Is Your Content Provider a Parasitic Leach?

I have said many times what a fan I am of article marketing. I think it is the number one most efficient way to build links and drive traffic to your site. If you do it right. The other day I found two examples of article marketing gone wrong. Horribly, catastrophically wrong. Why Use Article Marketing The first purpose of article marketing is to position yourself as an expert in your field. That means posting useful, informative articles on directories, in newsletters, on blogs, and on other sites. Gradually, readers come to know your name. They know you produce good stuff. The more they … [Read more...]

Article Spinning Dos and Don’ts

Automatic article spinning can make a big mess. Photo by KB35.

I am a big fan of article marketing. I think it's the most efficient way to build quality inbound links to your site. It works to drive traffic and increase conversions, especially if you are linking to an opt-in page, and I have seen article marketing increase blog traffic by 10 times in a matter of days. But there is a dark side to article marketing, and it looks like this: Just as the name sounds, actuating copywriting 'persuades' a clairvoyant to access your website, analysis out your artefact and feel a 'need' for it. It is the abstruse of axis accustomed visitors to your armpit into … [Read more...]

Getting Started With Article Marketing

Article marketing, sometimes called bum marketing, can be one of the most useful (and least expensive) forms of internet marketing you can engage in. Submitting your original articles to directories across the Internet is a great way to get your name "out there" and to drive traffic to your website. How Article Marketing Works The basic idea of article marketing is to improve your site's visibility by riding the coattails of a more visible site. If your business is pizza, the likelihood of your new website being found in a Google search for pizza (146,000,000 results) is slim. You simply … [Read more...]