Press Release Distribution Site list

Press Release Distribution Sites list

Submit to Free Press Release Sites

Press Releases can be a great way of increasing your exposure to the masses. One thing that Press Releases can do is to help to build credibility, whereas advertising does not.

What is a Press Release?

A press release is “fake” news story that is meant to demonstrate to an editor or reporter the newsworthiness of a particular person, event, service or product. They are usually written in third person.

What makes up a Press Release?

• Headline - used to grab the attention of journalists and briefly summarize the news.
• Dateline - contains the release date and usually the originating city of the press release.
• Introduction - first paragraph in a press release, that generally gives basic answers to the questions of who, what, when, where and why.
• Body - further explanation, statistics, background, or other details relevant to the news.
• Boilerplate - generally a short “about” section, providing independent background on the issuing company, organization, or individual.
• Close - In North America use the “###” symbol. In other countries, other means of indicating the end of the release may be used, such as the text “ends”.
• Media Contact Information - name, phone number, email address, mailing address, or other contact information for the PR or other media relations contact person.

Press Release Template (free)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Day & Date

HEADLINE (A Summary of Release)
Lead paragraph: (City, State, Date followed by the who, what, when, where & why)

(Blank line)

Second paragraph: (Should provide more essential information)

(Blank line)

Third paragraph: (“a nice quote,” said spokesperson.)

(Blank line)

Fourth & additional paragraphs: (Should include more details. Consider using bullets to highlight key data)

(Blank line)

Last paragraph: (Strong closing statement. Use a quotation or summary information)

(Blank line)

(Contact information - Short one-sentence description of your group (in smaller print size) and include address, telephone, and fax if press release extends onto a second page)

-more-

(include -more- if your release continues onto a second page)

###

(include ### at end to indicate press release is finished)

The following is a list of free or inexpensive Press Release Services:

PrWeb PR7 (small contribution)
PRUrgent PR3
PR Newswire PR7
PR Web Direct PR6
The Open Press PR5

• Plain text ONLY throughout.
• Appears below Public Relations Firm releases and paid releases or “below the fold”
  Free Press Releases will remain on the site for six months.
• No PR passed

Free Press Release PR5
Press Box PR5
PR Free
Soft Press Release
Market Wire
URL Wire
Webwire
eMediawire
Business Wire
PR9
Newswire
Press Release Network
i-newswire PR6
Newswire Today PR5

• Highly recommended
• PR given to releases
• basic service is free
• advanced $300/year

Openpr PR5
PR9 PR4
Press Radar PR7

• Highly recommended

PR-Inside PR4
PR Log PR5

Source : http://www.reviewerofsites.com/list-of-free-press-release-distribution-sites/