Writing articles for
Internet is one of best ways to promote your practice or products and it doesn't cost a thing!HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?
The most popular articles are "how to" articles, but you can also think "topical." People who produce websites and ezines are always looking for articles relating to Valentine's Day, for instance, or tax time, or spring! If my dentist can put out a brochure promoting teeth cleaning for a Christmas present, and also as a "back-to-school special," I bet you can think of something!
Then you need to research web sites where you can submit your articles. You won't get paid for writing, but people who use your articles have to keep byline intact, and this is where you can tell about what it is you have to offer.
You can start with this site, www.digital-women.com. Another site is www.ideamarketers.com, where articles on all sorts of topics are welcome -- self help, empowerment, web design, Internet marketing, management, family, holidays, Christian themes, inspirational ... you name it. www.makingprofit.com is a site that welcomes articles about making money!
You can search for other article submission sites on Internet.
Some of these sites allow, or require, some html coding. Don't despair! There's a primer here that will show you what you need to know: http://www.web-source.net/html_codes_explorer1. htm.
The second type of submission you need to know about is yahoogroups. These require you submit via email and in a special format. They want number of characters across each line to be 65, including spaces, and to know what word count is. This is to make it easy for webmasters to format your article.
