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Article Writers That Know How to Write Content That Closes Sales

Do your article writers know how to close sales? That is a very important question. Most content and article writers will tell you they know how to optimize the content for your keywords. That’s all fine, but what good does it do you to rank well in the search engines if you aren’t closing sales?

When hiring an article writer, you should be looking for more than just someone who can structure some paragraphs and sentences with your keywords included. Again, ranking well is only part of what a good article writer or content writer does.

A good article writer or content writer knows how to get the reader to do something, an action, whether that is to call you, fill out a form or sign up for a membership. They need to know how to be convincing and how to write content that is interesting to the reader.

But, to repeat myself; The most important thing to consider when hiring article writers or content writers is whether or not they know how to sell.

If your web page did not rank well in the search engines, but it closed sales really well, you could always get more traffic through PPC or other sources and still make money.

If your content cannot close sales, then it doesn’t matter how well it ranks in the search engines.

Get the idea? Hire article writers and website content writers who know how to sell. Don’t settle for keyword-stuffed garbage that won’t make you any money.

Template Monster and So-Called Security Measures

We get very busy. I found a template on Template Monster that I liked for something I was building for a client, so I paid for it. They sent me a receipt for my purchase. I downloaded my new template. Easy, right?

Sure it is. Then I went to unzip the files and it asks me for a Template Monster password. It goes on to explain that the password was sent by email in my Template Monster receipt. So now I have to find the Template Monster receipt, find the Template Monster password, before I can open the Template Monster files, etc. Still sound simple?

It might, if I had been ready to use the Template Monster template right away as if it had an expiration date or something. I backed up a lot of files before I formatted my computer the last time. The Template Monster receipt wasn’t one of them.

Had I known that I can only open the Template Monster file I paid for if I kept the Template Monster receipt and used a Template Monster password, all would be fine I suppose.

I can understand assigning me a temporary Template Monster password to where I can download my Template Monster template, and that should expire in a short amount of time. But, once I’ve paid for it and downloaded it to MY computer, I shouild be able to open them anytime I want, with or without a copy of the receipt.

This is the dumbest system I’ve ever seen. No more will I be a customer of Template Monster. Template Monster’s security is obviously much more important than usability by the customers they hope to make money from.

What a waste of $64. It isn’t worth $64 for me to go through whatever hassle it would be to contact Template Monster and ask them to find my Template Monster transaction and recover my Template Monster password so I can open the Template Monster template that I paid Template Monster for.

Article Special – Original Content – 500-600 Words – $20 thru April 30, 2011

Article Content Provider is offering articles for just $20 each in the month of April. Our article writers provide you with interesting and unique articles on your choice of topic and optimize them for your keywords.

Our office is located 3 blocks from the University of Texas and that is where I hire my writers.

Normal Price: Articles of 500-600 words are $30 each. Orders for 10 or more are $25 each. 50 articles or more are $20 each.

1. 100% original text. We check all articles through Copyscape.com before we send them to you.

2. You own all Copyrights to the Articles we write for you. Under Copyright law it is a work for hire.

3. Your name goes on the byline and it is your links go into the resource box or author bio section.

4. We do not use software to generate text. No spinning. Our Article Writers are live human beings.

5. We do not reuse, resell or spin any articles we write for you.

6. Basic Articles are 500-600 words in length, but we can write articles of any length you request.

7. American English is what we use to write your articles unless you specify otherwise.

8. Articles are optimized for your keywords and phrases without appearing as keyword spam.

9. Articles can be delivered in .pdf or html Format for $5 more.

10. No job is too large or too small for us. We can produce hundreds of articles for you or just one.

I’d be happy to talk with you on the phone if you have any questions. My number is 512-322-9566. I’m attaching an article order form to alloow you to give me the details. That form is what the writers use to guide them while writing your articles.

Note; The articles are done when you say they are done. In other words, is you receive an article that isn’t what you really wanted, don’t just think it’s bad content or money wasted. take out your red pen and tell us why the article is not acceptable and the writer will correct and re-edit the article. Once we have worked together a few times, they will be more familiar with the exact style you need.

Last Note – Terms: This offer is good for a one-time order only. Future articles will be at full-price or at the bulk prices on large orders. It expires midnight, April 30th, 2011. All payments are in advance. 

Audio Articles

What the heck is an audio article you might ask and I’m glad you did. Curved Marketing, inc., in association with Article Content Provider.com is now offering professional audio articles.

Are you a multi-tasker? Many people are. There are a lot of high-quality articles that I would love to read, but my busy schedule stops me from doing so. I can’t stop and read an article online, I need to be working in other tabs or answering emails or writing content.

If there was a button I could push and hear the article, then I could listen while doing other things. That’s where audio articles come in handy.

1. Either we write the article for you ($30 fee), or you supply us with content you have already written.

2. We create a professional voiceover recording of the article. This can be a summary or the entire text.

3. We supply you with the mp3 so you can embed it into your website or blog.

The cost: $30 per minute of finished recording, after editing. So if you want a one-minute recording, it only runs you $60. if you are a good reader, time yourself as you read your article and you’ll get an idea of the cost for creating an audio article.

Call 512-322-9566 for more information about audio articles.

Keyword Rich Domains Have Been Slated For a Rough Google Ride

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In light of recent Google algorithm updates, website managers are running around trying to figure out how they can recover the major losses of website traffic and high-volume of Google rankings that have literally disappeared overnight.

In January of 2011, Google made a minor update to its algorithm that was intended to reduce the presence of scraper websites in the Google SERPs.

Then the big ball fell on February 24th, 2011, when Google rolled out the Panda-Farmer Update. That was when some of the largest sites on the Internet practically vanished from Google’s SERPs in one mighty swoop.

EzineArticles took a 90% hit in the value of its Google rankings.

ArticlesBase took a 94% hit against its Google rankings.

AllBusiness.com had 88% of its Google rankings drop by at least 30 places as well.

The article marketing world is in panic. With the delisting of so many article directories in Google, what in the world are we going to do now?

LOL

The reality is that many article directories have increased their traffic from Google since the Panda-Farmer Algorithm Update, including this one (Article Content Provider), Articles 4 Reprint and others, some by as much as 100%.

But wait, the sky was supposed to have fallen for article marketing, with the Panda-Farmer Update.

What is up with that?

Ah, so there is an anomaly in the data…

What is up with that?

The reality of the situation is that I currently have theories that could potentially explain how this algorithm change was actually implemented, but we are less than a month out from the actual update.

See, that is the thing when you are trying to deduce what happened in an algorithm change.

You have to look for the similarities and the anomalies, and you must understand them in context with each other, before you can make an honest assessment of what changed, why it changed, and how to take advantage of the new realities in search engine marketing.

I have been building my data set of similarities and anomalies to make a realistic assessment of the findings. But, I would still need to test out the theories to put it on the line.

In my original assessment, a few days after the algorithm update, I posted an initial theory here. I still believe that there is some truth in that post, but this initial analysis is only a part of the equation.

The bigger picture needs some more research.

Nevertheless, the Panda-Farmer update was just a teaser for the evolution of the Google algorithm.

The next big thing on the horizon will be the devaluing of Keyword Rich Domains, as described here.

Sites like Buy Here, Pay Here in Tampa at: http://www.buyherepayhereintampa.com may feel the pinch in the Keyword Rich Domain Algorithm Update.

Unless…

Unless the sites like that do some serious link building.

Why would that help, you ask?

Well right now, keyword rich domain names are the holy grail of SEO. Google has been giving sites of that nature an extra bump in its algorithms, but that is about to change.

According to recent announcements from Google and Matt Cutts, the announcement of an upcoming algorithm change is usually fairly quick.

The January announcement was followed by action one week after its announcement.

The Panda-Farmer update was rolled out one month after its “pending” announcement.

So I am anticipating a hit on Keyword Rich Domain Names any day now.

Previously, keyword domain names were given an extra boost by Google. But that boost will soon be eliminated.

As a result, Keyword Rich Domain Names are going to have to compete with other sites in the niche on equal footing.

And how do ordinary websites compete in Google?

Link Building — number of links and value of links.

So the time has come…

If you have a Keyword Rich Domain Name, it is time to quit relying on your domain name by itself to drive your rankings in Google. It is time to compete for rankings in Google, the same as everyone else does.

The writing is on the wall.

You know what to do.

Will you do it?

LOL

Bill Platt is the author of the 28-page article writing guide, “How To Write Articles Fast In 20 Minutes or Less Without Sacrificing Quality“. Get your copy here: http://thephantomwriters.com/article-writing-guide/

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