Think Outside of the Article Marketing Box

Are you still writing articles or having articles written and just submitting them to article directories? Are you going to ignore the real potential of article marketing? The method of writing articles and submitting them to article directories is outdated and isn’t enough to get you the most potential from your content.

Here is what Article Content Provider will do for you.

Article Submissions, Distribution and Promotion

1. Article distribution: We will submit your articles to GoArticles.com, ArticleBase.com, ArticleCity.com and thousands of other quality article directory sites. We can’t guarantee every publisher will reprint your article, but if even 200 or 300 publishers reprint your articles, then it’s worth more than the $10 per article we charge. If our article writers write the article for you, the charge for article submissions is just $5. Average Completion Time: 7-10 days.

2. Article Distributed as a Google Knol Page: Creating a Google Knol Page from your article at http://knol.google.com is one of the best methods of using your content to increase traffic to your website. With article directory submissions, you are not allowed to put links in the body of the article. In a Google Knol Page, we can use the proper anchor text to link key phrases to pages within your website. These are sometimes not included in your link popularity, but the Google Knol Pages rank well in the search engines attracting more visitors to the Knol page and to your website.  We also add the images you supply or use stock images if you prefer.

We will create Google Knol Pages for you using articles you already have or articles that we write for you. If we are using an article you already own, we charge $60 to create a Google Knol Page for you. If you want us to write an original article for you and create a Google Knol Page, the cost is only $90 total. Average Completion Time: 7 Days. (This includes the normal 500-700 word Knol Page with some images and calls to action links to wherever you want, including affiliate links. There is an additional charge for longer articles and/or longer Knol Pages, embedding video or audio, etc.)

3. Article submitted as a Squidoo Lens.

We create a Squidoo Lens for your article at http://www.squidoo.com. You can supply the images or we can use stock photos and images. As with a Google Knol Page, anchor text links within the Lens page are allowed. The cost for a basic Squidoo Lens is $60 if you supply the article and $90 if we write it for you and create the Squidoo Lens with it. Call us at 786-317-8774 to get started. Average Completion Time: 7 days. (This includes the normal 500-700 word article as a Squidoo Lens Page with some images and calls to action links to wherever you want, including affiliate links. There is an additional charge for longer articles and/or longer Squidoo Lens Pages, embedding video or audio, etc.)

4. Article Submissions to Forums.

Forums get crawled often by the search engine spiders. New content is indexed quickly. Many forums allow you to post articles that you own.

Example: Click here

We can help submit your articles to forums like that one and others that relate to your topic. The price depends on the number of articles, the number of forums to post them to and whether we are going to locate the forums and create the accounts for you or you will be doing that yourself. Completion Time: Varies by job.

5. Social Bookmarking Combined with Article Submissions.

Whether you have us submit your article to article directories, create Google Knol Pages or submit your articles to forums, following the article submissions up with social bookmarking means more people will read and redistribute your articles. They will share them with their friends who share them with their friends . . . you get the idea. Your article becomes viral if it is well-written, interesting and distributed the right way.

We bookmark your Knol page URL, web page URL, article directory page URL or forum URL where your article appears at 100 social bookmarking sites like Digg, Twitter, Delicious, Propeller and more for just $40 per article. If you want more than 100 social bookmarks for your article page we can give you a free quote for anything up to 600 social bookmarks. Average Completion Time: 3-7 Days. You get a links list to verify your bookmarks.

Click here for more information about our unique article submission services.

Can Automated Software Submit Your Articles?

I’m not a big fan of automated software. Sure, it has its uses. Autoresponders are nice to have. WordPress plugins are cool. But for article submissions, I’d rather do it myself.

I may use a service like iSnare, but generally not automated submission software. That’s because the submission software just doesn’t do as good a job as manual submitters. You are much better off submitting your articles yourself or paying someone to do it for you.

The reason why automated article submitters aren’t as good as manual submitters is because you end up losing a good number of your article submissions because many article directories reject those articles outright. Every directory has its own list of categories and if you submit to the wrong category then your article will be rejected. The article submitter won’t submit to the right category for you. Generally, the submitters use a one-size-fits-all submission process and many of them are geared toward submitting to Article Dashboard sites.

Since every article directory is different, submitting with automated submission software causes a lot of problems. You’ll get more mileage with an article submission service.

How Many Article Directories Should You Submit To?

Everyone does article marketing differently. Some people find one article directory they really like and submit only to that one. Others submit to all the article directories they can. Then there are a few that submit to a lot of article directories but don’t necessarily try to get in every one. Which way is the best way to perform article marketing?

I think it depends on your goals, but I personally think you should stay away from extremes. Just sticking with one article directory limits your exposure to users of that directory and not to users of other directories. No directory enjoys 100% of the market share in article publishing. By the same token, you could drive yourself crazy just researching all the article directories that are available. No need to do that.

Probably, for most article marketers, the best approach is to send out your articles to several article directories but to choose a few that you use as a means of tracking article distribution. Pick two, three, or 10 that you can focus on and submit directly to those article directories then mass submit your article through services like iSnare. That’s the approach that I like to use and one that I recommend for most business owners.

Does Your Article Content Belong To You Or Can You Control It?

One of the major concerns for many people getting into article marketing is whether or not they have control over their articles. If you submit your articles to article directories you should be prepared for some unauthorized use of your articles. It’s going to happen. You really can’t prevent it.

A lot of time can be spent looking for content thieves and people using your articles in ways in which you don’t approve. But should you be concerned?

The way it should work is like this: You submit your article to an article directory and a website owner or e-zine publisher uses it to present their readers with quality content. They use your author bio with links intact. But you’ll often see people using articles without activating the links in the author bio or by placing the articles on pages with Google AdSense. What should you do?

First, you should contact the site owner and ask them to remove your content if you don’t want it there, or you could ask them to activate your author bio links. If they refuse or you can’t contact the site owner for some reason then submit a spam report to Google. It takes a while, but Google will often remove content if it can be proven that webmasters are violating Google guidelines. This works if the site owner is using articles without authorization and using Google AdSense in ways not approved of.

Often, however, you might have to take the extra step of contacting the site owner’s hosting company and reporting them. Many hosts will not tolerate unauthorized SEO tactics because it hurts them and their other customers. Go to Whois.net and look up who owns the site and that person’s web host. But you can often spend too much time chasing people down and not getting any work done. You’ll have to ask yourself if it’s worth it in the end.

It’s Beer Thirty, Do You Know Where Your Articles Are?

Do you have a system for tracking your articles? You’d better because in today’s Internet marketing climate you can easily lose control. With spammers, scrapers, hackers, and other ne’er-do-wells lurking around every corner, you an easily lose track of your articles and forget where you’ve placed them. That’s why I recommend a system.

You can buy a fancy schmancy article tracking software for thousands of dollars or use the old trusty Excel spreadsheet that came with your laptop. I prefer the latter.

It’s real easy to track your articles. In the horizontal fields across the top of your spreadsheet, type in this information:

• Name of Article
• Where Published
• PageRank
• Date of Submission
• Approved Date
• Author Resource Box
• Number of Publishers

Some of these fields are self explanatory so I won’t discuss them here, but there are some that warrant an explanation. Here it is:

Where Published - This is not always an article directory, though it may be. If it is then list the directory. If you send your article through a submission service such as iSnare then list that service. Many times, however, you’ll submit an article directly to a publisher, either a blog or a website within your niche. Write the URL of that site down here in this field.

PageRank – The PageRank of the website where your article is published on the day that you publish it. PageRank is not as good a measure as it used to be, but it’s nice to know how your article progresses over time. If you submit to PR0 sites, and I recommend that you do, then knowing that one year later the site has progressed to a PR5 can be rather encouraging when your article is passing good link juice.

Author Resource Box – I recommend that you use more than one author resource box. In this field you’ll write the author resource box that you are using for this publisher on this date. Use a system that you understand and will remember for your author resource box organization. For instance, you might says version A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, or B3 where A represents the website and 1, 2, and 3 are the versions of your author resource box for that website. Use a system that works for you and that you’ll remember.

Number of Publishers – If you do submit your articles to article directories then you’ll want to check in from time to time and see how many times your article has been downloaded. This field will likely not be 100% accurate as some publishers will just copy and paste your article without using the directory’s script for the article. That’s OK; some publishers do it the right way. At least you’ll have an idea of how many publishers have used your article. I’d check on it every three months.

If you want to track the effectiveness of your articles then you need to know where they are at all times. An Excel spreadsheet can help you keep track of that.

Should You Submit Articles To Niche Directories?

Article marketing is a time consuming activity if you do it right. But there can be some big payoffs. Should you spend your time researching and submitting articles to niche directories?

Yes, I say you should. But understand that very few niches have that many article directories that specifically focus on their niche. You might find one or two article directories that serve your niche and if you do then you should submit every article you write to them. But don’t just focus on those directories. Also focus on high traffic general directories with authority.

The key to article marketing is to get your articles seen in as many places as possible. You are trying to do two things: Drive traffic to your website and build back links. Anything you can do to further each of these objectives is a positive. Niche directories are great for delivering targeted traffic, but the links are also highly relevant links if you article is picked up by a publisher. General directories, however, will usually see more traffic than niche directories so I wouldn’t discount them.

Learn more about article directory submissions here.

Does Google Have A Duplicate Content Penalty?

There is still some confusion about Google’s duplicate content penalty. The truth is there is no such penalty. Google’s policy states that it will index the first instance of specific content on the web, but not the same content at multiple websites. What that means is if you submit your article to 100 article directories then Google will pick one of those directories as the original content location and not index all 99 instances of the same article.

Google says it will index the first publication of the same content, but that isn’t exactly accurate either. If you submit your article to 100 directories on the same day at the same time through a mass submission process then Google may make a good faith effort to find the original, or first published, article but its robot will not be able to discern small time nuances in the submittal process. It is likely that Google will give favor to the article directories that it considers higher authority websites, but that’s just my opinion. Still, Google’s policy is to index one instance of a particular content and to discount all the others. That’s different than imposing a penalty.

Even then, if that article is held in 100 different directories, you stand a much better chance of having it picked up by other publishers than you do if you list it in only one directory. Plus, other search engines may list each article that it finds online regardless of whether or not it exists on a separate website so submitting your articles to multiple directories is always a wise choice.

AssistantForRealEstate – Article Marketer Extraordinaire

Kandra Hamric of AssistantForRealEstate has been an advocate of article marketing for a long time. Her article submissions package for real estate agents is a great service and one that we think is an absolute necessity for professionals in the real estate business. Article do several things for real estate marketers who seriously make an effort to use them:

• They positively affect your reputation
• Establish you as an authority in your field
• Drive traffic to your website
• Build links into your website, which translates into higher search engine rankings
• Gets you widely published and an acknowledged expert

Kandra knows what successful article marketers know: Article marketing is one of the most important ways to market your business online. AssistantForRealEstate can teach real estate agents how to market with articles.

Article Marketing Through Newsletters

Just like writing articles exclusively for websites that you admire, you can write exclusive content for newsletters too. In fact, there is no better way to advertise your business than through newsletters. E-mail marketing is still the No. 1 Internet marketing tool in the world. Why? Because almost everyone has e-mail by now. Even people who do not spend 10 hours online in any given week have an e-mail account, and they will sign up to receive by e-mail a newsletter that produces content within their area of interest.

If you have an interest in marketing your business through newsletters you should consider article marketing. Here’s how you do it:

• Write an article between 300-500 words (some newsletters will accept articles up to 700 words, but shorter is better)
• Optimize your article well for one keyword
• Find a newsletter that services your niche and send your article to the editor of that newsletter asking if he’ll publish it
• If rejected, target your article to another newsletter within your niche
• Keep sending out the article to one newsletter editor at a time until it is accepted for publication
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure that you give each newsletter editor ample time to make a decision; usually, 3-6 weeks is enough.

Article marketing is still one of the best ways to promote any business. Writing exclusive article content for a newsletter within your niche is a powerful way to market your business.

Article Marketing Mistakes You Don’t Want To Make

Here’s a great article on article marketing from an article marketing pro. You’ll do well to follow this advice.

7 Most Common Article Marketing Mistakes Made by New Marketers

By: Gen Wright

Although article marketing is one of the easiest traffic generation method to understand and implement, it can also be a total time waster if done incorrectly. That is because article directories will be rejecting the articles, and time that was spent writing and submitting the articles would have been wasted. Here are some of the most common mistakes that I have come across as a practictioner of article marketing.

One, the article title is too general. This is the first thing that the readers will see, and if they cannot determine if the article has exactly what they want to read, they will not click on the link and read the article. Besides, it is getting harder and harder to rank for general terms. So it’s definitely better to have something more specific in the article title. For example, instead of saying “Search engine optimization services”, choose something like “5 unique search engine optimization tips for new and advanced marketers.” The second title certainly sounds more appealing and communicates directly with new and advanced Internet marketers.

Second, the article title contains keywords that are too common. This is somewhat similar to the first mistake above, except that although the title has more specific details, it’s still too common. One such example is “Tips for Internet Marketing”. There is nothing wrong with such a title, except that these titles would have been chosen by several hundreds of article marketers already. And most article directories are setup to accept only unique article titles. So the article will most likely be rejected during submission.

Third, the article summary is too short. Some article marketers submit articles with summaries that are less than a hundred characters. A few established directories reject summaries that are less than a hundred characters. So it is a good idea to write at least three or four sentences for the article summary.

Fourth, the article summary is the first sentence of the article. This is the wrong thing to do as well. The summary should not be the first sentence of the article. Instead, it should capture the essence or the most interesting parts of the article to catch more eyeballs and entice the reader to finish reading the entire article.

Fifth, the article body contains too much self promotional material. Self promotional material means blatantly promoting the author’s own services, or including the URLs in the article body. For instance, the author writes about the features of his products and services without additional useful information. To avoid this mistake, try writing from a third party point of view. Write as if you are the reporter, and provide some useful information. Also avoid including URLs in the article body.

Sixth, more than two links are included in the article resource box. Most article marketers are not aware that a handful of established directories accept a maximum of two links only. So their articles will be declined outright. To get around this, rotate the resource boxes during submission, but all the time keeping the maximum number of links to two.

Seventh, the links do not contain anchor keywords. Part of the benefit of article marketing is that you will get better search engine rankings from your efforts. But if the wrong anchor texts are used in the links, your rankings will not improve. So instead of using a direct URL in your link, try to use texts that describe your products or services in the links.

If you can avoid the seven mistakes mentioned above, you will see tremendous success in your campaigns.

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