Your website and online business promotional efforts can be multiplied many times over by being the topic of a news story. A mention of you and your online business in any of the online or offline media will get your business story out to a wider audience than almost any other method. By being the subject of a news story, your site and business receive an implicit endorsement that no amount of money spent on advertising can match. People tend to put more confidence in a business that is covered in a news article than they do in any paid advertisement. It should be part of your business promotional strategy to get your message into the various news media.
The established road into the news media is by way of a press release.
Why Send a Press Release?
Your online business has a newsworthy story. It may not be immediately recognizable, but there is news within your business. Because your business activities have news value to some members of the media, you need to get your story out there to be written. The standard means is by way of a written press release.
Your first step is to find a newsworthy story. In the news business, that is referred to as the "angle". To find a news angle, many people suggest thinking like a journalist. An even better idea is to think like an editor. The publication editor will always want to know the news value of the story and its angle. It's up to you to provide it for them. Send them a press release.
There are many story ideas lurking in your business right now. You may have a new product that serves a specific need. Your website may have been redesigned in a new and unique way. Your staff may have had additions. Your site may have some special holiday or seasonal value. You may be involved in some unusual promotional or charitable events. There is also the good old human interest story.
The opportunities to find news within your organization are unlimited. It's up to you to let the world know about them. The media exposure will bring in many new and qualified customers and clients.
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