Are Press Releases good for Domain Authority?

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

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  Girish Kapoor: If i am posted 1 press release with my website link on some paid sites or any high page rank press release website. Then it's good for my website domain authority or not!
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  Jim Munro: I am not certain but I think most PR sites are nofollowing their links now, +Girish Kapoor ;so I guess that would mean there would be no use if that is your aim. If it is a genuine PR site and someone follows up on your story then it will be  ;a useful exercise.
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  Girish Kapoor: if i am taking backlinks from prweb and pr news wire then it's beneficial for my website or not!
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  Dave Elliott: not directly beneficial for your seo, but may well be good for the business.
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  Girish Kapoor: how it's good for business if i am not getting any backlinks for my website.
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  Jim Munro: I think you have it the wrong way round. If an article produced from a PR article generates new visitors and increased sales, then it's been useful, backlinks or not. You cannot spend Domain Authority. It's just a number that MOZ makes up calculates.
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  Girish Kapoor: Thanks +Jim Munro i am little bit confusing deep discussion on it tomorrow hangout....
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  Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this weeks SEO Questions hangout on air on 00:18:42 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/are_press_releases_good_for_domain_authority +Girish Kapoor
  
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