You might have seen lists that say we have '50', '100', or even more free press release distribution or article marketing sites. However, there's a problem with most these lists. First, many of their listed sites haven't been recently updated which means that several are either no longer free, or still in business. Also, I don't know anyone who has the time to submit to 50 'hit or miss' sites, do you? Lastly, because time is money, I believe in quality over quantity. Which leads to-

The below Free Press Release Submission sites are included because they contain these key factors:

- Currently FREE: Please let me know if any of these sites change this policy! Using the Contact Section of this site.
- Releases are included in Google™ where they remain visible and searchable long after being archived!
- Purposeful: These Free Release Submission sites cater to businesses, the media, and other related venues. Meaning, they generally aren't saturated with Internet graffiti claiming you can earn 5 million dollars in 5 minutes!
- A relatively high Alexa site rank        (ranking shown in brackets for global & US)
- Direct Click Links to your website- SEO Backlinks!     (Except where noted in bold)
- Allows for one of the following important SEO features: Keyword list, Meta information, or Anchor Text.
- Includes some form of Social Media enhancement. Bookmarks for Twitter, Facebook and other Networking sites.

Additional features such as allowing a company Logo, imbedded full display website, or if the site is direct submit are noted. If after previewing your release strange characters or spaces appear- Check the following because some sites don't allow them to be directly copied & pasted- "quote marks", plural (it's), or special characters like trademarks™. 

For information on how to easily and quickly submit to multiple sites on this list read:  HowToUse.pdf 

So here you go. Just click on the below url's and they will open in a new window allowing you to quickly submit to each and every one! Websites are listed in approximate order of their United States Alexa ranking on 01/10/10:

Prlog.org                        Requires 'http://wwwYourSite.com' link format        (1360 global, 951 US)

Pr-inside.com             Allows Logo & requires 'http://wwwYourSite.com'        (7389 global, 8213 US)

1888pressrelease.com              Free link in Contact box                                (8273 global, 8254 US)      

24-7pressrelease.com                    Free link in Contact box                          (13,974 global, 8270 US)

Onlineprnews.com        Fully imbedded website    *Editors Top Choice!*        (13,536 global, 9625 US)

Pressreleasepoint.com                       Allow Hyperlinks                                 (7379 global, 10,405 US)

i-newswire.com                                Posts within 1 business day                                  (13,963 global, 14,363 US)

Bignews.biz                                     Allows Logo                                         (13,116 global, 14,474 US)

Newswiretoday.com               Very good Google search visibility                    (22,576 global, 16,791 US)

Release-news.com       Submits to Google news, user friendly html menu           *Editors Choice*

Pr-usa.net                   <a href='http://www.Site'>www.Site.com</a>         (23,813 global, 21,140 US)
 
Openpr.com                                 Direct submit                                          (25,813 global, 33,585 US)

Prurgent.com                                  Random links                                       (27,604 global, 35,477 US)

Clickpress.com                                                                                          (21,989 global, 35,963 US)
 
Pressbox.co.uk                            Logo, direct submit                                   (18,587 global, 39,794 US)

Pressabout.com                                                                                         (45,169 global, 49,422 US)

Mediasyndicate.com   <a href='http://www.Site.com'>www.Site.com</a>    (35,159 global, 55,237 US)

Sanepr.com                         Great outline of a press release format              (22,858 global, 82,985 US)

Pr.com     Requires <a href='http:// html- Allows 1 free release per month     (9897 global, 4192 US)

Free-Press-Release.com           No Free links but good for reverse PR           (2045 global, 1596 US)

Booshplr.com                Relatively new site, submits to Google news              (168,492 global, 99,278 US)        


                             Professional Marketer's Opinion, based on experience:

Here's my professional opinion on Free Press Release Distribution Sites. Both the Pro's and the Con's. Con's first: If you're hoping to hit the 'big one'- A phone call from a journalist or inclusion in a highly respected magazine, the Free sites in most cases aren't the way to go. Purposefully stated 'most cases' because I've actually received several very productive phone calls! However, this is the exception, not the norm. See Press Release Marketing.

Now for the Pro's: If you're interested in driving qualified traffic to your site, the Free sites can accomplish this if you apply Creative Writing , SEO enhancements, attention grabbing headlines, keyword research, and market saturation. If you want to create additional Internet Visibility (Search exposure) for your website, product, or service without spending money, the Free sites can definitely help you. If you're seeking Backlinks to help with rankings, the free sites can assist you if you're persistant. If you're looking to establish another cost effective avenue for Branding a product or service, the Free sites are a great tool. If you're seeking to engage in what's been recently referred to as 'Reverse Public Relations', the driving of unwarranted negative publicity into the deeper recesses of the Internet, the Free sites are very effective. To produce a 'Domino effect', the copying and linking of your articles in other websites or through Social Media practices like Twitter, the Free sites can achieve this. See below example:

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