Question about press releases - GoFuckYourself.com

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 10:47 PM

i've heard somewhere.... forget where.. about writing up a press release and submitting it to adult news sites... like about a launch of an affiliate program etc.... is there any benefit of doing this? does it bring in more affiliates?

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 10:58 PM

bump....

NaughtyRob · 04-06-2005, 11:01 PM

Yes, its a good way to market to the adult world. When I put out press releases they get on AVN.com etc.
Hit me up for pointers.

hydro · 04-06-2005, 11:04 PM

If press releases didnt work do you think a bunch of companies would be doing it? Short answer is yes they do work but don't expect it to bring in hundreds of new affiliates or anything like that.

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 11:07 PM

hitting you up content producer

European Lee · 04-06-2005, 11:12 PM

Yes press release work really well however, you have to get the timing of the PR right for it to yield maximum results.

For example, a PR posted on a Friday, wont yield as higher results as a PR posted on a Wednesday will.

Likewise, a PR hitting everywhere on the same day, wont work as well as stagering your PR to hit a variety of places on consecutive days ;)

Regards,

Lee

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by European Lee

Yes press release work really well however, you have to get the timing of the PR right for it to yield maximum results.

For example, a PR posted on a Friday, wont yield as higher results as a PR posted on a Wednesday will.

Likewise, a PR hitting everywhere on the same day, wont work as well as stagering your PR to hit a variety of places on consecutive days ;)

Regards,

Lee

ahh thanks for the good advice

NaughtyRob · 04-06-2005, 11:15 PM

Sorry man I am heading to bed, but hit me up tomorrow during the day.

European Lee · 04-06-2005, 11:16 PM

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ahh thanks for the good advice

No probs

After doing almost 6 years worth of press releases in the adult industry we have accumulated a buch of stats based on the PR's we have sent out, including breaking them down by the type of PR (affiliate program, general announcement, content store etc) and the time of day its submitted right through to the day of the week and even to who and how its submitted.

Regards,

Lee

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 11:16 PM

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Sorry man I am heading to bed, but hit me up tomorrow during the day.

alright man no problem, have a good night

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by European Lee

No probs

After doing almost 6 years worth of press releases in the adult industry we have accumulated a buch of stats based on the PR's we have sent out, including breaking them down by the type of PR (affiliate program, general announcement, content store etc) and the time of day its submitted right through to the day of the week and even to who and how its submitted.

Regards,

Lee

do you have any examples of good submissions? something i can get an idea of what a good on looks like... how its layed out.. and what message it portrays

European Lee · 04-06-2005, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

do you have any examples of good submissions? something i can get an idea of what a good on looks like... how its layed out.. and what message it portrays

Do a search on AVN fr the latest PR we sent out about the $8k contest we have running on GWW at the moment, thatll give you an idea of what we finds works

Regards,

Lee

WWC · 04-06-2005, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

i've heard somewhere.... forget where.. about writing up a press release and submitting it to adult news sites... like about a launch of an affiliate program etc.... is there any benefit of doing this? does it bring in more affiliates?

of course it does....thats ones of ways we grew AdultLounge.com :-) have a good publicist that does this!

European Lee · 04-06-2005, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

do you have any examples of good submissions? something i can get an idea of what a good on looks like... how its layed out.. and what message it portrays

Here ya go..

http://www.avnonline.com/index.php?P...tent_ID=221409

AVN hacked it up a little so they could fit it in their exclusive news section but the basics are all there

Regards,

Lee

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 11:32 PM

oh nice, i was thinking it would be a lot longer... but its nice and to the point

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 11:33 PM

think they would take my story as adults youngest paysite owner lol

The Other Steve · 04-06-2005, 11:39 PM

The world is littered with poor press releases - try this link if you really do want to write your own

http://www.pressbox.co.uk/contpr1.htm

and then do a search on Google for power words - the headline of any press release is the most vital part of the whole thing and if it doesn't contain a couple of important power words you may as well not even waste your time writing it because few people will read it.

The Other Steve · 04-06-2005, 11:44 PM

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think they would take my story as adults youngest paysite owner lol

If that was even a half-serious suggestion then I think you should find some other hook to hang your press release on.

Pay sites come and go like the wind and the waves and telling people that you are the youngest paysite owner will not instill confidence in anyone.

I don't mean to suggest that you shouldn't run a paysite - I just mean that in many peoples' minds youth equates with inexperience, lack of capital, and a lack of staying power and few affiliates would want to risk their traffic and income with someone who conjured up all those doubts in their minds.

sonofsam · 04-06-2005, 11:48 PM

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If that was even a half-serious suggestion then I think you should find some other hook to hang your press release on.

Pay sites come and go like the wind and the waves and telling people that you are the youngest paysite owner will not instill confidence in anyone.

I don't mean to suggest that you shouldn't run a paysite - I just mean that in many peoples' minds youth equates with inexperience, lack of capital, and a lack of staying power and few affiliates would want to risk their traffic and income with someone who conjured up all those doubts in their minds.

great post, i understand your points.... i guess i'll just have to prove to everyone that im in it for the long haul...i've done a great deal of networking this far... and if i can just keep those peoples faith then i should be okay

FreeOnes · 04-07-2005, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

i've heard somewhere.... forget where.. about writing up a press release and submitting it to adult news sites...

Klixxx Magazine I guess

Steen2 · 04-07-2005, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

think they would take my story as adults youngest paysite owner lol

I bet some have owned paysites while not even legal.

So nice try

EmporerEJ · 04-07-2005, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sonofsam

do you have any examples of good submissions? something i can get an idea of what a good on looks like... how its layed out.. and what message it portrays

Well, you should cover the W's....
Who, what, why, where, and How....
And then you write the important stuff first, less important last.
When it's truncated for space, the editor starts at the tail.
Oh and make DAMN sure you use a spell checker!!!!!! (Layed-laid, on-one)
And a grammar checker. Avoid run-on sentences.

There are many good books on writing a press release, but it's not all that hard. Just tell the world about what you are doing, and why it's important to them.
As for the value of it? This question seems to have it's own answer, doesn't it?
If it gets you one more anything of what you are trying to sell, it's worth it, now isn't it? You can have the greatest mousetrap in the world, but if you don't tell the mice about it in some way, they ain't a gonna find it, are they?

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European Lee Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Daytona Beach Posts: 7,133	Yes press release work really well however, you have to get the timing of the PR right for it to yield maximum results. For example, a PR posted on a Friday, wont yield as higher results as a PR posted on a Wednesday will. Likewise, a PR hitting everywhere on the same day, wont work as well as stagering your PR to hit a variety of places on consecutive days ;) Regards, Lee __________________ YOUR TRAFFIC IS SAFE WITH US - CONDOM CASH PUTTING THE GAY ADULT INDUSTRY ON YOUR PC!! AFFORDABLE 2257 COMPLIANT GAY + BI CONTENT

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sonofsam Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 18,638	oh nice, i was thinking it would be a lot longer... but its nice and to the point __________________ I like turtles.

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sonofsam Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 18,638	think they would take my story as adults youngest paysite owner lol __________________ I like turtles.

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The Other Steve Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sunny Queensland - perfect one day and better the next. Posts: 2,106	The world is littered with poor press releases - try this link if you really do want to write your own http://www.pressbox.co.uk/contpr1.htm and then do a search on Google for power words - the headline of any press release is the most vital part of the whole thing and if it doesn't contain a couple of important power words you may as well not even waste your time writing it because few people will read it. __________________ Left intentionally blank ... just like my brain