You need to JUMP OUT at them!

- - - Pillar #3: Strike a Light with your First Paragraph - - -

Once you've enticed your reader to read your article (via a great title), you need to keep them reading.

The first paragraph of your article is critical. If it's lifeless breath of uninteresting words readers usually just bail out.

Use short paragraphs, powerful words and keep an upbeat tempo with a simple outline to follow.

Tip: Start With Latest News, it always works :-)

- - - Pillar #4: The Sub-Headings - - -

As I was just saying, using short paragraphs and sentences keep an upbeat tempo, and using Subheadings allow a clear outline for readers to follow to keep up interest.

Sub-headings better organise our thoughts. They make things easier.

- - - Pillar #5: Your Time to Shine with a Resource Box - - -

The reader has just read your great article, and now what? Are you going to just leave them hanging?

Hell No, a resource box will appear at end of your article for reader to see.

It's next step if they like what you've shown them.

Make your resource box compelling. Make reader jump over to your website, join your ezine, claim their free gift -- Unleash Your Creativity!

- - - Pillar #6: Poofread ;-) - - -

Typos and bad grammar are not a good look. Just like my subheading above.

If you're not that crash hot at English, hire someone. It can save damaging your reputation.

- - - Pillar #7: Promote, promote and umm.... promote - - -

Let's look at reality. Without Pillar #7, 1-6 are a waste of time. Other wise no one reads your article.

You've got to promote it!

How can you promote your article?

There are hundreds of article directories, fr^e content sites and article announcement lists out there. And best part is ... 96% of them are FR^E!

The Top 15 article and ezine directories can be found at: http://www.webopoly.com op15.htm

Develop a list of ezines in your target market. Then e-mail each ezine publisher a copy of your latest article.

Wouldn't you like to get your next article picked up by an ezine with 53,000 subscribers?

Now get into it, and get writing!

© 2003 Rhys Nawodycz

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About Author: Rhys Nawodycz, a silent marketer that incorporates Unheard of Marketing concepts and tactics with Proven and Practised "e-telligence" as he calls it.

Unleash his latest eCourse Fr^e, when you expand your Marketing Creativity in his FR^E Bi-weekly newsletter: Visit: http://www.webopoly.com or send a blank message to rhys1-31311@autocontactor.com

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Search Engines:

If you've used Internet at all you know that search engines are most common way people find websites. Having a high ranking in a search engine can be priceless... and drive a ton of traffic to your site. The best part...many search engines are still free. If you haven't submitted your site to all major search engines you won't be getting all traffic you deserve!

With that said, just submitting to search engines often won't help you as much as you'd like. Being indexed in search engines is first step but if you really want to explode your traffic you are going to have to get ranked HIGH, preferable in top ten!

For more information on how to succeed with search engines send an email to: mailto:setools@internet-marketing-results.com.

Free Classifieds:

This is another cheap and easy way to get qualified traffic to visit your site. If you think about it, who is more qualified than someone who is willing to search through online classifieds for a specific product or service? When they run across a website, that will meet their needs, they're already primed and ready to buy.

Let me make a few things perfectly clear. You will not make your fortune online using free classified ads. But you will gain visitors by using them. There is absolutely no such thing as 'bad traffic'. Any visitor you get to your site is another chance to convert them into a paying customer.

Discussion lists:

This is a way of promotion that is not as popular or as useful as it use to be. Discussion lists are places where people go to discuss a specific topic. There are literally tens of thousands of these discussion lists ranging from car racing to square dancing.

Discussion lists have fallen out of favor because most people now use them only to advertise their products or services. They no longer engage in actual discussions about topic. There are still some discussion lists that are closely monitored and are still relevant.

The one advertising method that is still acceptable in discussion lists is advertising in your 'Sig file'. I would encourage you to make a meaningful contribution to group discussion and at end of all your messages include your 'Sig file' that has an incentive to visit your site. This way you can establish your self as an expert in your field and still entice people to visit your site with out offending people with blatant advertising (also considered SPAM).

You can check out www.usenet.com and search for discussion lists related to your interests.

To find 5 more powerful techniques to advertise your online business for free send an email to: mailto:adsforfree@interenet-marketing-results.com.