Vokolla launches an AI Press Release Agent: small businesses can now publish to AP News, USA Today and Yahoo Finance

Major news sites, without an agency

For decades, small businesses rarely tried to get their launches, new locations, first major customers or certifications onto news sites; it meant an agency, a retainer and days of back-and-forth. Those milestones stayed on their own websites, where few people look and fewer believe.

The Vokolla Press Release Agent turns that into a self-service workflow. Prepare the release with AI, pick a package at a published price, approve the final version and follow it through editorial review to publication, with a report of every page where it appears.

Where your news can appear

These are some of the outlets in Vokolla's packages, with their authority score (DR) and estimated monthly visits. AP News, USA Today, Barchart and StreetInsider are named outlets in Premium Media (US$379). Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and The Globe and Mail are part of the Global Impact network (US$659), a separate network concentrated on 20+ high-traffic outlets.

DR and monthly visits are third-party estimates as of October 2026 and change over time. Releases are subject to editorial review, and each outlet decides what it publishes.

Source: Vokolla: Partner media list (DR and monthly visits are third-party estimates, October 2026)

Source: Vokolla: Publishing packages and prices

• See the full partner media list →

Your news deserves to be found

Customers search before they buy and partners check before they sign. AI assistants now answer questions such as "Who makes this?" and "Is this company legitimate?" from what is public on the web.

A press release places an announcement on third-party news sites, dated and on the record. In Muck Rack's May 2026 analysis of more than 25 million links cited by ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, 84% pointed to earned media: third-party editorial and news content rather than a brand's own pages.

Source: Muck Rack: What Is AI Reading? (May 2026 edition, updated 2026-05-07)

Write it yourself, or let the agent write it

The agent supports two starting points and the same checks for both.

• With an existing draft: paste or upload it. The agent reviews it against publishers' editorial requirements and suggests fixes, such as a clearer opening, a proper dateline and wording that reads as news rather than advertising. Each suggestion can be applied with one click.
• From scratch: describe the news in a few sentences. The agent writes a release in plain, factual language and asks for anything it needs, such as a quote or a date, instead of making it up.
• Before submission, the release is checked against the standards of the chosen package, and the customer approves the final version.
• Customers receive an email at each step from editorial review to publication, and a report listing every page where the release appeared.

Choose your reach. See the price first.

No quotes to request. No retainer. No layers of middlemen adding their margin. Four packages, priced per release and published on the site. Every release goes through editorial review, and each publisher decides what it runs; that is exactly what makes a published release worth something.

Source: Vokolla: Publishing packages and prices

• See the partner media list →
• Read the refund policy →

Links back to your site, and more for AI to find

Release pages typically carry your website link. Global Reach, Premium Media and Global Impact include a mix of dofollow and nofollow links, depending on each outlet's own policy.

That means more ways for customers, search engines and AI assistants to discover your site, and more independent, dated pages tying your brand name to what you do. That helps strengthen your site's authority and your odds of being cited by AI. Rankings and AI answers are decided by each platform, so we never promise them; we give them far more to work with.

Source: Vokolla: Publishing packages and prices

Seven languages, and available inside AI assistants

Vokolla works in English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Korean.

The Vokolla Press Release Agent is also available in AI assistants that support the Model Context Protocol (MCP), including Claude, where it has been listed in the connector directory since 18 October 2026. Users can draft and check a release inside a conversation and then confirm it on Vokolla.

Source: Add Vokolla Press Release Agent from the Claude directory

Source: Vokolla MCP connection guide and tool reference

• Earlier: Vokolla Press Release Agent launches on Claude →

From the founder

"Every business has news worth sharing, but most small businesses have never thought of issuing a press release, because it always seemed to need an agency. With the agent, an owner can tell their own story in their own words and have it ready for publishers in one sitting," said Richard Lee, Founder of Vokolla.

Who it is for

The service is designed for founders announcing a launch or a funding round, local businesses opening a new location, e-commerce and DTC brands launching products, B2B and SaaS companies with a new customer, partnership or certification, and agencies and consultants publishing on behalf of clients.

• Guide: why press releases matter →
• Guide: press release distribution cost →

Publish your first release today

The Vokolla Press Release Agent is available now at vokolla.com. Write it yourself or let the agent draft it, see the price before you pay, and get a report of every page where your news appears.

Releases are subject to editorial review; publication is decided by each outlet.