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