It's all the rage. It's what everyone is talking about. It is unquestionably the most effective form of marketing available to home based business owners. It costs almost nothing, it takes about 30 minutes a week, and it makes your business stand out above the competition.
What is this thing that everyone is talking about? The buzz is about "article marketing" ? the practice of providing royalty free content to websites, e-zines and newsletters.
It works like this: You write a simple article that is interesting to a particular group of people. It doesn't have to be The Great American Novel, just about 500 words on the topic of your choice. Then you submit your article all over the web to ezine publishers, newsletter editors and content-laden websites.
When they publish your article (and they almost always do) your target market reads your words, sees you as an expert (after all, you're a published author!) and they click on a link to your website that you conveniently provided at the end of the article. Viola! Instant, qualified traffic.
And it's not fleeting traffic. Your article remains out there for people to find for weeks, months, even years. As new people happen across your article, they click the link and visit your site. You have a perpetual traffic machine, driving tons of pre-qualified, open-to-an-offer, interested traffic to your site. This is better than advertising, and far less expensive.
The problem is the effort of submitting your articles to enough sites that you really make a splash. Most authors will submit their articles to 20-30 places before getting totally burned out on the submission process. It's tedious, dull, drudge work.
There are three online services that automatically submit articles for authors. Each of these services explain the intrinsic value of publishing your articles, and of course they each describe their services as best-in-class. They range from single submissions to unlimited submissions and from completely free to $119.85. Check them out and draw your own conclusions.
- - - - - http://www.SubmitYourArticle.com - - - - -
Sends out articles in three categories: * Internet marketing/online business * Self-improvement/motivation * Health and fitness. (They promise "Business-General" and "Finance/Investment" categories soon.)
Submits articles to an undefined number of ezine publishers and 15 or more article announcement lists with over 10,000 subscribers.
Special Feature: Offers an article management suite to retrieve, edit, or resubmit your article.
Cost: * Bronze membership, $37.00/month, you may submit one (1) article per month * Silver membership, $57.00/month, you may submit two (2) articles per month * Gold membership, $75.00/month, you may submit three (3) articles per month * Platinum membership, $90.00/month, you may submit four (4) articles per month
- - - - - http://www.ThePhantomWriters.com - - - - -
Accepts articles in nine categories: * Business and Marketing * Coaching and Personal Development * Health * Internet * Money Saving Tips * Home and Family * Pets * Writing Related * Christian.
Submits articles to about 20,000 publishers and webmasters. Depending on how you categorize your article, it will be submitted to appropriate publishers.
Special Feature: No limit to the number of articles that can be submitted. (Is this really a "special feature"? They seem to think so. I guess it's better than SubmitYourArticle.com's one article/month limitation)
Cost: * One article: $49.95 * Three articles: $119.85 + $39.95 per article thereafter.
- - - - - http://www.ArticleMarketer.com - - - - -
Accepts articles in 27 categories, with tons of subcategories which (for the sake of space) I won't list here. These are the main categories: * Art * Books * Business (with 41 sub categories) * Consumer (6 sub categories) * Current Affairs * Education (1 sub category) * Entrepreneurship (19 sub categories) * Family (2 sub categories) * Finance/Accounting (12 sub categories) * Government * Health & Beauty (4 sub categories) * Hobbies (4 sub categories) * Home & Garden (2 sub categories) * Internet (22 sub topics) * Internet Marketing (9 sub categories) * Law & Legal (6 sub categories) * Politics * Psychology/Sociology * Recreation & Leisure (2 sub categories) * Religion (2 sub categories) * Self Improvement (3 sub categories) * Social Issues * Sports * Technology & Science (3 sub categories) * Travel & Tourism * Women's Issues * Writing & Speaking (6 sub categories)
Submits articles to over 50,000 people. Depending on how you categorize your article, it will be submitted to appropriate publishers.
Special Feature: An "auto pilot" feature where an author can submit several articles at once and have them distributed on to a custom defined schedule. (That's one of my favorite features. I just set it up for the month and don't have to think about it again. The articles are consistently distributed.)
Cost: * Free Article Distribution: goes to over 2,000 people * Best Exposure: goes out to over 50,000 people: $8.95 for one article * 3 months of Best Exposure: $39.95 for as many articles as you want to send out
- - - - - - - - - -
All three of these services seem to do a fine job submitting articles. They appear to have automated the process and articles are distributed within a few days of submission. Of course, each offers the disclaimer that your article will only get published if it's interesting.
Of the three, I prefer Article Marketer (for obvious reasons) and I have absolute proof that it works: you are currently reading this article.
Now that's what I call effective marketing!
Chris Ellington gives effective and easy to implement marketing strategies to small business owners and home business entrepreneurs. His Simplified Selling System has been a favorite of salespeople around the world. Get your free marketing strategies at http://www.simplifiedselling.com.
whole house cleaning Highland Park ..It doesn't really matter who you are; you definitely know... Read More
Inspirational articles were once limited to self-help and religious publications,... Read More
This is precisely what I am doing here today (and... Read More
Every field or discipline has its own specialized vocabulary and... Read More
There is probably no easier way of earning extra money... Read More
Online publishers, ezine subscribers, and Web visitors want short, useful... Read More
Don't let overwhelm hold you back- follow this expert advice... Read More
I'm betting that that 3 out of 4 of you... Read More
When writing articles for publication, it is important that you... Read More
It is amazing to see how much we all still... Read More
How are you marketing your articles? As a writer prospecting... Read More
Original quotes, when used at the beginning or at the... Read More
The first step to getting published is to find your... Read More
Jim was working hard to grow his business. Long hours... Read More
Abandon your frustrations and get a fresh start by trying... Read More
Publishers and webmasters can spend massive amounts of time just... Read More
Having an article published is one of the fastest and... Read More
We all know that online publishers earn revenue from our... Read More
Once you learn the benefits of article writing, you may... Read More
Selling books online means that you need to get interested... Read More
Sharing knowledge on the web can be a very powerful... Read More
We all know that article writing is a great way... Read More
People who have an idea for a website sometimes require... Read More
When you create your articles in TextPad format, something like... Read More
Now that you see that articles are the number one... Read More
pet-friendly home cleaners Glenview ..One of the best ways to build credibility and promote... Read More
Do you have problems finding ideas for articles and speeches?I... Read More
When writing articles for publication, it is important that you... Read More
It's not enough to scatter your articles across the internet... Read More
One of the best ways to promote your website is... Read More
A lot of great ideas happen when two or more... Read More
Did you realize that writing and publishing articles online represents... Read More
Been reading up on SEO? If so, you know that... Read More
For me, to decide to start a home business was... Read More
Every time I run a course on Freelance Writing, students... Read More
In this article I will show you how to use... Read More
Lately, there seems to be some confusion between Article Marketing... Read More
A large portion of your business relies on your ability... Read More
You want your business to be noticed by thousands daily.... Read More
Article marketing-the simple act of writing one 400 word article... Read More
There's a new sort of ghost stalking the digital landscape.They... Read More
The Whole reason you write those articles is so you... Read More
There is some wisdom in saying that when you are... Read More
Online PR in the form of website and ezine article... Read More
I've noticed a disturbing trend recently of articles suggesting that... Read More
Not doing what, you ask.Writing and submitting articles.Writing articles is... Read More
You say, I can't write an article, I have no... Read More
If you're sick of being #987 for your best Google... Read More
Rejection is part of a writer's life. You must cope... Read More
1. Participate in chat rooms related to your targeted audience.... Read More
Article Writing |