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PR Web™ has offered free online press release distribution services since
August 1997. Since then PR Web™ has gradually made the transition to a
fully integrated press release newswire service. We are the largest Newswire
catering to small and medium sized companies and organizations and one of the
largest online press release newswires.
Our editors review thousands of press releases each week for distribution through
the PR Web™ Newswire services. The following information describes our
philosophy and objectives in creating this service.
Why Use the PR Web™ Newswire Service?
FairCommerce
As PR Web™ grew and many Internet companies began to fail we introduced
a new concept to Internet eCommerce. We call it FairCommerce. FairCommerce is
a system that puts services at your disposal while allowing you to decide the
value to be placed on those services. For this reason we do not have established
delivery prices at PR Web™. Our system has been built on the voluntary
contributions of our users. We ask our users to take into consideration what
similar services cost and contribute accordingly. It's fair.
While we will always provide press release distribution free of charge, we
ask that our users support the services we offer through voluntary financial
contributions. Some of the services that we offer cost us money. Therefore we
have set minimum contribution levels to cover the fees that we incur on our
users behalf.
As you make financial support of this service we provide benefits and upgraded
distributions that are not available to users taking advantage of our free distribution.
Multilingual Distribution
PR Web™ provides global service. Our proprietary systems are constructed
in such a way that allows the distribution of press releases regardless of foreign
languages. We currently distribute news releases in English, Spanish (AmbosMedios)
and Chinese (WunZhang). We are looking for partners to work with us in other
languages. Companies interested in managing the PR Web™ service in their
language should contact PR Web™ for complete details. Among our areas of
highest interest are partners capable of managing the service in French, German,
Japanese, Portuguese and Russian.
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure that every organization has access to the media, regardless
of size. We accomplish this through our member supported, online press
release distribution service. We insist that the quality of this service rival
that of similar fee-based services, delivering quality press releases to members
of the press and to our subscribers-at-large through the efficient use of technology.
Guiding Principles
To help us fulfill our mission, we have established the following list of guiding
principles for the PRWEB service. These are not necessarily listed in order
of importance.
The service should always maintain, as its core offering, a free press release
distribution service.
PR Web™ is committed to providing economical press release distribution
services so that every organization may have access to editors, journalists
and freelance writers. PRWeb, through its longstanding reputation, has created
comprehensive networks and distribution feeds which give our users the same
access to the media as larger organizations.
All services offered through PRWEB must complement and support the mission
of PRWEB. Auxiliary services must provide a needed service to our users, reinforce
the PRWEB brand, increase our visibility and expand our user base.
PR Web™ will not distribute any press release that, at its sole discretion,
it deems to be inappropriate for this service. Such press releases include
releases written for the purpose of causing harm or damage to a third party,
improperly formatted releases, press releases posted by distributors of network
marketing organizations or press releases that look and read like advertisements.
PR Web™ is committed to developing resources that benefit the public
relations community at large wherever there is an opportunity to advance the
mission of this service.
PR Web™ will never sell user contact information where we relinquish
control of user information. Any emails that users receive from PRWEB will
be generated and delivered through our systems.
PR Web™ will not distribute press releases that promote hatred or violence,
or contain adult or sexually explicit materials.
Your Responsibilities
Since PR Web™ is a member supported service that strives to keep overhead
expenses to a minimum we ask for the cooperation of our users in the following
areas.
Write compelling stories. Your news release should capture the attention
and imagination of the editors, journalists and writers that use this service
as a resource for their work. Remember, you are directly responsible for the
success of your press release. If it is not engaging, it will probably not
get read.
Edit. Please edit your news releases carefully. You bear full responsibility
for the content, accuracy and liability for your press release.
Share. PR Web™ is a member supported service. As it grows, PR
Web™ improves to meet the ever increasing needs of its users. Please
tell a friend or colleague about this invaluable resource.
Participate. On occasion we may send you an email asking you to complete
a survey regarding this site. Please take a minute of your time to respond.
This helps us to tailor our services to meet your needs. You are always welcome
to email us with any comments, questions or suggestions that you might have.
Be flexible. On occasion we may send you an email with an offering
that is of general interest to the public relations community. We don't do
this very often. Such offerings, when they occur, help us to continue providing
this service.
Contribute. If you find this service useful, please make a financial
contribution. Keep in mind that when you make a financial contribution to
the site, we will upgrade your press release with feature enhancements that
will increase its visibility and allow you to track its success.
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