5 Easy Ways to Promote Your Ezine Articles

If you've read my work for any length of timesubmit an article to a site that's not targeted to
then you know that I recommend articlesyour market.
because you can use them to brand yourself asBusiness -
an expert, brand your products and services, andMarketing -
the search engines love them because they areMarketing and Webmasters -
content.Technology -
However, once you've written your article, whereMultiple Topics -
do you promote it?4. Submission Services
Although there are many ways online to promoteIf 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 yourwork for you. Prices vary. It's usually a good idea
articles.to compare prices and services so that you get
1. Article Directoriesthe most bang for your buck. You'll also want to
First and foremost, you should submit yourconsider 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 byThese two services are both reasonable, as well
searching for article directories in the searchas being industry leaders in article distribution. -
engines. You'll find plenty of high ranking sites outOne 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. Lists5. Software
Unless you've been marketing articles for someIt's hard to find good software to submit your
time, you probably haven't thought of submittingarticles. Until recently, the only software available
your articles to lists. There are thousands of liststo 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 Groupsgood 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 byyour submissions.
searching for article submissions or articles. HereRegardless of how you decide to market your
are a few I recommend.articles, you need a plan. Keep a bookmark file of
3. Individual Sitessites that you market to and make it regular
There are plenty of website owners who offerhabit to submit. Not only will this spread your
article directories on their websites. Beforemarketing message quickly, by providing valuable
submitting to individual sites, I recommend youinformation to your potential customers, but it will
read the article guidelines. It's a waste of time toincrease your search engine rankings too.