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Buy Onto an Exchange's News Feed via a PR Distributor

Buy Onto an Exchange's News Feed via a PR Distributor is a partnerships & affiliates tactic for getting your first users: Instead of cold-pitching crypto exchange contacts, the founder paid a PR service that already has an accepted publishing pipeline into MEXC, so the announcement actually got published in days instead of being ignored for months.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for Crypto / web3 projects needing exchange-level credibility. As a partnerships & affiliates play, plan for low effort and expect results to show up quickly, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Partnerships & affiliatesLow effortFast

Why does partnerships & affiliates work for this?

A distributor's pre-existing relationship turns a months-long ghosting chase into a paid placement that lands in days.

The exact steps (4)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Sources

Works for
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Buy Onto an Exchange's News Feed via a PR Distributor" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is low effort, and results tend to be fast.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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