Comments on: OfficialWire

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:26:09 +0000

I tried yesterday to issue a release through officialwire. A disappointing experience I am sorry to say. After paying my 20 british pounds and receiving a login and password, there is no way to actually upload one’s release. Everytime you click on the ‘submit release’ link it asks for another 20 pounds.

Sent them a message to this effect have not heard back.

By: Web Goorrilla

Web Goorrilla — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:07:13 +0000

Thanks for the Reviews folks..I won’t use them either!

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:14:20 +0000

I’ve been using OfficialWire for about a year now, and the tracking service it touts does not seem to work. I don’t see a lot of pickup of the releases either.

By: B. Lerch

B. Lerch — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:24:25 +0000

First off, the price shown above (34.99) is in UK pounds…it’s actually about $60 per month. I’ve used this service about a year…the upload is a bit confusing, and the owner is rude if one asks questions. Initially, I put up with it due to price, but I’m now reconsidering, as I’ve not seen good pickup from the distribution. The “tracking system” they tout has been in Beta for over a year, and the search engine options they offer usually turn up 0 results. Not professional.

By: J. Price

J. Price — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:11:09 +0000

A LOT of the press release services you see out there are not REAL press release services. That is, they only post your release online or to feeds or to “consumer subscribers”. I went with OfficialWire because they actually send your release to members of the press who are interested in receiving news from your industry and are looking for news ideas. Also, the cost of Official wire is not prohibitively expensive for my small business to justify. I’ve used them a couple of times now and like the results, so I plan to keep using them.