touchy topic! let’s discuss it anyway!

BLOGGING IS NOT FREE

Reason number 1: I Don’t Post Press Release For FREE because Blogging is not free. I paid for my domain. In fact, for this blog alone, I bought two domains, pehpot.com and mommypehpot.com. I bought my own hosting account too,  which is not cheap. I also paid for the design of this blog (which includes social networking sites cover photos/ profile photos, media kit, calling card design, watermark design and anything with my logo on it).

PRESS RELEASE POSTING IS NOT JUST A COPY&PASTE TASK

Reason number 2: I Don’t Post Press Releases For FREE because it takes a lot of time. Here’s a step by step guide on posting a press release:

• Open email
• Download the file/ document
• Open the document, copy
• Open blog dashboard
• Create new post
• Paste document
• Publish

If the press release have photos, I have to save the photos in my computer, upload it on photo storage site like Photobucket, get the url and place it on the blog post.

It does not end there for me. I still have to share the blog post via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and all the social networking sites I can think of.

PRESS RELEASE POSTING WON’T HELP MY BLOG RANK

Reason number 3: I Don’t Post Press Release For FREE because Press Releases are not that really great content according to bots. Sure it has all the keywords that you need, well written article and very informative but, the material is not unique to your blog. It’s not about duplicate content (I think I need to do some refresher course about duplicate content, it’s not what you think it is), it’s just that, when a lot of websites publish the same content, bots get confused on which site has more authority on the subject matter.

My blog won’t be penalized for posting press releases but it won’t help my blog to rank either. 

BUT

I STILL POST PRESS RELEASEs FOR FREE.. not just once and sometimes not just in one blog..

I POST PRESS RELEASE FOR FREE….

because I believe in the product

I love the product, I buy the product and it’s an honor to help in promoting it

If the product being promoted in the press release is included in my grocery list, ay! If I can, I will give them not just one press release blog post, I will write a detailed blog post about the product.

because the topic is interesting and related to my blog

Topics such as sales, bazaar, workshops, free events and the likes are some that my readers love to read, if the press material is interesting to me, I’d be more than happy to post it. And because this is a parenting site/ mommy blog, it’s hard to say no to topics concerning kids.

because I love/like the people handling the product

Need I say more? There are just some agencies that made you feel at ease even after your first event with them and those kind of agencies, I treasure a lot.

because I promised to attend an event but didn’t (it’s my way of saying, sorry…)

Big big problem of a stay at home mom of 4 kids with no Yaya (OK, I have a part time helper but she’s not Yaya no)… every time I said yes to an event, I have to appease 4 kids and if I can’t, I have no choice but not attend the event. I owe it to the organizer to at least post something about them for reserving a slot for me.

because the agency who’s asking me to post the press release approached me nicely

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because I have nothing to do (which rarely happens) and my internet is working double time (which never happens, by the way). 

OK friends! I want to hear your reason why you would post a press release FOR FREE!

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P.S. I used to include press release posting in my “work with me” page but later realized it doesn’t sound good.. so now, it’s either I post a press release (with personal touch) for FREE or I don’t post at all.