Friday, December 14, 2007

PR & SEO

The very nature of the SEO game means that PR becomes intrinsic to the success of an SEO campaign (especially the link building).

Don't forget though that for SEO purposes - PR is all about attracting a quality link back to your site! More than likely it's going to be a URL based hyperlink such as www.rock-n-roll-seo.blogspot.com, but never the less, these links still count in Page Rank terms.

I just wanted to jot down some quick ideas on online PR that I can refer back to later - here goes:

1 - PR is about QUALITY not quantity - meaning that bobbins, mass distributed sorry attempts at PR writing and distribution will probably lead to crap return on time and investment.

2 - PR Distribution - The world's going mad for PR distribution sites, but realistically, how many quality journalists are going to use those nose bag sites - best just pick the best few sites and stick to em:

Something else to consider: How many of those spammy sites that take PRs from those distribution sites are going to credit your website with a link?

3 - Types of Press Release - So like the legendary Mr Branson we're now looking for as many PR opportunities as possible:

  • Research Based Articles
  • Company News
  • Industry Comment (appoint internal spokespersons to comment on industry news)

4 - Journalists are now touting themselves in SEO - I'm now receiving CV's from trained journalists claiming to be experienced SEO's. A natural progression perhaps?

I'm sure I'll add to this,I'll be doing more and more PR over the coming months so I'm sure I'll learn a lot more.

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