Using article marketing is a effective way to drive traffic to your site. Today we will learn how you can use Article Directories and how to use them right. This is the final step in Article marketing. When you are ready with your article and checked spelling and grammar it is time to publish your article. where is the best place to publish your article? To get maximum of people to read your articles you have to submit them to different Article Directory sites. You can make a long list of different Articles Directories that you can use. A few examples are: Ezine article.com, Article Dashboard, Article Alley and Go Articles. The best way to find them is on Google, search for Article Directories. Here is what to do; 1. Start setting up an account in the Directories you want to submit your article. 2. Post your articles. Read through the guidelines to get your article approved. URL:s are mostly only approved in the “resource box”. Adjust your article if needed - that will save you a lot of time - sometimes it takes up to a week to get your article approved. Take your time and do it right from the beginning. 3. You are allowed to have a “Resourcebox” - that is your Pitch - where you can advertise yourself. It is important to make it look professional. The purpose of this box is to get people to click on your links, because this is the only way to get traffic to your website or blog. 4. Choose the proper category for your article - use one that reflects your article best. Then it will be targeted for the right people. If you put it in wrong category your article may not be approved. 5. Take time to find keywords. Of course you already chose your main keyword or phrase for your article - now you need tags or keywords that are related to the main keyword you use in the article. Fill out the “tagline”. This will make sure that your article show up when people search for your topic, in the Article Directories, on your blog and other places. Besides Article Directories you can also post your article on blogs and in different forums. Social bookmarking is a great place. You may need to shorten your article or do a teaser with a link in this sites. Last and most important is of course your own website and blog. This will increase visitors to your site and help you get a higher ranking in the search engines. Your URL;s should always link back to your site. If you deliver quality in article marketing you will get customers that rely on your expertise and they are much more likely to buy something from you. Did you find this article interesting? Do you want to learn more about Article Writing? Stefan Berg is a Online Entrepreneur from Sweden, now living in Borneo, Malaysia. He is the owner of Stefanbergs.com. He coaches people how to develop and progress as a Entrepreneur Online. You learn more by visiting; stefanbergs.com/2009/08/publish-article-marketing/

Many times right in the heat of writing I come to an abrupt stop and find myself on the horns of a dilemma as to whether to use words or figures in expressing numbers. In general, grammar. style and usage books can be confusing with their advice, so I just follow these simple directions: I.? Use figures or digits when the numbers fall between one and ten: The basketball team consisted of 5 starters and 9 bench warmers. The doctor said, “Take 1 in the morning and 2 at bedtime.” Of all the varieties 3 were generic and 4 designer brands. Vivian ran the Boston marathon in 3 hours and 10 minutes. Except: For clock time we can go beyond 10: Sunday service is always at 10 a.m. We’ll meet at 12 o’clock noon. NOTE: I omit the colon and zeros if I am using round whole numbers as shown above. Also, when I use a.m. or p.m., I know I am safe using figures; but when I use the words ‘morning, noon, afternoon, or evening’ I feel more comfortable writing words: “I watch Morning Joe, at six in the morning every day.” For sums of money we can go beyond 10: $11.10 $18.95 Street names above ten: 455 E 72nd Street 310 Lexington Avenue Percentages and decimals New York State allows a 50% division of assets The gross profit ratio is .55 II.? Use words if the numbers? are above ten: My website has three-hundred incoming links. I purchased the DVDs for thirty-eight dollars. My articles usually contain about more than four-hundred words. Soon she’ll be sixty years old. Each soccer team has eleven players. Also: Numbers that begin sentences: Fourteenth Street is a busy street. Four score and seventy years ago our forefathers… A thirty-year marriage made in hell. Forty-Second Street is the belly button of Manhattan. Eight ball in the side pocket. Given that there is no standard rules for the above, when I am on the horns of a dilemma as to what to choose -words or figures to express numbers- I have no choice but to consult a usage book such as the Chicago Manual of Style or the NY Times Manual of Style and Usage. Of course if you don’t have any of these big books, Google is always available. Retired. Former investment banker, Columbia University-educated, Vietnam Vet (67-68). For the writing techniques I use, see Mary Duffy’s e-book: Sentence Openers. To read my book reviews of the Classics visit my blog: Writing To Live

Easy Article Writing For Big Profits Online Writing articles and submitting them to article directories has proven to be a time tested technique for driving quality traffic to a website. The question is: Is there a system for easy article writing? Writing articles is not so easy when you don’t know enough about a subject to offer any useful information. So therein lies the first key to easy article writing. Take a little time to learn about the subject you wish to write about. You can do this by reading blogs that are focused on that particular area. You can find information in article directories as purchase information specific to the area of interest you wish to write about. Search Google and Wikipedia for more results as well as forums to get a grasp on the subject matter as well as a feel for the people who are interested in it. Once you’ve collected enough information, you’ll be able to establish a foothold of knowledge from which to write your articles from. What can make for some easy article writing is looking at it from the viewpoint of an interview. A successful interview will highlight the topic or theme being presented and answer questions related to that theme in order to give those listening a well rounded understanding of the subject. With article writing you can approach it in a similar manner. Your article title presents the main theme being discussed. A good way to start breaking down the necessary information you wish to convey to your audience is to ask yourself questions regarding the topic. Questions like: What is?… or Why should you do this or that? If you had to do such and such, how would you do it? Who will benefit from this? and so and so on. A good technique to use is the “so what’s so great about that?” method. For each question you answer, ask yourself “so what’s so great about that?” This will help you to highlight the benefits associated with whatever it is your discussing. Easy article writing can also be accomplished by writing alot and looking at your subject matter from different angles. The more involved you become with a particular topic, the more ideas will come as a result of your personal experience, leading to more articles. Article writing is an extremely profitable way to make money online whether you are writing articles to promote your own website or as a freelancer, but knowing how to leverage your article writing efforts is just as important. If you would like to learn how to effectively leverage your article writing efforts than you don’t want to miss out on a special opportunity to get that vital information free here. Fernando Morales is an internet marketing consultant who helps people establish profitable businesses online.

Are you somebody who plans to submit articles to a multitude of article submission sites? Is it correct that you have already heard of article directories and consequently possess the desire to utilize them? If your preference is to invest your time in submitting your articles to article directories, there are some things you will have to consider before starting the process. You will learn the things you should take into account before submitting your articles to article directories. One thing you should take into account is the category of articles. Once you discover a particular directory of article submission sites, it is incumbent upon you to take the time to see if this article directory provides a category that is a great fit for you. For example, if you are writing articles to promote your business or attract your desired target audience of prospects to your web site or blog, you must be provided a category of article submission options that pertains to your business or area of expertise. If you only want to write articles for money, use a directory for paid article submission sites. Another thing you must take into account is the author guidelines and terms of service. Any article directory you use should mostly provide quality article submission sites that let you know what you should do and what you cannot do. An article submission site that does not provide guidelines or its terms of service is giving you a sign that it is worthless. Focus on where each article submission site is posted when you view an article directory. Is a particular article submission site listed on the main part of the web page where sites are ranked by search engines or is it listed through an ad? A lot of sites that are posted through an ad rank poorly in the search engine rankings and do not provide quality. Ignore the article submission sites that post their services through an advertisement. Focus on the ranking. When you use an article directory, you should only consider perhaps the first twenty to forty sites. The further you go, the more the quality shrinks concerning the article submission sites. Focus on the level of site traffic. When you reach an article submission site, try to research how much traffic that site receives to see if using that site will be worth your time. Alexa can help you find the site’s traffic level. Only use article submission sites that let you provide a bio concerning your business. You will waste your time submitting articles to a site that will not let you list the link to your web site. Focus on the rate of return you get when you use sites listed on a directory. If you have access to a report that tells you the kind of traffic your web site has, do not continue to use article submission sites that do not provide you much human traffic. You might also think twice about continuing to use sites that take months to publish your articles. Be careful about using software that lets you submit articles to various article directories at once. Test to see that the software will truly submit original content for you and that search engines will not penalize you for spamming. If you have any doubt, write all of your articles without software. Follow these steps to use article directories wisely! Todd Hicks owns Skill Development Institute, an enterprise that provides a keyboard typing lesson and academic study guide. To become a great typist or student, visit Skill Development Institute. sdinst.blogspot.com

Information-based marketing is one of the most effective techniques in getting targeted prospects to sites and converting them into buyers. After all, those that go online are looking for content of some sort to help them solve their problems. It is no surprise that article marketing, whereby you submit articles to article directories, to get your site noticed is gaining much popularity. There are many tools that people can use to make the process of distributing their articles more easily. Though these tools are invaluable in getting the content more exposure, this is not enough. In fact, you should first focus on getting your content right for article marketing. It is not just the mere use of creative writing skills. Let us take a look at the common mistakes made in the article content: 1. Failure to Educate. This happens when you become overly focused in selling your website or product, without providing some useful information to the readers of your article. In article writing, there are three key benefits why you are promoting them; branding, lead generation and promotion. These form part of your optimization efforts. But there is only one reason why you write an article, and that is to inform your audience. If the article is not focused on this primary and most important purpose, it will fail to achieve the three promotion benefits because no one will be interested in reading them. Do the pre-sell through information sharing and through your articles. And let the sales letter on your site do the hard sell. 2. Failing on Using Good Keywords. You may know already that your articles can help you generate additional links back to your site. But do you know that you can get more visitors and better search engine results by using good keywords? Just be sure not to overdo them. Some authors are even using anchor texts which are also an effective method. But it is important to know that majority of the directories are not able to support the use of anchor text. In addition, having the right keywords ensure that your articles get easily picked up by webmasters looking for reprint content. Part of doing well in your article marketing is having your articles picked up by publishers with a large number of audiences. 3. Failure to Promote Effectively. It is funny how some authors can even fail to promote themselves properly in the content. You have authors that are overzealous in selling their websites and products but there are also some that do not know how to market themselves artfully in the content. Weaving your personal experiences in the content is a great way to let readers think that you are an expert and know what you are writing about. There is no blatant hard sell and you are viewed in a positive light. 4. Failure to Consider the Needs of the Publisher. You can double the number of sites you can submit to by writing articles that the directories want to share with other people. All it takes is one publisher with a hundred thousand readers to increase your potential audience overnight. Write the articles that publishers want in their publications if you want your article marketing to work the most effective way for you. This also means you have to obey the standard guidelines, spell checks and do proper research and writing. .instant-marketing-articles.com .articlemarketing.infozabout.com In the end, it is all really a matter of choice on your part. You can get some exposure from the increased links back to your site. Or enjoy massive exposure from a little more effort in making quality content.

When you work from home and you do article writing as part of it, like driving traffic to your site or simple blogging whatsoever, you always encounter that certain challenge to come up with not only good titles for your write-ups but also titles that will seize almost everyone’s attention. A catchy headline is almost critical and important as the body. Titles are the first thing people read and if those titles are interesting enough, readers will more likely check the whole article out. But if it’s boring or too general and doesn’t have an appeal at first glance, then your potential customers will probably just ignore it. The following are two great concepts on what kind of titles you should think of before or even after writing an article for your work from home. First is making use of the word, “why” in your headlines. Most people search the Internet for some answers and they are really keen to topics and writings that may hold the solution to what they’re looking for. That’s why certain articles which have titles like, “..Reasons Why..,” or “Why Is It Most People…,” or “Do You Know Why…” are very much bankable in terms of views and reads. Not only that, another nice work from home technique would be using the word, “warning” in your article titles. It’s somehow difficult to come up with that one especially if there’s really no life-and-death situation involved but a little slice of creativity won’t hurt, would it? For example, you can try “WARNING! How To Avoid Being Banned From The Forums,” or “Scams Warning!” as titles for some article writing. Being aware of these useful tips and tricks on how to make your article titles a sure head-turner is a major asset for your work from home to deliver good results. We all know that in every step of the way, we come closer to our goals. Same is true with these little information which will lift us a notch higher to a productive article writing and article marketing.

A blog, a contraction of the term “Web log”, is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary or descriptions of events in the bloggers life or that they are personally interested in. In Angola among teens this is usually about soccer, school and sex. Blog entries are normally displayed with the newest entry at the top of the list. Many of the teachers in the capitol Luanda have their own blogs and encourage students to read them for class home work. Today there are 0.8 % of the population of Angola on the internet so most will have encountered blogs. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. Topical blogs are great for ESL students since they are usually open to the public for reading and writing. Also, publicly posted blogs can be commented on by others. Given the growth of use in the internet use of 233.3 % from the year 2000 to the present there are a lot of young people out there to be writing and commenting on each other’s blogs. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. Blogging as a way to practice English online in Africa is fairly common now but especially in the country of Angola. With internet access so available now, literally there is an internet café on every street corner in the capitol Luanda so ESL lessons online are available to the masses now. In the year 2000 there were 30,000 internet users but this year there are 100,000 internet users in Angola. This is a prime opportunity for ESL professionals in Luanda especially to get their English as a Second Language students writing in English. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most public blog sites have the option for the blog owner to approve comments made on their blog posts before the blog site posts them Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on video blogging ,vlog, which is part of a wider network of social media. Look at YouTube for vlogs and great English as a Second Language video lessons videos . With the advent of video blogging, the word blog has taken on an even looser meaning

Humor has a universal appeal. People want to be happy. Many advertisement companies that show products on television commercials about the products add humor to it. The reason is to, make people laugh and remember the product with fond memories. This idea works in television commercials, but when it comes to humorous copywriting, one has to be cautious about adding humor in web content. Benefits of Humor in the Web Content In this hectic modern day life, where daily stress and anxiety robs people of their happiness, the idea of bringing the smile on the faces of the targeted online audience, seems to be a good one. Humorous copywriting if done well can help to spread the advertisement to even those customers who are resistant to receiving advertisements. Humor in web content, if used wisely can help the product to penetrate the most difficult part of the customer base. Humorous copywriting provides a sparkling touch if there is space left for it in the advertisement. Risks of Humorous Copywriting A copy writer who wants to add humor in web content should be careful in not generalizing online humor because, what may be funny for one group, might not appeal t the other group of people. This is because everybody has different life experiences and taking this into consideration before adding humor would be a wise step. Instead of generalizing humor it is better to use humorous copywriting for a specific group, which is sure to respond to it happily. Thus humor in copywriting has a very limited scope. Copywriting is focused on selling some product or service and the use of humor in web content increases the risk of people completely overlooking it, when they are in serious mood and focused on searching or buying a particular product or service. Humorous copywriting can also fail miserably when people remember the humor in it but forget about the product, advertised. Hence humor can cloud the sale of product and in process defeat the very purpose for which the advertisement was created. Safely Using Humor in Web Content The prime objective of copy writing is to sell a product or service online. The idea of adding a humorous touch may be fine up to a certain level. Beyond it, it is sure to backfire and hurt the prospects of the advertisement campaign. Adopting a cautious approach is like putting the best foot forward when it comes to adding humor in web content. It is important to get a feedback from the familiar people, before feeding the advertisement to the online customers. If the humor does not get appreciation, it can be re-written, for getting a better result. This approach greatly reduces failure of the advertisement. Prior to attempting, humorous copywriting, it is important to study funny advertisements or comedians and learn few tricks of the trade. It is important to take care that the advertisement does not loose the sense of direction due to humor in it. If there is some doubt that humor will play a spoilsport, it is better to dump it out of the advertisement. This will save the online advertiser time and money. In the end it is better to adopt a cautious outlook when it comes to adding humor in web content.

ed hardy are said to stand the test of time as far as fashion goes. Actually the whole thing is kind of straightforward. Whenever it comes to fashion, the designs are thought out well and tell us about the wearer’s personality. If a buyer can relate to the fashion, then he or she can feel comfortable wearing the apparel. Hence before you purchase any clothes you should choose which ones basically fit your style. If you’ve been thinking about purchasing ed hardy clothing we will provide you with a few reasons here as to the reasons why you must. The first motive for purchasing Ed Hardy clothes is that the price is reasonable. You should not associate high spec with high prices all the time. You can now be trendy while not having to empty your whole pocket. And since the quality is good you need not fret about your clothes wearing out too shortly. Another practical factor you must consider while purchasing clothes is the comfort. Basically people often think that clothes which are snug aren’t trendy but this isn’t at all true. Take as an example the Christian Audigier. The Ed Hardy clothes aren’t only trendy and made of material that’s comfortable and light it allows the wearer to move nicely. The material doesn’t stretch terribly easily and looks virtually new for a pretty long time. You have to follow the directions for washing and ironing and you can be sure your Ed Hardy women’s tees or Christian Louboutin men’s jeans will last you for a while to come. What make the Ed Hardy clothes unique are the vintage designs that they utilize. Since these designs never go out of favor, opting to purchase these clothes can be a really good decision. Most other clothing styles shortly go out of style and they can end up at the back of your wardrobe. To save you quite a bit on clothing bills and at the same time be fashionable, you have Ed Hardy clothing. If you need unique designed clothes, you should purchase Ed Hardy shirts from several department stores and shops. But with the convenience the web stores on the internet bring you, you don’ have to even leave your house and can shop from the comfort of your house at any time of the day or night.

PREWRITING BENEFITS AND A WARNING By Katherine Ploeger, M.A., M.F.A. Prewriting is one of the most important stages of the writing process, in addition to revision. Unfortunately, most beginning (and some advanced) writers don’t spend enough time on these activities, so writing is more difficult that it needs to be. Prewriting involves all the activities needed to prepare for the first draft, starting with that first flash of an idea, all the way to a complete outline. The prewriting process (at least as I have experienced it) has several steps, each with techniques that make the step easier to get through. So why not just start typing after that first flash of the idea? Only in the movies does a writer do that. Remember Chevy Chase in Funny Farm (1988)? He thought he had a great idea for a novel. He sat down at the typewriter, typed “Chapter 1″ and stared at the typewriter, at a loss for what to write next. He hadn’t done his prewriting. He finally produced (in my view, based on the thickness of the manuscript) a paltry attempt at a novel, more of a novella than anything else. Chase’s character eventually gave up on the novel and became a sports writer. I wonder, as a writer and teacher, whether he gave up because he didn’t understand the process of writing, or whether he simply wasn’t cut out to be a novelist. He seemed happy with the sports writing, so the movie did have a happy ending. BENEFITS OF PREWRITING Prewriting is a vital part of the writing process and offer several benefits to the writer: 1. Prewriting can be a lot of fun. Anything is possible at this point. You have your wonderful book idea, still fuzzy and vague but with great possibilities. Your ideas can be freewheeling, even idiotic. It doesn’t matter. Just keep brainstorming, playing with ideas, collecting resources and notes, doing all the other activities needed to finish this stage of the writing process. The only restriction at this point (unless you place more on yourself) is your need or requirement to stick close to the original vision for the book. But even that restriction is false. Your original idea will rarely match the finished product. I know that’s hard to read, but that’s been my experience. Of course, my books are often better, usually more complicated, than the original idea. The vagueness of the vision allows you to begin work on the idea, so you can create the book you are intended to write. Detours and weird ideas can often lead to flashes of brilliance for your book, whether with the content, organization, or whatever. At this point, your book can go in many directions. Explore them all until you hit upon the one that feels right. “Ah, ha! That’s what I’m going to write.” 2. During prewriting, you can work out the true purpose of the book, playing with alternatives until you find the one that’s right for you and the reader. What benefits are you looking for as the writer? What benefits are you hoping to give the reader? Make sure your book addresses these purposes. 3. You get to find out more about your readers (a.k.a. target market, audience). This exploration is part of your research about your competition. You probably know a lot about them because you were one of them, having been a beginner once yourself. Or you might be aiming at a different audience, in which case you’ve got some work to do. In your exploration of your readers, you can play around with additional audiences you might want to address. You might want to write for different age groups, education levels, or levels of proficiency with your topic. Brainstorm all the possibilities for all these variables. You might find that one or two of the alternatives present other book projects you can tackle, once this first book is done. Heck, create an entire industry out of your book idea, aiming each book at a different audience. 4. You get to plan the book to best meet your readers’ needs. You get to play around with different organizational strategies for the entire book and for each chapter. You get to think about different features for the chapters. You can even play around with the cover design if you’re self-publishing. 5. You get to do preliminary research, as much as you need to finish the first draft, or at least as much as you think you need at this point. If you are passionate about your topic (that’s most important), then doing more reading on the topic should be sheer delight. Remember that eventually you have to write your own book, so don’t get lost in the research. Give yourself a time limit for the research process. After that time, add questions to your Research Questions List, to be done during revision. 6. You can easily evaluate new ideas that come flooding into your mind (and they will). Does the idea fit your present vision of the book? If used, would this new idea drastically change the book? Is that change good or bad? If good, then where does the idea fit into your present outline or vision of the book? If bad, toss it. 7. By the end of the process, you’ll have a full outline of the book (that is, if you follow my process, addressed in WRITE THAT BOOK! The Prewriting Process available at ploegersservices.com). With that outline, you’ll be able to see the whole project at a glance. Spread the outline across your desk and examine your creation. You’ll be able to detect: * inadequate organization of the ideas, * gaps in ideas and content, * whether you have one book or two (or more), * whether a chapter will become a monster, which needs to be cut down to size before you begin drafting. 8. Prewriting allows you to write the first draft more easily because you know what you want to write at each writing session. 9. Prewriting increases your confidence in yourself as a writer and about your book idea. You’ll be able to determine if the project has merit, and if you’ll be able to finish the project and actually write that book! A WARNING ABOUT PREWRITING The one warning about prewriting is that you can become so fascinated by this stage (it really is fun), that you don’t actually move past it to create the first draft, and then on to (oh, no!) revision. Like research, writers have a tendency to spend too much time planning and never get to implementation (drafting). Allow about 25% of the project’s entire schedule for prewriting. If you have extensive research to do (which you shouldn’t, at least not for a first or early book in your writing career), then allow more time, say 30-35% of the time. But then move on and write the first draft. Prewriting is a crucial stage of writing any nonfiction work. It allows the writer to be prepared, rather than stumbling around in the dark, wondering what to write next. Do your prewriting. And then WRITE THAT BOOK! * * * .ploegersservices.com