Comments on: Are online press releases really effective for lead generation?

By: Desmond

Desmond — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:20:03 +0000

Hi Jasmine,
I’m Desmond a fellow internet marketer, i have an upcoming internet marketing project, and i was wondering if you’re interested. If you have the time do drop me an email. =)

Cheers,
Desmond

By: Jasmine Lim

Jasmine Lim — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:00:42 +0000

Hi Pamela, thanks for your comment, and keep those great HubSpot tools coming!

Hi Jamshed, we all love Twitter, don’t we. Pretty much anything online has the potential to go social. Nice work on your new blog.

By: Jamshed

Jamshed — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:38:37 +0000

One addition when you have your press release ready don’t forget to tweet it.

By: Pamela Seiple

Pamela Seiple — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:00:19 +0000

I’m glad you’ve found Press Release Grader useful!

Today, it’s so important to take advantage of the Web to directly reach consumers, and a strategically drafted Press Release definitely helps do just that.

By: Jasmine Lim

Jasmine Lim — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:13:09 +0000

Hey Nic, how was your public holiday? Hope you got most of your work done. Corporate blogging is the next “big” thing on my list. I’m really looking forward to meeting you soon and exchanging ideas.

By: Jasmine Lim

Jasmine Lim — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:01:00 +0000

Hi Larry, thanks for the extra pointers! Thank goodness I don’t need to pay your for good advice this time! Haha. Like they say, you’ll find treasures in blogs’ comments.

How does point no. 3 works?

Talk about killing 2 birds with one stone, good point about the relationship between anchor text links in PR and landing page’s SEO.

By: Nicholas Guan

Nicholas Guan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:57:48 +0000

Very informative article you got here Jas

“SEO Friendly Press Releases = Lead Generation” is so totally true

By: Jasmine Lim

Jasmine Lim — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:44:41 +0000

Hi David, you always make the effort to comment on other blogs. It is very encouraging and motivating for new bloggers like myself, so thank you very much for that.

Yes I agree with you. Press releases have a lot more potential than we think. We spend thousands of dollars writing and distributing a single press release, and keeping our fingers crossed for media coverage. It does appear to be the sole purpose of press releases, i.e to get picked up by the media.

But thanks to the Web, press releases are no longer exclusive to just journalists. They have become a part of SEO and lead generation strategy! Marketers just need to get creative to realise the full potential of press releases.

By: Larry Lim

Larry Lim — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:28:50 +0000

1. Write keyword-rich content that isn’t spam.

2. Submit to established sites like PRweb and PRleap.

3. Get a premium package to get listed on Google/Yahoo News.

You’ll also get a better chance of ranking on Google’s organic results, especially for longtail keywords. Proper use of anchortext links in your PR also contributes positively to the landing page’s SEO.

By: David Meerman Scott

David Meerman Scott — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:57:50 +0000

Thank you for mentioning my work in this post.

These days, anyone with an internet connection has direct access to your press releases. We no longer have to rely on the media as a mouthpiece.

While mainstream media is still an important component in an overall plan, there are many ways to reach buyers today.