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How to Add Your News Release to the Chamber Website

How to Add Your News Release to the Chamber Website

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One of the benefits of chamber membership is direct access to the chamber website. One of the ways you can promote your business using the chamber website is to list your press release with us. Here’s how:

First, login to the chamber website. You should have recieved a link to create your password when you first joined. If not, you should be able to request a new password if your email address is on file. Otherwise, call us at 843-249-6604 and we would be happy to help.

Once you’re logged in, the screen should look very different. On the left sidebar under Shortcuts, look for “News Releases.”

Next, click on “Add News Release.”

Then, fill out the form and hit “Submit for Approval.”

Tips

  • Change the title to the name of your release.
  • Displayed Release Date and Publish Start Date will probably be the same.
    • You can also use these boxes to pre-schedule news ahead of time!
  • Unless your news has a set time frame, just use a Publish End Date of one month after it’s shared. It’s not news if you published it a year ago.
  • Body text – copy & paste your actual press release.
    • Be sure to answer who, what, when, where, why
    • Follow us with an “About Us” paragraph and be sure to include a link to your website. This is helpful for the reader & website traffic, but it’s also a backlink to help your SEO.
  • The Meta Description will show up in a list of search results. This should read like a sentence, not a list of keywords (but totally work keywords into your writing).
  • For category, you will probably just select “Announcements from Members.” At the moment there’s low competition, so it’s not a priority.
  • Search Results Logo – see the above video to see an example of the end result. Generally, any photo is better than no photo.
  • Contact Information – if someone actually calls about it, save your staff some time and tell them who to ask for.

Benefits of Doing This

  • Increases the awareness of your updates
  • Creates positive publicity for your business/organization
  • Makes your news available for readers online
  • Keeps your info searchable online through our website and search engines like Google
  • If timely, included in our email newsletter

Don’t forget you can loginat any time and schedule as often as needed.

  • "The Little River Chamber represents the Little River area to the county, state, and federal government, which is so important. They are looking to help grow Little River, which is the fastest growing zip code in the county."
    Cathy Honeycutt, Beach Realty Group
  • "I have been a member of many chambers, but the Little River Chamber is the most valuable chamber I've engaged in."
    Brandon Bellegarde, Owner, Grephin
  • "I am so glad I chose to attend and want to make the point that networking is the greatest tool in business. Thank you Andy, you will never know how much you did for us and thank you Little River Chamber for making it possible."
    Kris Tourtellotte, Director of the Veterans Welcome Home and Resource Center
  • "I joined the Chamber 4 years ago as the owner of Bryant Accounting and Tax Service! This has been the best thing I have done to meet new friends and clients which has made my business flourish! Thank you for your great support!"
    Kim Bryant, Bryant Accounting
  • "I am so impressed with how much progress the Chamber has made in marketing opportunities not only for the Chamber but its members."
    Celeste Bondurant-Bell, Director of Community Development, Little River Medical Center

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