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Old 01-24-2012, 07:01 PM
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Have you ever wondered how you could use article marketing to get your own business out there over the web? To get in on the action, start with these tips.

It is important to remain fresh with ones articles that they are using for marketing. By keeping articles varied and always changing, one can avoid their articles from getting stale. Articles that are always similar in some way will cause ones articles to be less effective at attracting viewers to them.

In article marketing, the "call to action" is vital. You should include calls to action in every article you create. The term is grandiose, but the idea is simple: Your article needs a hook that urges readers to participate in some way. The classic example is urging your readers to register at a website, but even pointing them towards another article and asking them to read it is a call to action.

Write How-To articles on your topic. Readers love these because they have less fluff. The format usually consists of an introduction, bullet-pointed items that each start off with an action word, and a conclusion. Include a list of things your reader will need if applicable. These articles are also quite easy to write.

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Old 01-25-2012, 12:37 AM
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After you write your article, where do you send it to get published?
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It's vital that your articles are found. You can write a great article but if it's not found, it won't matter one bit. I have done extensive research on understanding the importance of keywords and how to compare the competition online. No sense in trying to write an article about "weight loss" since those keywords are dominated and saturated all over the net. However, if you can capture a niche market with your weight loss marketing such as "weight loss for brides" your article will have a better chance of being found.
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Old 01-25-2012, 06:41 AM
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Once your article is written you can submit it to a free article directory. There are several free article directories that have a decent page rank. Also to ensure your articles rank well in search engines try to optimize them with low competition keywords.


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I love article marketing! It's a free way to market your business
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Great information - thanks for sharing!
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Default Don't forget about web 2.0 sites.

Article marketing was big a few years ago and has become a little over saturated. It still has it's benefits and can drive traffic.

Here are some article directories:
I've found the new document sharing sites to also add to. These are like article directories, except for .pdf files. You can easily write an article in Microsoft Word and save it as a PDF. Then upload it to these slide sharing document sites.

The uploads are usually instantly uploaded. No approval required.

Here are some document sharing sites:
There are many others, but these are a few good ones to start.
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Last edited by EcoConsciousMom; 02-07-2012 at 12:00 PM. Reason: Added: The uploads are usually instantly uploaded. No approval required.
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Old 02-07-2012, 06:27 PM
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You can also create pages at Squidoo or Hubpages. It is like article with images and videos and links too. Its great for marketing.
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hmmm...something to think about...thanks for the ideas!
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