It means that there are sites that publish your news and are viewed by tens of thousands of people seeking targeted information daily.
Press releases are a valuable tool for anyone trying to promote a new website or blog. Years ago, when I began in Internet marketing, my belief was the PR was all about writing a fantastic press. The truth is that press releases today are only partly about the news. For me, they are more about the back links that are created when your news travels across the internet and gets posted on thousands of websites.
There are a few press release services out there, much like article directories that allow you to submit your release and include a link back to your website. Unlike article directories, many of these sites are not free. However, a small handful cost nothing, dozens charge less than twenty dollars and others will charge more.
When I want to build a large number of back links to my website in short order I always look to press release distribution. You can implement this simple strategy quickly and easily. It's not hard to think of something newsworthy and over time it gets much easier to find something that will resonate with your target audience the media the cater to them.
I am comfortable with fees as long as I'm seeing the value. Some sites charge $300 for a release service but many more charge only a few dollars. The reality is that it doesn't take much to put your SEO efforts into over drive using press release services. Do some research online and start sending out those releases. You will be pleasantly surprised by the results you get.
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