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5 Easy Steps to Writing Articles that Make you Money!
by Kristie Tamsevicius
Writing articles is truly a powerful and effective promotion
tool for your business. Besides being absolutely free to
do, it works in a number of ways to boost your business.
First of all, an article positions you as the answer man,
a true authority in your field. And it's more credible than
advertising because it's a news source. Next, it will drive
traffic to your site. More traffic, means you get more
sales! And finally it boosts your page rank with the search
engines
because of the incoming links pointing to your website.
Here's 5 Easy Steps to Get Started
1) Write an information rich article.
Make sure it doesn't sound like a commercial. Cover a topic
that your readers will really find interesting. Think, "what
do I know that I could help someone with? What are some
of the top problems that drive people like me crazy?"
The more fun and interesting you make the article the better.
Also a fun, friendly tone makes a better read. In your
mind when you write, picture that you are writing the article
to a personal friend. When you write as though you are writing
for that one person, you create a warm and fuzzy sense of
intimacy that all readers will feel. Finally, adding short
personal stories to illustrate each point, makes the article
much more thrilling to read!
2) Break your article into short sections.
You'll want an intro, a body broken into bullet points or
steps, and a conclusion. By chunking your article into subsections,
it makes it easier for the reader to scan.
3) Create a short, punchy title that grabs their
attention. Remember, if the title doesn't sound
exciting, no one will bother to read it.
4) Spell check and grammar check it. Here's
where having a friend to proof it will help. It's really
hard to catch your own typos.
5) Craft a byline that tells readers who you are,
what you do, and a bit about your business. Try to keep
this down to 4-5 lines. By alluding that the reader can
learn more about the topic on your website, you lead readers
from the article right to your website.
5) Promote your article! You can publish
it in your ezine, article directories, article promotion
lists, and article syndication feeds! And don't just limit
yourself to online article submission. While you are at
it, see if the local paper could use an article or two?
Also look for websites related to your topic that might
want to post your article.
Summary: Aside from referrals, writing and submitting articles
has been the #1 most effective promotion technique I have
used for my business. I hope you've been inspired to put
pen to paper and put the fabulous power of articles to work
for your business!
Article by: Kristie Tamsevicius, is the
author of "I Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working
from Home"! Thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs
have used her step-by-step home business system to earn
money working from home. Get a free ecourse Home
Business Success Secrets at http://www.Webmomz.com
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