When you frequently post articles on ezines, you might be aware that you are an active participant in the art of publishing at grass roots level. From experience, you will know that after planting your seeds, it takes time before your efforts will actually bear fruit. What happens on the trajectory from planting the seed to seeing traffic numbers jump and your site's visibility increase? And is this in line with what's happening in the wider publishing world? Are there alternatives?
Wouldn't it be nice if you could find out just how much of a market there is for articles that somehow cover what your site is all about, before you set out to the laborious task of writing? Guess what, from a publishing point of view, you are not going to get this information without paying through the nose, but then you are not writing your articles for readership audience, but rather a consumer base, aren't you?
So there is no point in researching your audience this way. It is simply best to stick to the market research for your product and align the number of your articles somewhat with this outcome and take a comfort buffer zone from estimates of your traffic. But you have to get a sense of whether you are doing enough to make a difference.
A few years ago, you could get away with writing a handful of articles about a product or website and expect to see some immediate traffic on the back of this effort. Today, things are less simple. Life has become a lot more multi layered and to reach critical mass your need to seriously increase the numbers on all fronts. Not only on the articles written, but it also makes a difference to increase the number of ezines and forums on which you publish.
This increase in capacity to take in information is visible throughout society. It dominates the publicity game. Society's capacity to take in information has increased dramatically and in order to get through to your end market, you need to use heavier artillery than ever.
People who fail to understand the numbers game lose out. But there is more to the 'increased capacity' phenomenon. Aside from bombarding the market with quantity, quality is also important. To garner an interest you need to make sure that you write better articles than your competition. Wittier, more in depth information, friendlier. If you manage to write enough and good quality articles that show you know your market, you have a chance to create natural hubs around your products that make them stand out from the crowd.
Attracting visitors this way will generate traffic, which, through further nurturing will become a mechanism that starts to snowball. How do you know whether you have done at least the minimum in terms of writing to make sure you have a chance to create these desirable hubs?
Check your traffic figures. There are millions of ezines to which you can upload articles on any topic for free. The only obligation the ezine owners have to the writers is that they need to include your short bio and a live link to your website if you include this. There are around 80 ezines in all those millions that actually will stick to their obligation and ascertain through human intervention that this also happens.
The articles when published by webmasters create a long term effect in that you generate free backlinks from sources you might not have thought of to include in your marketing campaign.
More immediately, direct traffic won't show a dramatic rise unless you are able to submit a serious amount of articles. Around 200 will start to make a difference. Can you see yourself writing this many articles without tearing your hear out at what angle to describe your service from after number 15?
If you wonder what writing articles is actually going to effect aside from instant work creation without a guaranteed hype around your product, you might want to consider what other means you have to get through to your target market. Today's multi-layered reality simply demands a heavy input if you want to see some results. Growing a business takes time and a lot of effort.
The internet as a whole is thriving on free content which professional aggregators are offering to anyone interested. Free content dominates the entire internet, but it's whether the topics cover anything of interest and are well written that makes all the difference.
If you are inclined to publish frequently about interesting topics, there might be sense in grouping with a few other people and making up your own RSS feed and offer it to publishers. In doing this, you will be evolving into a new brand of publishing venture and start to join the publishing revolution from within.
Angelique van Engelen is a freelance editor at http://www.contentclix.com, a copywriting agency based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which specialises in tailormade content as well as specialized RSS feeds on culture and arts.
same day cleaning service Des Plaines ..You have probably heard that writing articles is one of... Read More
A Consultant could be an expert about absolutely anything.Calling yourself... Read More
Article distribution is currently booming on the internet. Authors do... Read More
1) Don't use all capitals in your title:People don't like... Read More
Writers have one basic need -- readers. We all want... Read More
This author started with a clean website and wrote 5... Read More
Now that you see that articles are the number one... Read More
As of July 1st, the year was half over! July... Read More
It doesn't really matter who you are; you definitely know... Read More
It's not enough to scatter your articles across the internet... Read More
Back when I was in college, I belonged to one... Read More
There are many ancient writings, which dive into the importance... Read More
Last time on "Because your articles suck" ? we discussed... Read More
As a follow up to my previous article on the... Read More
It is amazing to see how much we all still... Read More
Start by Being QuotableIt's tough to stand out online. With... Read More
Writing articles related to your business is a great way... Read More
A great way for self employed professionals to enhance their... Read More
There are many different ways to improve link popularity for... Read More
Recycling your work is a lot like doing your part... Read More
This may come as a surprise... to you, but writing... Read More
MS: Bob, how important have Ezine Articles been in achieving... Read More
The Most Economical Way to Advertise online is to Submit... Read More
When you frequently post articles on ezines, you might be... Read More
You know that writing articles is the best free way... Read More
home cleaning services Mundelein ..The goal of free publicity is to get your name... Read More
How would you like to have your name and web... Read More
When you have to share what you've created, where do... Read More
I've been blogging occasionally over the last two months about... Read More
The name of the game as far as Internet marketing... Read More
We've all been there. We hear about how articles will... Read More
Writing articles that are available for reprint is an excellent... Read More
Many writers struggle with the decision of whether or not... Read More
Sometimes when I am communicating with other webmasters and I... Read More
Everyone focuses their web marketing efforts on search engines, and... Read More
Do you have problems finding ideas for articles and speeches?I... Read More
Now that you know the secrets to writing great articles,... Read More
A few years ago as a webmaster with no money,... Read More
Search Engines are constantly on the "look out" for freshly... Read More
Writing articles for your site and for the use of... Read More
Recycling your work is a lot like doing your part... Read More
Need traffic? Write an article.Need sales? Write an article.Need Your... Read More
Determining keywords is a critical step in writing articles online... Read More
Many online marketers have crowed about the value of writing... Read More
Most Internet marketers worth their salt know how effective articles... Read More
If you're sick of being #987 for your best Google... Read More
For me, to decide to start a home business was... Read More
Publishing articles on the Internet is a tremendous way to... Read More
Much has been touted about the effectiveness of article writing... Read More
There's a new sort of ghost stalking the digital landscape.They... Read More
Article Writing |