So there was
this thread at SitePoint Forums in which the thread starter had asked if he should be buying a Press release Writing and distribution package from some online service.
There was this one very interesting response to this thread in which the posted said - What's the point of paying someone to do it when writing a Press release isn't that hard.
Another posted had supported this notion saying that no one knows more about your business than you do.
I am not posting the above quotes to insult anyone but to give you a picture of why I made the post to the thread.
Well, My Reply to the above posts was -
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Why hire an ad agency to make an ad for you when you can make one with your handycam? Why hire a webdesigner to make a site for you when you can use Frontpage?
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One of the respondents had further replied to my comment asking if I really thought that a 3-paragraph press release can't be written by someone with relatively good writing technique when there are tutorials online that show the correct format, etc.?
My Response -
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I agree that DIY PRs may work for some people but then there is a hugeeeee difference between good writing technique and good PR writing technique!
People dont just hire PR agencies just like that... and also writing a Press Release is just one part. There is a whole lot more to public relations.
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So, what do you think about this? Would you chose to write your own Press Release by seeing the examples online
or rather hire a pro to do it for you?