Gain Loads of Traffic with Article Marketing

December 23rd, 2009 by Brendan Wilson

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.

Lets say for example your website caters for the following keywords and phrases:

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You should write articles based around these keywords and phrases mentioning these keywords usually in every other paragraph, try not to cover too many keywords or phrases with the one article as it is unlikely that they can rate well with more than 1 or 2. Don’t make the mistake of submitting junk articles unrelated to your website or product. Your articles need to be relevant and compelling enough that readers get to the end and follow the links at the end. They also need to solve a problem the reader has and give relevant advice and tips. This allows you to connect with the reader and take in what you are saying and subsequently make them more likely to take up your recommendations.

Your articles can vary in length but aim for 350 to 650 words. Make certain to read the submission guidelines for the site in question as they vary considerably from one directory to another. They may have a minimum and maximum number of words allowed for example. At the bottom of each article you will have a Resource Box or Author Signature where you have the chance to add a few lines about yourself. Use this space wisely to sell yourself by offering more information and advice via a link to your website. Someone reads your article, likes the information and wants to know more. They click on the link to your website so they can find more interesting, relevant information. You have an extra visitor to your site. If you want this method of marketing to be as effective as possible then we would suggest submitting 5 to 10 articles per week, relating to as many of your keywords as possible.

Aim to write compelling and informative articles that grab your readers attention. Invariably these types of articles will help you to grow your traffic to your website. Although it is unlikely that your first article will deliver you instant riches, as part of a consistent and regular article campaign it will deliver you traffic over time. The bonus with article marketing is that with the increase in backlinks and page rank, which will no doubt take some time, you will also see an increase in so called “organic” search engine traffic. This is one of the positive side effects that happens with article marketing.

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

Initially it is probably best to stick with using the top 10-20 article directories as these will deliver the most number of targeted visitors. Because they are listed higher in the search engine rankings it is far more likely that their results will also appear higher for a specific keyword or phrase. Google and other search engines will invariably place a higher weight on articles that appear to higher ranking websites. That is simply part of how the latest search engine technology works.

For Quality PLR articles delivered to your inbox visit Brendan’s Quality Free PLR Niche Articles website. You can then submit your websites to our Article Directory.

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