Public Relations professionals know that one of the most important parts of the job is media relations, talking to journalists, editors and bloggers to understand what kinds of story would interest them – what’s the point in writing and issuing news if no-one covers it? However, instead of doing pre sell-ins to see if a release you are considering might be of interest, there is now a far easier way of getting your news out there…without ever having to lift the phone! Marketing For The Independent Film Maker: We know the drill. You’ve finally made your film. It’s been written, cast, produced, directed – your labor of love has come to fruition. So, if you’ve spent the time, money, blood, sweat and tears to get it made, you now owe your project a chance to be seen. With the film industry in such flux and more competitive than ever, it’s essential that a public relations campaign is launched even before a distribution deal is in place, to ensure that your film has the bet shot at success Media exposure not only helps solidify distribution interest, it also interests film festivals. So we at Indiashoots made a list of Free and Freemium PR distribution platforms which enables filmmakers to reach thousand of readers and viewers across boundaries. 1888pressrelease A limited service site that allows you to submit PRs for free but which requires paid membership for additional features e.g. listing PRs on the site. For more info on additional features. Addpr US-based site, with (fortunately) only a few adverts. $25 for Standard Service (using this option, your PR is posted on the front page of AddPR.com) and $35 for the Premium service (which provides a site publication of you PR and a colour image of your product and/or service or, alternatively, link direct to your site. In addition, express processing is available under this upgrade and your PR's headline and a brief summary appear on the front page. Astro-business Business news only. Very easy to use site. Simply register, following verification / activation line emailed to you then submit PRs for publication approval Betanews This site covers technology and IT content only and is split into two tabs - Beta News and File Forum (for downloads and reviews etc). The Beta News sections has tabs for different IT/tech markets such as Tech Gear, Software, Wireless, Security, Policy & Law, IT Systems, Cloud Computing and Companies. Bignews Following a quick registration, where you are sent a code to confirm registration and log in to this site, users can immediate post PRs for free. Bitboot Very easy to use site. Simply register, following verification / activation line emailed to you then submit PRs for publication approval. Businessportal24 This German-based site offers companies and PR agencies the ability to register and then set up a press kit. In order to register, you MUST include your company / agency's website address and include a link to Business Portal 24 in order to post PRs. This site restricts each non-paying member to only ONE PR per month. Cgidir This is primarily a directory of CGI scripts, but also accepts relevant articles and news. Clickanews Very easy to use site. Simply register, following verification / activation line emailed to you then submit PRs for publication approval. Dmnnewswire This site covers news from the electronics industry, including vertical markets such as Broadcast, Consumer Electronics, Design, Digital Media, Film Production, Plug-Ins, Video Cameras and Web. When registering, you must choose between a newswire and a hotlinks account to post to. Exactrelease Straightforword to use, somewhat slow though. Free-Press-Release Straightforward to use, clean interface. Even free releases are kept on their database permanently. 1$ upgrade provides a link and other benefits. $30 upgrade gives anchor text links and advertising is more discreet. Free-Press-Release-Center Once verified you can submite releases straight away. Press release writing services for $49 i-Newswire Quick and simple to use, only one free release per week. Membership plans offer bulk discounts, premium releases without a plan are $35 Ideamarketers The site accepts posting of press release, ebooks,books, events and videos. Information-online Business news content only. Be aware that uploading PRs to this site may take some time as the site is very slow. IT-Analysis Technology and IT content only. Four different accounts:End User (interact with the website and manage newsletters),Vendor/Reseller (post news releases and events for your own company), PR Agency (post news releases and events on behalf of other companies), Independent Analyst (post analysis, opinion, blogs and papers). Itbsoftware Technology and IT content only. Accepts: White Papers, Casestudies, Opinion Pieces and PR IT-director Technology and IT content only. Four different accounts: End User (interact with the site and manage newsletters),Vendor/Reseller, (post your news releases and events),PR Agency (post news releases and events on behalf of other companies), Contributor (we invite senior executives to write non-analyst content). Mediasyndicate Business news content only. Although you can publish PRs for free, this site asks for a minimum of $1.00 via Paypal for the PR to be published every time you upload a PR. You can click on the 'not at this time' option to avoid paying but be warned, if you wish to post several PRs, not all of them will be accepted if you are posting them for free. Netbizresources Very easy to use site. Simply register, following verification / activation line emailed to you then submit PRs for publication approval. Netforcepress Business news content only. The FREE option provides you with PRs only being published on the NetForce Press website and will not be allowed images or archiving. All FREE PRs will expire after three months. An added bonus of this site is that after posting your PR, it sends an email to inform you it is being reviewed and recommends other free PR distribution sites within its network that you can also upload your PR to - all of which are already included within this comprehensive list of free PR distribution sites, for your usage. Netforcetechnology Technology content only. Very easy to use site. Simply register, following verification / activation line emailed to you then submit PRs for publication approval. Newsactive Very easy to use site. Simply register, following verification / activation line emailed to you then submit PRs for publication approval. Newswiretoday A multi-content site. Allows you to post only after your account details / registration has been reviewed and verified by the administrators. This may take a few days so register in advance of needing to post PRs. Onlineprnews Newsworthy content (non-self PRs) only. This site aims to approve and publish all free PRs within 24 hours, so make sure you check your account / this site for publication the next day as they do not send a coverage URL. One free release per day, no expiration of releases. Openpr Maximum three releases per day; ads are a bit intrusive. Pagerelease Releases are categorised by industry on the home page rather than just one long list Postafreepressrelease Somewhat slow and a bit buggy. Has an 'under construction' look to it Prfire There are different services for different business needs - free and paid for. You can upload press releases or they can help with distribution and send news to the media outlets you want to target. They also offer to can write the press releases for you. Free service is limited to two press releases per day. Prfriend Seems to be an SEO firm that offers release distribution and other marketing services Pr-inside Straightforward to use. We got a malware warning once when using this site. Prleap Nice looking site, with plenty of helpful guides. Upgrades from $49-$149, paid versions include visibility in search engines Prlog Need a phone verification. After creating a PR Account, you can post PRs onto the site's SEO dedicated webpage and PDF page, including within your PR clickable links, a product image and company logo. Your PR can be listed under multiple categories, tags and keywords to make searches easier. Prmac Apple related news distribution. The 'Extended Distribution' membership upgrade option costs $19.75 and, in addition to the free memebrship listing options, allows users to include RSS/XML, same day distribution even when the site is busy, improved placement of PRs ahead of non-paying members, Ping RSS and social media aggregators, Google News and news groups inclusion and news agency distribution to all member PR consultancies and media partners. Prurgent After registering as a member of this US-based site, you can submit PRs for publication. However, PRs are not guaranteed for acceptance or distribution if submitted for free. Only paid members' PRs will definitely be published. Przoom Seems to be pretty much the same as newswiretoday (and is hosted on same IP). Releases are vetted though so do not upload unless your release is written in ENGLISH. No coverage will be given to articles, blogs or comment / opinion pieces or content relating to headlines using annual events e.g. Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Valentine Day, etc. PR agencies and SEO or affiliate organisations must register their company information, including a contact email, website and head office address before they can submit PRs for publication. Prbd Users must register as a Publisher to gain access to submit PRs for free on this Indian site (which is hosted in the US) Pressbox So simple to use - just complete the online submission form, filling out your PR details and content, then submit. However, be warned, any PRs that are submitted to more than one category will be deleted. Pressexposure A US-based site that allows all users to submit PRs using an online submission form. PRs are reviewed and considered by the site's editorial team within 24 - 48 hours of being submitted so allow 3 - 4 days from posting for it to be published. If your PR has not appeared within 5 working days of submission, it has not been approved for publication by the editorial team - so do not resubmit. Pressmethod You must register for free use of this US site, providing a company URL - so do not register if you don't have a website. Pressreleasecirculation Takes up to a month for releases to appear Pressreleasesonline Registration is simple, with a password emailed to the address you register under. $4 appears to offer some social bookmarking and google news entry (among others) Releasewire Simple registration, easy to use. Provides pitching and writing tips. Up to three followed links with your anchor text. Upvery Provides free followed links, Wordpress-like editing and a digg-like voting system for releases. Here are a few other mentions: http://afly.com http://live-pr.com http://netforcenews.com http://netforcepr.com http://newsinsites.com http://newsphase.com http://newsmakers.co.uk http://our-newsletter.com http://pr.com http://pr9.net http://sbwire.com http://seenation.com http://tectrical.com http://technifuture.com http://technofrantic.com http://theopenpress.com http://ukprwire.com http://usprwire.com Let us know if you know any other platforms, we will be happy to add them. Share and Spread the good word! Comments are closed.
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