So, why don't more people use article submissions to gain traffic? After all, if you hit right chord with readers, you'll find most of them making a bee-line for your site. One of main reasons is probably because we think that we are not good writers. But, therein lies beauty of 'Net - we do not have to write literary prose - we are supposed to write at third-grade level. The Internet has its own language and vocabulary, and it does not matter if we write as we talk. As long as our message gets across to reader, it really doesn't matter if our grammar goes astray from time to time.

Another problem is that people do not know what to write about, or think that have no expertise. But, everybody is an expert in something, right. And, if you're looking for inspiration, then take a look around you. Have you received any interesting emails today? Did you visit any good web sites? have you read any articles that you totally disagree with? You have? Then, write about it!

Writing articles and getting them published means is that you are bringing visitors to your site based on your skills and knowledge, not graphic skills of your banner designer. And what can be better than receiving an ezine in you mail that contains an article YOU have written?

So, start compiling a list of publications that you can submit your articles to, start writing articles about topics you have experience with, and start submitting. It is absolute cheapest way to get qualified traffic to your site.

As part of our marketing strategy to INCREASE TRAFFIC, I do a lot of submitting articles on self development and writing to e-zines (extracts from my books) and this has been main focus of our marketing strategy. We've found submitting my various articles (with a resource box at bottom of each article) to ezines and publishers who bring publishers and writers together, has made a big difference in getting our sites noticed - in terms of both "hits" and SALES. It's FREE ADVERTISING AT ITS MOST EFFECTIVE.

Living in a small isolated " city" of 30000 people near bottom of world with , made us realise tremendous benefits of distributing useful information around world at minimal cost via www. I truly believe e-commerce is way of future (especially for geographically isolated, like us). Also I started this one man business with NO capital (just one or two "very clever" friends with technical expertise) in most economically deprived region of "little old New Zealand". This has now developed to 3 people working (and having heaps of fun) in "Sleepy Hollow", together with an American associate. I believe an idea, a big helping of enthusiasm, together with a great deal of time and effort in implementing it, belief, faith in yourself and persistence (not necessarily in that order) is key to internet marketing success.

Having little capital can be a blessing in your internet marketing efforts, as it makes us resourceful through relying our initiave.

A final word to sum up...

Do basics, then "hang in there, mate" (as good Kiwis, New Zealanders say) and results will surely come.

Hope this helps and all best in your internet marketing strategy

Craig Lock

About author:

Craig Lock is an author of numerous books and creator of ORIGINAL online creative writing course. He has been writing for past "lucky" seven years. Craig has had five books published on various subjects with another 12 manuscripts being published and market- ed on internet. He started "ORIGINAL" (and still highly successful) online creative writing course.

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