November 23rd, 2009

Best Free and Affordable Press Release Services

In today's web world, press releases can and should be an important part of your strategy to get the word out about your business… even if you're a one person start-up working from the kitchen table!

So you should do a press release. Actually, lots of them… figure two per month (or more!) Since that can get expensive fast, we've put together a list of the best 31 press release distribution services that are free and affordable.

This list is based on our editorial review, the number of monthly US visitors (estimated by Quantcast), and Google page rank (a key factor in determining ranking in search results… the higher the number the better).

We also show the minimum cost you'll pay to issue a press release (most will charge extra for additional services).

 

  PR Services   Minimum Cost
Monthly Visitors
PageRank
  PR Log
       Free     1,200,000         6
  Free Press Release
       Free        746,000         5
  PR-inside.com
       Free        249,000         4
  PR.com
       Free        135,000         6
  PressReleasePoint
       Free          98,000         5
  1888 PressRelease
       Free          53,000         5
  24-7 Press Release
       Free          44,000         4
  BigNews.biz
       Free          43,000         5
  FreePressReleaseCenter
       Free          19,000         4
  i-Newswire
       Free          16,000         3
  Newswire Today
       Free          14,000         6
  ClickPress
         Free          11,000         5
  OpenPR
       Free          11,000         4
  EcommWire
       Free          11,000         4
  Free-News-Release
       Free          10,000         4
  PressExposure
       Free            9,000         4
  PressAbout
       Free            9,000         3
  Information-Online
       Free            8,000         3
  PRZoom
         Free            7,000         4
  PR9.NET
       Free            4,000         4
  WebWire
         $20        109,000         3
  Wired PR News
       $20          12,000         4
  Press Release 365
       $25            9,000         4
  Express Press Release
       $29          36,000         3
  TransWorldNews
       $49        357,000         4
  PR Leap
       $49          47,000         5
  Chicago Press Release
       $49          14,000         5 
  Eworldwire
       $75          15,000         5
  PRWeb
       $80        882,000         7
  Send2Press
       $99            7,000         5
  EmailWire
     $100          23,000         5

 

Remember that everyone's needs are different… so we encourage you to try different press release services to see which ones work best for you!

Keep in mind, the free services tend to only show your press release on their site while paid services will also distribute to news outlets like Google News… plus make it easier to search engine optimize your release. So the extra cost may be worth it to you.

Are you ready to get started? Then pick one of the press release services and go ahead and make some news!

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