By Randy Wood

Article marketing is one of the primary marketing tactics alive today. The best part about marketing with articles is that it is easy to do and it is very effective done properly.

That is what I want to talk about, Article Marketing done properly…

I own and operate Article Bay Home, a word press blog article directory. I also use article marketing to promote myself online.

As I see people submit articles throughout the web, whether they are in directories, social networking sites, or where ever, I am seeing a trend that is causing a lot of peoples efforts to be wasted. If we are going to spend our valuable time developing strategies and writing articles, we want to get the most value out of our time and effort.

Make your marketing campaign successful by being aware of some of the most common mistakes made. Don’t do this.

Unedited PLR Articles

While there is absolutely nothing wrong with PLR Articles, submitting them without editing them is not good practice. Many people will submit a plr article just as they received it. The problem you will run into is article directories, in most cases, do not allow duplicate content. You risk your submission being deleted, or your membership banned. Is it worth it? No… Edit your article and put it in your own words. After all, you are the professional.

Too Many Too Fast

Slow down! Be patient. Stop writing an article and then submitting it to numerous directories at once. So many people do this and they shouldn’t. Doing this so quickly will cause a spike in your back links. This spike can be seen by the spiders as they pass through the web and they can mark these back links as questionable. All back links don’t come from just directories any way, they will also come from those looking for good content for their websites. Webmasters search for good content. So take it slow and easy and let the webmasters help build your back links for you.

Automated Duplicate Content Software

Duplicate content software is great to use, however, automatic software can leave your article making no sense and unprofessional. You are a professional and you want your information displayed in a legible and professional manner. Go ahead and use automated duplicate content software spinners as much as you like, just do yourself a favor and go back and insure the quality of your content. Spelling and grammar go a long way. The best way to do this is to do it yourself.

Duplicate Content Same Site

Don’t submit the same article to the same directory or social network. Need I say more?

Affiliate Links – Spam

Article directories and its readers do not want to be spammed! Do not submit an advertisement as an article. Advertisements have there own place. Article Directories are just that, a place to submit stories, news, educational information, reviews and more. Submitting this information loaded with affiliate links is against most directories policies. Doing so can get you banned from submitting your information. You can also create a bad name for yourself to your peers. Don’t take that chance.

Poor Grammar and Spelling

If you are submitting articles, even just one, that makes you an author. Your article submissions go a long way in not only bringing traffic to your websites and publications, but also as branding your name with authority. Insuring that your work is well written and clean with correct grammar and spelling enhances your readers desire to continue with you. A poor grammatically written article can surely detour your readers and detour webmasters from using your articles as content reducing back links for you. Be a professional, write with authority.

Poor Content

In writing an article, if is important that you use content that is informative to your readers. Your readers will be reading your articles for multiple reasons. They may be looking for information to learn from. They may just enjoy reading about certain things or they may be looking for quality content to use on their own websites. It really doesn’t matter why your readers are reading your content, if you do not know what you are talking about, or your work is poorly put together, you may loose some or all of your readers. That would be devastating. Know what you want to say, research it to know it and display and portray it well. You will have readers that come back for more!

Randy Wood
www.articlecontentking.com

Randy Wood is an online marketer providing Tips, Tools and Training in various methods of marketing and self promotion. Visit Randy Wood at JRandall’sWeb.Com. Randy Wood is also passionate about Diabetes, as having been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes himself. He promotes Diabetes-And-Me to help others be informed about life with diabetes and have a place to interact with others.

Categories: Article Marketing, Article Writing, Copywriting, Ezine Marketing, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Networking, Writing, Writing & Speaking.

Tags: Article, article bay home, back link, content, jrandalls web, Marketing, marketing campaign, Randy Wood, tips, tools, training, website, Writing.

Permanent link: Article Marketing – Don't Do This (Write a comment).
Read more: Article Bay Home - Expert Articles.

How to make professional-looking booklets right at home

Making booklets at home can be fun and also profitable. I started making booklets to
help the Sunday school kids take home something fun to do and read during the week.

Otherwise usually they forget what the were taught and we have to start all over again the next Sunday.

It took me three or four tries to finally get it right but it was worth the effort. I turned all my favorite e-books into booklets and also became a self-published author by making a booklet out of the manual I had written .

What you need -

A small table
A printer
Desktop computer with word processing software
Card stock paper for the cover
A4 paper(a whole bundleof 50 or more) for the inside pages
A long armed stapler
Paper cutter
Internet connection

First go online and download fineprint software (www.fineprint.com). You can use the options in the print options of Microsoft word too but I like fineprint better.The free version lets you print out booklets but puts 'printed using fineprint' at the bottom. It is sufficient for me and I do not mind the text about fine print at the bottom but if you are thinking of selling your booklets get the paid version.

Read More -> How to make booklets at home

Categories: Article Writing, Book Marketing, Copywriting, Public Speaking, Writing, Writing & Speaking.

Permanent link: How to make professional-looking booklets right at home (Write a comment).
Read more: Article Directory Blog.

ShareThis

The longest part of writing any article is the research. Many good article marketers spend hours researching what to write about and what keywords to target. They feel that this is what makes a good article.

But is it really?

I believe that anyone is capable of writing a high quality article, even without dong any real research. That includes dyslexic, D-average English students like me. (Yes, I have my work edited and spell check has become a very good friend.)

When I'm interested in a topic, I can write about it for hours AND make it interesting. I am interested in article marketing and learning how to get the most out of my articles, so I can teach the authors of at this site how to do the same.

So what makes a good article? Is it the time and research you put into your subject? Or is it writing about something that interests you?

It's my opinion that writing something from your heart is a better option. Your readers can «feel» your energy and enthusiasm through your writing. Not to say that you can't gain that interest in the subject through your research, but having passion is certainly going to help.

The professional article marketer takes his time researching what to write about and what keywords he wants to target. To him (or her) it's not just research, it's what he loves to do. He already knows what to write about and what other sites in his market will link to, because he has a finger on the pulse of the market!

Is an article good based on how you market it? Possibly!

How good of an article marketer are you?

I'd love to hear your opinion. Please add your comment below.

Related posts:
Why Is Article Marketing So Popular?
Why Is Article Marketing So Popular?
The 8 Most Effective Methods Of Promoting Your Articles
Why Use Adsense For Your Content Sites and Publications

Categories: Article Marketing.

Permanent link: What Makes A Good Article? (Write a comment).
Read more: Article Directory Blog.

ShareThis

Content is everything if you are making a presence on the internet. Your most important content is your written word. Your written word tells who you are and what you are about. It is necessary in portraying you to your audience.

You will use your written word on your web sites, in your newsletters, in the articles you write and post, and not only on your sites, but on others as well. As you submit to ezines and article directories, blogs and other written word related publications, remember 1 thing - You are promoting yourself above all. keep it professional and keep it real.

You can have other professionals write for you, yet, they are not you. You can professionally do it yourself by following the steps below.

1. Your opening is going to tell the purpose of your article. What are you conveying? What do you want your audience to think about, to learn or to perceive? Why are you writing this article? Are you telling a story? If so, break it down into small bits and provide your story. Are you addressing a problem that you can solve? explain how your article will solve the issue and then break it down into pieces.

2. Draft your article first. When you first start out, you want to really do the research, and know your stuff, so you can present your article accurately. Once your points are outlined, you can then fill in the content with your written word. You will find that your article will flow if you write in this style.

3. Remember, you are talking to other people. These people are all different. Keep you writing self explanatory and keep it simple.

4. Keep your paragraphs short. People tend to keep a better attention span when they are reading small blocks of content rather than large blocks. You want to keep your audiences attention.

5. Give of yourself in your article. Tell your audience all in your article writing. Yes, the more you give in your article, the more your audience will want. it's called creating demand. It's called setting yourself up as the expert.

6. Be personal in your articles, give examples, personal and non personal. Like, I used to be scared to death of writing anything. That is true. Then someone showed me how to do it. Now I am not so scared any more. The same could be with you. There is nothing to be scared of and you definitely have something to give. Just reach inside and bring it out. See step 2.

7. Promote your articles benefits. What is this article going to do for someone else? That someone else is your audience. Let them know how you can help.

8. Resources are another thing you can give away in your writing efforts, and should. Show your audience where to go. You may send them to your web sites or others people web sites. Don't worry about giving away your audience. if they like you they will come back. Give them what they need and you are helping them.

9. Lay your article out with your most important content in the beginning. Then you can summarize in the closing.

It doesn't matter if you are a beginner of an experienced writer, if you follow these simple guidelines, you will have the ability to create effective and useful content for your audience. In essence, you will be helping your audience. Writing articles and submitting articles to various pages on the internet could be the difference between your success or lack of it. Write Articles and write them often.

To you success,
Randy Wood

Write your articles and submit them with us.  Promote yourself as the expert.  You can submit your articles here:  Article Bay Home, Money Pumps.Net, Article-Content-King