Frequently Asked Questions
Journalist FAQ
- Do you support twitter tweets?
Yes you can get new posts from PressReleasePoint.com as twitter tweets. This is the official twitter page for PressReleasePoint
- How can I use RSS feeds to track press release posted on this site ?
RSS is a web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts in a standardized format. RSS feed contains either a summary of content or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with web sites in an automated manner that can be tracked using RSS readers.
For tracking all the press release posted on this site, click on the
image on the side bar of this site. Actual link for all the feeds is http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/prpage/all/feed . For tracking a category specific feed, scroll down the specific category page and click on the
icon near the footer (bottom) of the page. For tracking feeds for press release posted by any particular user you must visit the users profile page. You can go to authors profile page by clicking on the author name which appear above the press release message following the words "posted by". On the users profile page click on the feed icon
to get user specific rss feeds.You can use RSS readers like Google reader, Bloglines etc for tracking press release feeds.
Read this Wikipedia entry if you want to know more about RSS.
- How can I get email updates of press release posted on PressReleasePoint.Com
First you must be a registered user to get all the press release posted on this site through email. Follow these steps to enable email notification.
a. Login with your user name and password.
b. Go to your account settings page. You can see a link to your account settings on the right side bar.
c. Click on the "My Notification Settings" tab and then select your email notification preference.
d. Save the settings. You will start receiving regular updates of new press release postings.You can also subscribe to category specific email notification and user specific email notification for new press release by selecting subscribe check boxes which appear below a press release.
You can also use category specific RSS feeds if you want to track press release for certain category. Read this FAQ for more information on subscribing to RSS feeds. You can use tools like RSSFWD to convert rss feeds to email.
Press Release FAQ
- I get "access denied" error when i try to submit press release after login ?
Some times clicking on main link for submitting free press release may result in "access denied" page. You may get this error if proxy server used by your organisation or ISP is not latest. To solve this problem follow these steps exactly.
1. Logout from this website PressReleasePoint.com.
2. Wait for 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Login with userid, password and remember me check box enabled. Do not forget to select the remember me check box.
4. Click this link to submit free press release immediately after login.
http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/submit-press-rele...5. Fill and submit the form.
If the problem still persists try above steps once again after 30 minutes. Following above steps in exact sequence is very important. For any further help please contact us
- How to upload and / or link image to my press release?
Open the press release submission form. Fill the text box meant for press release title and body. Move the cursor to a place in press release body text where you want to insert the image. Then click on one of the labels "image" or "link" below the text box for entering press release body. You can upload a new image or insert a link to an existing image. Use css float attribute to appropriately position your image to left, right or center of your press release. Continue and submit your press release to see your image. Some knowledge of HTML 'img" tag will help you with proper image positioning.
- How to delete my press release?
First you must login to this site with the same userid / password used for posting your press release. Navigate to your press release page as author. You will see a edit link in a tab on top left corner of your press release just below the title. Click on the edit link and press the delete button at the bottom of your page. Your press release will be immediately removed permanently from our site .
- How can I edit my press release?
First you must login to this site with the same userid / password used for posting your press release. Navigate to your press release page as author. You will see a edit link in a tab on top left corner of your press release near the title. Click on the edit link, make necessary changes to your press release and press the submit button.
- Do you accept HTML anchor links in the press release?
Yes, we accept HTML anchor links in the press release body. There is no fee for inserting links. Links are not allowed in title and summary. Do not insert more than four links in your press release. Apart from four links in press release body, you can also have one to three links in the "Contact Us" section.
- Paid Service from PressReleasePoint.com for Posting to 50+ Free Press Release Websites
- Why you must post press release to 50+ free PR sites.
- See our list of 57 free press release sites.
- Why you should trust us. See some sample press release submitted by us.
- How long does it take to post your press release.
- What kind of reporting do we provide.
- How to order this service and make payment.
Why you must post press release to 50+ free PR sites?
Would you like to get more more publicity from your press releases or drive more traffic to your website or attract more customers for your business. You can easily get better results from your press release by posting it to more PR channels/websites and reaching more viewers. There are more than 50+ free press release distribution websites on the internet. Submitting your press release to these 50+ free PR sites can attract more readers, journalist and media attention. Links pointing to your website from these 50+ free PR websites work towards your favor in two ways.
Search engines will give more importance to your website when they see links to your website from these 50+ free press release channels. Your site gradually acquires better rankPage Rank. Good page rank is important to get better position when someone searches Google, Yahoo, MSN etc. This process is also called SEO (search engine optimization). Visitors to 50+ free press release sites reading your press release may also visit your website. As a net effect, your site starts attracting more and more traffic from direct and search users.
You have already written a nice press release. Why do you want to waste this opportunity to get better search ranking and site traffic?
Posting your press release to 50+ free PR sites can consume 5 to 8 hours of your valuable time. If you have time and patience you can do it yourselves,
But we can do it for a small fee. Just $15 for five to eight hours of work.How to order this service.?
It costs $15 each for just submitting press release to 50+ free press release websites. Scroll down and press the Add to Cart button after selecting the options and entering the quantiy of press releases you want to distribute. You will be taken to checkout page where you can verify or modify your selection and go to payment page.( Credit card payments are accepted through secure Google checkout(Recommended) or Paypal). Additional charges apply if you select optional services.You can enter instructions during checkout. Once you complete the checkout and payment, you will get a confirmation mail along with instructions for sending press release. If you face any trouble with above form for ordering our service, please visit this page to order this service or you can contact us here.Submit PressRelease to 50+ Free PR Websites
PR-DIST-001$15.00Distribute your press release to 50+ free PR websites in our list. You may select one or more of following optional services for additional charge.
Hyperlinks/Keyword links: Select this if your press release contains key words links to your website using HTML anchor (<a>) tag. Maximum of four hyperlinks (key word links) are allowed. Do not select this if your press release contains plain URLs only but not any hyperlinks.This feature costs $5 extra.
Example:
Hyperlink: press release distribution ( URL is not visible. It is a clickable hidden link from a key word )
Plain URL: http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/ , www.pressreleasepoint.com ( URL is visible. It may or may not be clickable. )Front page visibility: Our site receives around 3000 to 5000 visits per day. Normally your press release will be pushed to second or third page within a day after submission. By paying $10 you make your press release sticky on front page of this site for one month. This also includes displaying links to your news from all other news pages in our site and scrolling your news for longer duration. So your news gets tremendous visibility for one month.
Staggered posting: Under normal scheme, your press release will be submitted to all 50+ sites in a single day. If you select staggered posting, your press release will be sent only to 5 different sites every day for 10 days. This slow and controlled release gives more Internet life time and visibility for your press release but it takes longer time to complete. SEO professionals also benefit from more natural link building. This feature costs $8 extra.
Detailed reports: Normally we send you a search engine report which is actually a link that returns search results for your press release with links to your press release on various sites indexed by search engine. Detailed report contains exact links to your press release posted on various sites. Detailed reports are time consuming because we prepare them by visiting each site and collecting links to your press release listed on various news sites. This options costs $10 extra.
Price: $15.00How long does it take to post our press release to 50+ free PR sites?
When you send a press release, first we will verify the format.
Within first 75 minutes, we will post your press release to first 3 free PR sites in our list of free PR sites. If it is out of office hours or a holiday, we will post your press release to first 3 free PR sites within 75 minutes after opening office.
Within 24 hours, your press release will be posted on 20 free PR sites in our list.
Within 48 hours your press release will be posted on 40 free PR sites in our list.
Within 72 hours your press release will be posted on rest of free PR sites in our list.
If it is a holiday or if office is closed, time starts when we open the office for business.If you want a staggered posting service, we will slowly release your news spread over a period of 10 day period, with your news posted on five randomly selected free PR sites every day. Staggered press release has the benefit of longer media exposure and longer front page visibility, generating more publicity and buzz for the same copy.
What kind of reporting do we provide?
We will notify you when we finish submitting your press release to 50+ free PR sites. We will also send you a search link which lists your press release on most of PR sites given here. Many free PR sites will also send you an email notification as we start posting the press release.Note that few sites in the list may reject the press release either because of internal technical problems or poor formatting of press release. Most of the PR sites listed here have a review and approval process to check spam and poorly formatted press release. Success rate for acceptance varies between 70% - 95% depending upon type of press release and traffic on that day. You can expect successful placement of your press release on 35 to 55 sites
For more information Contact Us. You can also reach us by mail: sales@pressreleasepoint.com
Here is the list of 50+ free press release websites where we will post your press release.
Copy this html code to your website/blog if you want to display this list on your site.
Currently we face some problem posting to the following free PR sites. We are hoping to resume submission to these sites soon.
53. press-world
54. fastpitchnetworking
55. addpr
56. eworldwire
57. ecommwire
58. free-news-release
59. newswiretoday
60. only2press
61. ukprwire
62. pr
63. publicrelations.uk
64. prurgent
65. theopenpress
66. openpr
67. prfree
68. prbuzz
69. przoom
70. press-base
If you are using this website list, please credit us by spreading the news or linking back to this page. We used the list from Naked PR, Google search, Directory Mozilla and other internet sources to prepare this list.Press release campaign generates online and print media visiblity. You spend time and money writing a good press release and submitting it to a wire service. Submitting the same press release to free press release submission websites can increase the effectiveness of your press release campaign. Free press release websites help you gain more online publicity without any additional cost. These free websites put your press release in front of more number of journalist and increase the chances of being picked up. They increase your internet presence and bring valuable backlinks which can help your website with search engine optimisation (SEO) and better search engine placement.There are more than 50 websites on the internet which allow you to submit and send press release for free. Posting to all these websites is a tedious and time consuming process. PressReleasePoint can do this laborious repetitive job for you for a modest fee. Just by paying $15, we will post your press release to more than 50 free press release websites. We will also post links of your company press release page to social book marking sites like del.icio.us, Digg, Reddit, Newsvine, Furl, Bluedot etc. Within a week you can search the web and find your news on multiple sites. If you regularly send press release, you can pay in advance for certain number of press releases and mail your press release directly to us. Upon receipt of your press release through email, we will confirm you after submiting your press release to 50+ press release websites. We will automatically inform you if the balance in your account is used up completely. Some samples of press release submitted by press release point to list of 50+ free PR sites. - The Bud Collins History Of Tennis Is Latest Release From New Chapter Press
- Amelia Releases Atmospheric Folk Roots Album A Long, Lovely List of Repairs
- "Telegraph Business Club takes on business TV content provider yourBusinessChannel"
- Aquae Sulis Spa Offers Advantages to The Baby Boomer Set
- Government-Diabetes.Org Launches Financial Assistance for Diabetics on Medicare
- SMBs can Optimize Data Protection up to 30%
- Do you reject press release?
PressReleasePoint.com accepts nothing but press release. So do not try to post spammy content. A press release must confirm to standard guidelines for writing a press release. It can not be a sales letter, explicit product promotion or advertisement. We reject press release that provoke violence, encourage illegal activity or are of an adult nature. Strictly follow the instructions above the form for submitting press release to this site. Read the standard guidelines for writing a press release and review your press release twice before submitting your press release.
You can also read the articles and tips given here for writing very good press release. http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/pr-articles.
- How to submit press release?
Click this link http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/submit-press-release to open the form for submitting press release. Fill the title field and enter the summary, message and about us section in the body section of the form. Enter the contact name, company name, address, email, phone number and website in the contact section or body section of the form. Click to expand the categories link and select business/industry, type and region for your press release. Enter some key words in the tags section. Multiple keywords must be separated by comma (,). Hit the submit button to publish your press release. Your press release will be published immediately. Moderators will review your press release to confirm it is a press release and not spam.
Website FAQ
- How to change my user account information?
First login with your userid/password. You will see a link called MyAccount on left side or right side menu. Click on that link. You will be taken to your account page. You will see a "edit" link on top of your account page. Click on that link to modify and save your new user account details.
- Is it absolutely free to post on pressreleasepoint.com?
PressReleasePoint.com is a free press release distribution website. We do not charge any fee for posting press release on PressReleasePoint.Com It will remain free for ever for the benefit of small companies and startups who want to promote their business. However we charge a minimal fee if you want to stick your press release to front page for more than two weeks.
- How to submit press release?
Click this link http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/submit-press-release to open the form for submitting press release. Fill the title field and enter the summary, message and about us section in the body section of the form. Enter the contact name, company name, address, email, phone number and website in the contact section or body section of the form. Click to expand the categories link and select business/industry, type and region for your press release. Enter some key words in the tags section. Multiple keywords must be separated by comma (,). Hit the submit button to publish your press release. Your press release will be published immediately. Moderators will review your press release to confirm it is a press release and not spam.