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Article Writing - Five Guaranteed Success Secrets

Sun, 11 Aug 2008 15:07:53 GMT

posted by oneclickam
You may prefer to write your own articles. Alternatively, you may hire writers to do it for you. Only with a strategic plan can take you to success.

This article lists five secrets:

1. Sell Subject Matter Expertise

Assuming that you are not yet a guru, work to become one , asap.

Success is more likely to happen when you stick to a subject on which you are the acknowledged expert, than if you are a jack of all trades. Assuming you are a guru, the reader is likely to accord you respect, and success will be easier to achieve. Apply both subject matter expertise and writing skills, to assure yourself of eventual success.

But, don't worry if you are not a guru. You can yet gain from writing articles. For example, you should try and earn adsense income and affiliate commission based on traffic facilitated through back-links generated by your articles. Although your article may not have original content, your style of writing could be original. Leverage your writing acumen woo newbies in your field of interest, with useful information devised to give them genuine value.

Most importantly, concentrate on your target market, the reader. SEs should come second, in your order of priority. Having your own distinctive style of writing helps. "How To" articles work best; other factors such as drama and romance is likely to boost the popularity of your writing.

If you rely on PLR articles, redo them, before you publish them. I know many PLR publishers may not agree, but what else do you expect them to do? If you are getting your articles written by others, ascertain that the writer knows your final goal.

2. Tell, Don't Sell

Article directories want to be more than just vehicles for promoting your business, and getting you visitors to your site via back-links. They want to earn a reputation for being content rich sites, and not purveyors of propaganda. Therefore, they disallow self promotion by article writers, and limit such promotion to the Author's Bio.

Unless readers can agree with what they read, they wouldn't like to consider you as a SME. So, inform, don't promote, assuming you'd like readers to peruse your essays and visit your site.

3. Proof It Before You Prove It

Scan everything you write and clear it of typos and spellos, & errors of grammar and usage, or readers could go - away.

4. Don't Forget Collaterals

The identification of appropriate keywords, and the appropriate grouping of your article in article directories are as important as the meat of your article. Don't forget the Title, the Brief Description and The Author Bio. Importantly, the Author Bio needs as much, if not more, thought than the main write-up.

5. Re-create; Don't Spin

A good article can be converted into garbage by spinning it. Avoid use of software when you spin. Instead, re-create manually, working equally hard if not harder, than you did on the original. Give sufficient thought to meticulous details such as the Author Bio, Brief Description and Title. Links should include anchor text; also, the keywords need to be long-tailed in character. Choose keywords that can generate traffic and yet have less competition and employ them in the article title as well as in the introductory para, and additionally, twice or thrice, in the body. Employ LSI words suitably. Let the links be directed to your site judiciously. You need a few key pages to get the links, ascertaining that the links go to different pages, while at the same time making sure the links don't get scattered across your site. Consequently, your SE placement might zoom.

You could consider Article Marketing a long and tiresome exercise, given your busy schedule, or because you lack the skills for it. However, never miss the wonderful chance to attract business. Outsource if there's no alternative, ascertaining that the writer you hire knows about the 5 secret strategies.

Author Bio:

Richard J. Runion is the President of Geostar Publishing & Services LLC. Rich loves net research & blogging. His new blog on Article Marketing is fast becoming popular, as it is comprehensive and well-researched.

To know more about Richard J. Runion's unique Article Writing service, visit: http://www.1clickarticlemarketing.com .

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Your Own Article Directory - A Secret Strategy For Success!

Tue, 6 Aug 2008 09:41:22 GMT

posted by oneclickam
Many Article Directories are available on the net. Some, like ezinearticles.com, have prospered a lot. If you assume these directories belong to big companies, you are wrong. A majority of directories belong to persons like you and me, because they are profitable for their owners while aiding their businesses to better their Search Engine rankings.

Why don't you own one too?

It could puzzle you as to how owning an article directory could benefit you.

Why would anyone not want to be the owner of a site with a very good PR ranking, is very informative and well-regarded by search engines, something which article directories usually are? Article Directories make business sense and can help push sales of your own, as well as affiliate products. Revenue from Amazon and adsense will also come. A directory on the web, that specializes in your area could become popular with competition who will then place their write-ups in your directory and get related content.

By hosting your directory in your business domain, and not separately, its PR rankings and the traffic it attracts could be used to endorse your company, something I have done. The 3 things one can do are to write a blog, make a list or create a forum in the space that has your directory on-line. To each of these, give a value, and the total of this should equal the value of your domain, each element adding to the others value.

Here are a list of things you need to check on when you create your own article directory:

1. Directories exist that can be accessed for a fee or which cost nothing.They can also be set up by people whose job it is, like me. This, I will offer soon at no cost to my clients.

2. Owning an article directory in your niche is more beneficial than owning an article directory that's generic in its slant; the site could become the most sought after one.

3. Own only 1 article directory and maintain it well instead of having many directories to which little attention is paid.Aim for an individual directory for each niche you are in.

4. Opt for category names that are rich in keywords. Ezinearticles.com is a name that is worth copying. If you have a presence in a super-niche, you must ensure that you first explore various keywords prior to category creation.

5.You should avoid owning directories that have prior content, since they are not likely to be new. On the other hand, open a new directory and decide what articles you will allow in.

6. Try to increase the content in your site with regular submissions by other internet marketers, not having to put in too much effort. I, personally, will submit regularly to directories that have been created by me for my clients - as a matter of fact, my directories for article submission will automatically have these in the lsit. This will ensure that at the least, my articles are submitted for free.

7. Your directory will benefit from improved PR and search engine rankings as long as a quarter of the content is new. Although this is an area of operation that's not in your control, benefits will accrue to you if you get your directory made by me, because I will provide plenty of original matter; most others submit only duplicate content.

8. If you plan to submit a lot of prior content to your own directory, ensure that the original articles are first submitted at your directory.

9. In case you decide on having a niche directory, accept excellent articles in your niche from other directories, ensuring that there is complete compliance with the regulations of the directories, especially those on reprinting of articles.

10.Start by having links to your webpage and blog created, and bank on text links rather than banners.

11. Check essays placed in your directory to throw out garbage, including spam. Dedicate time, weekly, for this, and if you are not able to, get someone to do this for you - for your information this is something I intend to do.

12.Do Search Engine Optimization as you would for any webpage of yours.

13. Convince well known writers in your specialized area to write articles for your site. To get people like this, go to forums like the Warrior Forum as part of your efforts to promote your directory as much as possible.

14. Create a content back-up of your directory, periodically, whether or not your web host does so for you.

When you do choose to put your site up for sale, the online article directory will make it more valuable, not taking into account the traffic it would have generated and the SE rankings it would have made possible.

Author Bio:

Richard J. Runion is the President of Geostar Publishing & Services LLC. Rich loves net research & blogging. His new blog on Article Marketing is fast becoming popular, as it is comprehensive and well-researched.

For a free trial of Richard J. Runion's unique Instant Article Marketing article writing and directory submission service, click here: http://www.1clickarticlemarketing.com .

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Article Directories For Submission -- Five Secrets!

Fri, 16 Aug 2008 16:26:26 GMT

posted by oneclickam
A certain sequence exists that you need to follow when you hand over write-ups to directories. This article devices such a sequence to guide you:

1. At The Outset, Publish The Article In your own website

If you don't first publish it in your blog/ site, you'll lose ownership of the content, as that would not allow the article to be indexed before you post it in a directory on the web. Search Engines are liable to consider it as duplicate content and ignore or penalize your site/ blog.

2. Next, Publish It In The The Best Directory

By my estimation, ezinearticles.com, boasting a PR 6 ranking, happens to be the best of them all, and will get you maximum visitors arising from a solitary write-up in it - more than all the others. Also, concentrate on other aspects such as anchor text, and you could gain from back-links.

3. Submit In Steady Trickles To Pertinent Directories

After you submit your article to ezinearticles.com, post approval, post various versions of it in discrete lots to the various directories on the Internet compatible with your specific niche, twenty to twenty-five daily.

4. Finally, Submit In Trickles To Several Online Directories

Article directories focused on niche articles, quite apart from your own, will not serve your purpose. So, omit these out, when you post your articles to a maximum number of directories. Also, recognize the hierarchy of article directories you submit to. What PR rank the directory has and its recommendation by online gurus can help arrive at this. You may choose to base your judgement on Alexa rankings, or discover for yourself if a directory is being submitted articles to by prominent submission software. Remember to submit in trickles, avoiding bulk.

5. Attention: Are You Submitting Original Labor Of Quality?

Submit multifarious editions each to a separate directory. Avoid article spinners. Spin software devices produce junk, and spun versions of the original write-up do not ever manage to retain the intended meaning or tone of your write-up. Desist from posting a variant to you blog, assuming you already have a similar article there, if you want to stay clear of over-saturation.

Author Bio:

Richard J. Runion is the President of Geostar Publishing & Services LLC. Rich loves net research & blogging. His new blog on Article Marketing is fast becoming popular, as it is comprehensive and well-researched.

To know more about Richard J. Runion's unique Article Directory Submission service, visit: http://www.1clickarticlemarketing.com .

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The 9 Article Submission Strategies You Need To Learn

Tue, 30 Jul 2008 14:55:49 GMT

posted by oneclickam
A majority of software programs that one can buy normally overlook the problems associated with submitting articles.

I list below 9 little-known ways to submit articles which will help you to surmount these problems, and augment your business.

Secret #1: Use Different Article Titles And Descriptions

By doing this, you will be able to stress the exclusivity of the write-ups and enhance the probability of being assigned individual gradings from SEs.

Secret #2: Rely On Re-created Clones Of Your Articles

Re-create (don't spin) numerous modified versions of your article, judiciously substituting similar expressions and terms keeping the context in mind, and enlist them one at a time, in several directories. This way, you can get credit from Search Engines besides making a mark on and converting readers into customers.

Secret #3: Use Variations Of The Anchor Text

Avoid getting sandboxed by SEs, or getting the value of your links diminished, by having a different anchor text for each link. At all times and in every way, follow all the rules laid down. Arrive at a common denominator of rules to obey for major directories, so as to optimize your chances of getting a large number of links.

Secret #4: Select Categories Most Appropriate To Your Article

Most automated submissions are not programmed to recognize where exactly the article has to be submitted, and routinely submit to 'Others' and 'Miscellaneous' categories; for this reason, your write-up is ignored. Furthermore, categories are not standardized across article directories. Because of this, submitting to the correct categories requires more effort. Not only that, the write-up will not be accepted by many sites if they are sent to wrong categories. This will decide what SE rankings you are given because the category selected should be compatible with the keyword used by a searcher. Use an automated submission only if it maps categories based on all the directories it submits to.

Secret #5: Track Submissions

If you rely on automated submissions you should get a statement listing all web sites in which your write-ups have been entered, date-wise and time-wise. In addition, set up a dedicated mail id to receive email confirmation of submissions andor approvals.

Secret #6: Try, Try, Try Again

To prevent 'leaks', the software you use should be such that it keeps sending the article till it is accepted.

Secret #7: Make Sure Your Blog Site And Your Own Article Directory Have Your Articles.

Since you have multiple copies of your article, post a version each to your own blog and directory (which you can create and maintain without much difficulty), you should be able to maximize credits for each article version.

Secret #8: Send One Version Of Your Article To Your List

Assuming you haven't already got a subscribers' list for your newsletter, create one. And send your article as part-content of a newsletter via your autoresponder. Make sure your newsletter has adsense, RSS feeds, and amazon links, too.

Secret #9: Re-process Articles

They say a cat has nine lives. Your articles can have more, particularly if they're brought up to date periodically before re-creating multiple versions of them and submitting.

Good Luck!

Author Bio:

To sign up for a FREE Trial of 1 click Article Marketing, which employs all of the above nine strategies, please visit: http://www.1clickarticlemarketing.com/FreeTrial.php .

Richard J. Runion, as an ePublisher, has published successful eBooks of several Experts in diverse fields. His '1 Click Article Marketing' service is for internet marketers who have no time, or ready content.

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Article Writing - Will Your On-Line Article Make It To The Top? Will It Increase Traffic & Sales?

Sun, 4 Aug 2008 09:38:15 GMT

posted by oneclickam
In spite of the fact that innumerable on-line articles are published on the internet, everyday, few realize their goal-i.e. back-links and a big increase in visitors to their site. A few achieve modest success, and the rest of them bite the dust. How can you make sure the write-ups succeed? I have composed a checklist to help, when you create and submit online content.
Feel free to add to or delete from the list, or change the order:

1. Does The Title Convey Something About The Article?

Your article can inform, outrage, confuse, incite or appall readers or just convey some information to them. For the best effect, the title should reflect this intent.

2. Are You Submitting To High PR-ranked Directories?

Results vary depending on the directory you submit to. This is best explained by the rule of 80:20.In other words, this says that 20% of the directories you submit your articles to will account for 80% of the results. You should therefore first choose the directory lists you want to send your articles to.

For me, the site that is most productive is ezinearticles.com, and tops my list of directories to send to.

3. Is Your Author Bio Interesting?

The written matter is just a link to your blog. Use the Author's Bio to appeal to the reader and guide him to your site.

4. Do You Fulfill Your Article's Promise, At Your Site/Blog?

You will do more business, not receive refund requests, and visitors will come back again and again if they think that hopes raised are not dashed after logging on to your blog.

5. Does The Author's Bio Have Variable Anchor Texts?

That is, will you get links from article directories with different anchor texts?.

6. Is The Theme Of Your Article A Novel One?

While this may not be essential for the success of your article, if it is original, it would be of great use.

7. Are You Submitting To Enough Directories?

This is Vital if you want more visitors and also for a better SE ranking.

8. Did You Check To See If Your Articles Are Not Spun But Re-created?

If they are machine-spun, your visitors won't like them. If you have to spin, you won't like the idea since it is very time-consuming.

9. Do You Mass Submit Your Write-ups?

By submitting en-masse, Search Engines like Google are likely to think something fishy is going on, and your back-links will not get all the credit it deserves. If they think you are spamming articles , SEs could even sandbox your site.

10. Did You Check On Your Competitors In Your Field?

Too much competition could reduce the rewards for everyone in a particular field. Also, you may be sacrificing better ranking for keywords not targeted by you.

11. Does Your Article Have Class?

Your style of writing will determine if you are going to succeed with your article, unless you are an acknowledged subject matter expert.

12. Do You Provide People Who Come To Your Site Any Freebies?

A free offering in your Author Bio, a link to your free report for example,will direct a larger number of people to your web-site.

13. Are You SubmittingThe Essays To Correct Categories?

14. Do You Re-SubmitEssays Which Get Rejected?

15. Have You Kept Your Article In Your Blog?

16. Does Your Article Summary Make Interesting Reading?

For some better-known directories, this could prove crucial.

17. Are You Well-Known As A Writer?

18. Do You Use Popular Keywords? Do They Get A Lot Of Attention?

19. Have You Taken the Effort To Make Your Exclusive Article Directory And Have You Sent Articles To It.

The benefits of this are usually not perceived.This can be of use,
by improving your site's rankings, and by gaining revenue from adsense ,almost for free.

20. Do You Have Luck?

Good luck helps, but it helps those more that first help themselves.

Author Bio:

Richard J. Runion is the President of Geostar Publishing & Services LLC. Rich loves net research & blogging. His new blog on Article Marketing is fast becoming popular, as it is comprehensive and well-researched.

To know more about Richard J. Runion's unique Article Marketing article writing service, click here: http://www.1clickarticlemarketing.com/FreeTrial.php .

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