The Internet often seems so impersonal. Your readers are seeking someone who is real, so why not write as a real person in a conversational manner.

Have a think and try to choose a hot online topic. Look at articles from other magazines and newsgroups in your industry. A good web content provider should write about current subjects that you're pretty sure will interest people.

The title is important and should grab people’s attention otherwise they may never read rest of article. If they don’t read article, they won’t see your resource box. Therefore have a good think about title and live with it for a few days until you feel you cannot improve it.

For actual web content, around 500 words is a good rule of thumb. Try not to be too long winded. Most users will do a quick scroll to see how long article is before reading. If it's too long or too short you may lose them. People don't like to read for too long online so stick to point.

At end of article add your resource box info. You will receive best results if you can include a short message related to article you have just written.

If you have impressed readers with your expertise, there's a good chance they will want to learn more about you and what else you can offer them.

Just like with headline, you'll need to leave your article for a short while, and "sleep on it". Come back to it next day and edit it. Improve parts that you then feel could be made a little better. It's amazing what a short rest will do for creative process.

Once you're happy and cannot improve article any more, now it's time to submit to ezine publishers. Below I have provided a list of places that ezine publisher look to find articles of web content providers. If you can get your article published at these websites, getting into many ezines should be logical outcome.

http://www.web-source.net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/ http://amazines.com/ http://bpubs.com/ http://ezinearticles.com/ http://goarticles.com/ http://promotenewz.com/ http://www.articlecity.com/ http://www.certificate.net/ http://www.articlecity.com/ http://ideamarketers.com/

Remember, this process could get you huge targeted exposure, so it's well worth effort - and it costs you nothing but your time.

Best wishes for your future.

Stuart Elwell

Article by: Stuart Elwell, Webmaster for WebSmart-Marketing.com; http://www.websmart-marketing.com/home.html which provides sound advice and strategies for making money from Internet.

Research your target market and study your competitors in order to have a long-term, profitable home-based business.

Know what your customers want and give it to them. Keep an eye on your competitors, study their offer(s) and make sure you come up with a better deal than them.

4. It's their marketing strategy that brings success

Study each successful entrepreneur in your marketing field and you'll notice how they market online / offline.

Each of them have their own 'unique' marketing strategy but they use same basic principles.

Don't re-invent wheel. Use main marketing concepts that are proven to work but try to improve and adjust them to your own situation. Make them work for your home-based business. Make your offer better and unique than your competitiors if you want to WIN in this business, or simply quit (I know that's no what you really want!)

5. It's their investment that brings success

Smart entrepreneurs know that KEY is to work SMART, not hard. If you don't have required skills to develop a NEW marketing tactic for your home-based business why not hire a consultant who knows his stuff?

If you have 'enough' money why not invest in someone who can help you grow your home-based business and give me something to work at too?

What is more valuable to you, your time or your money?

A serious entrepreneur is ready to invest (both time and money). He knows that he will build a long-term successful business for him and one he loves (friends, family, children, etc.)

The final (or first?) STEP you need to take in order to succeed is to act (take ACTION!). Yes, put into practice what I have told you above (the 5 TIPS for Home-Based Business Entrepreneurs) and you'll succeed, no matter what. Trust me!