20 Best Press Release Distribution Sites Revealed
Press release distribution was the focal point of 2009 link-building campaigns. Many high-end SEO companies used this technique to:
1- Provide their clients with a presence on Google News
2- Drive more targeted traffic to their clients’ sites
3- Obtain high-quality inbound links.
We were no exception. We used press releases extensively. We even spent countless hours researching and testing different press release distribution sites and prepared the list below. This list will help you identify the best press release distribution sites and only submit to those that are worth while – saving much time, money and energy in testing them yourself.
Note: you need a standard high-quality press release before submitting to these sites, or your release will be rejected.
We do provide a top-quality and inexpensive press release development/distribution service (it’s 100% custom designed to fit your needs). Click here to learn more.
Press release distribution sites – ranked based on the ROI we observed:
| URL | Google PR | Text Links Allowed | Pricing Options |
| TransWorldNews.Com | 4 | 8 | $49.95- $64.95- $99.95- $114.95- $999- $50- $65- $2,495 |
| 24-7PressRelease.Com | 4 | 8 | $49-$89-$369 |
| PrLeap.Com | 5 | 8 | $49-$99-$149 |
| FastPitchNetWorking.Com | 5 | 8 | $18 and up |
| PressReleaseSpider.Com | 4 | 1 | $4.95 |
| Prlog.Org | 6 | 3 | Free |
| FreePressRelease.Com.au | 5 | 1 | Free |
| WiredPRNews.Com | 4 | 2 | $19.95- $24.95- $1995 |
| BigNews.Biz | 5 | 1 | Free |
| DropJack.Com | 4 | 1 | Free |
| InfoDento.Com | 2 | 8 | Free |
| PressReleasePoint.Com | 5 | 7 | Free |
| PressRelease365.Com | 4 | 5 | $24.95- $49.95- $99.95 |
| PressMediaWire.Com | 4 | 8 | $30- $80- $149 |
| PressBox.Co.Uk | 5 | 6 | Free |
| Pr-USA.Net | 5 | 8 | Free |
| BusinessWireIndia.com | 5 | 6 | $112 |
| NewsWire.Ca | 7 | Depends on the distribution circle – also charge per text-link | |
| MarketWire.Com | 7 | 4 | Depends on the distribution circle – $75 for the advanced SEO package which includes text links within the content |
| Pr.Com | 6 | $199- $499 |
PrWeb.com is not on the list for a good reason. The link-juice is so minimal it almost doesn’t count. Links from their site is not worth spending the money.
Stay tuned for more link-building techniques/lists to emerge soon.
Good List. Thank you
I’d be interested to know your reasoning behind not including PRWeb on your list above. Does their site lack anything that is needed for it to be a good posting site?
Not at all. PrWeb was designed for the purpose of SEO and they have many promotional tools, programs. However, the “link-juice” coming from their site is less than most of the other sites listed above (and their SEO package is minimum $199).
Let me further explain. SEO companies post press releases on distribution sites to get “back-links” to their clients’ Web sites. Each back-link coming from an authoritative Web site helps further the SEO campaign. However, the more a site links to other sites, each link will have less of a value (link-juice). For example if site A links to site B and that’s the only site that it links too, it is using all of its “voting” power to promote site B. Instead, if it links to site B, C, D, and E, it is dividing its voting power to four and is using each portion for each site.
PRWeb has a Google PR7. Which means the links coming from it ought to have high value. However, it is overused by hundreds of SEO and non-SEO companies on a daily basis. Therefore, the link-juice is reduced to a level that it is now almost worthless. I did some tests with PRWeb during summer of 2009 and in comparison with the other big players, I got almost no results from the posted press releases.
It is interesting to note that a sales rep. and a so called “SEO expert” from PRWeb called me a few days later and wanted to see how my experience was with them. I told him that I would never post anything else with their site and explained why. He tried to argue with me and sell me on the high Page Rank they have. Make a long story short, he promised to discuss the issue with his supervisor and get back with me and guess what… he never did.
Your money will go further along with other sites listed here. That’s all.
I hope I explained this clearly.
It’s a very usefull list for beginners like me in link building campaign.Great job by you Ali.
Thank you.
Great post!! Thanks for writing such an informative and helpful post!
Thanks for the explanation. That makes a lot of sense.