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...]

Hey Baby, What’s Your Keyword?

If you are a blogger, or internet marketer, or business owner with a website, you should know the answer to this question. Your keyword is what brings visitors to your site, what drives your traffic, what makes you money. In short, it's the most important piece of every post or article on your website. How do you know what your keyword is? A keyword is simply the word or phrase the your potential client or reader types into Google when he or she is looking for the information you have. If you were looking for you, what would you search for? That's your keyword. There is a lot more that can be … [Read more...]

High School English Revisited: The Outline

Remember when you had to write a report in English class, and you had to turn in your notes and outline? It probably looked something like this: Jane Austen: A History I. Childhood     1. Born December 16, 1775     2. Seven siblings     3. Father Rev. George Austen     4. Mother Cassandra II. Major Works     1. Sense and Sensibility         A. First novel         B. Bestseller C. And on and on... You may have thought it was the most boring and pointless exercise ever concocted. Next to calculating the angles of an isosceles triangle, anyway. But it … [Read more...]