SEO Tips: Optimizing Press Release

SEO Tips: Optimizing Press Release

One key component of search engine optimization is obtaining links from relevant, authoritative sites such as highly ranked blogs and new sources. A working relationship with news sources that cover your industry can lead to great exposure and links from trusted media web sites. So how does one go about optimizing and distributing these press releases?First, you must optimize your press release to reflect keyword rich content if possible. Remember to write for the user first and search engines second when creating your copy. Uploading these optimized releases to online distribution channels such as PR Web will ensure your press release is crawled and indexed.

With some online distribution channels, you can place links inside press releases, creating deep links using your targeted keywords. In some cases, when a news source publishes your press release they will also include a link back to your site as a reference or resource, giving you additional links from highly trusted sources.

While a good technique, it must be use intelligently. Only create and submit press releases when you have a newsworthy story. Submitting every piece of news specifically for SEO purposes will most likey earn you a spot on a journalists ignore list.

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