How to submit press releases

How to post

Step 1
The first time you submit a release you will need to register to obtain a login to the site. Please contact Chris Evans-Roberts to register.

Step 2
Once registered you can submit press releases by visiting our online submission page here

Step 3
Enter your press release into the online form with your contact details and an image to accompany your release if required.

Step 4
Click save and your press release will then temporarily be queued for review by a sub-editor before being published on Journalism.co.uk and in our RSS and Twitter feeds. Your press release should go live within two hours of submission if submitted between 09:30 and 17:30GMT, Monday to Friday.

Pricing

A single release distributed online, through RSS and Twitter: £30 +VAT

A one month subscription with an unlimited number of releases: £100 +VAT (per organisation/client)

A one-year subscription with an unlimited number of releases: £500 +VAT (per organisation/client)

An important note for PR agencies: Agencies wishing to submit releases for multiple clients can take advantage of large discounts by buying a press release bundle. Contact Chris Evans-Roberts to discuss the excellent options available.

10 Reasons why you should post your releases on Journalism.co.uk

You want to get your press release out to Journalists? Journalism.co.uk has the UK's largest online community of journalists. Where better to publish your releases?
Journalism.co.uk receives 475,000+ pages views from 125,000+ unique users per month.
Links to the latest release are sent out to our fully opt-in email newsletter each day, received by 16,900+ journalists.
Journalists have the ability to create custom RSS feeds for areas relevant to them and to subscribe to releases by keyword, category or company.
Press releases are also published through Twitter, a service that is extremely popular with journalists.
PressGo implements a CAPTCHA system on your email addresses to prevent spam.
Social book marking and the email to a friend facility allow your press releases to be shared within the journalism community.
You can easily track the number of journalists viewing your releases.
When submitting press releases you can make use of a press release grader giving you tips on increasing the search engine friendliness of each release.
PressGo is excellent for SEO. You can learn about how this can help your SEO here: Wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank and test our page rank against other sites using free services like this: PRsitecheck.com.

Press Release Writing

If you would like a press release written for you from scratch or feel that your existing release could benefit from amendments from experienced professionals then Journalism.co.uk can provide you with writing services resulting in press releases of the highest quality.

Our team of communications consultants are all trained journalists with many years’ experience of the business and consumer press and web-based marketing, so they know what makes a good press release. Over the years they have helped clients of all types and sizes, from SMEs and charities to global corporations, to get their business messages across clearly and effectively

Option 1: Our experts will make amendments to your press release and provide you with a proof. You can then request a further set of amendments and a final proof of the release. Usually delivered within 48hrs (Monday to Friday): £130+vat

Option 2: A professionally written press release. You will liaise with our experts who will craft you a press release from scratch. £250+vat

Please contact Chris Evans-Roberts for more information.

How we measure up

These figures are compiled using Alexa, the independent web information company’s rankings based on traffic volume. Plus Google’s page ranking for each site which Google use to measure the relative importance of a site and information provided by each website on their costs and features. (Measured on 19/02/09)

Site	Site Rank	Google Rank	Cost per Release + Image	Email	RSS	Twitter
Journalism.co.uk	56,520th	7/10	£30	Yes	Yes	Yes
Responsesource.com	134,989th	5/10	£65	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sourcewire.com	152,318th	5/10	£65	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pressdispensary.co.uk	259,327th	4/10	£160	Yes	Yes	No
Pressport.co.uk	1,191,664th	0/10	£35	Yes	Yes	No
Get2press.co.uk	1,690,378th	0/10	£30	Yes	Yes	No
PRforLess.co.uk	1,942,995th	0/10	£130	Yes	Yes	No

How you Pay

Once you have registered and chosen to either post a single release or make use of a subscription we will send you a booking form to complete. You will then be sent an invoice shortly afterwards.