Article Marketing Connects you Directly to Readers Even brilliantly-written articles can't "toot your horn" unless they get in front of people who'd care enough to read them. And widely posting articles online is the most direct way to make that occur. Posted articles bring a business many benefits
http://www.promotewitharticles.com/benefits.html.
Keyword-focused and information-rich articles appeal to both human readers and search engines.
Your List for Article Submissions is the Crucial Link that Makes it Work
The quality of your submission list determines how many people get to read your message. Unless places you submit to are in synch with your message, products and services, most of your efforts are wasted. It's worth your time to customize and polish your list.
1. Expanding the List
I spend at least as much time each week tweaking my list as writing articles to post. As I travel the Internet, my antenna stays tuned for suitable websites and ezines.
Assessing Websites
- Is this a quality, visitor-friendly site? - That's totally subjective - but if not, I won't send articles there
- Does it reach the readers I write for?
- Does it use articles? If so, are they by authors unaffiliated with the site?
- Is there a submission form or author guidelines?
Their authors are considered. Am I familiar with their work? Is it worthwhile? Sometimes I Google an author's name to see what else they've written and where it appears. Often I discover a slew of appropriate websites unknown to me.
I regularly query search engines for targeted keywords, or the group I want to reach (chiropractors). From those results, I use Google's "Search within Results" feature and type in phrases like, "Submit Article" or "Newsletters." That links me directly to possible candidates. I won't include a site without visiting a website and feeling that it's a match.
Whenever someone requests permission to post an article of mine I offer similar (and future) ones also. They found me! That's another emotional payback from posting articles.
2. Culling and Upgrading Listed Sites
Starting a week after posting an article, I query Google with the title (in quotes) in the search box. I notice where it shows up, then re-check regularly. Results are logged for each article. When it appears on websites not already on my list, they're added.
Requests to be removed from the list are honored immediately. Addresses for undelivered submissions are updated or removed.
3. Organizing the Addresses on the List
I consider Ezine Announcer, http://tinyurl.com/53wo9 invaluable for posting articles. Its auto-fill feature completes online submission forms easily. And it does a good job sending customized email submissions. But I find its most important use to be mailing list management.
My own submission list exceeds 1000 addresses, so it became too difficult to keep organized and updated. Ezine Announcer comes with 1700 addresses included (plus purchasers receive future up-dates). That's a good start if you haven't developed your own list already. However, I found that my own tested list was much more extensive for topics where I submit the most. By merging my list with that one (and eliminating overlap) I've now got the best of both. And they're arranged logically.
Customized Categories Save Posting Time
Ezine Announcer has several general categories (like Article Directory) and numerous narrow topics (like Finance or Health). It's a simple matter to move an address from one category to another, or to add additional categories.
I split the Article Directory into several parallel
directories, which simplifies posting. Reorganizing
categories further streamlined the posting process - saving
hours on each article.
New Directory Categories
- My A list (and high Google Page Rank)
- Password required (which tend to have more complications)
- Submit by email
- Must exchange links
- Special requirements
- Many topics (not primarily business)
- Troubled sites (below)
When I encounter a site with problems (temporarily down, weird error messages) I move it into the troubled category. They can be checked or removed later. But such irregularities no longer delay the posting process. And I can deal with them when convenient.
Speed up your Learning Curves
Article marketing is a potent method to promote yourself, your business, your website, and your book. However, there are plenty of tricks to achieving the most mileage from your efforts. Discover in-depth how-to for every step of the process at http://www.promotewitharticles.com - Article Marketing Academy. You'll get better with practice, and more momentum with every article you send out into the vast Internet. But you have to get started...
? 2004, Lynella Grant
--Dr. Lynella Grant http://www.promotewitharticles.com - Article Marketing Academy - Promote yourself, business, website, or book with articles posted online. Author, Yellow Page Smarts, http://www.promotewitharticles.com (719) 395-9450
Flossmoor limo rentals .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareI get tons of emails from people who want to... Read More
It's no secret-link exchanges are dying a painful death. And... Read More
Well maybe it's not that "little known" but some people... Read More
Would it be worth it to master a technique that... Read More
One question I get asked all the time is how... Read More
Now that you see that articles are the number one... Read More
The ezine article is of major importance to the world... Read More
Determining keywords is a critical step in writing articles online... Read More
Looking to build your freelance writing career but don't know... Read More
How does a writing agency market itself effectively in a... Read More
There are many schools of thought on how to build... Read More
Many writers struggle with the decision of whether or not... Read More
What's the most powerful marketing technique on the Web? Search... Read More
As you write the outline for your next article, there... Read More
One of my subscribers writes 'I can't hold my tongue... Read More
1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targeted audience.... Read More
A few years ago as a webmaster with no money,... Read More
Now that you know the secrets to writing great articles,... Read More
Some six weeks ago, I began writing and submitting articles... Read More
Publishing content on the internet is not a hard task.... Read More
All of us, the authors, know that to enhance our... Read More
Lets face it people use articles to send traffic to... Read More
Many internet home business owners today have learnt that one... Read More
These 7 Important Elements are your Blueprint to Article Writing... Read More
You have decided on a great idea and researched a... Read More
Medinah cheap limo ..One of the best ways to promote your website is... Read More
It is important for all webmasters to realize that if... Read More
We all know that online publishers earn revenue from our... Read More
For me, to decide to start a home business was... Read More
Anxiety, apprehension, cold feet, consternation, dismay, distress, dread, fear, fright,... Read More
One question I get asked all the time is how... Read More
This article is dedicated to those who are afraid to... Read More
"But I've only been on the Internet 3 months! How... Read More
Every successful website needs to be, what the experts consider,... Read More
Been reading up on SEO? If so, you know that... Read More
Article marketing is becoming more and more popular, especially as... Read More
Don't let overwhelm hold you back- follow this expert advice... Read More
The sources of inspiration are all around us, in the... Read More
Are you ready to become an internet marketing expert? Are... Read More
It is no secret among internet marketers that writing articles... Read More
The biggest challenge facing any online business today is how... Read More
Marketing on the internet can be a costly procedure, especially... Read More
Congratulations! You've written your first article (or possibly your 10th... Read More
Every time I run a course on Freelance Writing, students... Read More
People who have an idea for a website sometimes require... Read More
Writing articles is one of the most powerful, if not... Read More
Online writing is really self-publishing made easier and potentially much... Read More
Sharing knowledge on the web can be a very powerful... Read More
A large portion of your business relies on your ability... Read More
Back when I was in college, I belonged to one... Read More
Article Writing |