The submission of articles to the article banks is a well known method of generating traffic. While you may not accomplish much in the near future by learning how to write and submit articles, knowing how can serve you for a long time and is well worth the effort of learning and using to your greatest benefit. Though you may not feel up to writing Moby Dick because you don't have any writing ability but you are likely wrong. You can provide information about your website and your products because you know exactly what they are. All that is necessary is that you know the rules for effective article writing. Of most importance is the headline or title. This MUST have key words relating to your website and your products. The first thing that eZine publishers or other website owners look at when deciding to publish your article are the key words in the title because they know that the search engines look at those.
* Note: The way people find products or information on the internet is by the use of search engines. These people use key words to find what they want by entering them into the search box and clicking "Search". One such search may be for "car parts" or "car tires". What is returned by the search engine is based on whatever key words the searcher used.
Another thing of importance regarding the headline or title of the article is that it MUST draw attention. Using something simple like Car Parts won't do. Your title MUST be interesting enough to grab the reader's attention and keep him reading. "Car Parts for Your Mercedes"...well, that isnt really great either. How about, "Car Parts for your SL-600" or "Car Parts For Your SL That The Women Can't Resist"? These last two headlines should encourage someone looking for parts their Mercedes to continue reading the article.
The next most important words are in the first line of the first paragraph of your articls. People surfing the internet today have terribly short attention span and mostly skim for information unless it is information that they think is going to solve a problem, make life better for them or serve a need. As you can see, the title and first line are bait and hook used to encourage a reader to continue on and read to the end of the article. Again, the first line must contain the key words and grab attention. "The women were hanging all over my car looking at all the neat gadgets I had". If you were looking for attention from women, you would keep reading.
The article banks want short articles. Brief, in fact! The longest an article should be is 400 words but closer to 300 is better. You can get carried away and end up with an article that is 1000 words or more when discussing a subject in which you are interested and know a lot about. If you wind up with a long wordy article just break it down into three or four short articles.
Short sentences and short paragraphs will keep the reader's attention better than long wordy sentences or paragraphs. Your article should be a joy to read.
Take it easy on those exclamation points. One exclamation point is all that is necessary to indicate importance or excitement... half a dozen are just rude.
The resource box at the end of your article is the most important part to you. E-zine publishers or website owners who download and reproduce your article are required to include your resource box. For best results this box must contain your full name, contact information and, above all, a link to your website. This link is what is going to help increase traffic for you.
Warning! Do NOT word-wrap your url! It must be typed out in full, http://www.whatever.com. Not all E-zine editors send out their newsletters and E-zines using email programs that support word-wrapped links so it is possible to ruin your own purpose by word-wrapping your website url.
Submitting Articles: Once you have found article banks and article repositories on the Internet by simple doing a search using your favorite search engine it is time to submit your articles. Every site has their own guidelines for accepting articles which you must follow or risk rejection.
You will likely be told that there is software available that you can use to automatically submit your articles to banks and repositories...and there is, in fact, such software. The problem with the automated submission software is that most of the larger (and more effective) banks and repositories dont accept automated submissions. So, while this software can in fact save you time by submitted to the smaller sites, it isnt going to help you much with the bigger sites.
Submitting articles can be time consuming and boring, but it is work that will provide a lot of targeted traffic to your site. Every person who reads an article you've written is also exposed to your URL. If they like the article because it provides good information for them, they will visit your site. Once there, they may buy something you are selling or maybe opt-in for your mailing list... or possibly even do both. There are services available to submit your articles for you. You do have to pay for this service.
One solution I use is Unique Article Wizard. UAW can submit unique articles to hundreds of article banks at the click of a mouse. Spend one to two hours setting up your article, click Submit and sit back and watch the traffic build to your site. - 15478
* Note: The way people find products or information on the internet is by the use of search engines. These people use key words to find what they want by entering them into the search box and clicking "Search". One such search may be for "car parts" or "car tires". What is returned by the search engine is based on whatever key words the searcher used.
Another thing of importance regarding the headline or title of the article is that it MUST draw attention. Using something simple like Car Parts won't do. Your title MUST be interesting enough to grab the reader's attention and keep him reading. "Car Parts for Your Mercedes"...well, that isnt really great either. How about, "Car Parts for your SL-600" or "Car Parts For Your SL That The Women Can't Resist"? These last two headlines should encourage someone looking for parts their Mercedes to continue reading the article.
The next most important words are in the first line of the first paragraph of your articls. People surfing the internet today have terribly short attention span and mostly skim for information unless it is information that they think is going to solve a problem, make life better for them or serve a need. As you can see, the title and first line are bait and hook used to encourage a reader to continue on and read to the end of the article. Again, the first line must contain the key words and grab attention. "The women were hanging all over my car looking at all the neat gadgets I had". If you were looking for attention from women, you would keep reading.
The article banks want short articles. Brief, in fact! The longest an article should be is 400 words but closer to 300 is better. You can get carried away and end up with an article that is 1000 words or more when discussing a subject in which you are interested and know a lot about. If you wind up with a long wordy article just break it down into three or four short articles.
Short sentences and short paragraphs will keep the reader's attention better than long wordy sentences or paragraphs. Your article should be a joy to read.
Take it easy on those exclamation points. One exclamation point is all that is necessary to indicate importance or excitement... half a dozen are just rude.
The resource box at the end of your article is the most important part to you. E-zine publishers or website owners who download and reproduce your article are required to include your resource box. For best results this box must contain your full name, contact information and, above all, a link to your website. This link is what is going to help increase traffic for you.
Warning! Do NOT word-wrap your url! It must be typed out in full, http://www.whatever.com. Not all E-zine editors send out their newsletters and E-zines using email programs that support word-wrapped links so it is possible to ruin your own purpose by word-wrapping your website url.
Submitting Articles: Once you have found article banks and article repositories on the Internet by simple doing a search using your favorite search engine it is time to submit your articles. Every site has their own guidelines for accepting articles which you must follow or risk rejection.
You will likely be told that there is software available that you can use to automatically submit your articles to banks and repositories...and there is, in fact, such software. The problem with the automated submission software is that most of the larger (and more effective) banks and repositories dont accept automated submissions. So, while this software can in fact save you time by submitted to the smaller sites, it isnt going to help you much with the bigger sites.
Submitting articles can be time consuming and boring, but it is work that will provide a lot of targeted traffic to your site. Every person who reads an article you've written is also exposed to your URL. If they like the article because it provides good information for them, they will visit your site. Once there, they may buy something you are selling or maybe opt-in for your mailing list... or possibly even do both. There are services available to submit your articles for you. You do have to pay for this service.
One solution I use is Unique Article Wizard. UAW can submit unique articles to hundreds of article banks at the click of a mouse. Spend one to two hours setting up your article, click Submit and sit back and watch the traffic build to your site. - 15478
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