Article Time

Article marketing is considered by many to be a `blue collar` approach to generating traffic. There is nothing fancy or high tech behind the way this method of advertising works. Compared to other methods of online marketing writing articles seems somewhat dull and laborious. Then why is it so popular?

Here are 5 indisputable reasons that make article marketing both popular and effective as an online marketing technique:

#1 – Articles Supply Search Engines with Information

People surfing the internet looking for information many times are referred to articles that have been published on the subject matter. Information searches are a primary reason folks used the internet today. Search engines are always in need of additional information to fill the ever growing demand of online searches. Articles help fill this need.

On the other hand website owners of all types are always looking for new and interesting content to post at their sites. Once again articles help supply fresh content by being made available for these purposes thru article directories.

#2 – No Cost Marketing

To wrote and submit articles for marketing purposes cost nothing more than the time invested to author the article itself. Once your article has been written and submitted to the article directories your work is completed. Anyone now seeking information related to what you`ve written about can now has access to your article.

With the inclusion of a resource or bio box that has a link to your site in each article you submit you`re inviting any reader who`s interested enough to visit your site.

When content seekers utilize your article for their sites your resource box remains in tact with your article. You`ve now gained additional exposure thru your placement on their site and all at no cost or effort to you.

#3 – Breeds Trust and Credibility

The articles you publish offer information or insight on certain topics made available for people searching on the subject. This information or your writing style tends to help readers better identify with you or come to regard you as more of an authority.

The familiarity of your style and the trust in your information develops into more credibility being extended to you by the readers themselves. A solid reputation can only be earned so this aspect of article marketing should not be underestimated.

#4 – SEO Benefits

Most article directories you`ve submitted to have very high search engine rankings. By virtue of having your site link within your resource box you now are linked with these high ranking sites.

Once your articles begin to get published at different locations on the internet then the magic begins to occur. This will now serve to pull up your own search engine rankings due to your affiliation with the higher ranking article directories. Remember, this is where your articles are being published from.

This highly beneficial piggy back affect involves no additional effort from you.

#5 – Recurring Marketing Benefits

You`ve done your work; you`ve written the article and submitted it to the directories. Now this article can remain in the directories indefinitely depending upon the quality of information it contains and the popularity it gains.

Conceivably you could author one article that would continue to generate traffic for you over a long period of time without additional effort or any cost to you!

As you can see article marketing is one of the most cost efficient means with which you can promote your business or yourself. With just a little bit of one-time effort you can create a tidal wave of exposure that could last indefinitely.

TJ Philpott is an author and Internet entrepreneur based out of North Carolina.
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By Anne Marie Baugh

For instance if you are a web designer begin cultivating relationships through specific industries such as the gourmet food industry, private pilot industry, etc. Every single business has its trade organizations and publications for which they stay on top of their own trends. Break into these arenas and you will find rich resources for building your sales.

Begin by deciding which arenas you can be most effective. For instance if you are a search engine doctor it is certainly possible to work with anyone coming online. However, if you have a certain love of animals, a natural connection will be made through the pet industry. These industries have publications that are read by these types of business owners. Begin targeting these publications for advertising, article submissions, etc. By speaking their language and sharing their passion, you will have an instant connection.

Set yourself up as the expert in the niche industry of your choice. Look for publicity avenues that might be available through those trades. It is often much easier to get recognized in a trade than it is in a mainstream publication. Trades are constantly looking for content that will educate and inspire their business readers. Keep in mind when pitching that you are indeed speaking to business people and not the average consumer off the street. This means that your approach must be more sophisticated and educational. It is vital that you provide content that will make a significant difference in their everyday business ventures.

Create a specialized press kit that targets each niche trade publication and will speak “their” language. Make one-page pitches to the editors with a follow up call in about one week. Be polite and helpful. Offer your expertise and don`t be afraid to share trade secrets. It will endear you to the editor and create more opportunities to get you into print. The fact is that some readers will take your trade secrets and actually use them, but the majority will be dazzled by your knowledge and choose to hire you to do the work. Most business owners recognize that they cannot do everything and wise one stick with what they do best and hire experts to do the rest. So become the expert they cannot do without. What do experts have? Knowledge and visibility.

Trade journals are the most overlooked publicity avenue in the business. This creates a dynamic opportunity for you to make a big impact and bring in mega loads of business while increasing your media attention.

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Writing has always been a favorite pastime of mine. When I discovered article writing a year ago, the means for expressing myself as well as the ability to share my knowledge with others became possible. This open forum has created a dialogue with my readers, who although unknown to me, create the necessary feedback that drives me to write even more. Moreover, well written and interesting articles can pave the way for much exposure—even to the extent of news related stories and television interviews.

When I started writing articles a year ago, I found a way to express ideas and thoughts that were hovering in my mind for years and even decades. The first ten articles I wrote came out effortlessly. As my fingers pounded the keypad, I watched the computer screen fill with words that were lingering in my head for much time. Of course, after these initial writings, the copious flow stemmed and I needed to work harder to come up with stimulating ideas and reader-worthy content. This difficulty notwithstanding, I forged ahead and continued to try producing articles of a caliber which would earn page views. This task is not always easy to do, but one which is well worth the effort.

For those struggling to get their thoughts into articles, I can suggest some things which might help with the process:

1) Pick a topic that has general interest and then write about it with unusual fervor. Passion injected into writing is picked up by your readers;

2) Once the topic is selected, just start writing about it and get your thoughts down. Many times I fail to do this and then wonder why no words are appearing on the screen. Just write and then worry about the edits later. Often times, you will find that the article requires far less edits than you initially anticipated;

3) Pay attention to the niceties of the English language. Although most people are not familiar with the intricacies of English grammar, a poorly constructed article from a syntactical or grammatical perspective, just reads bad. People will respect your writing more when they observe that you have a command of the written language.

These three simple suggestions can get you on your way to becoming the next article expert. And who knows, you may just get asked to do a news story or television show about one of your articles. Yes that’s right. After all, if it happened to me, it can happen to you.

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8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure
Copyright 2005 The IWE, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

RSS (Real Simple Syndication) is the new technology on the
block and is taking the Internet by storm as Internet
marketers are hurrying to incorporate this new form of
communication and technology into there existing online
businesses to Maximize there exposure online with NEW
and/or Existing customers.

I recently received a post on my Blog from a fellow that
inspired me to write this article since I found the nature
of the topic important to ALL who are serious about getting
the most out of there RSS feed and this new technology.

I`m pretty sure you can guess what he ask from reading the
headline of this article.

Well… I did some research on what he had asked of me and
came up with…

“8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM
Exposure”

So, with that said, let`s dive into the first and MOST
important step to Maximizing your RSS feed for the exposure
it deserves.

Step #1. Build a dedicated webpage for your RSS feed.

This is probably the most important part of getting the
most out of your RSS feed, is by building your own
dedicated webpage for your RSS feed subscription.

The KEY here is to give your potential readers many options
to adding Your RSS feed.

The best way for me to illustrate this to you is by
clicking on the link below that leads to my dedicated RSS
feed subscription page so you can see first hand what you
need to do to get yours started.

Click here:
http://www.internetwondersezine.com/rss_feed.html

Did you notice all the different options I give?

That`s what you need to do.

Now, for those of you who aren`t so web savvy, don`t worry,
I have something for you that will auto-generate a RSS feed
webpage for you within minutes if you already have a Blog
or RSS feed.

The service I`m talking about is called FeedBurner.com —
http://www.feedburner.com — and is a free service for you
to sign up for.

Here`s what my webpage through FeedBurner.com looks like so
you`ll have an idea of what yours will look like.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheInternetWondersBlog

Do you see all the options they give your potential readers
to add your RSS feed to there RSS readers?

Once you`ve accomplished one of the two options above your
all set to start promoting your RSS feed for MAXIMUM
exposure.

Step #2. Add links to your RSS feed webpage on your website.

This is yet just another way to pull your visitors towards
your RSS feed webpage by simply adding Text or Graphic
links to your existing webpages.

Make sure you put them in Highly visible area`s where your
visitors will see your links.

I would would put one at the top, middle and bottom of your
website.

This really depends on what kind of website you have so
you`ll have to use your own dicression.

Here`s what I have done on my website to give you an
example. Click here: http://www.internetwondersezine.com

Step #3. Add this HTML tag to your RSS feed webpage.

Here`s something you can add to all your websites webpages
that will get the attention of Search Engines spiders to
come on over and check out your RSS feed further.

Simple add the following HTML tag to the < head> of your
document:

link rel=”alternate” type=”application/rss+xml”
title=”YOUR SITE TITLE RSS Feed” href=”URL TO RSS FILE”/

(note: add this < in front of "link rel" and this > to the
end after the forward slash /)

Step #4. Some idea`s if you have your own newsletter.

If you have your own newsletter like I do, here`s a couple
ways to get your visitors to visit your RSS feed webpage.

Add a link on your “Thank You” page that leads to your RSS
feed webpage. Whether its a Text or Graphic link.

The key here is to get your RSS feed link in front of your
readers as much as possible to get them to add your RSS
feed to there readers.

The next one is, add a link inside your “Welcome” email
that`s sent out to your New newsletter subscriber after
they`ve subscribed.

This again, will give you another chance of getting them to
add your RSS feed to there readers.

Step #5. Put together a “Signature File”.

Here`s another couple great ways to get your RSS feed
webpage more exposure every time you send out an email or
post to any online forums is by simply putting together a
“Signature File”.

Now, every time you sent out an email to your list and/or
business contact you can attached your “Signature File” at
the end of every email you send.

The same goes for online forums, every time you make a post
or answer someone else`s, your “Signature File” will be
automatically attached.

Your “Signature File” doesn`t have to be a huge, a few
enticing lines will do fine with your RSS feed URL.

Step #6. Submit your RSS feed to RSS Directories and SE`s.

Another great way to give your RSS feed more exposure is by
submitting it or them to RSS Directories and Search Engines.

I`ve listed a few resources for you below to get you
started with.

– Feed Shark
http://feedshark.brainbliss.com

– Ping-O-Matic
http://pingomatic.com

– RSS Top 55
http://www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55

Step #7. Write an article, if you write articles.

This is a great way to get your RSS feed webpage in front
of thousands of targeted readers absolutely FREE!

Simply write an article on a HOT topic within your niche,
and at the end of your article add an enticing, attention
grabbing “Resource Box” that points to your RSS feed
webpage URL.

Step #8. Set-Up a PPC(Pay-Per-Click) campaign.

For the last step to getting your RSS feed webpage Maximum
exposure is to set-up a PPC campaign.

By doing this you will be able to send HIGHLY targeted
traffic to your RSS feed webpage that are hungry for the
information you have to offer.

The only downside to doing the PPC tactic is that it will
cost you.

And, this tactic solely depends on whether or not you chose
to set-up an RSS feed webpage of your own.

Now, I`m sure there are many others ways out there that
could draw in more visitors to your RSS feed, but, these
ones I just outlined in this article are the Best ones in
my mind and are the ones I use.

Well, this concludes the, “8 TOP Ways To Promote Your
RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure”, so, the only thing I
have left to say to you is… Get Started!

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By now most of you are probably aware of the current buzz across the internet: writing articles about your area of expertise is one of the best ways to build name recognition and web presence. If you can communicate your ideas and information well in a short piece, and include a by-line at the end that provides a link to your own website, then you can generate more traffic this way than by other typical approaches like submitting to search engines or link-sharing.

Much has been written about it, so I`ll assume that you`re already privy to the potential benefits of article publishing. I want to address THIS particular article to writers with published works; especially those who have self-published, and are now faced with the daunting (and much different) task of self-promotion.

If you mainly write fiction, maybe you balk at the idea of devoting your time to writing more informative pieces. Believe me, I understand this resistance. I am a fantasy author, and for a long time I believed that my muse lived at a far extreme from day-to-day concerns. But at the same time, I often used to (jokingly, I thought) remark to various people: “Get me on the topic of creativity and writing and I could just ramble on for days.”

Then one day the inspiration hit me: maybe I should write all that “rambling” down for a change and then post it somewhere where other people could benefit from it.

I found that it was not only relatively easy to do this, but actually enjoyable; and it allows for a little relief from the right-brain strain of constantly cranking out creative fiction ideas.

If you`re hesitant about diving into article writing because you don`t feel like you`re quite an expert on anything, let me address that issue too. To write articles, you don`t need exhaustive knowledge about any topic; you only need to know a little more than the many others out there who might benefit from what you`ve experienced.

If you`ve completed a novel, then you can write for all aspiring novelists who haven`t yet summoned the courage to commit anything to the page. If you`re published, then you can write for others who HAVE completed a book but are still wallowing in obscurity. Share what you learned along the bitter road that is littered with rejection letters, lonely hours at the writing desk, despair, and oftentimes the misunderstandings of even our closest loved ones.

The point is, wherever you are along the path of your writing ambition, there are others behind you who could benefit from your experience. They will be grateful for your articles and the information and encouragement you gave them. Some will respond by clicking through to your website and learning about your other writings. Some will hopefully purchase your book.

How many can you hope to reach? Well, I just recently began this article writing endeavor myself. Now when I search by my name on Google or Yahoo I find my pieces turning up on over a dozen e-zines and blogs. Some of these sites have heavy traffic. As I write more, and submit more, the numbers increase exponentially. In mathematical terms, articles are the great multiplier.

Seth Mullins is the author of “Song of an Untamed Land”, a novel of speculative fantasy in lawless frontier territory. Visit Seth at http://authorsden.com/sethtmullins.

Marketing your online business would be one of the more important things, which you need to do. This is because, obviously, if there is nobody who knows about the business you have then it would be unlikely that you would be making sales.

There are a lot of other forms of traffic promotion. However, many big web marketers only make use of Pay-Per-Click, Search Engine Optimization, Web 2.0 advertising and Ezine advertising.

Video marketing would fall under the Web 2.0 traffic methods. It is an extremely powerful form of marketing. Here are some helpful pointers in maximizing the efforts that you make through this medium.

1. Make use of these videos to be able to encourage responsiveness.

You could send your personal messages to clients and customers through this. It would allow you to reinforce and strengthen the bonds with them. You could also make use of it to be able to establish powerful testimonials, which would be able to help you in selling more products.

2. Try to offer choices for low or high resolution.

There are a lot of people who still use dial-up modems rather than DSL when connecting to the Internet. You could try offering a low-resolution option and a high-resolution option to be able to get more viewers for your video.

3. Try submitting your video to popular websites.

Upload your videos at the more popular websites such as Google Video, as well as YouTube. By using some services, you would be able to upload your video at up to 15 various websites.

4. Have the URL of your website prominently displayed.

Once people see your URL, they would try typing it in their browser and visit your website. It could also help in building brand recognition.

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The entire world is slowly becoming increasing net savvy, as more and more people turn to the World Wide Web for an endless array of purposes, including research, shopping, and information sharing. Therefore, businesses which have gone online are recognizing the importance of effective web promotion services, which is what is needed to achieve higher rankings in major search engine results. Internet marketing is one of the main elements of web promotion services.

There are hundreds of online marketing companies that declare to offer the best web marketing services. Every organization has allotted a certain budget for marketing purposes. The online marketing company in consideration should be able to provide services that last for a particular duration of time and fit within the set budget.

The Internet marketing service should be able to capture greater levels of web traffic and transfer market shares in your company’s favor. The main motive behind any marketing company is to get the maximum profits and create a strong place in the World Wide Web for their clients. Online marketing has various tools for achieving the desired results. Its selection depends upon the nature of the clients’ business and requirements.

Internet marketing is an on-going process that needs to be updated to remain in line with the changing market trends and increasing competition. Using the Internet for marketing purposes is a cost effective option as lower overhead costs are incurred. There are plenty of Internet marketing service providers, so as a result of their competition, you can often enjoy a good bargain. They will be able to develop an effective search engine marketing or online promotions campaign for your products and services.

Geographic flexibility is one of the greatest advantages of Internet marketing. Here the user can manage their website by sitting anywhere in the world without having time and place boundaries. Customers use the internet for buying products and services online that seems reliable and offer value for their money.

Web promotion services are a very inexpensive medium of promoting one’s company worldwide, where a single website can cover target customers in different countries. Websites have come at par with other advertising mediums like television, radio, and print media.

There is a plethora of competition in every business industry. This medium gives the user an opportunity to explore many creative ways of marketing their products or services online. Different types of businesses such as banking, insurance, consumer goods, NGOs, finance, etc., are looking to online marketing companies for better market penetration.

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Entire scenario of online businesses is evolving at a greater pace with newer promotional techniques used to lure the customers. Multimedia is such one tool adding glamour quotient to the websites turning imagination of web designs into reality.

Today’s entrepreneur leaves no stone unturned for attracting the potential customers and hooking up to the site. Amidst presence of several techniques and time minimizing solutions how multimedia can work wonders for a website? Here sound, visuals, music and so on can be combined for making multimedia presentations.

The use of multimedia is seen everywhere using creative tools for better communication. A single presentation can have animation, graphics, audio and text. From the time it was invented, several changes have occurred in its designing and technology.

It improves the quality of website design, ensures timely delivery, satisfies clients’ business requirements, save on money, manage risks and add value. The approach towards audience is enhanced through multimedia.

Another breakthrough in this field is ‘multimedia marketing’. It comprises of advertisement which have sound, image as well as motion, i.e. audio and video elements. Addition of sound and video increases the chance of better sales and increased profit.

Various sound effects, voice-overs, music, etc are types of audio elements. When an attractive visual succeeds in grabbing the clients’ attention, in order to establish an emotional link audio elements are used.

Background scores, interactive dialogues, etc improve the quality of online advertisements. Video elements are also used extensively in multimedia presentations as it improves the marketing campaign. Internet commercials can be made out of it and even testimonials of satisfied clients. This increases the realistic experience of the clients.

Relations are established with the customer making their online experience richer and pleasing. You can also build DVDs and CDs from video and audio components of your website. After that they can even be sold to customers.

Internet is well-equipped medium to handle complicated audio and video files. Efforts put into developing effective multimedia presentations and marketing campaign pays off when your sales percentage increases.

The application and use of multimedia in a website can be minimal or more depending on your business type and requirements. There are many ways in which multimedia can be used depending upon your business goals and budget. Like online games, product presentations, demonstrations, etc. It proves to be very effective in overall business development.

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Diary of A Flight Attendant РIndecent Exposure by Talise DaNe̩

You see some crazy things when you work in the airline business. Sometimes all you can do is sit back and laugh. After take off, the pilots normally don`t turn off the fasten seatbelt sign until we have reached 10,000 feet. Sometimes, they take a little longer to turn it off than some passengers are willing to wait.

We have just reached cruising altitude, and I receive the sign from the captain letting me know that he will not be turning of the fasten seatbelt sign right now. I pick up the interphone and begin informing everyone, “Ladies and gentlemen, the Captain has decided to leave on the fasten seat belt sign. We ask that you please remain seated with your seat belt securely fastened. Should he decide to turn off the seat belt sign, you may feel free to move about the cabin as necessary. However, we do ask that for your safety, anytime you are in your seat, you keep your seatbelt fastened.”

I had not even hung up the intercom when I see a man get up out of his seat and head for the back of the plane. One of the other flight attendants jumps in front of him and explains to the man that he has to wait until the Captain turns off the fasten seat belt sign before he can get out of his seat. After giving the flight attendant a hard time, the man finally sits down.

A few minutes later, a lady sitting across from the man waves for us to come here. We walk back to see what she wants, and she points over to the man who had gotten out of his seat a few minutes ago. This man has unzipped his pants, pulled out his penis, and is urinating in a pop bottle. My co-worker and I start laughing hysterically. I guess the man couldn`t hold it in for a few minutes.

I go back to the front of the plane and leave the male flight attendant to handle that situation. Bruce (the male flight attendant) figured the least he can do is hold a blanket up to cover the man from the view of other passengers and give the man some privacy while he does his business. That is one passenger I will probably never forget.

About the Author
This has been an excerpt from the new book, “Cruising Altitude: Diary of a Flight Attendant,” by Talise DaNeé ISBN 978-1-84728-356-6

Talise DaNeé is a published author, speaker, and columnist.

For more information, go to http://www.zionsong.7p.com
Email Talise@zionsong.7p.com

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