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Writing Articles that Get Read


Writing articles is one of the best and most effective waysof promoting your business because it does three things:

*Brands you as an expert. *Makes your marketing effortsviral. *Gives you content to attract potential buyers.

There are several things you can do to make sure that yourarticles get read.

1. Write an article potential buyers will find interesting.Even if you know your topic very well, it pays to doresearch. Find out what changes are occuring in your fieldand include that material in your articles. No one wants toread something that is outdated or inaccurate. Readers willfind your material far more interesting if you tell themsomething they don't already know, and you present it fromyour own unique perspective.

2. Submit your article to the right places. Articledirectories are a great place to submit articles becausethey are high traffic sites. Many offer a wide variety ofcategories so you can submit just about any kind ofarticle. It will also increase your ranking in the searchengines because you are linked to high traffic sites.

There are also other options for submitting your articles.You can use lists that accept articles, as well as submitto sites that accept articles on your topic.

The way to find sites that accept articles on your topic isto do a search in the search engines. Search on your topicplus the key words "article submission". Then when you findsites in your topic, read the guidelines carefully. Youwant your article to have a higher chance of gettingaccepted. The way to do this is to follow the guidelines.

Here are several places you can submit your articles:

http://www.goarticles.com http://www.ideamarketers.com
http://www.articlecity.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/article_announce
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Free-Content

3. Write regularly. Most sites, and especially lists, willonly accept article submissions on a weekly basis, so towrite more often than that, is a waste of time. However,when you submit your articles on a regular basis, itestablishes a relationship with the reader. The reader willbegin to trust you, giving you credibility.

Credibility is one of the hardest things to establishonline. By writing articles that readers will read, you arebuilding a relationship with readers. Building arelationship with the reader will get them to trust you.Once they trust you, they will buy from you.

Write articles on a regular basis and you can establish areputation for credibility online. Write about things thatpeople want to read about, and you will be well on your way.

Jinger Jarrett is a former newspaper reporter and militaryjournalist. Her latest ebook, the Killer Marketing ArsenalEbook, will show you 100+ high traffic sites where you canmarket your business for maximum traffic and sales. You canget a copy of her free report, "7 Free Traffic Generatorsfor Maxiumum Traffic and Sales" when you subscribe to hernewsletter. http://marketingplan.killermarketingarsenal.com

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