Here are 16 online business press release ideas:

§New products or services you're offering on your web site.

Yes definitely newsworthy, especially if you’re marketing to a popular niche group. §The results of an online survey or poll you've recently completed. Ever run across published survey results?

People in general are inquisitive. Combine that with niche marketing and results are pre-qualified prospects captivated by your content. §A virtual trade show or seminar you're hosting.

This is another overlooked and untapped source of traffic generation. Free seminars are quickly gaining in popularity. Have your prospects directed to a target page to sign up! §A free chat room class you're teaching

§Your opening of a new web site

§An online award your business or web site has won

Go ahead… toot your horn!

§A free e-mail newsletter you're publishing §New online products or services you're giving away §An online business association or club you're starting §A famous person that's endorsing your business §A major joint venture you're doing with another business §A new book or e-book you wrote §An expert or celebrity who's speaking in your chat room §A fundraising event you're doing at your web site §A new contest or sweepstakes you're having at your site §Major sponsorships you're doing online If none of these ideas apply specifically to you, you can get other press release writing tips and ideas by reading other businesses press releases, reading how to publications, talking to experts and visiting other media web sites.

Once you've completed rough stuff, it's time to make your corrections, smooth out rough edges, and perhaps do a little juggling in terms of organization. Run your text through spelling/grammar checking tool of your word processor and make appropriate adjustments/corrections.

Now that body of text that you have created is "technically clean" from a spelling/grammar standpoint and you have satisfied yourself with organization, its time to do final styling or polishing to ensure readability (that may or may not be a word, but I'll claim poetic license and go ahead and use it). Read your article aloud to yourself and get a feel for cadence or rhythm. The readability of entire article can be influenced by changing order of words and/or exchanging one like-meaning word for another. The final goal is to invite readership.

Many entrepreneurs and professionals use their articles as a key component in launching successful careers earning very substantial incomes. Remember, with regard to writing articles, you're better than you think you are...it's all about attitude.