PR web anchor text

[DoRM]

We are submitting a press release today for a contest we are doing and it is actually news worth compared to a lot of things on PR web.  Our question is PRweb.com still worth using?   If we use them should we put an anchor text in it?  We have one link to our home page and one to the contest page and we were going to have one link to a different page.  But will linking to the third page with an anchor text be to much?

[KLLC]

Hello,

All these techniques were so useful few months ago, as Google has started continuously updating Google Panda with Penguin, saying that something is perfect now but you may be punished for the same in future. For me linking your site with anchor text on any blog isn't prohibited, but 2 links are enough and try minimize anchor text link practice.

Hopefully this would be helpful.

[Jinx14678]

If PRWEB is still worth using, is a pretty loaded question and answer in my opinion - The advice I would give specifically to the links, is to use naked, or brand name URLS -

"and it is actually news worthy compared to a lot of things on PR web."

This statement alone, (which I agree with, and reason I stopped Press Releases as an "SEO" tactic many moons ago) would be my answer to whether it is still a VIABLE option, but once again it is a loaded question and answer.

Shane

[DarrenX]

I'd suggest keeping it to 2 links. That' s just my gut talking, though. Less can be more.

I have some inbound links from press releases I published on PRWeb from 2006 that are PR3 now and don't seem be hurting me at all. They occasionally send traffic to my site.

I can tell you're smart enough to steer clear of the half-million or so free Press release services that host web spam.  You would never  hire a service or buy software for posting to "10,000 press release sites" for $4.99.   If you're willing to spend $50 to $200 to put your story on a curated release site like PRWeb where it will be edited, and where it may be picked up by bloggers, then that sounds legitimate to me.  Those links shouldn't bite.

I never post to a PR site that doesn't give me the right to remove the content at some point in the future. Just in case...