What is a digital PR agency and how is it different from a traditional one?
A digital PR agency places your brand inside articles that live online, get indexed by Google, and get cited by AI tools. Traditional PR often still means pitching reporters and praying for a call back. We write the feature, secure the outlet, and deliver a permanent URL with a dofollow backlink. You see the result on page one of Google and inside ChatGPT answers, not in a clippings folder.
How is this different from a press release wire service like PR Newswire or PRWeb?
A wire service pushes your release to a syndication network. That creates hundreds of duplicate copies on low-authority clone sites, which Google ignores and AI tools cannot cite. We place a single original feature on a real editorial outlet. One canonical URL, one high-authority domain, one article that earns the backlink and the citation.
Which outlets can you actually place features on?
Our inventory covers 1,016 outlets including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg, USA Today, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Inc., Yahoo Finance, Benzinga, IBTimes, Euronews, and hundreds of vertical-specific publications. Median outlet authority is DA 62. Top-tier placements like Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal are available separately at agency rates.
How long does a placement take from start to finish?
Standard placements run 3 to 7 business days from approval to publication. That covers pitch, draft, your revisions, editor review, and live link. Top-tier outlets like Bloomberg or the Wall Street Journal run 2 to 6 weeks because the editorial process is longer on their end. You get a timeline commitment before work starts.
Do I get to approve the article before it goes live?
Yes. Every draft comes to you first. Request rewrites, change the angle, swap the outlet, or pull the placement. Nothing publishes without your sign-off. This is the part most founders care about most, and it is the part press release wires cannot offer.
Does this help my Google rankings?
Yes. Each placement ships with a permanent dofollow backlink from a domain in the DA 50-80 range. Google weights editorial links from news domains heavily. Clients running 4 to 6 placements per quarter typically see ranking movement on branded queries within 30 days and on category queries within 60 to 90 days.
Will my brand show up in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude after a placement?
Usually within 30 to 60 days, yes. AI models pull heavily from editorial news coverage when answering questions about companies, products, and founders. The more features you have across trusted outlets, the more likely an AI will cite you when a prospect asks a question your brand can answer.
Do you work with early-stage startups, or only funded companies?
We work with founders at every stage. Our single-placement offering starts at $49 for a feature on a real outlet, which many pre-seed founders use to seed their first wave of coverage. Retainer clients typically have product-market fit and revenue to justify monthly placement volume. Book a call and we will tell you which path fits your stage.
What happens on the strategy call?
Thirty minutes. Joey reviews your current coverage, your category, and what your buyers are searching for. You walk away with a list of 3 to 5 specific outlet and angle combinations that would move the needle for your brand, whether you work with us or not. No pitch, no pressure, no slide deck.
How is pricing structured?
Three models. Single placement starts at $49 for a mid-tier outlet. Retainers run $3,000 to $10,000 per month depending on outlet mix and placement volume. Top-tier individual placements like Forbes, Bloomberg, and the Wall Street Journal are quoted per article. Every plan includes editorial approval, permanent links, and full transparency on which outlet you are paying for.