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Track Your Online Press Release Performance

September 18th, 2008 by

Like any form of marketing and traffic generation, tracking the results of online press release distribution should be considered a vital aspect in their effective use. By monitoring the performance of every press release you distribute it's possible to find the techniques that work for your site, remove those that are ineffective, and find the best pages to publish your releases.

Not all topics make for effective press release content but without the experience of managing press release distribution before you are unlikely to be able to ascertain what will and will not be effective straight from the off. Tracking results over time enables you to analyse results and identify any patterns that may indicate effective and ineffective topics.

As well as monitoring the performance of press releases and how much traffic they generate, also track conversion rates from the resulting visitors. Update the number of links you receive from a press release so that you can also determine their efficacy in relation to building links for an SEO campaign. There are many potential benefits to using online press releases but they do require management.

Once you have a good set of data to work from, try to identify the most successful press release campaigns. Look at the sites that sent you the most traffic, the topics, subject, and even length of the press release. As soon as you identify a pattern test your theory by writing and publishing more press releases. Over time you could have a highly optimised press release distribution campaign.

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7 Responses to “Track Your Online Press Release Performance”

  1. Taipa says:

    Tracking the results of the process is essential in every form of marketing. Press release is also one of the main parts of online marketing. By monitoring the performance of every press release you should distribute the possible to find the techniques that work for your site, remove those that are ineffective and find the best pages to publish your releases.

  2. Taliesin says:

    Always monitor the performance of press releases like how much traffic they generate, and the conversion rates from the resulting visitors. Update the number of links you receive from a press release so that you can also determine their efficacy in relation to build links for an SEO campaign.

  3. Tallulah says:

    Try to indentify the most successful press releases campaign. Check the every site that has sent you the most traffic, the topics, subject and even the length of the press release. Improvement according to the visitors is essential for business growth.

  4. Radbert says:

    Another use of press release is linked with inbound links and link building. When you submit your press releases to those websites, think of leaving your URL somewhere and even better, add some anchor text links in your press release on targeted keywords that would link back to your site, thus helping your site to achieve better positions and get more traffic.

  5. Radford says:

    Regular press releases distribution about the website will emboss a brand name at the forefront in minds of the people. Keeping a business in front of the public is one of the best ways to promote business and press release is a great way to do so.

  6. [...] So how can you increase your chances of getting good press release results? [...]

  7. Ali says:

    The best way to succeed is through trial and error, you carry out your initial research and produce your press release. Before you publish it, you might want to present it to some people in your target audience, take on-board the feedback they give and revise the press-release where necessary.

    Then once the press-release has been published (do what this article suggests), you monitor the traffic you are getting, which buttons are clicked (if its a website). Then continue to improve on future releases.

    It is time consuming, but certainly worth the effort.