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United Press · Fast-Turnaround News Distribution
Sometimes You Just Need It
Live By Friday.
Editorial takes weeks and cannot be scheduled. Some announcements will not wait — a funding round closing, a launch date, a page that needs to exist before a meeting. This is the fast tier: a written announcement placed on indexed news sites within days, with every domain named. It is distribution, not editorial, and we say so on every shortlist.
- ★Every domain namedYou see exactly where it goes before anything is sent
- ◆Days, not weeksThe reason this tier exists
- ●Reported as distributionNever counted alongside editorial placements
- ↻Live links for everythingYou get the URL for each site it appears on
Sectors across the distribution network
Read this first
What This Tier Is, and What It Is Not
We would rather you understood exactly what you are buying than discover it afterwards. This page describes a distribution product. It is useful, it is fast, and it is a different thing from the editorial coverage on the rest of our media list.
What it is
A written announcement published on named, indexed news websites within days. Fast, predictable and verifiable, with a live link for every site.
What it is not
It is not a journalist deciding your story is worth covering. No editor at USA Today chose to write about you, and we will never present it that way.
Why people use it
Speed and certainty. When something must be live before a meeting, a close or a launch date, editorial timelines simply do not fit.
What it does for search
It creates indexed pages carrying your name and message. That has value for anyone searching your brand directly. It is not the same as being cited as an authority.
What it does for AI search
Less than the editorial tier. Assistants weight established publications far more heavily, so treat this as supporting volume rather than the thing that changes an answer.
Where the risk sits
Any network used as a link scheme is a Google spam-policy problem. We place written announcements and report them as distribution, which is the difference that matters.
The list, in the open
Distribution Sites by Sector
Every domain named, grouped by the sector it covers. Availability changes; we confirm the live list in writing before anything is sent.
Business & Finance
Business, markets and company news sites with the fastest turnaround on the list.
General News
Broad news sites that take company announcements across most sectors.
US Regional & National
US-facing titles for announcements aimed at an American readership.
UK & London
British-facing sites for UK company announcements.
Technology & Crypto
Sector sites for product, funding and protocol announcements.
Lifestyle, Sport & Travel
Category sites for consumer, sport and destination announcements.
Choosing a tier
When Distribution Is the Right Choice
It is the right answer more often than agencies admit, and the wrong one more often than clients realise.
A funding round closing this month
You need something live and searchable before conversations happen. Editorial cannot be scheduled to a deadline; this can.
A launch date that will not move
Distribution guarantees something exists on the day. Run editorial alongside it for the coverage that lands later.
Building a searchable record
If somebody searches your company name and finds nothing, that is a problem worth solving quickly while the slower work runs.
Announcements too routine for editorial
A new hire, an office, a certification. Real news for you, not a story an editor will run, and that is fine.
Supporting a bigger programme
Volume underneath named editorial placements. It supports the picture; it does not create it.
Not right for
Anyone who needs a journalist’s judgement attached to their name. If credibility is the goal rather than presence, go to the editorial tier instead.
Being honest about it
How This Compares With the Editorial Media List
The rest of our media list is named journalists at named publications choosing to run a story. Here is the difference, stated plainly.
Editorial tier
A journalist decides. Slower, uncertain, and carries weight with readers, assistants and assessors precisely because you did not control it.
Distribution tier
You supply the announcement, it publishes on named sites within days. Certain, fast, and it does not carry an editor’s judgement.
How we report them
Separately, always. Distribution never appears in a count of editorial placements, on any report we send you.
Using both
Most sensible programmes run distribution for speed and editorial for standing. Problems only start when one is sold as the other.
What to call it
Press Release Distribution, Newswires and What Sits Between
Most people arriving here searched for press release distribution. That phrase now covers three quite different products, and knowing which one you are being sold is most of the decision.
The traditional newswire
PR Newswire, Business Wire and similar. Your release goes onto a wire that journalists and databases subscribe to. Expensive, credible for regulated announcements, and pickup is never guaranteed.
Named-site distribution
What this page describes. Your announcement is written and published on specific, named news websites within days. You know every domain in advance and get a live link for each.
Earned editorial
A journalist reads about you and decides to write. Not a distribution product at all, cannot be scheduled, and it is the one that carries real weight.
Where the confusion is sold
Plenty of services describe named-site distribution as though it were earned coverage, or quote enormous “potential reach” figures from wire syndication. We name the sites instead.
Reach numbers are not readership
A wire’s reach figure counts subscribers who could see it, not people who did. It is a capacity number, and we will not quote one at you.
Which to use when
Regulated or financial announcements point to a wire. Speed and certainty point to named-site distribution. Credibility points to editorial. Many programmes use more than one.
How it works
How a Distribution Placement Happens
Straightforward, and quick.
Announcement written
We write it properly, in news style, so it reads as an announcement rather than marketing copy.
Sites chosen and shown
You get the named list of domains and the sectors they cover, and approve it before anything goes out.
Published within days
Turnaround is the point of this tier. Timing is confirmed per site before you approve.
Live links returned
You receive the URL for every site it appears on, reported as distribution.
After it is published
Building a Newsroom That Works Afterwards
A distributed announcement is a page on someone else’s site. What turns a series of them into something useful is where they live on yours.
Keep a news page on your own site
A single page listing your announcements with dates and links. It is the first thing an investor, journalist or assessor looks for, and most companies do not have one.
Link out to every placement
Each entry should link to the live article. That is what makes the record checkable rather than a list of claims.
Dates matter more than design
A dated, chronological record is what establishes a timeline. Panels, investors and AI assistants all care about when, not how it looks.
It gives assistants something to read
Your own newsroom is a page you control, so it carries less weight than independent coverage — but it is where an assistant confirms what it found elsewhere.
It compounds quietly
Twelve dated announcements over a year reads as a company doing things. The same twelve scattered with no home reads as nothing at all.
You do not need a platform for this
A page on your existing site is enough. Paid newsroom platforms add polish, not credibility, and we would rather you spent the budget on the coverage.
The vocabulary
Distribution Terms, Explained
Words used loosely in this part of the industry, defined plainly.
Distribution
Publishing a supplied announcement across multiple sites. Different from editorial, where a publication commissions and writes the piece.
Syndication
One published piece being republished elsewhere. We report it separately from original placements, always.
Indexed
A page Google has crawled and can return in results. Being indexed is not the same as ranking, and neither is the same as being trusted.
Google News
Google indexes news sites automatically against its own policies. There is no approval badge anyone can sell you, and we do not claim one.
Turnaround
How long from approval to live. Days here, which is the entire reason this tier exists.
Announcement
A factual statement of something that happened. If there is no event, there is nothing to announce, and an article will read like one.
Editorial
A journalist choosing to write about you. Not what this page describes, and we will not blur the two.
Link scheme
Buying links to manipulate rankings. A named Google spam-policy violation, and the reason we place written announcements rather than links.
Questions
Press Release & News Distribution: Your Questions Answered
Straight answers on distribution, newswires and what each one is actually worth.
What is press release distribution?
Press release distribution means getting a written announcement published across news websites. The phrase now covers three different things: traditional newswires such as PR Newswire, named-site distribution like this service, and earned editorial where a journalist chooses to write about you. Knowing which one you are buying is most of the decision.
What is news distribution?
News distribution means publishing a written announcement on multiple named news websites within days. You approve the announcement and the domain list, and receive a live link for every site it appears on.
How is this different from a newswire like PR Newswire?
A newswire puts your release onto a feed that journalists and databases subscribe to, and pickup is never guaranteed. Named-site distribution publishes your announcement on specific sites you have already seen and approved. You trade the wire’s institutional credibility for certainty about where it appears.
How is this different from editorial coverage?
Editorial means a journalist read about you and decided to write. It is slower, cannot be scheduled, and carries weight precisely because you did not control it. Distribution is fast and certain but carries no editor’s judgement, and we report the two separately.
What is the best press release distribution service in the UK?
It depends entirely on what you are announcing. Regulated or financial news usually justifies a traditional wire. Speed and a searchable page point to named-site distribution. Credibility with buyers or assessors points to editorial placement instead. We will tell you which applies to your announcement rather than selling you the one we happen to offer.
Are these sites indexed by Google News?
Google indexes news sites automatically against its own policies rather than through an approval programme, so there is no badge anyone can sell you and we do not claim one. What we can tell you is which domains your announcement goes to, and you can check any of them yourself.
Will press release distribution help my Google rankings?
It creates indexed pages carrying your name and message, which helps anyone searching your brand directly. It is not the same as earning authority. If rankings are the goal, editorial coverage and your own content do considerably more.
Will press release distribution help me appear in AI search?
Less than editorial coverage. Assistants weight established publications far more heavily when deciding what to cite. Treat distribution as supporting volume rather than the thing that changes an AI answer — our listicle and editorial pages cover what actually does.
Do AI assistants read press releases?
They can, but they discount them. A press release is a company describing itself, and assistants are increasingly trained to weight independent sources more heavily. A distributed announcement helps confirm facts; it rarely creates a recommendation.
How fast is it?
Days rather than weeks. Speed is the entire reason this tier exists, and turnaround is confirmed per site before you approve anything.
How many sites will my press release appear on?
That depends on what you choose. Every domain is named on the shortlist before anything is sent, so you know exactly where it will appear and can decline any of them.
Which sites are on the list?
ABC Money, Fortune Herald, News Anyway, Financial News, The Industry Leaders, Columnist24, Tech News Vision, Crypto Nexa, Travel News, Dubai Week and others, grouped by sector on this page. All 31 are named.
Do you write the press release or do I?
We write it, and you approve it before anything goes out. Announcements written as marketing copy read badly on news sites, so it is worth having it written properly. We have a separate guide on press release writing.
What makes a good press release?
Something that actually happened: a funding round, a launch, a hire, a partnership, a certification. If there is no event, there is nothing to announce and the piece will read like an advert however well it is written.
When is the best time to send a press release?
Timing matters less than most people think for distribution, because publication is scheduled rather than dependent on a journalist noticing. For earned editorial it matters a great deal, and we have a separate guide on it.
Can I use this for a product launch?
Yes, and it is one of the better uses. Distribution guarantees something is live on the day, while any editorial coverage you run alongside lands on its own timeline.
Do you do crypto or financial press releases?
Yes, and both have their own pages because the requirements differ. Financial announcements often need a regulated wire; crypto faces more scepticism from editorial desks than any other sector.
Is this safe after the Google spam updates?
Buying links to manipulate rankings is a named spam-policy violation and that risk is real. We place written announcements on named sites and report them as distribution, which is a different thing from a link scheme. We are also honest that this tier carries less weight than editorial, rather than dressing it up.
What is ‘potential reach’ and should I care about it?
Wire services often quote a reach figure. It counts subscribers who could theoretically see your release, not people who did. It is a capacity number rather than a result, and we will not quote one at you.
How should I use these placements afterwards?
Put them on a dated news page on your own site, each linking to the live article. That record is what an investor, journalist or assessor looks for, and most companies never build one.
Do I need a newsroom platform?
No. A page on your existing website listing dated announcements with links is enough. Paid newsroom platforms add polish rather than credibility, and the budget is better spent on the coverage itself.
How is it reported?
As distribution, separately from editorial placements, on every report. A distribution link never appears in a count of editorial coverage.
Should I do this instead of editorial PR?
Usually alongside, not instead. Distribution gives you speed and presence; editorial gives you standing. Problems only start when one is sold as the other.
Who is this not right for?
Anyone who needs a journalist’s judgement attached to their name. If you are building credibility for an investor conversation, a visa application or a buying decision, the editorial tier is what you want and we will point you there.
What do you need from me to start?
What has actually happened, when it needs to be live, and which sectors matter to you. We write the announcement and come back with the named site list for approval.
Go deeper
Press Release Guides & Services
Whatever you are announcing, these set out how it is written, when to send it and what a realistic result looks like.
Press release distribution services
The full UK distribution service and how it runs
Press release writing
Getting the announcement written so it reads as news
Best time to send a press release
Timing, days of the week and what actually matters
Business announcements
Funding, hires, partnerships and company news
Event announcements
Launches, openings and dated events
Crypto press releases
Digital asset and Web3 announcements
Finance press releases
Financial services and investment announcements
Charity press releases
Non-profit and campaign announcements
The editorial tier
Where to Go for Editorial Coverage
If what you need is a journalist choosing to write about you rather than speed, these are the pages that matter.
UK Media
National, regional and trade titles across Britain
Listicle & Best-Of Lists
The format AI assistants actually quote
Technology & Web3
Named tech publications and reviews
The full Media List
Every category we place across, in one place
Let’s Talk
Get the Named Site List
Tell us what has happened, when it needs to be live and which sectors matter. We will write the announcement and come back with the named list of sites for you to approve. No obligation.