| If you've read my work for any length of time | | | | submit an article to a site that's not targeted to |
| then you know that I recommend articles | | | | your market. |
| because you can use them to brand yourself as | | | | Business - |
| an expert, brand your products and services, and | | | | Marketing - |
| the search engines love them because they are | | | | Marketing and Webmasters - |
| content. | | | | Technology - |
| However, once you've written your article, where | | | | Multiple Topics - |
| do you promote it? | | | | 4. Submission Services |
| Although there are many ways online to promote | | | | If you're in a hurry to get your article distributed, |
| your business, articles offer you several options. | | | | there are plenty of sites that will do the grunt |
| Below are five easy ideas for promoting your | | | | work for you. Prices vary. It's usually a good idea |
| articles. | | | | to compare prices and services so that you get |
| 1. Article Directories | | | | the most bang for your buck. You'll also want to |
| First and foremost, you should submit your | | | | consider how much of the distribution work you |
| articles to as many article directories as possible. | | | | want to do. |
| You can easily find article directories simply by | | | | These two services are both reasonable, as well |
| searching for article directories in the search | | | | as being industry leaders in article distribution. - |
| engines. You'll find plenty of high ranking sites out | | | | One click submission of your article. Offers free |
| there where you can submit your articles. | | | | option. - Article distribution to thousands of |
| Here are several you can try: | | | | publishers for a fee. |
| 2. Lists | | | | 5. Software |
| Unless you've been marketing articles for some | | | | It's hard to find good software to submit your |
| time, you probably haven't thought of submitting | | | | articles. Until recently, the only software available |
| your articles to lists. There are thousands of lists | | | | to do is is Ezine Announcer, Although this can be |
| out there where you can promote your articles, | | | | a little time consuming and cumbersome, it's still a |
| but you'll find the best ones on Yahoo Groups | | | | good deal if you're on a budget. Once you learn |
| because these are the most active. | | | | how to use the software, you'll find it speeds up |
| You can find article lists on Yahoo Groups by | | | | your submissions. |
| searching for article submissions or articles. Here | | | | Regardless of how you decide to market your |
| are a few I recommend. | | | | articles, you need a plan. Keep a bookmark file of |
| 3. Individual Sites | | | | sites that you market to and make it regular |
| There are plenty of website owners who offer | | | | habit to submit. Not only will this spread your |
| article directories on their websites. Before | | | | marketing message quickly, by providing valuable |
| submitting to individual sites, I recommend you | | | | information to your potential customers, but it will |
| read the article guidelines. It's a waste of time to | | | | increase your search engine rankings too. |