Oct 11
2008Article Marketing; One Step to Triple Your Results
Filed Under (Public Relations) by Daniel Z. Kane on 11-10-2008
Tagged Under : Public Relations
Article marketing has become a very popular tactic of website owners. It’s no wonder why.
For most websites, success will come if there is good content and good traffic. And, while advertising of various kinds can generate traffic, the best traffic will always be organic search engine traffic.
First of all, organic search traffic costs nothing. But that’s not it’s chief advantage over traffic that comes as a result of advertising. What makes visitors who reach your site via search engines so valuable is that they are far more likely to be buyers than are visitors who reach you in response to advertising.
Because people who come to you after a search were looking for what your site offers, they are your best visitors. They’re the ones who will request more information, sign up for your newsletter, or buy your product or service on the spot.
That’s why successful site owners do their best to maximize their search engine rankings, a process that should always include link building. And, article marketing is among the quickest, most effective ways to obtain links. It is not unusual to earn hundreds and even thousands of links by writing just one article.
For the most part, website owners write about topics closely related to their websites. And, for many reasons, that’s a good idea.
Unfortunately, most article writers compose articles only on things directly related to their websites. Big, big mistake!
Website owners who choose to write only on one or a narrow range of topics will miss out on lots of potential links. By branching out a bit, their writing and their links can be far more widely published. I’m an education writer who already has thousands of links on education-related websites. But not everybody is interested in higher education, so my articles have reached a limited audience and my links appear primarily on specialized websites. By writing on unrelated but popular topics, like this one, I can reach whole new audiences and earn links on countless more websites.
I recently wrote an article on winning strategies for casual sports bettors. I have written about search engine optimization, teaching teens safe driving habits, helicopter parents, and dozens of other areas. My most published article was on great backyard hamburger grilling recipes. The very best tip I can give other writers is to write and submit periodic articles on at least 4-5 subjects in addition to the subject(s) of their websites. The rewards, in terms of links, are enormous.
