Tips to Promoting Your Articles
Here are some tips on how to promote your articles: Articles Directories The most common source for promoting your articles is through article directories.
Many of these directories have a Google PR 5 or higher.
They are scanned by search engines robots constantly.
Below are a few to get you started: Ezine Articles Go Articles iSnare (Buy credits to maximize submissions - 40,000 directories) Article City Articles Area Article Hub Produce Multiple Versions Of Article With the search engines becoming better at detecting duplicate content, it may become useless to submit the same article to different directories.
Also many articles directories check to make sure the article you submitted has not already been submitted or else your article will be rejected.
Now this doesn't mean you have to completely re-write the article each time, just change some of the words - use synonyms or change how some sentences are written.
Move around paragraphs, add bits and pieces or delete some.
Just by making a few small changes here and there will ultimately help you articles overall.
You original article should be submitted to EzineArticles.
com The other versions of the article can be submitted to any of the other directories.
Post Article To Website or Blog Why not add you article to your website or blog, if related.
Also by posting comments to other blogs on your niche topic.
Make sure you enter a real comment about their blog, the blog's author, content on their blog, the layout, colors, graphics, etc.
Just make sure it's something real, don't spam them.
This will not only give you a negative effect from the blog owner but also the search engines.
After you give a brief comment about their blog, include your signature file / resource box with an anchor link using your keywords leading back to your article.
Post To Related Forums Forums and bulletin boards are all over the internet and can be a great source of targeted traffic.
You can easily find out what people on that sub topic are looking for, what problems they maybe having, sayings or keywords related to that topic.
By joining a related forum that has a quite of few members, meaning constant updated content.
With most forums, you must create a certain number of posts before be allowed to post links.
Each forum has its own rules, review them before hand so you know what you can and can't do.
The number one rule you should follow is.
Do Not Spam the forum by any means.
Most forums allow you to create a signature/resource box - including about you or your company, what expertise you have on the topic, a link to your site.
Also if you are recommending an affiliate product, you can use that link instead.
Create Your Video Article Creating a video article is not being used by very many people, especially with the popularity of videos now a days.
You can download a free presentation software from Open Office, check out the link below which gives you an overview of Open Office - Impress.
You can download it by clicking the download tab at the top.
http://www.
openoffice.
org/product/impress.
html Also if you have Microsoft Office - PowerPoint or any other free or paid software will do.
The basis of a video article is simply creating a video presentation style.
The first step is to find a free picture (Public Domain or PLR) to use as your background for each slide.
Then divide your article into separate slides - make sure to create an additional slide for your Introduction and your Conclusion.
Compile your article together, you also have the option to use voice and have the article read to the reader or add some type of background sound.
Some music from certain artists are now being allowed as the background music for videos (YouTube) You can record you video using CamStudio, if you don't already have this software or any other video recording software.
Create a brief description using your target keywords and add the URL back to your site.
(http://www.
site.
com) Use this description as your video description on Google Video, YouTube, etc.
Then upload your video, here are a couple places to get started:Google Video YouTube
Many of these directories have a Google PR 5 or higher.
They are scanned by search engines robots constantly.
Below are a few to get you started: Ezine Articles Go Articles iSnare (Buy credits to maximize submissions - 40,000 directories) Article City Articles Area Article Hub Produce Multiple Versions Of Article With the search engines becoming better at detecting duplicate content, it may become useless to submit the same article to different directories.
Also many articles directories check to make sure the article you submitted has not already been submitted or else your article will be rejected.
Now this doesn't mean you have to completely re-write the article each time, just change some of the words - use synonyms or change how some sentences are written.
Move around paragraphs, add bits and pieces or delete some.
Just by making a few small changes here and there will ultimately help you articles overall.
You original article should be submitted to EzineArticles.
com The other versions of the article can be submitted to any of the other directories.
Post Article To Website or Blog Why not add you article to your website or blog, if related.
Also by posting comments to other blogs on your niche topic.
Make sure you enter a real comment about their blog, the blog's author, content on their blog, the layout, colors, graphics, etc.
Just make sure it's something real, don't spam them.
This will not only give you a negative effect from the blog owner but also the search engines.
After you give a brief comment about their blog, include your signature file / resource box with an anchor link using your keywords leading back to your article.
Post To Related Forums Forums and bulletin boards are all over the internet and can be a great source of targeted traffic.
You can easily find out what people on that sub topic are looking for, what problems they maybe having, sayings or keywords related to that topic.
By joining a related forum that has a quite of few members, meaning constant updated content.
With most forums, you must create a certain number of posts before be allowed to post links.
Each forum has its own rules, review them before hand so you know what you can and can't do.
The number one rule you should follow is.
Do Not Spam the forum by any means.
Most forums allow you to create a signature/resource box - including about you or your company, what expertise you have on the topic, a link to your site.
Also if you are recommending an affiliate product, you can use that link instead.
Create Your Video Article Creating a video article is not being used by very many people, especially with the popularity of videos now a days.
You can download a free presentation software from Open Office, check out the link below which gives you an overview of Open Office - Impress.
You can download it by clicking the download tab at the top.
http://www.
openoffice.
org/product/impress.
html Also if you have Microsoft Office - PowerPoint or any other free or paid software will do.
The basis of a video article is simply creating a video presentation style.
The first step is to find a free picture (Public Domain or PLR) to use as your background for each slide.
Then divide your article into separate slides - make sure to create an additional slide for your Introduction and your Conclusion.
Compile your article together, you also have the option to use voice and have the article read to the reader or add some type of background sound.
Some music from certain artists are now being allowed as the background music for videos (YouTube) You can record you video using CamStudio, if you don't already have this software or any other video recording software.
Create a brief description using your target keywords and add the URL back to your site.
(http://www.
site.
com) Use this description as your video description on Google Video, YouTube, etc.
Then upload your video, here are a couple places to get started:
