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Sep 2024
15m 12s

Press Release SEO Still Works

Edward Sturm
About this episode

E438: A press release SEO experiment ten years ago directly refutes a top Google representative’s claim that they do not work.

And my experiences sending out many press releases. The last one I sent out was April 2022. All of my experiences were positive.

And alternatives to press releases if sending out out is over budget.

Read the press release SEO experiment: https://seosherpa.com/seo-experiments/

How to launch on Product Hunt (as described in the episode): https://edwardsturm.com/articles/product-hunt-results/

00:00 Intro to the SEO Experiment 00:22 Who Is Matt Cutts in SEO 00:51 The Press Release SEO Experiment 02:36 Personal Experiences with Press Releases 03:57 SEO Benefits of Press Releases 06:48 Alternatives to Press Releases for SEO 08:38 Creative Backlink Strategies 11:38 MicroSaaSes for SEO 14:30 Final Thoughts

The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

#seo #digitalmarketing #linkbuilding #backlinks

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