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I just tried to check out via PAYPAL and I got an error message when I was being returned to your system from PAYPAL.

It looks like the payment was made,but that I was not returned to your site correctly. What happened?

Not to worry. We received your press release. We also (probably) received your contribution. (Oh, and THANK YOU for that, as well! It's a massive help to us and helps to pay for the annual hosting and all that.)

All press releases are received and stored in an approval queue for editors to review and post. We have never lost a story yet -- and very frequently get multiple postings of the same story by members concerned that their story was lost.

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What if I make a contribution, and my story is NOT posted.

Depends on whether the error was human- or network-induced. Network induced means that we might have lost the story (never happened yet, though). Human-induced means we did not accept your story, and we felt the content was not newsworthy. While this is also rare, it does happen. Denied posts usually stem from people trying to veil an advertisement for steriods, male enhancement, etc in a bonafide story. We catch these outright, and generally don't allow them unless the poster has a bit of class.

Sending us ten bucks to post 844 URLS to various websites that you are an affiliate for? That's spam, baby. We won't take that. As for your donation? Thanks. Consider that administrative fees for having to delete all your spammy submissions. Just a word of advice to all would-be spammers.

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I paid for a press release and cannot find the release??

All press releases are reviewed first for content, and then approved if the submission follows proper press release format and it is NEWSWORTHY. Your payment is not a payment for the press release, it is a donation in support of this site. Bigger donations get more traffic, additional features enabled, and prominent placement on the homepage. However, it does NOT guarantee placement or approval.

Thanks for your support!

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I have made a small donation of XXX via Paypal but it nothing has happened in terms of my press release being accepted. My account is still showing that I have contributed $0 but Paypal has verified that the funds got sent.
I was planning on sending other press releases and making higher contributions if this worked. It would be appreciated if someone could look into it.

Please see other sections of the FAQs regarding donations and submission guidelines. Meanwhile, thanks for your support.

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On my first press release I made a donation. When I did my second it required I make another donation. Is there a way to checkout without an additional donation?

Nope. We give you an opportunity to donate to our site with each and every submission so that you can be assured your press release receives the utmost attention and fastest expedited service possible, every single time.

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I am trying to publish the press release of some of my company's products and I am wondering if we can make a trade between the publishing service and our upgraded software? I mean, we are would not pay money for the service but we would send you our product instead. I'll be expecting to hear from you!

Sure. Of course, submitting a press release is free, but depending on the software that you have, we'd be happy to consider a trade for services. But it all depends on the software. I mean, if you have software that predicts the future, then that would be awesome. But if it is software designed to send out viruses... well, then that's not so cool. I guess it all depends...

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I would love to be able to make a contribution, but we are a security firm and do not use PayPal. We can pay online via company credit card, but not PayPal due to security concerns. Do you offer any alternatives to PayPal...or have plans to? Meantime--I'm sorry!

You do not require a Paypal account to use Paypal. You can use any recognized credit card. We bear the burden of the processing fees out of the actual donation. This is why we suggest a donation of greater than $1 - because processing fees otherwise eat up all of the benefit. Paypal just makes it easier for those people that have money in a paypal account.

As far as security, it is the chosen provider for literally millions. Since this is a donation site, I'm not about to invest heavily into a paid service, as the revenues just do not justify it.

Thanks for your support and your goodwill.

Happy 2011!!!

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This is our first time to use your service. We are unsure of the results, obviously until we use the site. Can we try the "Auto -Renew" on a trial basis for two months? If the high priority and extra traffic does "pay off", we will subscribe to the "Auto Renew".

We would suggest you just submit your press release using one of the other donation options to determine your level of support and return.

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I have just submitted a release on behalf of a client who wasnt available for me to ask about making a contribution....can this be done retroactivley?



Also, the relesae isnt showing up on my Account page.....how long does this take?
Thanks


Hi there, your release has been posted - it has to be reviewed by a person prior to posting. We can't auto-post because there is so much junk submitted. You can do a contribution - just resubmit the same release and contribute and we will put it in the proper category then delete the first one.
Thank you

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