Article Directories Ranking Comparison Chart

I am often asked, “Which article directories should I be posting my articles to?” And this can be a tough question to answer. There are hundreds of article directories available, so how do you choose?
There are several points you need to consider when choosing directories:

Does my target market use it?
Do those who serve my target [...]

Article Marketing Tips: What Is Anchor Text and Why Should I Use It?

When you are reading something online and you see that a phrase within a sentence or paragraph is a live link, the link text is what is called anchor text. This is because it acts as an anchor to the link. Here is an example:

If you are a blogger, then you should be using article [...]

Article Marketing Tips: How Often To Submit to Directories?

One question I see asked often about article marketing is, “How often should I be submitting articles?”
There is no hard and fast answer. It really depends on how prolific you can be, how many articles you are submitting at one time, and what you are using article marketing to accomplish.
I know people who submit articles [...]

What’s Your Biggest Question About Virtual Assistants?

Next month, September 2009, I will focus on the topic of Virtual Assistants. Do you have a burning question about this topic that you’d like to see answered on this blog? Then send me this question about Virtual Assistants using the survey form at the link below and you just may get your answer posted [...]

Article Marketing: 3 Ways to Find Inspiration

There truly is nothing new under the sun, and this is especially so in article marketing. So why not jump start your process with a little help from those who have blazed the trail before you? Here are a few ways to find inspiration for your articles.
Keyword Phrase Research
I talked a little bit about this [...]

Article Marketing Strategies

Challenge Yourself with an Article Marketing Marathon

This week’s posts have been about writing swiftly. But to do this well takes practice. Here are three ways that you can push yourself to write more quickly.
Work Against the Clock
Set a timer and give yourself 10 to 15 minutes to write. You can use a kitchen timer, a timer on your computer, even the [...]

Proof Article Marketing Works

An Action Plan for Efficient Article Marketing Writing

As I mentioned in my last post, the pre-writing is the time-consuming part of “writing” an article for your article marketing. But that can be managed, as well. Here is a simple action plan that will help you swiftly create articles that grab attention and generate traffic.
Step One: Choose Your Topic and Select Winning [...]

Article Marketing: How to Write 5 Good Articles in an Hour

Yes, you read that right … you can write five good articles (or more) in an hour. But to do so, you’ll have to release some of your limiting beliefs about writing.
Limiting Belief 1: Your writing must live up to journalistic standards and/or be something your grammar teacher would be proud of.
The first rule of [...]