Want a free online tool to create and publish press releases instantly?
There’ a new option in the Google Template Gallery called Press release template, Google Docs version. Use it as a starting point for your press release because, unlike other templates in the gallery, it uses heading tags properly for maximum SEO juice. It also looks good in print thanks to judicious use of formatting. Here’s how to find it.
- From the Google Docs File menu, click the Create New button, then choose From template…
- Search for the template called Press release template, Google Docs version (preview found at https://docs.google.com/previewtemplate?id=0ARw-SgzIBldIZGR4OGM3ZHhfNTQxOTkzcjJxZmI&mode=public )
- Replace the contact information, headlines, and article text with your own matieral.
- Click the logo, then Change Image to replace the logo with your own (or simply click Remove Image for a minimalistic look).
Google Docs aren’t just word processor documents. They can be published in a variety of ways with incredible ease. Generating a PDF for publication to document sharing sites such as Scribd, Slideshare, and Docstoc, is this simple:
Creating a PDF File of Your Press Release
- From the Google File menu, choose Download as, then PDF.
- Give the output file a keyword-rich name (I’m not sure it matters, but why leave these things to chance?) and save it to your local machine.
You can do the same thing to create an HTML file.
- Publish this PDF file to document sharing sites like Scribd, docstoc, and SlideShare.
- Add the PDF file to the Media section of your site.
Publishing Your Press Release on Google
You can publish your press release on Google in just a few mouse clicks.
- While editing or viewing your press on Google Docs page click the Share button, then choose Publish to the Web…
- You probably want any changes to the document propagated to the Web instantly, so leave Automatically republish when changes are made checked.
- Click the Start publishing button.
- A warning asks Are you sure you want to publish this document? Kind of them. Remove any drunken or naked pictures of yourself from the press release, then click OK.
- The document is published and you’re given its Web address, which will look something like http://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1OQiATcRIAFrn01S7GrJj19IiQoLT-dLAWXcuvBQ-34M, thus making it somewhat hard to memorize. But that’s okay-it’s indexed on Google!
It’s that easy. Legacy media can still print the PDF format of your press release. Now bookmark it on sites like Onlywire. Visit EasyOnMe.com/google-docs for additional templates as they become available.