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Ever wonder how to get a virtual flood of FREE traffic to your websites? Yeah, me too! Then I discovered article marketing.
What is Article Marketing?
Article Marketing is the art of the writing and distributing articles to article directories and blogs.
There are two main purposes of article marketing.
1.) To gain valuable backlinks from high page rank sites to your website or affiliate page
2.) To drive traffic to your website or affiliate page
**So how do you write good articles?**
To start off with, the number one rule for writing articles is to provide value to the reader! This can be done by explaining a topic (like this article does) or by solving a problem the potential reader has. Providing Value is very important because if you are trying to get people to your website or affiliate page, what is the chance they are going to click through at the bottom of the article if you do not write a good article? Probably, no chance at all.
The 2nd rule when writing articles for maximum effect is to include a byline or signature that seems to be a natural extension of the article itself. There are far to many individuals who are not aware of this rule. What do I mean by this?
Combine your blog and podcast into one
Well instead of writing an author’s signature like this (99% of people do this):
Chris Gustafson is a expert in the field of search engine optimization. To find out more about him visit his blog
here:
[blog link]
Write something like this:
As you can see topic XYZ is not that hard to understand once you have it explained to you in plain English. For more information on topic XYZ, you can click on link below:
[blog/affiliate link]
When you write a signature like the 2nd one your click through rate on your articles will go from 5% to above 20%.
Yes, it’s that big of difference!!!!
So there are your two golden rules that if followed will put you ahead of 99% of the other people out there who are using article marketing as a strategy. The next thing you need to know how to do is distribute your article. To do this you really have two options:
1.) Manually submit your article to all the top article directories
2.) Pay an article submission service to do this for you
Option #1 is time consuming and get’s old real fast.
Option #2 will cost you some money but may be worth it if you are in this for the long haul. To find article submission services it is as simple as Googling that term! There will be a ton of results; all you have to do is pick one. Make sure to do your homework first though.
In closing, I hope you enjoyed this article. I hope you learned something and it leads you to great article marketing success!
Now that you know the basics of article marketing, you can find out more great in-depth information by clicking below.
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This article courtesy of SiteProNews.com for MayonWebHosting Blog
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Every business aspires to showcase itself on the internet. Website development is a tedious process that could be stressful at times. Below are some tips to get web development projects finished on time and within a planned budget. To know about suggestions that could prove helpful in development of new website as well as improvement of an existing one, read on.
Careful Groundwork
A thorough groundwork is a necessity for successful web site development. Crucial considerations include the number of pages that the website should have, or what should the graphics look like, etc should be taken in advance.
These choices can be classified into two types. Ones that include issues associated to the customers and the ones that include issues related to the company whose site is to be developed.
The audience related decisions include the identification of the target users, ways to inform them about the site, their areas of interest, ways to make them interact with the site, the kind of content that would drive them to the site on a regular basis, and so on.
Decisions related to the company include the purpose of the website, whether it is to educate the user or to sell something, to entertain or to offer services; where the web content would be sourced from, how frequently would the site be updated, and the yardsticks for performance measurement.
A successful website development project must include the above mentioned pointers during its initial stages. These prove to be immensely useful during the later parts of the project. Based on this, the developers may devise further strategies that may include introduction of interactive formats on the website such as blogs, live chats, videos, forums, animation, databases interfaces or registration forms.
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Customized Web Design Templates
Most web designing companies generally offer attractive web templates. These can be used on an as-it-is basis in creating affordable websites quickly and easily. If they choose, the clients are able to pick the basic website design along with modest modifications that might include font sizes, color schemes, etc. However, these templates present low flexibility with only a slight scope for modification. Quite often the photos or the logos need to be carefully created keeping in mind the height to width ration and resolution.
These templates however, are of great help to novice designers due to their easy-to-use modules and guide them step by step. If yours is a sophisticated project, it is very important to invest in custom web design for better results.
Custom web designs offer far more opportunities to website developers than template designs. Design firms that are well versed with these find it easier to unleash their potential while at the same time, keeping into consideration the all-round requirements of the clients. The website should be able to deliver the basic purpose of its creation. In order to increase traffic to the site, it should be simple, user-friendly and appealing.
A Perfect Blend of Attractiveness and Ease of Use
A website must be easy to use and attractive in terms of both, designs and technology. For this purpose, expertise of talented web designers must be sought during its creation or up gradation. A website must be pleasing to look at, easy to use and must have the necessary keywords and meta tags for optimization for search engines. A proper amalgamation of beauty, ease of use and search engine optimization is a prerequisite for an effective website.
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“You can only make changes to your website so often and then you need to get serious about traffic generation.” Jeff Schuman
“Follow these steps and you will increase website traffic and get more sales, because…”
Your strategy to build traffic should be to first and foremost offer what the reader wants.
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