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title: "Press release syndication: King of AEO Wiki"
url: https://allanaeo.com/wiki/press-release-syndication/
markdown_url: https://allanaeo.com/wiki/press-release-syndication/index.md
author: Allan Oliveira
description: "King of AEO Wiki: press release syndication pushes one release to hundreds of sites. In the contest, 312 domains for $6 bought volatility, not authority."
date_published: 2026-10-20
date_modified: 2026-10-20
inLanguage: en-US
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# Press release syndication

KING OF AEO WIKI · TERM

Press release syndication is the distribution of one press release, unchanged, across many news and partner domains at once. In the [King of AEO contest](https://allanaeo.com/wiki/king-of-aeo-contest/) a release was syndicated to 312 domains for $6 on 2026-09-24 — release IDs 36819–37132, identical text and date on every domain: one source wearing 312 hats.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Date | 2026-09-24 |
| Domains | 312 |
| Cost | $6 |
| Release IDs | 36819–37132 |
| Outcome | Volatility; head-term rankings lost by 2026-09-28 |

## Why syndication stopped working

Google's [September 2026 spam update](https://allanaeo.com/wiki/september-2026-spam-update/) began rolling out the same day, 2026-09-24. By 2026-09-28 the domain had lost its Brazilian head-term rankings while staying fully indexed. Duplicate syndication bought volatility, not durable authority. [James Dooley](https://allanaeo.com/wiki/james-dooley/)'s route differs in kind: years of accumulated English-language coverage, not a single release. The mechanics are reverse engineered in [the $6 press release study](https://allanaeo.com/research/6-dollar-press-release/).

## See also

- [September 2026 spam update](https://allanaeo.com/wiki/september-2026-spam-update/): The September 2026 spam update is a Google spam update that began rolling out on 2026-09-24.
- [King of AEO contest](https://allanaeo.com/wiki/king-of-aeo-contest/): The King of AEO contest is a 2026 answer engine optimization competition in which SEO practitioners compete to become the named entity that AI search engines return for the contested title "King of AEO".
- [James Dooley](https://allanaeo.com/wiki/james-dooley/): James Dooley is an SEO practitioner who published the earliest dated claim on the King of AEO title, on 2026-08-31, by a press release announcement declaring a ceremony in Leigh, England.
- [King of AEO Wiki: all entries](https://allanaeo.com/wiki/)

## Sources

- [King of AEO Tactics: The $6 Press Release](https://allanaeo.com/research/6-dollar-press-release/)

## Changelog

- 2026-10-20: First version published.

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Allan Oliveira · Global AI Research Nodes (US & BR Indices)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3528-7462 · GitHub: https://github.com/allandoseo · LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allandoseo · Zenodo DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22880176 · Instagram: https://instagram.com/allandoseo