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An article
is usually short and concise but loaded with relevant information.
Why
Write Articles?
A good
article can turn a casual reader into a customer.
Here's
how you use your public domain content to create articles.
Copy and
paste brief sections to produce targetted articles. If your
niche is 'collecting antiques' and you have a public domain
file on the subject, you can create one article or several
on a very specific topic within your niche. For example, an
article entitled "Where to Find The Best Bargains On
Antiques" would be an excellent idea. 250 to 350 words
is a good length.
At the
bottom of the article is what is known as a resource box with
a brief bio about you, your product, your website, creating
instant credibility and recognition.
Your article
not only serves as an information source but also as a doorway.
In your article, you will obviously have references to your
website or your ebook. Thus, driving interested visitors to
your site. Having read your article, the visitor will perceive
that what you have to say or recommend in your website will
be important. You increase your chances of making a sale.
You might
now be asking how do you get your articles seen or viewed
by people? Besides the obvious suggestion of putting your
article on your own website, there are plenty of places on
the web, known as article directories or article banks that
accept submission of all kinds of articles in hundreds of
categories. In a minute, I will show you a few of the best
places to submit your articles to get the best exposure.
But first
I want to show you an amazing thing that happens when you
create and send your articles into cyberspace. Those article
directories are not just a library of articles where people
can browse and read topics that interest them but these directories
are also sources for webmasters to search for and use your
articles on their site! With your name and website link attached!
Ezine and newsletter editors are also always looking for good
content for their publications and do pick up relevant articles
to use. And it may just be one that you created.
Can you
see what this does? I'll tell you. You get free publicity
and gain plenty of links to your site! These are known as
inbound links and contribute greatly to the popularity of
your site as well as ranking in major search engines. It is
possible to gain dozens, even hundreds of thousands of links
with several well-placed articles or special reports doing
your promotion work for your website or your product.
Now, as
promised, where are the best places to submit your articles?
These are good places to start and give excellent exposure
to your articles.....
ezinearticles.com
goarticles.com
ideamarketers.com
Of course
there are many more. Do a search and you will find other sources
as well. I have had articles written and 24 hours later my
stats show they had already been read hundreds of times!
Try it.
Create an article or two. You'll soon see plenty of links
to your site all over the internet, better search engine ranks,
more visitors, increased sales, higher profits and people
will remember and recognize your name as an expert in your
niche or field! So what are you waiting for? Get cracking!
On that
note, we end Lesson 4.
If
you haven't done the following yet, please...
...send
me a quick email (ofs@openforsale.com) on what you think about
this course. I want to know if it is of use to you or how
helpful it is to you. And how it can be improved. Any comments
welcome, even if it is just one line.
Tomorrow,
in Lesson 5, I want to show how a little creativity can go
a long way.
Today's
GIFTs:
The
Simple Way I Grabbed The #1 Position on Yahoo, Google and
AOL
Easy
Resell Plus
Both gifts
come with resell rights.
If you have ever wondered how to locate public
domain sources, look at:
http://www.instantauthors.com/pdresource.htm
All success,
http://www.InstantAuthors.com
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