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number 3# 3 of 3 Big article marketing tips to use in your article marketing strategy!

So how frustrated are you that you are not getting traffic from your articles?

Are you constantly checking to see how many views and click thru’s your article has gotten?

Did you think that article marketing would be your end all be all for traffic?

Well, think again!  Sure, articles can be a great source of traffic.  But, you will typically see traffic from your articles the first few weeks that they are published and even then, you are competing for clicks with every other link that the article directories have on the page directly along side your article.  READ MORE >>>

number 2My number 2 of 3 article marketing tips that you should be applying to your article marketing strategy.

Last post we talked about an article marketing strategy and key article marketing tip that should have you thinking of yourself as a content creator and article publisher that is seeking out mass article syndication.  With that mindset, the links and rankings will follow.  But, we did not talk about how you created that content.

I don’t want this post to be about content creation so to speak but more about spinning content that you already have. READ MORE >>>

number 1This is the first of 3 article marketing tips that you can use today to improve your article marketing strategy!

When I began my article marketing efforts I was on my own, probably just like you are, trying to find the perfect article marketing strategy and a good resource for article marketing tips.  And, as you know, there are plenty of resources out there to help you get started.  But how many resources are really helping you be effective?  How many resources just flat out tell you some of the BIG keys to article marketing success?

I had to pay for many, many, many ebooks before it really hit home.  And, only a few of those resources really helped me be effective.

This post is about those few things that I have learned over the years that have truly taken my article marketing efforts to the next level. READ MORE >>>

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Over the next few weeks we will be exploring three, often overlooked, article marketing tips that you should be using as a part of your overall article marketing strategy.

Article marketing is cheap, usually free, and seems to be an easy way for a lot of people new to internet marketing to promote their sites and get some traffic.  Yet, so  many people still have so many questions.  So many people struggle to make it work for them.

Let me tell you, I am no different and I bet a lot of internet marketers struggled with article marketing right from the beginning.

Well, I want to help make it a little easier for you to grasp the concepts behind article marketing and to dispel some myths about how easy article marketing can be. READ MORE >>>

iStock_000001454494XSmallIf you have been following this series you have read a ton of valuable information about generating traffic to your website.

In the last few posts we’ve talked about:

Now you have to understand, you are not only going to submit your articles to the two sites mentioned in the previous post, but you are going to submit your articles to dozens of places online.

The best place for you to submit your articles, like we discussed, is ezinearticles.  My second favorite place to submit my articles to is Squidoo.  And, if you remember, I recommended One Week Marketing by Pot Pie Girl if you want to learn more about taking advantage of all the traffic these attract on a daily basis. READ MORE >>>

As if it’s just not enough, after spending all of this time writing great content, now you have to do something with this content!  This is where many great debates can take place and a lot of learning will come with time.  But, for now, the key is to get your article posted to as many sites as possible to create back links and create some traffic for yourself.

Quite frankly, I have not seen one identical list of where you should be posting your articles.  But there are a few commonalities among all of the great books and courses that you’ll read on article marketing.  The no brainers so to speak. READ MORE >>>

Let’s face it, if you have a solid article marketing strategy you are going to have to write A LOT of articles.  The good thing is that it’s free!  The bad thing is that it takes a lot of people a lot of time to write even one article let alone ten articles.

Simply stated, if you have not written any articles yet or you tend to get caught up spending 15-20 minutes or more writing one article, then this is for you. READ MORE >>>

article writingOkay, so you have your targeted keywords, you know how many articles you will need and you have decided to either outsource or to write your articles.

If you are going to outsource, let me give you a few pointers.

1.  Expect to pay anywhere from $3 – $7 per article.  The cheaper the rate, the lesser the quality.  You can get good articles for $5.  You will pay a bit more if you go beyond 500 words.  Rewrites should be a few bucks a piece. READ MORE >>>

getting started - article marketing

Here’s the scenario.  You need traffic and you probably needed it yesterday.  While article marketing is not going to be the end all be all flood of traffic tomorrow, it is going to begin to lay a concrete foundation for steady traffic in the future.  The good thing is that you can reap some benefits from your article marketing strategy efforts today, tomorrow.  I’ll talk about that in a little bit.

First, you have some decisions to make. READ MORE >>>

Writing in journalSo we are finally on the final two of my Top 5 Traffic Generators.  And since there is such an overlap between the final two, I will be combining article marketing strategy and Web 2.0 network sites into this final set of posts.

Here’s the big problem that I have found with article marketing, everyone does it just a little bit differently.  I swear, I have at least a half a dozen ebooks dedicated to article marketing and each one is very different. Sure, these guys are getting the same results, but how they are getting there is by using different methods. READ MORE >>>

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A lot of people are intimidated by article writing and others live and die by it.  Some people have tried and failed while others have resounding success.  Here are a few article writing tips that I have found that have worked for me! READ MORE >>>

stack-of-magazinesWhy is an article marketing strategy so important to your online business?

Let me lay it out for you.  You have a website and are using it or want to use it as a vehicle to help drive your business.  For some, your website may not be just a marketing tool, it may be your business.  It doesn’t matter if you have a blog, an ecommerce store, you READ MORE >>>