Article Marketing - 5 Steps To Success

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Article Marketing - 5 Steps To Success

Date Added: August 17, 2010 04:46:40 AM

Author: linksv1.com

Category: Computers & Internet: Article Directories

Article Marketing - 5 Steps To Success Everyone wants traffic to their websites and article marketing is one of the most under-rated strategies to obtain it. Most people just hire ghost writers to write their articles. However, their a few brave people who write their own content, this article is for you. Listed below are 5 steps I have used to catapult me to success. As you know article marketing is free (if you write yourself) and can be extremely lucrative for a long-term strategy. If you’re interested in incorporating article marketing to your business strategy, continue reading. The Magic Number There isn’t any magic number for article marketing. When you’re just beginning you should write 10 - 20 articles covering general basic information. For example, lets say your into shoe selling. You would research and identify keywords and niches and write about them. This could range from picking the best type of shoes to how to pick the right shoe color. Whatever your business is its important you begin to get your brand/business name out there. Be Picky When it comes to article directories they’re not all equal. You have ezinearticles which is by far the largest and most reputable article directory on the net. Trusted by Google, Yahoo, and Bing and will guarantee that you take one of the top 10 positions in most cases (depending on the keyword). I wouldn’t bother outside the top 5 article directories, but others will do well for back-linking campaigns. Use The Link You have the ability to give yourself a link in every article you post to a directory, take it! I can’t tell you how many times I have seen people not take advantage of a link. A link is a link. Use it to benefit your site, gain reputation, and build up a presence on the net and with your potential consumer. Its The IP Not The Duplication Not a lot of people know that the search engine optimization “duplicate content” theory is bogus. You won’t get banned or barred for having duplicate content on your website. Neither will article directories. I’ve previously said that not all article directories are the same, this is true. Go wild. Use the same article for multiple directories. The more articles you have out their the more links you’re receiving. Alternatives You can always post your articles on article directories and receive good traffic. However you should look for alternatives too. Hubpages and Squidoo are two alternatives that I woud like to share with you. Both Hubpages and Squidoo will allow you to post content (articles, videos) on their website and will give you a distinct extension to their website. Use these “web 2.0 properties” to post your articles on. You don’t have to spend a lot of time sprucing and designing it. Just add your article, format it, and publish it. Watch the traffic come in! Use these strategies as you see fit. The more articles you have on the net about your niche/business the more traffic you will receive.

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