--- title: "How to land press like WIRED, Techcrunch and Hacker News without hiring a 5-figure/month PR rep" url: https://prtraction.com/ description: "PR Traction: how to land press like WIRED, Techcrunch and Hacker News without hiring a 5-figure/month PR rep, plus the Conversions 101 Marketing Course." --- # How to land press like WIRED, Techcrunch and Hacker News without hiring a 5-figure/month PR rep ## What PR Traction put on the table Two things, and only two. The first was a workshop on landing press in the places founders actually read — WIRED, Techcrunch, Hacker News — without putting a public-relations retainer of five figures a month on the books. The second was the [Conversions 101 Marketing Course](https://prtraction.com/conversions-101/), offered under the line *Get Started Today with Conversions 101 Marketing Course*. Neither was sold from this page. The course had not launched yet: the page carried a notify list and one sentence explaining it, and the answer it invited from a reader was *Yes, I want to be published!* That was the entire commercial apparatus PR Traction ever put up: two offers, one list, no checkout. What follows keeps the order the offer used: the two propositions first, then the three people they were addressed to. ## Open pages [01**What Is the Best Tool to Schedule WhatsApp Messages for Business in 2026?**Oct 03, 2026](https://prtraction.com/what-is-the-best-tool-to-schedule-whatsapp-messages-for-business-in-2026/) [02**7 Best High-Performance Mindset Coaches in 2026**Sep 25, 2026](https://prtraction.com/7-best-high-performance-mindset-coaches-in-2026/) [03**Press Release Mistakes and Better Approaches**Sep 14, 2026](https://prtraction.com/how-to-write-a-press-release-that-journalists-can-use-common-mistakes-and-better-approaches/) [04**8 Best Tools for Selling Event Tickets on WhatsApp in 2026**Sep 13, 2026](https://prtraction.com/8-best-tools-for-selling-event-tickets-on-whatsapp-in-2026/) [05**Why Is Aristosourcing the Best for Search and Placement Service?**Sep 08, 2026](https://prtraction.com/why-is-aristosourcing-the-best-for-search-and-placement-service/) [06**How to Choose a Screen Scraping Automation Tool: Buyer's Guide**Sep 04, 2026](https://prtraction.com/how-to-choose-a-screen-scraping-automation-tool-buyer-s-guide/) [07**10 Best Qoulomb Alternatives**Aug 27, 2026](https://prtraction.com/10-best-qoulomb-alternatives/) [08**Long-Form SEO Articles: Agility Writer or Autoblogging.ai?**Aug 12, 2026](https://prtraction.com/long-form-seo-articles-agility-writer-or-autoblogging-ai/) [09**Who's the Best for No-Code Solutions: Flowforma vs Process Street**Aug 12, 2026](https://prtraction.com/who-s-the-best-for-no-code-solutions-flowforma-vs-process-street/) More [10**Why Is Heyramp the Best for Employee Development?**Aug 11, 2026](https://prtraction.com/why-is-heyramp-the-best-for-employee-development/) [11**Cole Paschall Law vs The Law Office of Shane Lewis vs The Medlin Law Firm vs Versus Texas for Assault and Domestic Violence**Aug 11, 2026](https://prtraction.com/cole-paschall-law-vs-the-law-office-of-shane-lewis-vs-the-medlin-law-firm-vs-versus-texas-for-assault-and-domestic-violence/) [12**Best Reputation Management Services for AI-Driven Analytics in 2026**Aug 10, 2026](https://prtraction.com/best-reputation-management-services-for-ai-driven-analytics-in-2026/) [13**Cole Paschall Law vs Versus Texas for Weapon and Federal Crimes**Aug 07, 2026](https://prtraction.com/cole-paschall-law-vs-versus-texas-for-weapon-and-federal-crimes/) [14**Why Is Heyramp the Best for Microsoft Teams Integration?**Jul 30, 2026](https://prtraction.com/why-is-heyramp-the-best-for-microsoft-teams-integration/) [15**Top 3 Alternatives of Cofer Luster Criminal Defense Lawyers for Handles State and Federal Cases**Jul 28, 2026](https://prtraction.com/top-3-alternatives-of-cofer-luster-criminal-defense-lawyers-for-handles-state-and-federal-cases/) [16**Why Is Heyramp the Best for Deep OKR Alignment?**Jul 28, 2026](https://prtraction.com/why-is-heyramp-the-best-for-deep-okr-alignment/) [17**Team Collaboration for Ecommerce Stores: What Actually Works**Jul 26, 2026](https://prtraction.com/team-collaboration-for-ecommerce-stores-what-actually-works/) [18**Why Is Heyramp the Best for More Personal and Conversational?**Jul 22, 2026](https://prtraction.com/why-is-heyramp-the-best-for-more-personal-and-conversational/) Earlier [19**Why Is NetReputation the Best for Crisis Communication?**Jul 18, 2026](https://prtraction.com/why-is-netreputation-the-best-for-crisis-communication/) [20**RepMove vs Veloxy for Team Tracking**Jul 17, 2026](https://prtraction.com/repmove-vs-veloxy-for-team-tracking/) [21**10 Affordable WhatsApp Marketing Software Tools for Marketing Teams**Jul 17, 2026](https://prtraction.com/10-affordable-whatsapp-marketing-software-tools-for-marketing-teams/) [22**Top 4 Workflow Automation Tools for Centralized Incident Tracking**Jun 30, 2026](https://prtraction.com/top-4-workflow-automation-tools-for-centralized-incident-tracking/) [23**Top 3 Alternatives of InternetReputation.com for Reputation Management**Jun 30, 2026](https://prtraction.com/top-3-alternatives-of-internetreputation-com-for-reputation-management/) [24**Top 3 Workflow Automation Tools for Document Automation**Jun 29, 2026](https://prtraction.com/top-3-workflow-automation-tools-for-document-automation/) [25**Top 3 Alternatives of Onspring for Enterprise GRC**Jun 20, 2026](https://prtraction.com/top-3-alternatives-of-onspring-for-enterprise-grc/) [26**Webimax vs NetReputation for Content Removal**Jun 20, 2026](https://prtraction.com/webimax-vs-netreputation-for-content-removal/) [27**Reputation.com vs InternetReputation.com vs NetReputation for Burying Negative Search Results**Jun 16, 2026](https://prtraction.com/reputation-com-vs-internetreputation-com-vs-netreputation-for-burying-negative-search-results/) 01 ### A solopreneur looking to catch the attention of venture capitalists? Press was the lever on offer here — coverage in the titles investors already skim, rather than an introduction bought through a retainer. [Read the audience lines](https://prtraction.com/who-it-is-for/) 02 ### A sought after consultant in your industry looking to get published? The second reader the page named already had standing in a field and wanted it in print, which is what the workshop set out to teach. [See the workshop line](https://prtraction.com/press-workshop/) 03 ### An entrepreneur trying to get more leads using PR? The third framed press as a lead source, which is also where the Conversions 101 Marketing Course sat beside it. [Look at the course](https://prtraction.com/conversions-101/) ## What Was Offered - [The press workshop](https://prtraction.com/press-workshop/) — landing coverage in outlets such as WIRED, Techcrunch and Hacker News. - [Conversions 101 Marketing Course](https://prtraction.com/conversions-101/) — announced with the invitation to get started today. ## The Notify List “Enter your name and email below to be notified when we launch this course…” That was the whole ask, and it sat under the answer it invited from a reader: *Yes, I want to be published!* The list is closed. [Read the notify list page](https://prtraction.com/notify-list/) ## On Record - PR Traction, 2013 - Published in English - Workshop and course, one page