Getting Into Google News

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March 2nd, 2010 by Susie

An online press release is aimed to hit the best spots of the net. The hotter the spot, the more likely it is that your well-crafted press release will be treated as news by the general public. There are quite a few of these hot spots at the moment and one of the hottest is Google News.

Google introduced Google News in beta format a long time ago, only bringing the service out of the beta stage in 2006. Since then, businesses and internet professionals alike have tried all sorts of things to appear on the search engine’s special news pages.

Why get into Google News?

Having your news appear on Google News is both a promotion and a sign that things are going well. Google isn’t the first stop for news for everyone, but the search engine’s mass following is certainly worth targeting. As articles are taken from trusted news sources, having yours appear is confirmation that you’ve chosen the right path.

How do you get into Google News?

Few things about press release promotion are easy and getting your online press release onto Google News is no different. The section is designed with regular news publications in mind, so stories that aren’t from a trusted, regular news source rarely appear. Unlike Google’s main search pages, the results from Google News come from a very specific group of sites. How Google selects those sites is still an unknown factor, but studying the regulars can give you hints on where to post your release. Talk to us at Click Consult for more web marketing information.

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