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Jeff Schuman
A small business press release can bring excellent attention to your business. However you must write and submit them correctly. Let's take a look at six helpful tips to write better press releases and develop quality attention for your business. 1. Catch the attention of the reader with a well written headline. Writing an attention grabbing headlines is the best way to get more people to read on. The headline should be written from a benefits point of view. To get your main point across condense it and use as few words as possible. 2. Include your most important information in your first paragraph. Initially people only glance at the first couple of sentences. To get them to read all the way to the bottom you want to include your important information at the beginning to increase their interest. 3. Your press release is not an ad. This is not the time for you to be trying to sell products. It should contain newsworthy information that you are delivering straight to your readers. You are not writing a sales letter so avoid sounding like one. You do want it to be interesting. It is o.k. to add humor when appropriate. 4. Be factual. Do not stretch the truth. Only include information that could be verified by a reader. If you are including any statements that you have researched information on add your sources to the press release to make it more credible. 5. Proof read to catch any errors. Look closely for any grammar or spelling errors you can correct. Your press release is a reflection on you and your company so be professional when you write it! 6. Promote your press release. The Internet makes this easy to do. Prweb.com has been around for many years and has a variety of packages you can purchase. There are also free websites you can start with to get your feet wet. You can also use off line publishing sites to reach an even larger audience. PR News Wire reaches a broad audience and you can narrow it down to target your market. A press release can offer several benefits to your small business when done correctly. It is a great way to increase traffic to your website or helped make the phone ring. You can enhance your credibility with a well written one. There are many different price ranges including a free small business press release so any business can get involved and should start using them!
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