Tag Archives: Press Release Optimization

Friday Fast Links

  We’re frequently discussing the importance of good headlines, choosing the proper keywords,  and tweeting your press releases. Mack Collier shows how all of it, plus real time search, comes together. Is Google News broken? And if so, can it be fixed? The power of social media: Your vacation photos on Facebook can influence people’s [...]

Importance of Writing Good Headlines Magnified as Attention Spans and Space Decrease

Writing a Good Headline Has Never Been More Important. Join us for free webinar featuring a veteran newspaper editor and SEO specialist to learn tips on how to make your headline more effective.

The 50-40-10 Rule of Optimizing Press Releases

The 50-40-10 Rule of Optimizing Press Releases Have you ever wondered how much energy you should put towards optimizing your press releases?  If so, please consider adopting my 50-40-10 optimization technique for your next press release (it’s great for blog posts too, by the way!). So what does 50-40-10 mean?  50-40-10 is a technique for [...]

Upcoming Event: Best Practices for Online Press Releases

Start the new year right — sign up for our upcoming webinar, “A Successful Online Press Release: From Start to Finish.” Join Market Motive Online PR Professor Greg Jarboe and Business Wire Product Manager Joseph Miller to learn cutting-edge practices for the modern optimized press release. This workshop will cover current best practices of the [...]

PR Peeps Poll: 43 Percent Cite Driving Traffic as Primary Objective in Optimizing Press Releases

More than 40 percent of PR Peeps polled say they optimize their press releases for search engines in order to drive traffic back their websites. Second reason was to influence search engine results.

Upcoming Business Wire Events – Oct. 27 Edition

Join Business Wire experts in your area for media breakfasts, panel discussions and other insightful events. We bring local media members and industry thought leaders to your market to discuss today’s most relevant topics, from writing for SEO to marketing with social media. Best of all, Business Wire events are usually free of charge. Check [...]

Short rules: Most Press Release Headlines too Long for Google News

To get into Google News, write headlines less than 70 characters, says recent report by Schwartz Communications

SEO 104: Press Release SEO Final Exam

Welcome to the final edition (for now) of our SEO Q&A mini-series.  If you haven’t yet, I recommend taking a few minutes and reading through the previous posts: SEO 101, SEO 102 and SEO 103. If you’re the impatient type, feel free to go straight to the Final Exam.  Otherwise, continue on to our final [...]

Upcoming Business Wire Events – Sept. 14 Edition

Join Business Wire experts in your area for media breakfasts, panel discussions and other insightful events. We bring local media members and industry thought leaders to your market to discuss today’s most relevant topics, from writing for SEO to marketing with social media. Best of all, Business Wire events are usually free of charge. Check [...]

SEO 103: Advanced Press Release SEO Questions From Our Webinars

Welcome to the third edition of our webinar Q&A series.  If you missed the first two posts, please take a moment to read SEO 101 and SEO 102 so you’ll be prepared for the final exam at the end of SEO 104. Ready?  Here’s the third selection of questions straight from attendees of our press [...]