All Things Internet Marketing » article marketing http://www.colshar.com/blog Talking about what works Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Niche Marketing Ideas http://www.colshar.com/blog/2009/10/niche-marketing-ideas/ http://www.colshar.com/blog/2009/10/niche-marketing-ideas/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:01:52 +0000 BWise http://www.colshar.com/blog/?p=503 One of the hardest things I have found in Internet Marketing as an affiliate, is to find those great niche markets that aren’t swamped with competition.

I know I am not the only one. Nearly every affiliate I chat with has a similar problem. I don’t know how you feel, but it can be a struggle to find not only the market, but also the right product to promote.

I came across someone who had this problem too, until he discovered a cool affiliate marketing shortcut.  It surprised me at how simple it can really be.

He shares his story with you, his shortcut, and even has a video where he finds 3 hot markets – check it out here:
Affiliate Marketing Shortcut

This guy is really nice, friendly and loves to talk, but I think you’ll enjoy what he has to say and get a ton of really great information to help you..

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If you happen to be completely new to running an internet business, then you should already have heard the term article marketing. Article marketing is a way that the regular Joes like you and I can get a foothold in niche markets. You are, through this form of marketing, able to target interested visitors and then turn them into motivated buyers.

Article marketing without any shadow of a doubt is a very powerful tool for using to promote a website. Certainly, if done properly it is an extremely effective method of getting targeted traffic to your site and building backlinks. By using informative articles that are short to promote your site may seem a waste of time, but the actual return on the time you investment can be astounding. But just how does article marketing work?

Initially, it is going to cost you little or nothing, you if you want write your own articles and then submit them to different article directories and other websites. When submitted these sites in turn will then publish them on theirs for you. The benefit is that your site’s search engine rankings will begin to rise because of the backlinks which you have gained because other sites are now using what you have written.

Article marketing is extremely viral since a single article, if well-written and targeting good keywords, can generate dozens and dozens of links back to the author’s site or other designated landing page.

Through your article marketing you as a new website owner or author can develop a reputation in your niche market of being an authority on it. A person who comes across one your articles in an article directory and remains interested so that they click on the link provided and visit your site, provides you now with the opportunity to build a more lasting relationship with that person. The next step then is to cultivate that relationship further by offering them more relevant content which will address certain questions or problems that they may have.

On occasion you may hear that article marketing is not as effective as it use to be. Also by submitting an article to a number of different article directories is only actually helping to create duplicate content, and which is putting your site at risk of the major search engines choosing to de-index it.

Putting aside any arguments for or against duplicate content for the moment, article marketing is every bit as effective as any traffic or promotional tactic touted these days. Various promotional strategies will come and go, but the strength of article marketing lies in the fact that the World Wide Web is built upon and needs fresh, relevant content continuously.

By creating content in the form of articles you will start to attract a steady stream of visitors to your site. Everyday millions of people go online looking for answers. With your articles you can place yourself in a strong position to provide the answers to their questions and convert the traffic into sales.

Article marketing cost you little or nothing as a way for you to promote a product or a website that you have and anyone is able to do it. It is the ideal way of getting targeted traffic to you as long as you are willing to work at it over a period of time and consistently.

Writing informative articles that use well researched keywords no matter what niche you are involved in cannot only get your more exposure, but increase your rankings in search engines. However, submitting the same article to numerous article directories or specialist websites will dilute just how effective your article marketing efforts are.

For your article marketing to succeed you should be aiming to submit unique versions of articles that you write to directories and websites. This may seem somewhat of a daunting task initially but the results you get back will be worth all the effort in the end. Gone are the risks of you producing duplicate content and slipping in search engine rankings. Yet whilst the definition of what actually constitutes duplicate content continues to be a subject for discussion, the majority of experienced webmasters are happy for around 30% difference in each article written.

Yet the greater the difference between each article written, then the better this is for your online business. However, you need to keep in mind that the spiders used by top search engines not only review entire web pages but also will look at other elements on a page and take these into consideration. So even a small 30% change between one article and the next can being more than sufficient to avoid yours being ignored.

Submitting unique versions of your articles is the smartest way to undertake article marketing. Not only are you gaining targeted traffic, but the boost in ranking tends to last longer from backlinks you build through marketing unique articles.

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By Shawn Montgomery

Many businesses at the current time are venturing into article marketing, for the internet has lured a large host of customers that are hoping to locate unique and contemporary merchandise. When wanting to attract and keep these customers for a length of time, take care to post descriptions that have creative and unique content.

Authoring an article for this purpose is not simple. A talented writer is needed. Additionally, an author needs to discern the intentions of numerous visitors in order to write an effective piece. The writer needs to approach the topic creatively and engage the viewers to garner an interest in the article and its topic. Writers who achieve these goals will be a marketing success.

Unique articles are the main portion of article marketing. It’s vital to verify that the articles you choose to use are brand new. You should not be able to find any of these articles anywhere else on the internet. Cut and pasting any articles from other sites will make you look bad. It will also not flag the search engines, and your rating will not be changed.

Because a writer has to understand the different perspectives and dialects the readers possess from their different backgrounds, grammar rules are important to establish boundaries. Writing effectively is a way to write within those rules, but to have it be unique enough that it will attract and hold the interest of a wide variety of potential readers.

Because article marketing depends on the software to find the most amounts of matches with the specific query made by the customer, it’s advisable for companies using this type of marketing to do everything they can to keep their page at the top of the list. This typically means making many articles as possible to keep matches high.

While there are other types of marketing available to you and your business, article marketing is taking the net by storm. This new type of marketing is providing lots of businesses with customers who have been looking for them. By gaining search engine rank and engaging readers in the topic, articles are able to boost your sales and profits.

Article marketing is a form of advertising which has become widespread and popular among Internet businesses. Companies have formed with the sole business of providing unique articles and articles with unique content to use as part of their promotion. An important feature of this process is search engine optimization targeting by using specific key words. The process works through increasing rating within the major search engines. When articles are more visible, people will come to your site looking to read them. You will also succeed in giving your firm the appearance of a great deal of expertise.

 

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S. Montgomery is a lifetime article marketing student who manages a FREE Article Marketing blog that reveals the secret tricks and techniques the top marketers use to flood their sites with targeted traffic!

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Content is a valuable commodity on the Internet. If you provide good content, your article will likely be picked up for use in blogs, newsletters, lenses, portals and websites. Article marketing is a clever method of promoting a product or service through the use of articles. You simply write articles relating to your expertise. After you’ve created an article, you share your article with the world.

Also, since articles can be syndicated, there’s an enormous potential to utilize articles to drive visitors to your law firm’s website and to ultimately generate more business! Article Marketing is an excellent way to promote a law firm. Law Firm articles can help establish credibility for your practice, help establish yourself as an expert in your field, brand your firm and lead potential clients to your firm.

To support your topic of choice, consult with research and statistics organizations. They provide detailed statistics, trends and information which can be referenced. Combine hard facts and data with your own experiences for a compelling article. Write new articles. Share your expertise by writing articles based on practice area topics for which you practice. For example, if you represent clients who have been involved in 18 wheeler accidents and would like to target more 18 wheeler cases, simply write an article about 18 wheeler accidents.

Keep articles relatively short. Articles do not need to be lengthy. Many articles fall between 150 – 500 words. Keeping it short is a good rule of thumb, particularly when the article is going to be viewed and read on the web. However, oftentimes, it’s difficult to convey a message in so few words. In those cases, try to keep the topics under thousand words. Find a Topic -Once you’ve decided to write an article, it may not be as easy to find a topic to write about. It helps to write about something you have a passion for. That passion will carry over into your article and in turn, produce a piece the reader will be compelled by.

One way to find a good topic for your article is to do some keyword research. If you are hoping to attract clients using the article, it helps to know which topics prospective clients are using to locate law firms and legal information pertaining to your practice area. There are a number of tools available on the web for keyword research. To locate them, search for the phrase “keyword research” in your favorite search engine and you’ll generate a whole wealth resources. You may also choose to hire an Internet marketing consultant to handle this task. Oftentimes consultants have the necessary tools and expertise to give you a clear understanding of topic you should be addressing.

This should be kept brief. You want to state in the article box that permission is granted to re-publish this article online as long as the author box is left intact and as long as the hyperlink is linked to the correct website. Don’t Forget Your Author Box The author box consists of your personal biography, copyright notice, and a link back to your law firm’s website.

Not a writer? Have Someone Write an Article for You It’s quite possible that you don’t have the time to write your own articles or maybe writing is not your forte. No problem. There are a number of consultants available who can do this task for you. It’s referred to in the industry as “ghost writing”. There are a number of quality professionals who specialize in copywriting and ghost writing. You simply convey your thoughts and expertise verbally or in written form and let these “wordsmiths” do the rest.

Also, if your article is on a particular topic with strategic use of keywords, your article is more likely to show up in top results with the search engines. Search engines determine rankings based on a number of factors. Two of those factors are incoming link popularity and keyword density. By including an active hyperlink in your author box for articles, you increase link popularity. Each time your article is re-published, you receive a one-way link back to your site!

 

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Producing an income with articles can be really simple for anyone. If you can learn quick and read appropriately, then you’ll be able to learn everything from the web without any prior experience.

Assuming that you are a newbie to this arena, the first thing you want to do is ease into it. You don’t want to jump into a pool if you don’t know how to swim. So to make sure that you don’t get stuck in the deep end, follow the guideline provided below.

a) Ghost write articles for people. There are tons of people out there that need this service and are willing to pay you to write articles for them.

b) Article submission. After anyone writes an article that promotes their product or service, the article needs to be published on the web so that it can actually by read people searching for it. These writers who don’t have time or don’t want to submit it themselves will hire people like you to do the job.

c) Exchanging content for cash to article directories. The primary goal of a directory is to keep their visitors up to date with informative and high quality articles. Therefore, some directory owners will pay you to keep submitting a constant flow of quality articles to them.

d) Post on your blog. You can charge people to post their article on your blog. Believe it or not, there’s thousands of people who want great exposure of their articles and will pay you to have their article on your blog.

e) Write reviews. The key to making money with this method is by writing positive reviews. Thousands of business owners will pay good money in exchange for an article that talks gold about their service or product.

If you stick to the above methods, you will find it more than easy to create an income with article marketing.

 

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Jimmy Torres utilizes articles to market The Cash Flow Club. To discover how you can make a substantial income by producing articles, visit The Cash Flow Club website. You are welcome to reprint this article – but get your own unique content version here.

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It is said by some people that article marketing doesn’t work any longer. This could be true if the articles you write aren’t worth reading but you expect them to be read anyway. Article marketing can be a very powerful strategy for promoting your site if you do it the right way. There are three mistakes in article marketing that a very common and they are discussed below.

1. Confusing the reason for writing articles with the reason for promoting your business with articles.

While a number of reasons exist for the promotion of your business using articles, there is just one reason to write those articles.

First lets talk about reasons for promoting your business with articles. Articles drive traffic to your website. They also position you as an expert in whatever field you are writing about. Now those are great and all but it should not be your focus for writing an article. Then why write articles?

Giving value to your readers is why you should be writing articles. Any other motives will stand out like a sore thumb. False motives will turn people away. If you write in this manner, it is best not to bother.

You need to provide value to your readers before they are going to trust you. Then in the resource box you let them know you have additional information on your website.

2. Using less than an article’s full potential.

Alright you wrote an article so what do you do next. Next you should make sure you have an attractive resource box. If you writing great articles but no one is visiting your website that’s not going to do much for you. Give your readers a reason to visit your site.

Using your keywords as hyperlinks in your resource box is a good technique that will increase your articles effectiveness. This will not only have the effect of getting visitors to your site from direct clicks on the links but will help the rank of your site in the search engines indirectly.

Then you submit your article to article to article directories. And then you’re done, right? WRONG.

This is where most people get it wrong. Then you must submit your article to individual web publishers. Most of the people visiting article directories are just people submitting their own articles. Individual web publishers will post your article on their websites or submit it to their lists were actual people will read your article.

3. Writing useless articles that help no one.

Your articles have to be of help to people or two things can happen. Your business can be negatively impacted by either of them.

First, no one will trust you after reading your article. If they even do finish reading it. Chances are they won’t. The likelihood is that they will click away first.

The second problem is that you will have trouble finding anyone willing to post your article on their website. Their reputations are important to them so they will not risk it by posting your article. They know putting a bad article on their site will lose them the trust of their visitors. They won’t give you many links for your article and that would be a waste of your time

Article marketing is far from being dead. It may take a little more time to do it correctly but you will benefit tremendously.

 

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About the author: Aaron Anderson manages his own successful online business. He offers tips on how to do it. Make sure you check this out if you are running an online business. You are welcome to reprint this article – but get your own unique content version here.

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