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NoFollow Links in Press Releases? How To Revise Your Press Release Strategy

Bill Hartzer

Recently, Google took the position that press releases were simply link schemes , advertorials for a business. Therefore, all links in press releases should have the nofollow attribute added to the links, so that the press release does not pass any SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) value to the website it’s linking to.

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How to Write a Press Release in 2013

Proactive Report

Webinar August 28, 2013, Sally Falkow APR and Lisa Buyer discuss the new Google rules for writing a press release. Unfortunately, the SEO community saw the possibilities of using optimized press releases long before the PR industry did. So how should you write a press release today? Register here.

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The Press Release is not Dead Yet!

Proactive Report

Great news for PR practitioners: Despite rumors to the contrary, the trusty old press release is not dead. Text 100 surveyed 72 journalists and found that the press release is still the preferred format for receiving corporate news. Nipping right at the heels of the press release is the corporate website.

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Multimedia with Press Releases Gets More Views and Engagement

Proactive Report

Every so often we hear that press releases are dead. Just recently the Google updates about treating press releases as advertisements had PR folk jittery once again. However, there is ample evidence to show that the digital age has given press releases a new lease on life. 2 and included a video.

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Changes in News Delivery Give New Power to Press Releases

Proactive Report

Ten years ago the Internet was in its infancy and most people got their news from newspapers and TV and the public, journalists and PR people alike were all accustomed to a 24-hour news cycle. This has wrought some major changes in how journalist go about news gathering and reporting. The press release is available here.).

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Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News November 15th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt Please stop yawning Don’t worry. You likely want your story to be news, now.

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5 Tactics Bloggers Should Borrow from Traditional PR

Kikolani

This guest post is written by Mickie Kennedy , founder of eReleases, an online leader in affordable press release distribution. Grab a free copy of the Big Press Release Book – Press Releases for Every Occasion and Industry. Most bloggers respond to current events as they happen.