Press Release for advertising a domain name?

BlueSkies · Dec 27, 2006

Does anyone have any experience in using a press release for advertising a high valued domain name?

I noted PRWeb. How effective are they? What are the other major services to consider?

Thanks,

- BlueSkies

cshel · Dec 27, 2006

I've noticed one press release come out of PR Web exclusively advertising a "premium" domain for sale. I don't think the domain was actually premium, but the vast majority of the general public might not know the difference.

PR Web is a B2C wire service. Their feeds are free and lots of sites run their feeds for content. I wouldn't seriously have any expectations of the story getting picked up by real media outlet, but you can expect some traffic and attention (assuming your domains are of interest).

Is your domain one that you are hoping to have a real news service pick up the story? If so, you might want to consider PR Newswire or Business News Wire. They're much more expensive, IIRC, but their primary audience is news rooms and media industry ppl like journalists and desk editors who are looking for new story ideas and filler pieces.

Also, you're going to want to have a professional write your press release -- there's a little bit of an art to it.

furca · Dec 28, 2006

I used PRweb.com once and my article was listed on the first page of Yahoo.com Business news. I wrote it myself... I guess you could say I have a way with my words! (It was rated 4/5 stars by PRWeb.com Editors)

BlueSkies · Dec 28, 2006

I would be interested in seeing your article. Do you have a link to it?

Thanks,

BlueSkies

Duncan said:
I used PRweb.com once and my article was listed on the first page of Yahoo.com Business news. I wrote it myself... I guess you could say I have a way with my words! (It was rated 4/5 stars by PRWeb.com Editors)