Why Write Articles? Simply put - they will get you seen and get you traffic. The number one key to success is consistency. Your articles need to be written regularly, distributed widely and all point to one location with an enticing signature line. Where to Start There are many ways to write an article. perhaps the easiest and the best are the quick tips and numbers articles. Here are some examples - 5 Quick and Easy Way to Make Spring Bouquets
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10 Top Tips for Buying a Domain Name Write about what you know, make it human, natural and original and youll be off to a good start. There are some great articles about writing articles to be found on the internet, and some great products too. Ive reviewed a few myself and have a couple of firm favourites that have really helped me out. Sometimes with direct tips and at other times for some moral support to keep at it. Articles dont need to be long. In fact, theyre more likely to get picked up if theyre not. This is the age of information overload. Short (250-500 words), and sweet (easy to understand and clearly presented) articles are what people are looking for. Follow Me! Every article you write should have a good signature line. And it needs to contain 3 things: something about you, an irresistible invitation to your website, and a link to your website. Your sig. line is an invitation over to your web place. Come to my site for... what do you have to offer? Free advice? Articles? Product reviews? Free ebooks? These are all good things to invite people to take a look at. See my signature line below and youll get the idea, it follows the same 3 step formula - about me, my invitation to visit my site, and my link. Once youve written your article you need to submit it. Its easily done, simply set up a free account somewhere like http://www.ezinearticles.com and follow the steps to submit your article. From there it will get plenty of reads and may well get picked up for inclusion in some ezines too. The more you write, the more youll benefit. Where the Money Comes In So articles and a good signature line will direct free traffic to your website. But how do you earn money once people get there? I have 2 favourite ways, and here they are... 1. Google Adsense Google Adsense is the system that lets you display Pay Per Click (PPC) ads on your website. When visitors click on them, you earn somewhere between a couple of cents and a dollar every time, depending on the value of the ad they click. 2. Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing is a way of earning money by selling other peoples products. The place to go to find out more is Clickbank, the number one affiliate program. The product? ebooks. Clickbank authors usually pay between 20-60% to affiliates who induce a sale via a link to the product sales page. Find out more at: http://www.clickbank.com Happy writing... |
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