"7 Pillars To Writing Successful Articles"

Written by Rhys Nawodycz


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Are you writing articles?

"Here we go again" you mind says. You've heard it a hundred times before. Let me give you some incentive...

eMarketer Inc research reveals that not only are more sites charging for content — more consumers are paying for it.

The Internet, or Information Super-Highway, known for its limitless amounts of free content is evolving. Inrepparttar wake ofrepparttar 124987 dot.com bubble-burst andrepparttar 124988 downturn in online advertising, what was once free for consumers now comes with a pretty price tag.

- - - - - - - - - - - INTELLIGENCE Sources Report Online Content Buyers Will Spend $222.1 Million by 2006 - - - - - - - - - - -

Source: International Data Corporation

So can you see where I'm heading?

The demand for quality content is onrepparttar 124989 rise, and this gives yourepparttar 124990 perfect opportunity to gain a lot of exposure without paying a dime in advertisement.

Today I'm going to show yourepparttar 124991 7 Pillars to writing successful articles to promote your website or ezine.

So I'm sure you know, it's no easy task. Simply throwing a bunch of words together isn't going to get you very far.

So here's a blueprint for writing successful articles. Follow these 7 pillars and you're guaranteed to get more exposure with your articles.

- - - Pillar #1: Use a HOT Topic - - -

This one takes a little effort. I Know! I Know! It's crazy, who would of thought you'd have to put in any effort but I'm sorry, I haven’t yet found a way around it.

You'll need to do a little research. If you're already in repparttar 124992 know with your target market, then it should be no sweat. Research, Spy, Observe, Listen. Understand your market. What is always being talked about? What issues are hot? What do people want to learn?

Even visit a couple article directories and content sites, and check outrepparttar 124993 popular topics. Here's a couple to visit:

http://ezinearticles.com http://www.ideamarketers.com http://www.goarticles.com

To see a list ofrepparttar 124994 top 15 article directories, visit: http://www.webopoly.com op15.htm

- - - Pillar #2: Create a "Spell-Binding" Title - - -

Spell-Binding title? That's right.

Your article title is your headline. It's plain and simple. If your reading a magazine, you always readrepparttar 124995 heading and if it sparks your interest, you read on.

Just think ... what if I called this article:

"Writing Articles" "Tips For Article Writing" "This is how To Write An Article"

These don't pack much "punch", do they?

If your article title is crowded on a webpage with 120 others, what will makerepparttar 124996 reader choose yours?

5 Great Ways To Advertise Online For Free

Written by Matthew Bell


When people think about creating success onrepparttar Internet they immediately associate it with how much traffic their website is receiving.

Traffic is a pretty good indication of how well you are doing online because without visitors, how can you sell anything?

The problem is to get more traffic to your site you're going to have to advertise your online presence which will cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars without any guarantees of how effective that advertising is going to be.

The beauty ofrepparttar 124986 Internet is that it was designed to be free, so this means there are an incredible number of opportunities for you to "advertise" your business online...for FREE!

With that, I'm going to go over some ofrepparttar 124987 best ways you can advertise online for free.

Email Signature files:

This is such a simple and easy way to promote your business. Yet, I find it amazing how few people use their 'Sig file' to promote themselves. Every e-mail you send out should be accompanied by a four to six line "advertisement" for your business.

To getrepparttar 124988 maximum response from your 'Sig file' you should offer some incentive to visit your site. If you offer a free report or ebook you are more likely to generate interest and click thru's than if you simply ask them to come to your site.

Another good use of your 'Sig file' is to promote your newsletter or e-zine. Let people know that they can "Get an informative monthly newsletter by visiting www.yoursite.com and signing up now!"

Even though email signatures are extremely basic, and even though it will not single-handedly create your online success, it won't hurt. So, start including a 'Sig file' atrepparttar 124989 end of all your emails.

Tell-A-friend:

Using a "Tell-A-Friend" feature on your site is a great way to get qualified traffic. Because it is a personal referral from one of your visitors it is very powerful. If they didn't think your content was useful they wouldn't recommend your site.

Anybody who is referred to your site by a friend is less skeptical and more likely to buy. That'srepparttar 124990 visitor you want, right!

One more little trick to get people to refer your website to their friends is to offer an incentive. Similar to how you got people to click through from your 'Sig file'. Are you starting to notice a pattern here? If you want people to do what you want (click thru's, refer a friend, or buy your product) you have to give them a reason, an incentive, a BRIBE!

It's completely ethical; you're just giving your prospect a little push inrepparttar 124991 right direction ;-). It's difficult to get people to do what you want on their own accord so you have to answer "what's in it for me?"

To get four resources that will help you quickly and easily implement your "Tell-A-Friend" campaign send an email to: mailto:tellafriend@internet-marketing-results.com.

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