List of Free Press Release Sites
I have updated the list of free press release distribution sites that I use. Some formerly free sites started charging a fee, some were too annoyingly finicky and quirky and buggy so I removed them rather than tear my hair out every time I wanted to submit a press release, and then I found a few new ones to replace old ones that I removed from my list.
And if you know of any good free press release sites that are not on this list – please let me know!
These are all sites where I have successfully created accounts and submitted press releases – there are a couple of dozen sites where I spent a lot of time trying to create an account or trying to submit a press release and was not successful. Needless to say, I left those sites off the list.
So these are the ones that actually have worked for me.
Are free press release sites worth your time? Based on my experience and my clients' experience, I would say most definitely.
Advantages of free press release sites: They are a fast, free, easy, way to get your message and your company name all over the internet. Some of them are fairly high page rank which passes along some good link juice. I've gotten my clients 6 of the top 10 Google listings on the front page of google, for the keywords we selected, using free press release sites. (There's never a guarantee of this, of course; Google does what Google wants.)
Disadvantages: Many (but not all) of these sites require you to create an account, which is time consuming and tedious the first time around. Think half a day, at least, of sitting there entering in all your information, waiting for the confirmation email to show up, clicking on that link so you can enter your press release, etc. Also, these sites don't allow you to use anchor text, although you can of course put your website's URL in them, so you still get backlinks. And most of them don't allow you to include pictures or video; for that you have to use a site like www.prweb.com.
All of the free sites have options for you to pay amounts ranging from $3 to hundreds of dollars for instant placement rather than waiting a few days, better exposure, HTML links in your press release, etc. I have not yet experimented with those to see what the results would be.
So, without further ado, here is the NEW, UPDATED list of free press release sites that I am currently using:
http://www.ecommwire.com – only for stories about ecommerce
http://www.downloadjunction.com/submit_press_release – for press releases about software
http://www.pressabout.com
http://www.1888pressrelease.com
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com
http://www.free-press-release-center.info
www.pressabout.com
http://www.free-press-release.com
http://www.pressreleasepoint.com
http://www.pressrelease.com.np/submit-release/
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81 comments
Dana Lookadoo on November 28, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Thank you for sharing your insight and the list of PR sites. You also offer a valuable service to help save time. Keeping this in mind!
Enjoy your resources and your new site!
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CathyBendzunas on November 28, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Thanks so much for this great resource. I was just thinking today that I wish I had a list of free places to submit a press release & voila, here it is! You’re a genie. Now can I have a cute little yellow VW Beetle, and a new lap top and a…oh, never mind.
Michael “The Copy Polisher” Millman on November 28, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Hi Dana,
Thanks very much for taking the time to compile and
share this invaluable list and the tips above it for all
to profit from.
It’s been bookmarked and shared already with several
others.
See you around the Twitterverse :~)
@MichaelMillman ~ Twitter
Tao - board games Canada on November 29, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Great article, it’s always interesting to see the various lists that people have come up with for these sites. Does PRWeb’s $80 service include a live HTML link do you know?
Zara Green on December 3, 2008 at 4:03 pm
What a COOL Resource…thanks Dana!
@zaragreen
Jeff Davis on December 3, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Dear Dana,
I just want to let you know that I’m grateful
for your generosity with your research.
I’m gonna take action, and expand my listings…:o)
Thank you for the wonderful resource,
I even put it in my office resources.
Merry Christmas, have a safe and happy
holiday, Dana!
Best Wishes,
Jeff Davis CEO
FunGameStore.com
Gail Sideman on December 3, 2008 at 4:56 pm
This is a great list for its content, and for the fact that you’ve done what so few of us have failed to do — revise it! Thanks, Dana.
Doug Barger on December 3, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Very nice updated list Dana.
Thank you for putting it all in one place.
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John W. Bosley on December 5, 2008 at 7:56 am
Thanks Dana, you’re advice has helped out a lot. If I had to find this info on my own it would have taken me hours or days. Thanks.
pete on December 5, 2008 at 7:56 am
Wow, you just saved me a LOT of time. I’ve been wondering where I can pitch my site without breaking the bank. Well, I don’t have a bank to break, but you know what I mean.
Katy Spears on December 8, 2008 at 7:00 am
Thanks Dana!
Can’t wait to tell those on my readers about you and your site! You have great info.
Private Label Rights Ebooks on December 8, 2008 at 7:28 am
Hi Dana,
Thanks for the extensive resource of free press release sites and keeping it up to date. Hope you continue to update it to keep it from becoming stale.
Cheers!!
Amarnath on December 10, 2008 at 10:35 am
Hi,
Great list, submitinme.com updated the press release list.
visit http://submitinme.com/press-release-distribution/press-release-sites.aspx.
Rachel on December 14, 2008 at 10:08 am
Thanks for this wonderful information! I’m definitely bookmarking it…
Rachel
Johnny on December 14, 2008 at 10:44 am
Thank for this impressive list.
hair care on December 16, 2008 at 4:28 am
Its such a wonderful list of press release site. thanks for sharing.
Free Press Release on December 16, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Great list in here.
Maybe in the near future we will see our free press release website ( http://www.free-press-release.info ) listed in here.
Good luck you all in your business.
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jake on December 24, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Here is another press release site I’ve found. Free to submit press releases:
http://www.newslinq.com
Good luck to all your businesses.
seo firm on December 29, 2008 at 5:40 am
Thanks great list.
Paula Brett on December 30, 2008 at 9:07 am
Excellent, thanks for this, Dana.
I’ll definitely be taking up your offer of a skype chat in the New Year, when we get our project moving
A very happy New Year to your and your family
Take care
Paula
Susanta on January 8, 2009 at 5:07 am
Hello,Thanks for this is a great resource………..
SEOidiot on January 22, 2009 at 3:24 am
Thanks – very useful list
Ric Vatner on February 1, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Thank you for this resource.
Can I add one more please. If you want to reach Australia’s premier market the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney which is home to more company directors, senior management and decision makers than any other place in Australia send your press release to pr.editor@estv.com.au
sherri morris on March 4, 2009 at 10:14 am
thank you – this is very helpful!!! do you have any places to compile media lists that is free?
Lisa Manyon on March 4, 2009 at 10:14 am
AMEN! I agree that many of the free sites are spectacular for creating a buzz, increasing traffic to your site and creating impressive search engine rankings.
I’m working on a project about this very topic and would love to include your thoughts.
Write on!~
Lisa Manyon
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Millionaire Acts on March 15, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Hi Dana,
Thanks a lot for this info. Will definitely try it.
Philadelphia SEO on March 27, 2009 at 10:20 am
Looks like PR-USA is no longer free either. That’s especially a shame since they allowed HTML control over the press release, including custom anchor text for links. Their pricing model does seem pretty reasonable, and paid-only releases will probably increase the quality, which will probably also increase (or at least maintain) their page rank, which might make it worth paying for.
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samantha on April 30, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Hi i was wondering if their is anything like this in the u.k at all, im getting alot of help from theu.s regarding my business and none from the u.k
Cinematography on May 18, 2009 at 5:04 am
Thanks for sharing this huge list of press release. I will use in my site.. Thanks mate,
accounting homework on June 1, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Fantastic List and I shall save it for reference. For a Non-profit organization a free press release is worth gold at times.
Doug Philp on June 9, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Hi Dana,
Came to this post by way your Twitter post tonight. Thanks for that Tweet!
Thank you for this list, I’ll put some time into using these.
All the best,
Doug Philp
James on June 15, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Incredible, Amazing list thanks alotMagento developer india
Matthew Kettlewell on June 20, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Dana –
Great list, I’m going through it now.
2 things I noticed –
1) Presszoom doesn’t appear to be free anymore
2) the link for pr-usa.net is broken and inadvertantly has thepressreleasesite.com in it.
Great list, I’m gonna keep chugging along!
BTW – I found reference to this page from WarriorForum –
See you around
Matt
Jayesh on June 29, 2009 at 4:48 am
Hi
Thanx for providing such a helpful information on press release websites.
Hitesh on June 29, 2009 at 4:50 am
Nice Post. Very very useful links for press release submission. Thanks.
Nayan on June 29, 2009 at 4:51 am
Your post will help many people who are looking for the information on press release submission. Great effort!
Andrew Braithwaite on October 2, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Great list! Heres one I use http://www.release-news.com
Press release instantly included in Google News once approved received good traffic and its all free
Thanks
Jack Hoffman on October 14, 2009 at 12:14 am
Thanks, great list.
Regards,
Jack
sticker printing on October 22, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Thanks for the list, helpful resource, i making my 100 list of press releases with high PR, once i finished with it, i will share with you guys. Thanks
Ross on October 30, 2009 at 10:41 am
Great list of press release websites!
Rajiv M on November 5, 2009 at 12:56 am
thanks for the amazine list
senthil kumar on November 5, 2009 at 12:57 am
nice post thanks
Rajiv M on November 5, 2009 at 1:03 am
incude this sites http://www.upvery.com/
http://www.seoprwire.com/
http://www.addpr.com/
M.S.ENGINEERING on November 23, 2009 at 6:02 am
Great list…. to push up the site upper…. Thanks for sharing..
Candace on November 30, 2009 at 8:39 am
Excellent resource… you have save me a lot of time.
Enjoy your day!
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gayathri on December 26, 2009 at 4:07 am
Thanks for this great resources….Thanks for sharing…
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john on January 18, 2010 at 8:37 am
try this site, http://www.agoodi.com
Ajit Nayak on January 23, 2010 at 6:04 am
Nice Collection………
Thanks for sharing with us
Everest on February 3, 2010 at 3:53 am
very nice and useful to me.
Greg Smith on February 25, 2010 at 3:03 am
Thanks for sharing the great list. But you have missed one good PR2 and get fast approval site named http://www.prbd.net.
James on March 3, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Thanks for the list
I look forward to create and submit my press releases
Anand Rao on March 17, 2010 at 1:14 am
Thank you publishing list of free PR sites. Publishing in them gives your site links and in turn helps your SERP rank. The only downside is that these links are transient.
Have a look at this free PR site : http://www.earth-news.info/
No fees to be paid, and quick response time.
Cheers!
RAASHI POWERS on March 17, 2010 at 6:52 am
some Paid Press Release Sites For Important News
BusinessWire.com
PRNewsWire.com
PRWeb.com
RAASHI POWERS on March 17, 2010 at 6:53 am
http://www.raashipower.com
rahul on April 5, 2010 at 5:32 am
wow…
nice list dear.
Thanks a lot
Web Developers Md on April 9, 2010 at 5:48 am
Thanks for huge list i need this
ross on April 23, 2010 at 8:34 am
This press release website is also good. http://pressrelease101.co.uk/
Jesse James on April 27, 2010 at 6:52 am
Awesome list. Thank you for sharing it.
A Cain on May 7, 2010 at 3:43 pm
THANK YOU! Thank you so much for being so on top of everything to provide a list for everyone. All these sites are going the way of the buffalo as to charging people for PR's. Thanks again!
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Wow this is just what I have been looking for. I really am considering trying your service also, keep the great info coming, thanks!
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Alex Smith on June 10, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Free press release sites like PRWallStreet.com & SeoPRwire.com are great sites to submit free press release
Richard Yates on June 10, 2010 at 2:41 pm
We have also been using PressMediaWire.com for paid press release distributions. Starting at $30, they now offer social media privileges like linking your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, Blog, MySpace accounts to your press release which is cool.
Michele Martel on June 14, 2010 at 5:26 pm
We hope you can add our Press Release Company to your list Press Release Ink
http://www.pressreleaseink.com
Dana Willhoit on June 16, 2010 at 9:23 am
Thank you! Appreciate the link!
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Kim on June 20, 2010 at 11:09 pm
http://www.postpressrelease.com is another one
BigRockWebDirectory.com on June 25, 2010 at 3:07 am
Thanks Dana, your readers could also try our new Directory / Press Release / Article site at BigRockWebDirectory.com
Sara on June 27, 2010 at 8:40 am
I own a press release site and it's instant http://www.postpressrelease.com