Every webmaster knows that to gain ranking positions in search engines you need to build links. This usually means hours at a computer submitting your site to directories and emailing other webmasters requesting reciprocal links. There is another way of getting links which often overlooked and complements your current link building strategy, writing articles.
Content is the life blood of the Internet every webmaster needs it and every website needs fresh content to keep Google and the other Search engines coming back regularly. By writing articles you can provide this content and at the same time get yourself permanent backlinks to your website. This article will attempt to answer some common questions asked by first time article writers.
What should I write about?
Write about what you know and make it relevant to the content of your website this will ensure that the links back to your site are also relevant and enhance the links value in the search engines.
How do webmasters find my articles?
Once you have written your article you submit it to Article Listing websites. These website provide a categorized list of articles that are free to use on websites as long as certain conditions are adhered to. One of these conditions is that all links must be live. When you submit your article you add a short biography and a link to your site in the resource box.
Won't people just remove the links?
Yes this does happen but not as often as you think. It is very easy to track these webmasters down. Use a tool like Google alerts which checks the internet for relevant key phrases. It is very useful if you add a unique key phrase to your articles that you can enter into the search tool. You can also search for your name to ensure that all the links are live.
How long should the articles be?
There is not set length of article but anywhere from 200 words to a maximum of 3500 words is normal. Personally I usually aim for 350 -500 words as this usually sits nicely on a page.
How many sites should I submit to?
That is a matter of personal choice some people believe that you should submit them to as many as possible, personally I only submit to 2 or 3 sites with a Google PR of 3 and above. My personal belief is that this keeps the articles unique enough to benefit any webmasters who use the articles.
How many Articles should I write?
The more you write the better If 1 article a week gets you an extra 50 links then imagine the links you'll get if you write one article a day. I usually try to write 1 article before breakfast everyday.
Mark Thompson ran an IT consultancy in London for many years . He now live in Spain and runs an number of websites including freezine articles
top rated cleaning service Lake Forest ..Every day thousands of people join affiliate programs and yet... Read More
Ok, today we are going to talk about one of... Read More
We all know that online publishers earn revenue from our... Read More
Congratulations! You've written your first article (or possibly your 10th... Read More
You've written this wonderful (no question about it) piece of... Read More
A revolutionary marketing device that I call article marketing I... Read More
Earlier, I published part 1 of this series, which contained... Read More
Abandon your frustrations and get a fresh start by trying... Read More
Every successful website needs to be, what the experts consider,... Read More
The Most Economical Way to Advertise online is to Submit... Read More
Writing for websites -- content, as it is called --... Read More
Writing articles has proven time and time again to be... Read More
Content is an important component of your web site. Learning... Read More
Article marketing has become very popular of late, especially with... Read More
Writing articles for magazines, the Internet or the local community... Read More
Article authors who use SEO (Search Engine Optimization) keywords to... Read More
Do you know the difference between simultaneous article submissions and... Read More
Writers talk about rejection all the time ? just part... Read More
Evaluation of a Home-Run ArticleI've been writing articles and posting... Read More
Writing dozens, hundreds or even thousands of articles and making... Read More
[Disclosure: I went into ezinearticles.com very innocently. I... Read More
Submitting articles once or twice a week can yield 15... Read More
Publishing articles on the Internet is a tremendous way to... Read More
You want your business to be noticed by thousands daily.... Read More
It's no secret that writing and publishing helpful articles is... Read More
insured cleaning company Morton Grove ..How does a writing agency market itself effectively in a... Read More
Most all ezine publishers need fresh content. Article writing is... Read More
Writing for web content is one of the easiest ways... Read More
Online writing is really self-publishing made easier and potentially much... Read More
Online readers love information, but be sure your information is... Read More
Overture reports over 1 million queries for article keyword related... Read More
Not doing what, you ask.Writing and submitting articles.Writing articles is... Read More
It's no secret-link exchanges are dying a painful death. And... Read More
A recent debate started me thinking about how some marketing... Read More
Queries are not written like business letters or emails; they... Read More
Hey! Who's that I see, typing feverishly as brilliant ideas... Read More
If you've spent any time online trying to promote your... Read More
By now you probably understand how important writing for trade... Read More
In order to sell your article must do three things:1.... Read More
Writing articles is one of the most powerful, if not... Read More
Proven and Exceptional Click-Through ResultsTesting has proven again and again... Read More
You want your business to be noticed by thousands daily.... Read More
Back when I was in college, I belonged to one... Read More
If you are an article writer, you may have been... Read More
Last month, I began promoting Jason Potash's "Article Announcer." I... Read More
Everyone that publishes a newsletter or ezine knows that the... Read More
Making your articles available for reprints by other ezine publishers... Read More
Most writers I talk with who experience "writer's block" do... Read More
This is the "real" Money Maker in the Mail Order... Read More
Submitting articles once or twice a week can yield 15... Read More
Article Writing |