Archive for May, 2009

To submit or not to submit, that is the question.

May 31, 2009 - 9:49 pm No Comments

And the answer is SUBMIT.

What am I talking about? I am talking about submitting articles to article submission sites. I am sure you have seen them. They are places to go to submit your original articles about topics you are very knowledgeable about and also sites to visit to acquire some fresh content for your site, blog or eZine.

Let me give you a handful of reasons to add your articles to these sites. First off, and to me most important, is that it gives you credibility. You are now the Subject Matter Expert (SME). So, your article must reflect that expertise. Make sure your articles are well thought out, flow well and get your point across.

Second, along with your article, you will now have links all over the Internet. The reason for this is you add a small “resource box” at the end of the article with some info about you and a link to your web site. This will help with search engine indexing and also with popularity in the search directories.

The next reason for submitting articles is free advertising. Your articles, along with links to your sites will now be everywhere giving your site the visibility it needs &ndash and the best part is &ndash all of this is free.

The fourth reason to submit is money. You can earn cold, hard cash with AdSense ads, income from the products on your site, and affiliate links. You will have more visitors that will result in more money. You may even receive requests from eZines to write articles for them.

Finally, you will gain the trust of your customers. They will consider you an expert and be more likely to visit your site and purchase your products.

So, you can’t lose. It doesn’t take much time to write an article and submit it to many article sites. You will have fun, get visibility and get to show off to your friends about what a great author you are.

To submit or not to submit, that is the question.

May 31, 2009 - 8:00 pm No Comments

And the answer is SUBMIT.

What am I talking about? I am talking about submitting articles to article submission sites. I am sure you have seen them. They are places to go to submit your original articles about topics you are very knowledgeable about and also sites to visit to acquire some fresh content for your site, blog or eZine.

Let me give you a handful of reasons to add your articles to these sites. First off, and to me most important, is that it gives you credibility. You are now the Subject Matter Expert (SME). So, your article must reflect that expertise. Make sure your articles are well thought out, flow well and get your point across.

Second, along with your article, you will now have links all over the Internet. The reason for this is you add a small “resource box” at the end of the article with some info about you and a link to your web site. This will help with search engine indexing and also with popularity in the search directories.

The next reason for submitting articles is free advertising. Your articles, along with links to your sites will now be everywhere giving your site the visibility it needs &ndash and the best part is &ndash all of this is free.

The fourth reason to submit is money. You can earn cold, hard cash with AdSense ads, income from the products on your site, and affiliate links. You will have more visitors that will result in more money. You may even receive requests from eZines to write articles for them.

Finally, you will gain the trust of your customers. They will consider you an expert and be more likely to visit your site and purchase your products.

So, you can’t lose. It doesn’t take much time to write an article and submit it to many article sites. You will have fun, get visibility and get to show off to your friends about what a great author you are.

Top 11 Reasons to use article submission sites

May 30, 2009 - 1:06 pm No Comments

1. Credibility. You wrote the article. You are the subject matter expert. This is especially when you submit a well-written article about a topic that you have a passion for.

2. Visitors. When you write an article, you also add a “resource” box with your name, a little bit about you, and a link to your web page. This will get your web site visibility all over the Internet.

3. Links. Having your web site listed, along with all of your articles, puts links on other related sites. When the search engine spiders crawl the Internet and find your link on other sites, it will smile and index your site quicker, make your site more popular in the search engines, and list your site more often in the various directories.

4. Visibility. Others will pick up your sites for their web sites, blogs and eZine. This will increase your site’s brand and give you a competitive edge.

5. Exposure. Many sites list the most current articles on their front page giving you “front page” exposure.

6. Free Advertising. It doesn’t cost anything to post your articles. Your article could wind up on hundreds or thousands of web sites.

7. Money. If people like your work, you could get hired to write articles for others. Good writers are in huge demand.

8. eBooks. You could compile your related articles and put out an eBook &ndash either for free or charge for it. Adding your links to the eBook will provide additional advertising.

9. Trust. Since you will recognized as the subject matter expert, it will be easy for you to market related products on your web site.

10. eZines. You could contact other eZine publishers and do an article exchange. This will give you guaranteed visibility in another’s eZine giving you more credibility and even more visibility.

11. Money. Along with possibly getting paid for writing articles for others, you can make money by having fresh content on your web pages incorporated with an advertising system like Google’s AdSense.

Top 11 Reasons to use article submission sites

May 30, 2009 - 12:20 pm No Comments

1. Credibility. You wrote the article. You are the subject matter expert. This is especially when you submit a well-written article about a topic that you have a passion for.

2. Visitors. When you write an article, you also add a “resource” box with your name, a little bit about you, and a link to your web page. This will get your web site visibility all over the Internet.

3. Links. Having your web site listed, along with all of your articles, puts links on other related sites. When the search engine spiders crawl the Internet and find your link on other sites, it will smile and index your site quicker, make your site more popular in the search engines, and list your site more often in the various directories.

4. Visibility. Others will pick up your sites for their web sites, blogs and eZine. This will increase your site’s brand and give you a competitive edge.

5. Exposure. Many sites list the most current articles on their front page giving you “front page” exposure.

6. Free Advertising. It doesn’t cost anything to post your articles. Your article could wind up on hundreds or thousands of web sites.

7. Money. If people like your work, you could get hired to write articles for others. Good writers are in huge demand.

8. eBooks. You could compile your related articles and put out an eBook &ndash either for free or charge for it. Adding your links to the eBook will provide additional advertising.

9. Trust. Since you will recognized as the subject matter expert, it will be easy for you to market related products on your web site.

10. eZines. You could contact other eZine publishers and do an article exchange. This will give you guaranteed visibility in another’s eZine giving you more credibility and even more visibility.

11. Money. Along with possibly getting paid for writing articles for others, you can make money by having fresh content on your web pages incorporated with an advertising system like Google’s AdSense.

Tips for Writing Successful Articles

May 29, 2009 - 8:37 pm No Comments

It is not uncommon for everybody to be writing on the internet in today’s world. The question is not “if” you are writing on the internet, but “what” you are writing and how often. Blogging and other types of online diaries have greatly increased the amount of writing that people do, whether it be personal sharing, opinions or technical writing. The important thing then becomes how successful you are at writing. Regardless of what you write, there are a few factors that will help to make your articles stand out from the sea of other pieces of writing available on the internet.

View Your Article Like A Classified Ad

Many viewers have a short attention span and understanding that your article must catch their attention right away is critical in constructing a piece of writing that will be effective. Make the article short and sweet. Writing web articles is not the place for long dissertation or explication. People will simply not read them. You need to catch the attention of the viewer quickly, get them the information that they are looking for even quicker and wrap it up.

Use Sub-headings

Again, this is a key to quick distribution of information. Many articles are found based on a keyword search through a search engine. By using many subheadings, you will be able to organize the information that you are providing. Viewers tend to read articles that are well-organized and broken down into pieces that are easily assessable.

Proofread

This is extremely important! Nothing will turn off a viewer more quickly than an article that is poorly written and that is grammatically unprofessional. A simple run through with spell check is a good start, but should not be the only method that you use to check your work. One trick that many try in order to proofread their work is to read it out loud. This allows you to hear the words instead of simply reading the words. But regardless of how you check your work, it is essential to make sure that it is spotless!

Market Your Article

Even if you have to most innovative article that will revolutionize the world, if no one reads it, you might not have even written it. In order for you to get a maximum amount of exposure, you must get your name and your article out so that viewers can find it! Post it to as many places as you can, with links to your site. This will create momentum and will further increase the amount of hits, as the wider the distribution, the higher your article will rank in search engines. Your article is more than a piece of your writing; it is a way to market your ideas and your site.

Seek Out As Many Formats As Possible

Do not limit yourself to simply blogging or posting in forums on websites. If you wish to make your article into a successful piece of writing, try getting it published everywhere! With electronic resources such as “how-to” websites and ezines, the cost to your will be relatively low. It is simply a matter of sending an email to publishers of these sites. Many publishers send out articles to a list of email subscribers. What better way could there be to get your name to many people?

Tips for Writing Successful Articles

May 29, 2009 - 8:48 am No Comments

It is not uncommon for everybody to be writing on the internet in today’s world. The question is not “if” you are writing on the internet, but “what” you are writing and how often. Blogging and other types of online diaries have greatly increased the amount of writing that people do, whether it be personal sharing, opinions or technical writing. The important thing then becomes how successful you are at writing. Regardless of what you write, there are a few factors that will help to make your articles stand out from the sea of other pieces of writing available on the internet.

View Your Article Like A Classified Ad

Many viewers have a short attention span and understanding that your article must catch their attention right away is critical in constructing a piece of writing that will be effective. Make the article short and sweet. Writing web articles is not the place for long dissertation or explication. People will simply not read them. You need to catch the attention of the viewer quickly, get them the information that they are looking for even quicker and wrap it up.

Use Sub-headings

Again, this is a key to quick distribution of information. Many articles are found based on a keyword search through a search engine. By using many subheadings, you will be able to organize the information that you are providing. Viewers tend to read articles that are well-organized and broken down into pieces that are easily assessable.

Proofread

This is extremely important! Nothing will turn off a viewer more quickly than an article that is poorly written and that is grammatically unprofessional. A simple run through with spell check is a good start, but should not be the only method that you use to check your work. One trick that many try in order to proofread their work is to read it out loud. This allows you to hear the words instead of simply reading the words. But regardless of how you check your work, it is essential to make sure that it is spotless!

Market Your Article

Even if you have to most innovative article that will revolutionize the world, if no one reads it, you might not have even written it. In order for you to get a maximum amount of exposure, you must get your name and your article out so that viewers can find it! Post it to as many places as you can, with links to your site. This will create momentum and will further increase the amount of hits, as the wider the distribution, the higher your article will rank in search engines. Your article is more than a piece of your writing; it is a way to market your ideas and your site.

Seek Out As Many Formats As Possible

Do not limit yourself to simply blogging or posting in forums on websites. If you wish to make your article into a successful piece of writing, try getting it published everywhere! With electronic resources such as “how-to” websites and ezines, the cost to your will be relatively low. It is simply a matter of sending an email to publishers of these sites. Many publishers send out articles to a list of email subscribers. What better way could there be to get your name to many people?

Tracking Your Articles Properly

May 28, 2009 - 3:22 pm No Comments

Writing articles related to your business is a great way to build your link popularity and also to provide more content for your site and other sites. Not too mention it’s always nice when someone finds your site and uses it within their newsletter. The only problem is, what if people dont tell you that they were using your articles???

How would you know who to reward?

I say reward because of another article I wrote, “reward those who publish your articles”. It briefly outlines how to boost your articles popularity by boosting the other sites it’s listed on.

Let’s say for now, you just want to track your articles properly.

#1 Creating appropriate folders within your “favorites”.

Every browser allows you to create a folder in order to hold your favorite web sites. Organizing your favorites folder is key when you plan to market your business 24/7. In this case, we’ll create a new folder called “Articles Listed”.

Within that folder, you’ll want to start creating other “sub” categories for EACH INDIVIDUAL ARTICLE that you market.

For instance, let’s say you have about 10 articles that you always promote, you’ll want to add 10 folders within your new “Articles Listed folder”. Make sure to give them a short but recognizable name that you would be able to distinguish which article it is for.

Ex. (I will use 3 of my title’s)

1 Tracking your articles properly (Folder: Tracking Articles)

2 Writing Articles To Boost Your Traffic (Folder: Writing Articles)

3 Reward Those Who Publish Your Articles (Folder: Reward Publishers)

#2 Always keep the same headline for your article:

I’ve visited many sites who consistently change the headline of the article simply to make it seem like a different article. Don’t be shy, I’m sure we’ve all thought about it, in fact, I am also guilty.

Starting now, let’s all keep the same headline…

The reason for keeping the same headline is for 1 keeping a strong consistency with your marketing and 2 making it easier to find your articles online.

#3 - Finding All Of Your Articles:

Now let’s find them for you… (Hoping that you already created your folders within your favorites menu?)

I prefer using Goggles Toolbar for this but it is not required. Let’s all go to: .google.com and start looking.

Why google? Simply the best…

Take your 1st article and cut and paste the EXACT title within the google search. Now add “” at the beginning and the end of your title

Adding “” at the beginning and the end will narrow your search to exactly what’s in between.

For ex. “Tracking Your Articles Properly” would give me better results than if I were to search: tracking your articles properly. Actually I do recommend you try both methods just in case.

Now once you have found a site that has listed your article, add the exact page your article is listed within the proper folder you created within your “favorites menu”.

Once you have completed this task for all of your articles, it will be very easy to keep up with your new articles. Another thing is, if you plan to reward those sites, you now have them all separated into proper categories.

I hope this helps you out even a little like it did for me…

Read more of Martins articles online here:

.smartads.info/newsletter

Tracking Your Articles Properly

May 28, 2009 - 12:20 pm No Comments

Writing articles related to your business is a great way to build your link popularity and also to provide more content for your site and other sites. Not too mention it’s always nice when someone finds your site and uses it within their newsletter. The only problem is, what if people dont tell you that they were using your articles???

How would you know who to reward?

I say reward because of another article I wrote, “reward those who publish your articles”. It briefly outlines how to boost your articles popularity by boosting the other sites it’s listed on.

Let’s say for now, you just want to track your articles properly.

#1 Creating appropriate folders within your “favorites”.

Every browser allows you to create a folder in order to hold your favorite web sites. Organizing your favorites folder is key when you plan to market your business 24/7. In this case, we’ll create a new folder called “Articles Listed”.

Within that folder, you’ll want to start creating other “sub” categories for EACH INDIVIDUAL ARTICLE that you market.

For instance, let’s say you have about 10 articles that you always promote, you’ll want to add 10 folders within your new “Articles Listed folder”. Make sure to give them a short but recognizable name that you would be able to distinguish which article it is for.

Ex. (I will use 3 of my title’s)

1 Tracking your articles properly (Folder: Tracking Articles)

2 Writing Articles To Boost Your Traffic (Folder: Writing Articles)

3 Reward Those Who Publish Your Articles (Folder: Reward Publishers)

#2 Always keep the same headline for your article:

I’ve visited many sites who consistently change the headline of the article simply to make it seem like a different article. Don’t be shy, I’m sure we’ve all thought about it, in fact, I am also guilty.

Starting now, let’s all keep the same headline…

The reason for keeping the same headline is for 1 keeping a strong consistency with your marketing and 2 making it easier to find your articles online.

#3 - Finding All Of Your Articles:

Now let’s find them for you… (Hoping that you already created your folders within your favorites menu?)

I prefer using Goggles Toolbar for this but it is not required. Let’s all go to: .google.com and start looking.

Why google? Simply the best…

Take your 1st article and cut and paste the EXACT title within the google search. Now add “” at the beginning and the end of your title

Adding “” at the beginning and the end will narrow your search to exactly what’s in between.

For ex. “Tracking Your Articles Properly” would give me better results than if I were to search: tracking your articles properly. Actually I do recommend you try both methods just in case.

Now once you have found a site that has listed your article, add the exact page your article is listed within the proper folder you created within your “favorites menu”.

Once you have completed this task for all of your articles, it will be very easy to keep up with your new articles. Another thing is, if you plan to reward those sites, you now have them all separated into proper categories.

I hope this helps you out even a little like it did for me…

Read more of Martins articles online here:

.smartads.info/newsletter

Using the Article Resource Box to Gain Maximum Click Through

May 27, 2009 - 9:20 pm No Comments

Anyone reading this will most likely now know the power of article marketing in increasing the link popularity, traffic, and sales through your website, but one of the most important parts of the article, the resource box, is often overlooked and rushed to finish the article off. This is a big error as this is the area where you should be enticing the reader to click on your link to visit your website.

A resource box is what you usually find at the very end of the article, and may contain information such as the name of the author with a brief description of what he/she does, and a brief description of the site being promoted with a working link to it. With the article of course being in relation to the site that you would like to promote, you would want the visitor to finish reading your article, and visit your site for more information on the topic. So let’s say if the article is about learning to drive, the resource box may lead to a link to a site that offers driving tuition.

You may have concentrated very hard in making your article interesting, informative, and eye-catching to the reader, and you should also do this for the resource box. Although the resource box covers only a small space, ensure that you include the right keywords and content for the reader to obtain a good descriptive idea about your site.

Now that we have cleared up what resource boxes are for those that did not already know, we also need to ascertain the benefits of having a good resource box. In short, the main benefit is to drive traffic to your site. A well-written article can be picked up by several sites looking for content to fill their pages, and these will often be from sites that are targeted towards your topic. As a consequence, the potential for a traffic surge of targeted visitors, that you would hope to turn into customers, is great. However, even though this provides a good opportunity for the link popularity of your website to grow, it is still important that your resource box is optimized so that any visitor reading your article on a site that has picked it up will want to click on your link in the resource box to discover what you have to offer.

So you may now be wondering what makes good content for a resource box? Including good keywords is very important and there are many tools that you can use to find out popular search terms. Make the most of the small space provided for your resource box by using a bit of creativity to make the reader look twice and be intrigued by what your website has to offer. You may only get one chance to capture the reader so make a lasting impression. Do not try to fool the reader by providing irrelevant keywords, but instead build the credibility of your website and you as an author, with relevant keywords.

Many underestimate the importance of a good resource box, but make sure you do not make the same mistake. Although the space provided is only small, be creative and fun, whilst showing that you have a great deal to offer and use the resource box to aid in driving traffic to your site, rather than just a paragraph to finish off your article.

Using the Article Resource Box to Gain Maximum Click Through

May 27, 2009 - 10:04 am No Comments

Anyone reading this will most likely now know the power of article marketing in increasing the link popularity, traffic, and sales through your website, but one of the most important parts of the article, the resource box, is often overlooked and rushed to finish the article off. This is a big error as this is the area where you should be enticing the reader to click on your link to visit your website.

A resource box is what you usually find at the very end of the article, and may contain information such as the name of the author with a brief description of what he/she does, and a brief description of the site being promoted with a working link to it. With the article of course being in relation to the site that you would like to promote, you would want the visitor to finish reading your article, and visit your site for more information on the topic. So let’s say if the article is about learning to drive, the resource box may lead to a link to a site that offers driving tuition.

You may have concentrated very hard in making your article interesting, informative, and eye-catching to the reader, and you should also do this for the resource box. Although the resource box covers only a small space, ensure that you include the right keywords and content for the reader to obtain a good descriptive idea about your site.

Now that we have cleared up what resource boxes are for those that did not already know, we also need to ascertain the benefits of having a good resource box. In short, the main benefit is to drive traffic to your site. A well-written article can be picked up by several sites looking for content to fill their pages, and these will often be from sites that are targeted towards your topic. As a consequence, the potential for a traffic surge of targeted visitors, that you would hope to turn into customers, is great. However, even though this provides a good opportunity for the link popularity of your website to grow, it is still important that your resource box is optimized so that any visitor reading your article on a site that has picked it up will want to click on your link in the resource box to discover what you have to offer.

So you may now be wondering what makes good content for a resource box? Including good keywords is very important and there are many tools that you can use to find out popular search terms. Make the most of the small space provided for your resource box by using a bit of creativity to make the reader look twice and be intrigued by what your website has to offer. You may only get one chance to capture the reader so make a lasting impression. Do not try to fool the reader by providing irrelevant keywords, but instead build the credibility of your website and you as an author, with relevant keywords.

Many underestimate the importance of a good resource box, but make sure you do not make the same mistake. Although the space provided is only small, be creative and fun, whilst showing that you have a great deal to offer and use the resource box to aid in driving traffic to your site, rather than just a paragraph to finish off your article.