Another great way to accomplish this is to have what is known as an Article Exchange/Article Trading Center on your website. (Do you need a website-setup free?) email me at end of article, I can help you here!

This is where you would swap articles with other webmasters/article authors in order to benefit both parties. This is done much same way as exchanging links but with far more effective results ( in my opinion). There are many benefits to adding an article center to your site:

*Builds your reputation and online presence *Establishes you as a reliable online presence *Increases your circle of contacts and networking *Improves your search engine status *Provides readily available ezine content *Adds content to your website

When you find articles you are looking for, contact author (this will be you soon enough) and explain your offer. Let him/her know benefits of trading articles with you. Be selective in choosing articles. You want well written articles that contain helpful information and/or resources. (Hint here-see why YOU have to write?)

PUBLISH OR PERISH! Ever heard that before?

What you need to do is trade and write articles for and with quality, websites that compliment, not compete, with your website. Join some of article lists above to find type of article and research what you are looking for. You can also visit websites with article directories.

You will instantly be able to get your articles posted on popular websites in all corners of world. This will improve your link popularity and allow more opportunities for people to find your website.

Compiling a vast and varied Article Exchange/Trading Center will draw more visitors to your site as well as improve your ranks in search engines. Having your articles postedall over net will help build your reputation and increase your online success. Get started today on your new Article Exchange/ Trading Center!

Write-Be famous, be known! Have a huge Swipe File! (hint you do have a “swipe” file?)

Plus, ezine & website publishers are always searching these directories looking for new articles to use for their own newsletter or website and when they publish your work, they are required to include your resource box which can lead to thousands & thousands of dollars worth of exposure for your website and only thing it costs you is a little bit of time and perseverance.

At end of your article, create a resource box. Example: (This is a must or it kinda defeats purpose, right?) ===================================================== Copyright 2003 James Tyler James Tyler publishes News You Can Use! a fresh and informative newsletter dedicated to supporting people like YOU! If you’re looking for *best rated* home business opportunities, latest time saving tools and helpful support from an honest friend in business, come by and grab a F-R-E-E subscription today at: http://saveyourselftimeeffortandmoney.com Or via email: saveyourselftimeeffortandmoney@getresponse.com jamesptyler@comcast.net ======================================================

I recently did a survey of publishers with less than 200 subs, and ones with 10,000 plus. They all said same thing. I don't know how many people read my publication.

They did however offer ideas on how to get a handle on how many are really reading what you put out on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Some try offering free reports, or information, that always brings out quiet ones.

One publisher offered this explanation. "I sent out my latest ezine, and minutes later I had 12 new leads that I was certain had to come from ezine readers because of offer I was making". That only told him that 12 people read his offer. But how many readers don't respond to these types of offers, and how do you know THEY are reading newsletter?

The bottom line to this whole thing is that no one really and truly knows how many people read ezines and newsletters of world. I thought that Terri Seymour hit nail on head with this quote "I do not know of a way to track actual reading of an ezine, but I would love to find one".

I say all of publishers of world should just keep banging away on their keyboards and put out best damn publication they can. When you have no more subscribers, then scrap whole ezine newsletter idea.

This could be a very hard thing for publishers to do however, because how will they know if they have lost all of their subscribers, when nobody knows how many subscribers read their newsletters in first place.

Jim Schulte Editor I.M.J. Newsletter http://www.imjpads.com/mycustompage0013.htm

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