The concept of Article Marketing is not that difficult to understand. In fact it is one of the easiest ways to get started making money online. But you must be sure to read through the instructions carefully, to ensure that you get it right. It is important that you do it correctly and you can virtually start making money from your very first article. The best thing about article marketing is it's basically free and has proven to be very effective. The idea pretty simple really, and I guess that is why it appeals to so many. Really all you have to do is write articles or have them written for you. You write articles relating to keywords relevant to the website or product you are promoting.
You then need to submit your articles to article directories on the web. For example let's say you have a site on weightloss products and your keywords are:
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The articles you write need to be based on these keywords in order to maximize the likelihood of being indexed by the search engines. Try to use so called "longtail" keywords as these will also help to increase the chances of being indexed in the search engines. Remember that search engine technology such as Google has become very advanced so using tired, rehashed articles, duplicate or simply irrelevant junk content is a futile exercise and will do nothing for your search engine ranking or your online credibility. Also try to connect with your reader by providing valuable information and address the problem that they are seeking to find answers to. These are the types of visitors you can turn into paying customers.
Ideally your articles need to be somewhere between 300 to 600 words. Some directories have a minimum of 250 words. Be sure to read the guidelines for each directory you submit to as they may not accept your article which can be a problem when you spend considerable time and effort putting them together. Most directories allow you to add a resource box to your article that gives you the opportunity to promote yourself, your website and your products. If a reader likes your article and wishes to find more information on the subject they will invariably be motivated to click on the link to your website and you generate targeted, motivated traffic. In order for your article marketing campaign to be truly effective you need to repeat the process and get into a routine of send 5 to 10 articles a week to the various article directories.
Try to concentrate on writing compelling, well written and informative articles, these will get you steady long term traffic to your site over time. It is not likely you will be able to retire from the income developed from just one article, but traffic from multiple articles soon adds up over time. You should also regularly write articles to add to your site. This will also help increase the number of visitors to your site. Article marketing is also a very important part of Search Engine Optimisation. There are over a thousand article directories. You don't have to submit to all of them. The majority of the time you should focus on the top 5 to 10. The traffic you will get from the top directories will more than likely be more than all the others put together.
Here is a list of 10 directories to get you started with your article marketing campaign:
http://www.ezinearticles.com http://www.articlesfactory.com http://www.goarticles.com http://www.articledashboard.com http://www.articlebase.com http://www.buzzle.com http://www.articlewheel.com http://www.articlecity.com http://www.planetarticle.com http://www.helium.com
It is probably best to concentrate on submitting your articles regularly to these top directories. With good quality articles on sites such as EzineArticles. Search engines such as Google also like to index relevant articles. If you look through the listings when you search on Google, you'll quite often see articles listed alongside other websites. That's because Google will search the top ranking article directories and list relevant articles in the results. You'll mostly see articles appearing for so called longer tail and less competitive keyword searches.
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