As my first press release service review for 2016, I have looked at The 24-7 Press Release, particularly focusing on the features it offers, distribution network and the price plan.
Press Release Service Review – 24-7 Press Release
24-7 Press Release Wire is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, member of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. Over 60,000+ editors, journalists, bloggers and websites register for their media distribution services. Established in 2004 meaning the company has 12 years of solid advertising experience. 24-7 Press Release is an Alexa US top 15,000 website, averaging 100,000 visitors a month.
Strategies
24-7 Press Release publishes your stories and makes them available to major search engines, also sends your news to online news websites and authority sites for publication. It provides social media sharing tools, including quick links for your audience to share your news directly on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
It also sends out your news to print media including top newspapers such as New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and other trade magazines. The news stories are sent out to television and radio affiliates across the United States as well.
The journalists come from 24-7 Press Release’s own opt-in members-only Media Desk and the Associated Press’s 30,000 member journalists worldwide. The members can also subscribe and perform advanced searches for new stories.
Lastly, the 24-7 Press Release has its own member bloggers who regularly update posts on news, as well as the latest products and services.
How You Submit A Press Release
The registration/login, submission of the release and your payment will be made online. The text-only template with 7 sections to be completed.
- Headline
- Subhead – short description of the release
- City and state or country your release is originating from
- Main body
- Closing details such as “About us” or “About the company”
- Contact information
- Images, attachments and videos can be uploaded (will only appear on 24-7 Press Release’s website)
Rich text format allows you to bold, underline, italicize and ad links, but no HTML tags can be used, and non-standard characters or special symbols cannot be used either.
Price Plan
Here are 4 different plan packages to choose from, plus a free trial release. I will explain each plan from the cheapest option (right to left).
Visibility Boost – $49 per release includes;
- Distribution to the major search engines Google, Bing & Yahoo.
- Distribution to 50+ premium news sites
- Made available to journalists and bloggers via its Media Desk
- Distribution through RSS and News Widget feeds
- Include your release in up to 5 industry categories
- Attach up to 4 images or documents
- Access to statistics to measure your campaign
- Receive a pickup report with 50+ placement locations
PR Network Plus – $89 per release includes;
- Distribution to the major search engines Google, Bing & Yahoo.
- Distribution to 100+ premium news sites
- Made available to journalists and bloggers via its Media Desk
- Distribution through RSS and News Widget feeds
- The release will appear on 24-7 Newswire industry news sites
- Distribution to USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and AP Exchange for 30,000+ journalists access
- Include your release in up to 8 industry categories
- Attach up to 5 images or documents, upload a hosted video and/or YouTube video
- Next-day turnaround option (if submitted by 5 pm PST)
- Access to statistics to measure your campaign
- Receive a pickup report with 100+ placement locations
- Enhanced social media sharing tools
- Voting option
Media Pro – $139 per release includes;
- Distribution to the major search engines Google, Bing & Yahoo.
- Distribution to 200+ premium news sites
- Made available to journalists and bloggers via its Media Desk
- Distribution through RSS and News Widget feeds
- The release will appear on 24-7 Newswire industry news sites
- Distribution to USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and AP Exchange for 30,000+ journalists access, as well as 3,000+ US newspapers and 1,500+ magazines
- Include your release in up to 10 industry categories
- Attach up to 5 images or documents, upload a hosted video and/or YouTube video
- Next-day turnaround option (if submitted by 5pm PST)
- Access to statistics to measure your campaign
- Receive a pickup report with 200+ placement locations
- Enhanced social media sharing tools
- Voting option
- Your release will be shared on 24-7 Press Release Twitter
Mass Media Visibility – $389 per release includes;
- Distribution to PR Newswire’s 4500+ websites, databases and online services including Yahoo Finance, MSNBC, MarketWatch and Bizjournals. Some of these destinations display members’ full-text news, while others receive releases to consider for use in preparing stories for publication on their site.
- Distribution to the major search engines Google, Bing & Yahoo.
- Distribution to 200+ premium news sites
- Made available to journalists and bloggers via its Media Desk
- Distribution through RSS and News Widget feeds
- The release will appear on 24-7 Newswire industry news sites
- Distribution to USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and AP Exchange for 30,000+ journalists access, as well as 3,000+ US newspapers and 1,500+ magazines
- Include your release in up to 10 industry categories
- Attach up to 5 images or documents, upload a hosted video and/or YouTube video
- Next-day turnaround option (if submitted by 5 pm PST)
- Access to statistics to measure your campaign
- Receive 2 pickup reports with 300+ placement locations
- Enhanced social media sharing tools
- Voting option
- Your release will be shared on 24-7 Press Release Twitter
Free Limited Press Release Trial
- 24-7 Press Release’s editorial team will select only the most newsworthy stories due to high volume of daily submissions
- If approved, distribution to 24-7 Press Release Newswire website for a period of 6 months, discoverable by journalists
- Not eligible for distribution to its news partners or journalists
- One submission per day
Still, with its trial release program, you’ll get a feel for the process of submitting your news. And it allows you to try submitting, again and again, every day, although it prohibits you from resubmitting a story that is already live in its system.
News By Industry
With the Visibility Boost ($49) option, your news (release) can be released in 5 of many industry categories. There are almost any industries you can think of including Arts & Entertainment, Computer, Environment, Fashion, Home & Garden, Lifestyle, Law & Legal, Religion, Sports, Business, Education, Science, Research, Technology, Automotive, Medical, Farming and so on.
Contents That Cannot Be Distributed
Understandably, there are a few contents that are not accepted by 24-7 Press Release such as;
- Publicly traded companies
- Stock information
- Casino / Gambling
- Tobacco and e-cigarettes
- Sexual enhancement products/supplements
- Sexually explicit materials
- Escort services, intimate and erotic massage services
- Unaccredited online pharmacies
- Unlocking phones
- Coupon sites
- Payday loans
- Reprints from other sites or publications, as they’re likely copyrighted
- Intent to harm / defamatory comments
- Non-English language
- Spam and link over-optimization that resembles spam
Overall Review
As you can see from above, 24-7 Press Release offers a variety of services according to your budget. Its customers include small companies to large international brands. The free trial to start with is the way to go. It is recommended as a great way to make your brand known.
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Hello there , interesting domain you got.I like the term cyber cash.
This programs seems like a good deal , depending on how effective they work and promote brands.The initial package of $49 is the way to go if you want to test this company.What I liked most is that they do a good job to exclude spammers and other garbage promotions.
But I am searching for the best press – release option and I wonder if you have other suggestions.I want to gather some data before I decide.
Kind regards , thx for this review…!
Hi, thanks for your comment! Yes I think $49 basic package is good to start, or even it has a free trial release option – providing your news article is “considered interesting” by them.
In terms of other press companies, there are a lot out there, here’s one list I just found
The top one PR Web’s basic package is $99. Another one from the list called Online PR Media has a free option as well. Some don’t show price plans so I guess they’re for large(ish) companies. Also you could try Scoop.it, it’s free.
Thanks again, any more queries/comments please don’t hesitate to come back again,
Ray
It looks like a great service to get some extra referral traffic from. Do you think that they will allow you to link to one of your articles?
This can also be a great way to brand your business because these types of press release websites are very popular. Would like to learn more about them.
Hi Viljoen, thanks for your comment, yes the service allows you to put a link on your news article, so it will be a benefit in terms of increasing the web traffic to your site. Depending your budget but it allows you to upload at least 4 images per release, so continuous advertisements will surely make your brands known. As long as it is a “news” that fairly attracts readers/journalists.
Ray
How can I pay for press release? I don’t have credit cards.
Google and see if a debit card is available in your country. A lot of banks let you create an account for free with no approval process. They may not provide you with a physical plastic. You’ll be paying a small monthly maintenance fee.