The importance of articles in today’s websites and internet based companies are immeasurable. They dictate a lot in the success and the drive of traffic into one’s site. It has become a key element in making a site work and earns a profit. A website operator and owner must have the good sense to include articles in his or her site that will work for them and earn them the many benefits articles can give to their site.
Articles have been known to be the driving force in driving traffic to a website. Articles are a factor in giving site high rankings in search result pages. The higher a site ranks the bigger slice of the traffic flow pie he gets. With a huge number in traffic flow, there are more profits and more potential for other income generating schemes as well.
But, it is not just about stuffing your site with articles; they have certain requirements as well. These requirements must be met to obtain the maximum benefits an article will provide for your site. A well written article will catch the eyes and interest of your customers and keep them coming back for more. They would also be able to recommend your site to others.
Here are some tips to help you and assist you in making your articles. Below you will read about four things all articles must have to make it successful and helpful in making your site a profit earning and traffic overflowing site.
• Keywords and Keyword Phrases.
An article must always be centered on the keywords and keyword phrases. As each website visitor goes to a site, there are those who are just merely browsing but actually looking for a specific something. When this happens, a searcher usually goes to a search engine and types in the keywords they are looking for (e.g. Toyota Camry, Meningitis, Tax Lawyer and Etcetera). It could be anything they want.
The Important thing is that you have an article that has the keywords that are related to your site. For example, if you maintain an auto parts site, you must be able t have articles about cars and their parts. There are many tools in the internet that provides service in helping a webmaster out in determining what keywords and keyword phrases are mostly sought out. You can use this tool to determine what keywords to use and write about.
• Keyword Density
Know that you have your keywords and keyword phrases, you must use them fully. An article must have good keyword density for a search engine to “feel” its presence. Articles should at least have ten to fifteen percent of keyword density in their content for search engines to rank a site high in their search results. Getting a high rank is what articles do best for a site.
Keyword density is the number of times a keyword or keyword phrase is used on an article. The number varies depending on the number of words used in an article. An effective article must have a keyword density that is not too high or too low. With a very high density, the essence of the article is lost and may turn off a reader as well as the search engines. It comes off as overeager. A low number may be ignored by the search engines.
• Good Article Content
Like what is stated above, you cannot just riddle an article with keywords. They must also be regarded as good reading materials. Articles must be able to entertain people as well as provide good information and help for their needs. Articles should be written well with correct spelling and good grammar. If you want people to trust you, make your work good and well thought out.
People respond well to figures, facts and statistics. Try to get great information and as many facts as you can. A good and well written article will boost your reputation as an expert in your chosen field or topic. As more people believe in you. They will be able to trust you and your products.
• Linking Articles
And another important thing to remember. If you are going to submit articles to ezines and/or contribute your articles to newsletters and other sites, DON’T ever forget to include a link to your site. A little resource box with a brief description of your site and you should always be placed right after your articles that you have submitted. If people like your articles, they will most likely click on the link directing them to your site.
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
How much you can make from placing articles and affiliate links on your website?
How much you can make from placing articles and affiliate links on your website differs from person to person. How much you are able to make will depend mostly on how successful your site is. This means getting good search engine rankings through SEO efforts, making your site enjoyable and informative to read through engaging content, building your site around a great niche subject, how big your site is, and how many sites you have.
Some people claim to make as much as $10,000 per month ($120,000 per year) through building and promoting niche sites, however, most people should not expect this kind of success, especially if you are very new, as that kind of success usually only comes with experience and acquired skill. A reasonable income to expect from a niche site, after you have worked for months to gain traffic and are hooked up with good affiliates, may be $500-$1,000 per month. However this is recurring income, so you will make that much monthly off of the efforts you put into that one site, it is not a one shot deal.
After you have a successful site, most choose to continue to build niche sites. The more sites that you build, the better an income you can generate. Some also choose to build very fast and very short sites over sites that are slightly longer in length. It should be noted that the larger each of your sites are, the more income you will likely generate off of them.
When starting out, it is important to remember that your first site will always be your hardest, since you are just learning the ropes of the business, and that not everyone is cut out to market and promote niche sites. It may not work out for you and you may end up losing a little bit of money, but that is a risk that everyone in this business has to take.
The important thing is that you don’t give up without a good shot at it, if this is really what you want to do. Your first site may take a long time, the work may be tedious, and you may feel like throwing in the towel. However, if you give up too early, you will never know what could have been. And who knows, you may be the next great website marketer!
Some people claim to make as much as $10,000 per month ($120,000 per year) through building and promoting niche sites, however, most people should not expect this kind of success, especially if you are very new, as that kind of success usually only comes with experience and acquired skill. A reasonable income to expect from a niche site, after you have worked for months to gain traffic and are hooked up with good affiliates, may be $500-$1,000 per month. However this is recurring income, so you will make that much monthly off of the efforts you put into that one site, it is not a one shot deal.
After you have a successful site, most choose to continue to build niche sites. The more sites that you build, the better an income you can generate. Some also choose to build very fast and very short sites over sites that are slightly longer in length. It should be noted that the larger each of your sites are, the more income you will likely generate off of them.
When starting out, it is important to remember that your first site will always be your hardest, since you are just learning the ropes of the business, and that not everyone is cut out to market and promote niche sites. It may not work out for you and you may end up losing a little bit of money, but that is a risk that everyone in this business has to take.
The important thing is that you don’t give up without a good shot at it, if this is really what you want to do. Your first site may take a long time, the work may be tedious, and you may feel like throwing in the towel. However, if you give up too early, you will never know what could have been. And who knows, you may be the next great website marketer!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Making Money with Articles: Free Article Content
Some webmasters try to use articles from free content directories to get visitors to their site and make some money. This is mostly important for those who have just begun working as an affiliate for several companies and do not yet have any funding, yet need to built small niche websites to visitors to their site so that they can begin making revenue.
Although this can sometimes be the only option for those who are running on a non-existent budget, it is not a way that will effectively build your website or revenue. There are a few potential reasons why this may be detrimental to your business building efforts.
Problem #1 - Search Engines
Search engines will only look down upon your site if it has the exact same duplicated content than other sites. The more sites that share your content, the less it will help you achieve good search engine rankings.
Good search engine rankings are essential in getting visitors to your site so that they have a chance to click on your affiliate links. If you cannot even get visitors, then will never make an revenue. Working on the search engine optimization of your site so that you will eventually be high enough in the results to get customers, should be priority one.
Problem #2 - Getting visitors to click
Although getting your site high on search engine result pages and acquiring site visitors is hard work, unfortunately this is only half of the battle. You must also be able to convince those visitors to click on your affiliate links. If your visitors see the same content they have seen on a multitude of other sites, they will be least likely to click on your links. This is because most people want to buy things that are recommended by people that they trust or whom they feel like are an expert on the subject.
If your content is just duplicated from other sites, you will be exposed as someone who does not really know what they are talking about and therefore will not look heavily on your product recommendations. This will reduce the number of website visitors who will be willing to click through.
Problem #3 - Author Bylines
Most free content is only given to you if you agree to place the authors byline under the article (you can get into trouble if you try to use it without following the stipulated rules). This poses a problem because most author bylines include links. When a reader gets done reading a really intriguing article, there is a strong possibility that they will click on the author’s byline link rather than your affiliate links. This is the entire reason why these authors offer free content to begin with, so that they may get their name and links out there to the public. Using this type of content may mean shooting yourself in the foot and losing possible profitable website visitors.
Once you put these three problems together, you are looking at a serious decline in revenue simply because you used free website content from article directories. Although it may be the only option for some, if you have the funds to buy your own original content, then you should go this route. If you don’t have the finds, however, you may be better off writing your own content and then hiring professional services once you have made a profit to work with.
Although this can sometimes be the only option for those who are running on a non-existent budget, it is not a way that will effectively build your website or revenue. There are a few potential reasons why this may be detrimental to your business building efforts.
Problem #1 - Search Engines
Search engines will only look down upon your site if it has the exact same duplicated content than other sites. The more sites that share your content, the less it will help you achieve good search engine rankings.
Good search engine rankings are essential in getting visitors to your site so that they have a chance to click on your affiliate links. If you cannot even get visitors, then will never make an revenue. Working on the search engine optimization of your site so that you will eventually be high enough in the results to get customers, should be priority one.
Problem #2 - Getting visitors to click
Although getting your site high on search engine result pages and acquiring site visitors is hard work, unfortunately this is only half of the battle. You must also be able to convince those visitors to click on your affiliate links. If your visitors see the same content they have seen on a multitude of other sites, they will be least likely to click on your links. This is because most people want to buy things that are recommended by people that they trust or whom they feel like are an expert on the subject.
If your content is just duplicated from other sites, you will be exposed as someone who does not really know what they are talking about and therefore will not look heavily on your product recommendations. This will reduce the number of website visitors who will be willing to click through.
Problem #3 - Author Bylines
Most free content is only given to you if you agree to place the authors byline under the article (you can get into trouble if you try to use it without following the stipulated rules). This poses a problem because most author bylines include links. When a reader gets done reading a really intriguing article, there is a strong possibility that they will click on the author’s byline link rather than your affiliate links. This is the entire reason why these authors offer free content to begin with, so that they may get their name and links out there to the public. Using this type of content may mean shooting yourself in the foot and losing possible profitable website visitors.
Once you put these three problems together, you are looking at a serious decline in revenue simply because you used free website content from article directories. Although it may be the only option for some, if you have the funds to buy your own original content, then you should go this route. If you don’t have the finds, however, you may be better off writing your own content and then hiring professional services once you have made a profit to work with.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
An Easy Way To Write Articles - Learn How To Write a Mind Blowing Article In Just 25-30 Minutes
By Kris Malviya
Writing articles needs practice. Once you know about the basic skills all you need is practice. People write articles to promote their websites, for their company or to promote their business or just to make people aware or spread the word or to help. In this article, you will learn about an easy way to write articles. I will show you a way to write quality articles in about 25 -30 minutes!
Whatever your cause is, people will only read quality articles which they enjoy reading. You want your readers to enjoy, to like you which will ultimately result in people visiting and becoming regular visitors of your website searching for quality articles. Now let me tell you, writing articles is not a difficult task. It' s quite a simple task once you know the basics.
Ok, so here' s an easy way to write articles.
First you need to choose a topic. On what topic are you going to write?
Choose a topic which you are familiar with or experience in or you simply
like it.
After that collect some resources. Go to a search engine(Google for eg.) and
search for about 5- 10 articles related to your topic.
Read them. Increase your knowledge on that topic. But do not copy content.
That will leave your articles duplicate and people and search engines only
like genuine articles.
Write the article in a simple format. Like this-
In the first paragraph tell people what you will tell them in the article. What
the article is all about. Introduce.
Second para- Tell them
Third para- Could include some tips or facts.
Fourth para- Revise. Tell them what you just told them in short.
You can edit the format as you wish. But this basic format makes people read and makes writing articles much simpler for you.
Or you can just make an article full of tips and an introduction and a revision paragraph in the end.
In this article, the first paragraph you see is the introduction. Then comes a little about writing articles. And the third part includes tips because I know people love tips.
If you apply these simple tips while writing articles, your articles will surely find more popularity, love from people and ultimately more profits for you. And, after putting in some practice to this procedure, you will easily be able to write short and sweet articles of about 350- 420 words in 25-30 minutes.
Did you know you could get paid to write articles on the internet? Learn more
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Join us and become a High Tech Dude. Help and information in iPods, music players, free softwares and internet.
*Feel free to publish this article on your website, but do not make any changes in the article and keep all the links active.*
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kris_Malviya
Writing articles needs practice. Once you know about the basic skills all you need is practice. People write articles to promote their websites, for their company or to promote their business or just to make people aware or spread the word or to help. In this article, you will learn about an easy way to write articles. I will show you a way to write quality articles in about 25 -30 minutes!
Whatever your cause is, people will only read quality articles which they enjoy reading. You want your readers to enjoy, to like you which will ultimately result in people visiting and becoming regular visitors of your website searching for quality articles. Now let me tell you, writing articles is not a difficult task. It' s quite a simple task once you know the basics.
Ok, so here' s an easy way to write articles.
First you need to choose a topic. On what topic are you going to write?
Choose a topic which you are familiar with or experience in or you simply
like it.
After that collect some resources. Go to a search engine(Google for eg.) and
search for about 5- 10 articles related to your topic.
Read them. Increase your knowledge on that topic. But do not copy content.
That will leave your articles duplicate and people and search engines only
like genuine articles.
Write the article in a simple format. Like this-
In the first paragraph tell people what you will tell them in the article. What
the article is all about. Introduce.
Second para- Tell them
Third para- Could include some tips or facts.
Fourth para- Revise. Tell them what you just told them in short.
You can edit the format as you wish. But this basic format makes people read and makes writing articles much simpler for you.
Or you can just make an article full of tips and an introduction and a revision paragraph in the end.
In this article, the first paragraph you see is the introduction. Then comes a little about writing articles. And the third part includes tips because I know people love tips.
If you apply these simple tips while writing articles, your articles will surely find more popularity, love from people and ultimately more profits for you. And, after putting in some practice to this procedure, you will easily be able to write short and sweet articles of about 350- 420 words in 25-30 minutes.
Did you know you could get paid to write articles on the internet? Learn more
To find information and learn new cool stuff about free softwares, the internet, iPods and music players Visit High Tech Dudes
Join us and become a High Tech Dude. Help and information in iPods, music players, free softwares and internet.
*Feel free to publish this article on your website, but do not make any changes in the article and keep all the links active.*
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kris_Malviya
Sunday, November 25, 2007
How to Spice Up Your Articles and Attract More Readers
By Nancy Ayash
I can make you something in 3D; a Pop-Up. Or, I can fold my words into a paper airplane and send them flying into the clouds. Would you prefer elastic? Let me show you how I s-t-r-e-t-c-h words like taffy; then chop them into smaller words; and wrap these tiny morsels with bright candy wrappers; and that’s just the texture of my writing.
Need lots of color? I’ll splash words into blotches of paint; drip it; smudge all the colors just right to form the perfect image. Want it sweet? I’ll create words in large crystal chunks of raw sugar; or melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy. Looking for something hot? I can pepper words with exotic spices you’ve never heard of. Yes, it’s an art; a very fine art; the work of a copywriter.
Unfortunately, I’m not a copywriter; I write content. I’m Sergeant Joe Friday of Dragnet; (dum-dee-dum-dum) “Just the facts ma’am; just the facts.” I’m concerned with time, weather, and all sorts of data. I might live in a black and white world, but I still need that color to keep me from producing wikipedia text. A good content writer must find that sweet spot by combining facts with art. I need to give the reader information, but keep it interesting.
Here are some tips for combining these two forms of writing into an entertaining yet useful article.
• I begin with facts. This is the frame of a good article; it’s the structure upon which I can build my writing. For example, let’s say I’ve chosen the subject of Micro Investing; I need to give the reader a quick over-view of what this means in terms of risk and reward, and how it might benefit the independent investor. I also need to bring the subject into the reader’s awareness in an efficient manner; I must be brief.
• Next, I’ll add support to the framework by introducing data; this gives weight to the article; what defines a penny stock? How do they trade? Does a low share price always equate to low quality? I’ll provide the good, the bad, and the ugly about micro investing.
• At this point I’ll add some copy. This is the sugar and spice within the writing that gives it some zip. Terms like “wild west” and “rowdy cowpokes” come to mind in the land of micro/penny stocks; HIGH risk and BIG rewards; “Thar’s gold in them thar hills.” Perhaps I’ll even throw in a cowboy quote, “Always drink upstream from the herd.”
There’s a bold contrast between mainstream investing and penny stocks, and this presents an opportunity to use copywriting skills.
As a content writer, I have to make the article easy to read, hold the reader’s attention, and give valuable information; all within a confined space. But I also need copy as a glaze to bring out the shine; and that requires some sugar or spice.
Informative articles don’t have to be a pile of old, dried-out wood. They can be very entertaining and lively. Just remember to use copy sparingly; a little goes a long way.
Nancy Ayash is a freelance writer currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.creativewordz.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nancy_Ayash
I can make you something in 3D; a Pop-Up. Or, I can fold my words into a paper airplane and send them flying into the clouds. Would you prefer elastic? Let me show you how I s-t-r-e-t-c-h words like taffy; then chop them into smaller words; and wrap these tiny morsels with bright candy wrappers; and that’s just the texture of my writing.
Need lots of color? I’ll splash words into blotches of paint; drip it; smudge all the colors just right to form the perfect image. Want it sweet? I’ll create words in large crystal chunks of raw sugar; or melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy. Looking for something hot? I can pepper words with exotic spices you’ve never heard of. Yes, it’s an art; a very fine art; the work of a copywriter.
Unfortunately, I’m not a copywriter; I write content. I’m Sergeant Joe Friday of Dragnet; (dum-dee-dum-dum) “Just the facts ma’am; just the facts.” I’m concerned with time, weather, and all sorts of data. I might live in a black and white world, but I still need that color to keep me from producing wikipedia text. A good content writer must find that sweet spot by combining facts with art. I need to give the reader information, but keep it interesting.
Here are some tips for combining these two forms of writing into an entertaining yet useful article.
• I begin with facts. This is the frame of a good article; it’s the structure upon which I can build my writing. For example, let’s say I’ve chosen the subject of Micro Investing; I need to give the reader a quick over-view of what this means in terms of risk and reward, and how it might benefit the independent investor. I also need to bring the subject into the reader’s awareness in an efficient manner; I must be brief.
• Next, I’ll add support to the framework by introducing data; this gives weight to the article; what defines a penny stock? How do they trade? Does a low share price always equate to low quality? I’ll provide the good, the bad, and the ugly about micro investing.
• At this point I’ll add some copy. This is the sugar and spice within the writing that gives it some zip. Terms like “wild west” and “rowdy cowpokes” come to mind in the land of micro/penny stocks; HIGH risk and BIG rewards; “Thar’s gold in them thar hills.” Perhaps I’ll even throw in a cowboy quote, “Always drink upstream from the herd.”
There’s a bold contrast between mainstream investing and penny stocks, and this presents an opportunity to use copywriting skills.
As a content writer, I have to make the article easy to read, hold the reader’s attention, and give valuable information; all within a confined space. But I also need copy as a glaze to bring out the shine; and that requires some sugar or spice.
Informative articles don’t have to be a pile of old, dried-out wood. They can be very entertaining and lively. Just remember to use copy sparingly; a little goes a long way.
Nancy Ayash is a freelance writer currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.creativewordz.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nancy_Ayash
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Associated Content
Associated Content is paying about $3 to $6 upfront for every article that is accepted. Each article should be between 400 to 500 words. You will also get paid for page views whether it is submitted for upfront payment or for free. Once you learn what they will pay for, you should have no problem in getting most every article accepted. It helps to understand how Associated Content makes money. Most of their income is derived from Google adsense. Therefore, your articles should have keywords that bring up Google ads. In addition, you should use proper SEO and Latent Semantic Indexing to help bring in traffic. Associated Content likes articles that explain how to do something, product reviews and more.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Writing for Associated Content and SEO
I have been writing for Associated Content now since july 07. My writing for Associated Content started off as a whim. Now it has become a driving force in my life. You can write about whatever subject is interesting for you, and get paid for it. There is the possibility of going full time with Associated Content. To make a full-time income you need to write about 10 articles a day. Oh, um you also need to learn SEO. In addition to being paid upfront for your articles, AC will also pay for page views. SEO is very important for page views (traffic). It is not very difficult. It is just a matter of deciding what your keywords are, and having a keyword density of between 2% to 4.5%. Some writer's experienced in this type of writing are making about $20 an hour working from home! Oh BTW, my keywords for this article are Associated Content and SEO. I have a keyword density of 2.9% for Associated Content in this article and a 4.4% for SEO.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Write Articles for traffic and back links to your website
Submitting articles to free article websites are an excellent way to generate traffic and back links to your website. In this article I will show you some recommended article directories and some free article submitter software. Submitting articles works because every webmaster that reprints your article is required to publish your biography along with the article. In the biography or “about the author” section you write a little about yourself along with your website URL. First, you will need to write an original article about 300-600 words that is related to the subject of your website. Then submit your article to an article site for free traffic. Sounds easy? It is!
Here are some free article websites you can submit to that get a good amount of traffic:
1) http://www.zongoo.com/
2) http://www.articlehub.com/
3) http://www.articlewarehouse.com/
4) http://www.authorconnection.com/
5) http://www.contentdesk.com/
6) http://www.ezinearticles.com/
7) http://www.goarticles.com/
8) http://www.ideamarketers.com/
9) http://www.isnare.com/
Each free article website will have different rules regarding formatting and length of article so check with the author guidelines on each site. Submitting articles to various directories is certainly a good way to get free back links and traffic to your website. If your article is really good, it is possible to get millions of views. If you are only planning on writing a few articles, you may want to submit everything manually. If you would like to submit to many places, I would recommend using article submitter software. If you would like to start out without investing is the software, I have managed to find a few submitters that are free. I have listed the free article submitters below:
1) http://www.articlesender.com
2) http://www.buildvre.com/Recommends/articlesubmitter.html
An additional resource to promote your articles is Yahoo Groups. This can help to achieve more traffic and back links as well. Join a yahoo group specifically for writers to post articles. Many people will want to read the articles because it answers a question and is interesting. In addition, many webmasters use the groups to find articles that they can publish on there own websites. When they publish your article, they will also publish your bio or signature with your website link in it. Here is a listing of Yahoo groups that are interested in writers posting there articles:
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=article+submission&submit=Search
With article promotion, you will never need to worry about purchasing traffic again. The articles you submit will bring in traffic directly from the links on your articles. In addition, the back links you create will result in a higher position in the search engines increasing traffic as well.
Here are some free article websites you can submit to that get a good amount of traffic:
1) http://www.zongoo.com/
2) http://www.articlehub.com/
3) http://www.articlewarehouse.com/
4) http://www.authorconnection.com/
5) http://www.contentdesk.com/
6) http://www.ezinearticles.com/
7) http://www.goarticles.com/
8) http://www.ideamarketers.com/
9) http://www.isnare.com/
Each free article website will have different rules regarding formatting and length of article so check with the author guidelines on each site. Submitting articles to various directories is certainly a good way to get free back links and traffic to your website. If your article is really good, it is possible to get millions of views. If you are only planning on writing a few articles, you may want to submit everything manually. If you would like to submit to many places, I would recommend using article submitter software. If you would like to start out without investing is the software, I have managed to find a few submitters that are free. I have listed the free article submitters below:
1) http://www.articlesender.com
2) http://www.buildvre.com/Recommends/articlesubmitter.html
An additional resource to promote your articles is Yahoo Groups. This can help to achieve more traffic and back links as well. Join a yahoo group specifically for writers to post articles. Many people will want to read the articles because it answers a question and is interesting. In addition, many webmasters use the groups to find articles that they can publish on there own websites. When they publish your article, they will also publish your bio or signature with your website link in it. Here is a listing of Yahoo groups that are interested in writers posting there articles:
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=article+submission&submit=Search
With article promotion, you will never need to worry about purchasing traffic again. The articles you submit will bring in traffic directly from the links on your articles. In addition, the back links you create will result in a higher position in the search engines increasing traffic as well.
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