Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Power of Press Releases: The Secrets To #1 Google Rankings

By Michael Fleischner

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 a written communication directed at members of the news to announce something of value. Today, most releases are distributed via the internet or emailed to reporters in a specific niche. Commercial press release services distribute thousands of news releases each and every day.

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 is simple to create and follows a pretty standard format. Many releases include a date, headline, body, and company description. Online releases include the same information with an added feature, a link back to the company's website. The challenge and opportunity with an online press release is to create a release that is newsworthy and finds itself being distributed across the web.

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 that allow you to submit your news for distribution at no charge. Be careful though. Some of these sites will not let you include a link back to your website. If you've been paying attention, that's the whole point of using online press release services. Just make sure you understand a services limitations before you spend your time creating your release and registering with a site.

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 okay as long as the fees are less than twenty dollars. With a small budget, you can have your release, and your links, distributed across the internet. Try using press releases to build back links to your website. You will be amazed by the results.

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