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A Simple Six Step Article Marketing System

Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010 by Brad Hodges | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Article Marketing | Tags: Article Marketing, Article Marketing Tips, Intelligent Article Marketing

By Chuck Jines

How can you get the most mileage, and backlinks out of your text content for marketing? This is the process that I put all my articles through in order to get the most bang for my buck. Good original articles take time and effort – best to get all you can out of it for your marketing and backlinks.

This system provides a way to get two types of backlinks out of your articles: The standard author box links, and, more important, quality keyword focused anchor text backlinks.

One quick word on text copy spinning. While I do have a fantastic tool for spinning entire articles, I only spin my title, my subtitles, and my keywords in the text itself. I also occasionally spin the links in my author box – but that’s it.

I do not think that this is a big penalty with Google, nor do I think people actually read spun-out articles that sound like a computer wrote them. If Google does look down on putting out actual readable content, I have not noticed – nor do I care.

Writing for people, not Google spiders, will win the race in the long-haul.

1. Post the Article to Your Own Website

The first place I publish my new article, preferably consisting of between 550 and 750 words, is to my own blog. I allow 48 hours to go by in order to make sure the article gets indexed on my site first. I don’t want some 2.0 site getting original credit for my hard work. Then I Tweet, FaceBook, and MySpace about the new article on my site. I could use many more bookmarking and 2.0 sites as well, these are just the ones that I use the most.

2. Submit the Post to Ezine

The first place that I begin the article distribution process, is to submit the article to Ezine Articles. Ezine is the leading online article directory, and if it passes their standards, I know I’m good to go on continuing to distribute my article to other places. It can take several days for an article to get approved, but it’s worth it to be patient.

3. Make a Squidoo Lens

Once the article has been approved and published on Ezine, I then use it in creating a Squidoo lens with an anchor text link back to my main site.

4. ClipMark the Writing on Satellite Sites

For some markets it’s a good idea to set up one or two free blogs, like WordPress and LiveJournal. I don’t post the entire article, but rather use ClipMarks for easy publication. The ClipMark links point back to my money site automatically, and I then manually put in additional links back to Squiddo or Ezine in the intro box. This gives them some link juice as well.

5. Submit the Article to Free Traffic System

The cool thing about submitting articles to Free Traffic System is that they allow two quality anchor text links per article, per publication. This can be as many as 30 publications, making as many as 60 inbound anchor text links for each article that you submit! They have a fantastic free as well as paid program that you should check out for sure.

6. Run the Articles Through Magic Article Submitter

The last step I perform in my article marketing system is a huge blast. Magic Article Submitter is a fantastic tool that sends out the article to hundreds of article directories across the web. Many of these directories have site weights of two or greater. There are free submitting tools available, but I have found that they do not work anywhere near as well as the tools that you have to purchase.

This process can take up to a week to complete, but it only takes a few minutes each day. When I am finished, I have hundreds of backlinks giving me not only better page rank, but live traffic that is not from search engines. That’s an extra bonus!

Once this is complete, I start the entire process over again with a new text copy. Over time this system has started building quite a bit of traffic just through the backlinks from article directories and other blogs.

One other thing to keep in mind – don’t simply link to the home page. Mix your links up a bit by linking to your sub-pages, like archive pages, as well as to individual posts. Mix it up!

UPDATE:

Just wanted to point out an email that I received from an article directory today. My point about NOT spinning article should be taken seriously. I had a feeling that if I did not spin my articles, and sent them out as readable copy, it would pay off. This is the second email I have received about my articles:

“Dear Chaz, I just wanted to personally compliment you on the quality and structure of the articles we have received from you. They are all excellent and I wish all our authors submitted articles like this.

All the articles you have submitted to us to date have now been approved. In fact several of them will be syndicated on our various Twitter accounts in August which will provide you even more exposure. We are the fastest growing Article Directory on the Internet and are committed to 100% quality. We look forward to receiving more articles from you soon.

If you drop us a quick note at support@articlestorehouse.com whenever you submit we will be happy to put your approvals at the top of the ”to be approved” list as a thanks for submitting quality articles. Regards, Brad”

Author Resource:- Chuck Jines, Small Business Cyber Real Estate Developer specializing in mom & pop small business online development and marketing. For more free tips and info please visit:www.CyberSmartWebMarketing.com.

Only You Can Fight Writer’s Block

Wednesday, Aug 18th, 2010 by Brad Hodges | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Article Writing, Article Writing Tips | Tags: Fighting Writer's Block, Overcoming Writer's Block, Reasons For Writers Block, Writer's Block

By: JC Clain

Every author, whether they be an academic writer or a horror fiction writer, will at some point have to deal with writer’s block. Happily, there is a solution. Asking oneself the question that follow can be a fast track out of writer’s block and may have you writing better than before you got it.

Why am I Working on This Particular Piece?

You may have started the piece because you found it absolutely inspirational. Maybe you thought it was something that had to be said to your readers. Is it still inspirational? Does it still feel like something that needs to be said? Sometimes, what started off as a good idea turns out to be not so good in the end. It is imperative that you learn to recognize that you have been working on a bad idea and move on to the next one.

Have I Lost My Way?

Sometimes writer’s block is your brain’s way of telling you that you are getting off track or that something just isn’t right. Remember why you started writing and get back to basics.

Am I Writing About Things I Love to Write About?

If not, maybe you should. Some professional writers, such as journalist, do not have the luxury of always writing about what they love. That’s ok. Take a break from the assignment and switch gears to something you actually want to write about. The assignment can wait until later.

Exactly How Long Have I Been in This Room?

Maybe you should migrate to another environment. Sitting in your office 60 hours a week isn’t good for anybody. Pack up the laptop, or take a pen and paper, and go to the park or a coffee shop.

Am I a Willing Writer?

Many writers have the opposite problem of not making it to the office at all. This is another form of writer’s block and can be the most dangerous because it allows the author to get into a pattern of laziness. You have to remember that, as a professional, this is your job. Whether you feel like writing or not is not the point. This is how you are paying rent. Sit down and do it.

Am I Comfortable?

Writers are notorious slobs. If this describes you, sooner or later, you are going to have to do something about your writing space. Cleaning it may do the trick. Perhaps moving the desk or the window, or just away from the door will help. A good time to deal with your workspace is when you can’t write. This will not only help improve your writing environment, it also gives your mind a break. That may be all you need.

Seize the Opportunity

Writer’s block does not have to be a paralyzing event. It can be viewed as an opportunity for change. It is a good time to take a step back and better yourself one way or another. Hopefully, these questions will help you do that.

Author Resource:- J. C. Clain is a freelance internet marketing consultant and writer. For further information on Internet and Article Marketing, go to ->An Article Submitter’s Blog.

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Are You A Lazy Article Writer? – Lazy Article Writing Practice #1

Thursday, Aug 12th, 2010 by Brad Hodges | Leave a Comment
Filed under: Article Marketing, Article Writing, Article Writing Tips | Tags: Article Writing, Article Writing Mistakes, Avoiding Lazy Article Writing, Quality Article Writing

By Brad Hodges

WARNING! – THIS ARTICLE MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SOME WRITERS!

There. I did my politically correct precursor just in case you are easily offended by truthful journalism. That being said let us proceed.

As the Publisher of a major article directory I see article submissions on a daily basis, so I am well qualified to be able to point out and comment on the “ugly side” of article writing.

The Ugly Side

This ugly side includes, but is not limited to, such notorious and heinous practices as:

• Article spinning, which is an entire topic of its own and will be addressed in subsequent articles.

• Poor grammar and spelling.

• Incorrect formatting

• And this topic; lazy article writing practices.

Lazy Article Writing Practice #1 – Shortcut Word Drugs

The lazy article writer usually starts off naively with the less addictive shortcut “word drugs” like it’s, isn’t, I’m and so on.

But as the ease and convenience of taking shortcuts becomes evident to those less inclined to put professionalism before “slangism” it can rapidly elevate to a more serious word drug dependency and they soon find themselves resorting to the use of such hardcore word drugs like:

it’ll
you’d
that’s
you’ll
couldn’t
wouldn’t
shouldn’t
hasn’t
they’d
you’re
what’s
they’ve
they’re
they’ll

An Example

Here is an example of an actual paragraph woefully articulated by a hard core word drug junkie:

“There is, however, a downside to this. Debts accrue interest over time, so the faster you repay a loan, the less interest you’ll pay – and the slower you repay it, the more interest you’ll pay.”

Poor soul. While the article itself was a decent article the entire article was so full of word drug use that the reader could get “high” just reading it. Does it not sound so much more professional to rewrite the above paragraph like this:

“There is, however, a downside to this. Debts accrue interest over time, so the faster you repay a loan, the less interest you will pay – and the slower you repay it, the more interest you will pay.”

Ah…so much better read and readable and it only took seconds to change the guttural sounding “you’ll” to the smoother, more refined sound of “you will” don’t you agree?

As an article writer do you take short cuts that basically amount to nothing more than slang rather than take the time to compose your articles like a professional?

Benefits of Professional Article Writing

One of the primary purposes and functions of an article directory is to offer quality content to those seeking it for use in their blogs or websites. Of course there are legions of article directories that do not edit or even manage their article submissions and as a result offer nothing more than what amounts to pure “cyber junk” to content seekers that is quickly rejected and the content seeker sent fleeing for greener content pastures.

Quality article directories on the other hand not only edit and professionally manage their content but only approve and align themselves with quality, professional authors who can provide the high quality content that content seekers actively search for and which unfortunately is becoming harder to find.

By writing quality, professional articles free of lazy writer shortcuts, spelling errors, grammatical indiscretions and poorly researched topics, to name just a handful of unprofessional article practices, you, as a quality writer, will ensure, no almost guarantee, that your content will be picked up and syndicated across the Internet. And after all, isn’t that why you write articles in the first place? To have hundreds or thousands of quality content seekers distributing your hard work and thus all the lucrative information in your resource box leading to your own blog, website or business, to as many sources as possible? I think so.

So, endeavor to write the most professional articles you possibly can, not only for your own pride of great writing, but to make sure your content is picked up and used by as many individuals or organizations as possible.

Be sure to refer to the word drug list above often so you will not be guilty of using lazy shortcuts then stay tuned to more articles on avoiding lazy article writer sins and helping yourself become the true professional writer you know you can be. Notice that aside from the samples I use in this article that I did not use a single shortcut word drug?

Author Resource:- Brad L. Hodges is the CEO/Publisher of the high quality and one of the fastest growing article directories on the Internet, ArticleStorehouse.com. ArticleStorehouse.com is fanatically committed to quality articles and quality authors so that those seeking professional content for their blogs, websites or businesses can be assured they will always find it here. Because of this commitment to quality our authors know they will receive the highest level of syndication and publicity for the articles they confidently and proudly submit to Article Storehouse. If you are a professional article writer who shares this commitment to quality we invite you to signup for a free author account today!

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