Hi Sumo-lings,

Steve here, Chief Ranger at Press Ranger. 👋

Welcome to our 4th AppSumo campaign!

I started Press Ranger to let anyone tell their story to the press. You could always spend tons of money on PR agencies or PR software and hope for the best — but I knew there had to be a better way.

Press Ranger makes it easy to find media contacts who write about businesses like yours, publish content directly to high-quality publishers, and build relationships with the press.

But now, Press Ranger is also helping you get more visible. Whether it’s on Google or ChatGPT, Press Ranger helps your brand get found more often — which is really the point of PR, right? 🚀

💥 What’s New for Our 4th Campaign

Press Ranger started as traditional PR software — helping you find journalists and publishers who write about companies like yours. We still do that, but we’ve added so much more:

🎙 Podcast Database — Find guest booking opportunities for yourself or your clients

📰 Article Database — Search the actual articles being written in your niche

🧭 Campaign Tool — The BIG one! Our brand-new Campaigns feature makes it effortless to plan, launch, and manage campaigns with Press Ranger.

As PR evolves, one of the biggest reasons people are using Press Ranger now is to rank higher on ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other AI chatbots. This new Campaigns tool is built to guide you step-by-step on how to do exactly that — from publishing press releases to creating content that AI actually indexes.

💡 Why We’re Building This

Legacy PR platforms can cost $5,000+ a year and just give you a database of email addresses. Press Ranger automates the hard stuff — building media lists, writing releases, sending pitches, and now even helping you rank in AI search — all in one place.

Whether you’re a startup founder, marketer, agency, or solo creator, we’re building this for you.

🧡 From Our Community

We’ve been blown away by the feedback and energy from Sumo-lings across our first three campaigns.

Your ideas shape our roadmap. Your feedback shapes our features. And your success stories keep us building.

If you’re on the fence or have questions about how Press Ranger can fit your workflow, reach out directly to me at steve@pressranger.com.

Our support is world-class, and we’ll personally help you onboard and get the most out of Press Ranger.

Let’s make headlines together,

Steve (and the entire Press Ranger team)

Hi Sumo-lings,

Steve here, Chief Ranger at Press Ranger. Welcome to our third AppSumo campaign! 👋

We started Press Ranger with a clear mission: make best in class PR tools accessible to everyone, not just PR firms and big companies. We want everyone to be able to share their story without spending an arm and a leg. Our first and second AppSumo campaigns gave us so much valuable feedback and insight, we’re so thankful to all of you for your kind words and enthusiasm.

Traditional media databases and PR tools tend to cost more than $5,000/year, but they have an even bigger problem than cost: they don’t actually do anything. Press Ranger's AI builds media lists, drafts press releases, writes pitch emails, and helps you get press all within the platform. With more than 500,000 journalists and 160,000 media outlets, and now 200,000 podcasts in our database, the only question is: what will your headlines be?

🚀 What can you expect from our AppSumo deal?

You're getting exclusive, lifetime access to all of the features within Press Ranger including the journalist, publisher, and podcast databases, access to publish press releases at wholesale prices, access to active pitch requests, native CRM, contact lists, mail templates, and more.

🤩 New features as of June, 2025

We prioritize our entire roadmap based on what our users ask for. Since the beginning of the year, we’ve launched these new features:

• Brand new journalist and publisher databases (coming in the next 2 weeks)
• Gold tier press release distribution with placements on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and more
• AI Wire - The only way to reliably index content on ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and more
• Pitch notifications - Get notified when journalists are looking for sources
• Custom media room domains - White label your PR media room with your own domain
• Localized media rooms
• Tons of improvements, fixes, and enhancements across the entire app

❓Top FAQs:

Does Press Ranger work in my country / in my language?

Yes! Press Ranger works anywhere that has journalists writing news stories. You can create press releases in 270+ languages and search for journalists anywhere in the world.

What kind of support can I expect?

World class. We read every email and do our best to help everyone who signs up. Whether you have a question about features or want tips on best practices, we’re here to help.

Do I have to pay to publish my press releases?

No! You can use the media databases to send out your press releases, pitches, and stories as part of Press Ranger. If you want to guarantee coverage, we have a paid add-on that lets you publish press releases at wholesale prices directly to Business Insider, Market Watch, Yahoo Finance, AP News and many more as part of Wholesale press release distribution. This was the #1 most requested feature from our first AppSumo campaign.

If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us directly at info@pressranger.com. We’re building Press Ranger for you, and we look forward to seeing you in the press.

Let’s make headlines together,

Steve and the entire Press Ranger team

Hi Sumo-lings,

Steve here, Chief Ranger at Press Ranger. Welcome to our second AppSumo campaign! 👋

We started Press Ranger with a clear vision: to democratize access to good PR so that emerging startups and small businesses can share their narratives as loudly as the big players. Our first AppSumo campaign gave us so much valuable feedback and insight, we’re so thankful to all of you for your kind words.

Traditional media databases tend to cost more than $5,000/year, but they have an even bigger problem than cost: they don’t actually do anything. Press Ranger's AI builds media lists, drafts press releases, writes pitch emails, and helps you get press all within the platform. With more than 500,000 journalists and 160,000 media outlets, and now 200,000 podcasts in our database, the only question is: what will your headlines be?

🚀 What can you expect from our AppSumo deal?

You're getting exclusive, lifetime access to all of the features within Press Ranger including the journalist, publisher, and podcast databases, wholesale press release distribution, CRM, pitch requests, contact lists, and more. 

🤩 New features as of November, 2024

We build features based on what our users ask for. Since our first AppSumo campaign, we’ve launched these features that are available on every tier:

• Wholesale press release distribution
• Podcast database
• Press Ranger for teams
• Media rooms
• Pitch requests
• Press Ranger for resellers
• Affiliate program

❓Top FAQs:

Does Press Ranger work in my country / in my language?

Yes! Press Ranger works anywhere that has journalists writing news stories. You can create press releases in 270+ languages and search for journalists anywhere in the world.

What kind of support can I expect?

World class. We read every email and do our best to help everyone who signs up. Whether you have a question about features or want tips on best practices, we’re here to help.

Do I have to pay to publish my press releases?

No! You can use the media databases to send out your press releases, pitches, and stories as part of Press Ranger. If you want to guarantee coverage, we have a paid add-on that lets you publish press releases at wholesale prices directly to Business Insider, Market Watch, Yahoo Finance, AP News and many more as part of Wholesale press release distribution. This was the #1 most requested feature from our first AppSumo campaign.

If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us directly at info@pressranger.com. We’re building Press Ranger for you, and we look forward to seeing you in the press.

Let’s make headlines together,

Steve and the entire Press Ranger team

What are past projects, failures, or successes you’ve had in your career?

Press Ranger is my 4th startup. The first three all sold to large public companies (one to Groupon, one to Booking.com, one to private equity).

What 3rd party tools is your product critically dependent on?

Nothing critical

Where is your customer data stored?

AWS, United States. Encrypted at rest.

What is your current monthly recurring revenue (MRR)?

~30,000

How many customers do you have today?

Almost 1000

What’s the origin of the idea for your product?

Throughout building my other three companies, I developed a general disdain for PR tools as they charged me a ton but didn't actually solve my problem. Press Ranger is my passion project to try and make a PR tool that works for everyone.

What problem is your product solving and how?

Legacy PR software tries to get everyone to "pay to play" and even when you hire a PR firm, you're often just getting a glorified cold email agency. Press Ranger aims to give everyone the tools to run their own PR campaigns.

What’s the #1 thing you’re looking to gain from the AppSumo campaign?

Feedback and enthusiasm in the vision we're building.

What are your plans with the customers, cash, and learnings from the AppSumo campaign?

Press Ranger is entirely self funded (and profitable). All revenue from AppSumo goes directly into building better tools. We're unique in that our *entire* roadmap is prioritized by our users. It's cheesy when we say, "we're building Press Ranger for you" but it's entirely true.

Any details to clarify about the deal?

Press Ranger works anywhere there is news but gravitates towards US media as that's the bulk of news content on the web.

Anything else you'd like to add?

Excited for round 3!

Hi Sumo-lings,

Steve here, Chief Ranger at Press Ranger. 👋

We started Press Ranger with a clear vision: to democratize access to good PR so that emerging startups and small businesses can share their narratives as loudly as the big players.

Traditional media databases tend to cost more than $5,000/year, but they have an even bigger problem than cost: they’re just a database of email addresses. They don’t actually do anything. Press Ranger's AI builds media lists, drafts press releases, and writes pitch emails within the platform. With more than 500,000 journalists and 500,00 media outlets in our database, the only question is: what will your headlines be?

🚀 What can you expect from our AppSumo deal?

You're getting exclusive, lifetime access to our AI-driven platform that automates finding the right journalists, crafting personalized press releases, and sending them directly to media contacts. Press Ranger is about making PR accessible and effective for everyone.

🤩 New features as of May 21, 2024

In the past two weeks, we've launched:

• Manage up to 20 companies from one Press Ranger dashboard
• Create press releases in multiple languages
• Add press contacts and social media handles onto press releases
• AI upgrades to campaign creation (faster, better, smoother)
• Search enhancements to both journalist and publisher searches

❓Top FAQs:

How does the AI find the right journalists?

- Our AI analyzes your company and press release to match them with journalists who have covered similar topics or shown interest in related areas.

What kind of support can I expect?

- We offer full customer support through email. Whether you have a question about features or want tips on best practices, we’re here to help.

Does this work in my country / in my language?

- Absolutely! Press Ranger works anywhere that has journalists writing news stories. You can create press releases in multiple languages and search for journalists anywhere in the world.

If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us directly at steve@pressranger.com. We’re building Press Ranger for you, and we look forward to seeing you in the press.

Let’s make headlines together,

Steve and the entire Press Ranger team