I e-mailed the following:
Rutland Herald (local paper)
Burlington Free Press (local paper)
WCAX (local news station)
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
NY Times
MSNBC
Concord Monitor (former local newspaper)
Washington Post
USA Today
My letter was as follows (variations where applicable):
Dear sir or madam,
I wanted to write a quick note to say that the best Black Friday site on the web is now open (url). I have been a visitor of this site for three years and with the economy where it is I know many readers would like an article about this resource and the upcoming holiday season.
The predictions for this year's sales are out (url) and Black Friday sales are added as they are found.
There is a great resource for first-time shoppers or Black Friday veterans...with a solid forum for discussion at (url).
If you would like to contact the site about doing a story go here:
(url).
Thanks for your time.
*I couldn't get the url to post on this messageboard but they are in the e-mails!