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I received a message from Brian Warren from HowToDoThings.com. This is an excellent resource for finding expert advice and tips and where YOU can share you expertise with a new audience.
“Every minute, 15 people come to HowToDoThings.com to find solutions to everyday problems. Our experts have written in hundreds of categories—everything from relatively simple topics like “How To Grill Salmon” to more technical topics such as “How To Use PHP to Interact with MySQL.”
- Brian Warren
Member’s can login to the site, leave comments, rate articles, suggest article topics and email contributors, but cannot write an article. A ‘CONTRIBUTOR’ has all the capabilities of a member AND can write articles in categories that he or she has been approved in.
You also have the option to display the fee required to complete the task, if any, and a rating system which provides readers with a realistic perspective to the degree of difficulty or ease to perform each task. As you can see from the diagram below.
You can also insert your Google AdSense Publisher ID next to your articles and receive 50% of the click throughs. To benefit from this profit sharing feature all you need to do is sign up for the revenue-sharing feature to benefit from AdSense profits. This reminds me of Squidoo pages where the AdSense revenue is shared amongst publishers.
Leaves no guess work they even provide a How To Promote Your Article section for even more self promotion tips and advice.
It’s doesn’t get any easier than that!
If you have any concerns about quality then the following quote will help alleviate your concerns:
“Our experts go through an application process to ensure that our content is of the highest quality and all articles are editorially reviewed before being published. We offer our experts a platform to reach a larger audience to share their knowledge, gain recognition and help others. In addition, through a partnership with Google AdSense, HowToDoThings.com will share all advertising revenue from your article 50/50.”
I’ve signed up and will be adding content over the weekend. Looks like a good place to get free publicity for your business so you may as well try it out!
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High Profile Article Marketing v Article Marketing
11 Quick (and Good) Content Ideas for Your Ezine or Website
Guest Article:
"11 Quick (and Good) Content Ideas for Your Ezine or Website"
by Alexandria K. Brown
Publishing articles, especially via an e-zine, is the ideal
opportunity to showcase your business. By sharing your knowledge
and expertise, you build credibility as an expert, while spreading
the word about your services and products.
While I’m sure that sometimes you have dozens of content ideas,
I bet other times you find yourself staring at a blank computer
screen, grumbling that it’s publishing time again. Well, have
no fear! Here are 11 quick (and good) content ideas for when
you’re in a pinch.
1. Give real-life success stories.
Describe a problem you’ve solved for a client/customer, and
use that as a springboard to offer more general advice. Show
your readers how you’ve helped customers address challenges
– "case studies" if you will. This positions you as the expert
in your readers’ minds more than your coming out and saying so.
2. Think of three areas in which you’d like your clients to
think of you as a resource. Now develop content in those areas.
For example, in my past life as a professional copywriter, I
really enjoyed writing for Web sites. To help encourage my
clients and prospects to hire me for these projects, I published
several articles on how to write Web copy that sells.
3. Read industry publications for ideas.
Are there any hot issues in your field right now? The more
controversial, the better. Don’t be afraid to offer your own
opinion — your readers want to know it. After all, YOU are
the expert in their eyes.
4. Jot down 8 questions your clients have asked you in the past.
You know, the ones they ask you over and over. Answer each in
a short article. If you publish weekly, that’s two months’
worth of content, right off the bat! And if you can’t think
of any questions, send all your current clients/customers a
quick e-mail, asking them what topics they’re most interested
in learning more about.
5. Learn anything neat lately from an industry conference,
workshop, seminar, or insightful article?
No one says you have to reinvent the wheel of information!
Pass on any gems of advice you’ve learned elsewhere — just
give them full attribution. Or give your opinion of the event
or article itself. Your readers will appreciate your frankness.
6. Offer a list of your top 5 or 10 tips on a certain subject.
It’s much easier to bang out a list of tips than to put together
a real article. Of course, the tips can evolve into an article
if you wish! Be sure to list your best tip first, or at least
close to the top. (If you "fire your biggest gun" last, you risk
losing your audience before they get to the good stuff.)
7. Interview associates whose expertise would interest your
readers (while not competing with yours). E-mail interviews
are incredibly easy to do. Just send your interviewee 3 to 5
questions via e-mail, edit their answers, and have them approve
the final version. Be sure to give them a short plug in your
e-zine as a thank you. (A one- or two-sentence description of
their business and their Web address should be fine.)
8. Recommend books and resources that you use, and offer full
reviews on them.
In one issue of my old e-zine, "AKB MarCom Tips," I featured
reviews of my favorite four copywriting resource books. I’m
glad I also gave my Amazon.com associate links, because I ended
up making some nice commission, to boot!
9. Invite clients or readers to write you with their own questions,
and answer one in each issue. Right after their question, publish
the person’s name, business, and Web address, with their permission.
They’ll enjoy the attention and free publicity!
10. Invite readers to send in profiles.
Ask them to tell you about themselves — their names, businesses,
locations, and how they use the information gained in your e-zine.
Feature one profile in each issue or one every few issues.
11. When all else fails, borrow an article!
There are dozens of Web sites offering hundreds of articles that
you can use in your e-zine. The articles are free and available
for you to use immediately. The only catch is you’re required to
leave the entire article intact, including the author’s promotional
information. One of my favorite places to search for articles
is www.ezinearticles.com.
One last note: Keep in mind that if your e-zine’s main objective
is to get you more clients and customers, you should NOT feature
other writers’ articles more than once in a blue moon. Remember
our main goal is to continually showcase YOU. : )
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Online entrepreneur Alexandria K. Brown, "The E-zine Queen," is
creator of the award-winning, Boost Business With Your Own
E-zine system.
High Profile Article Marketing v Article Marketing
With all the raves and buzz about using article marketing as one of the best ways to add content to your sites and for generating hundreds of back links to your sites by submitting them to the big ezine directories you would think that we all must be doing so well.
Do you know the difference between article marketing and high profile article marketing?
Did you know there was a difference between the two?
Well I’ve listened in on one of Tinu’s many MP3 file at her Free Traffic Tip Blog. Tinu really goes into detail about how she runs her business through writing regular high profile articles with success.
I like to listen to a real person who is not afraid to reveal some of their most potent traffic generating techniques that effectively pull in orders for their products and services. There is a wealth of information in Tinu’s extensive blog archives.
I highly recommend that you take a look and spend some time reading about how Tinu uses articles to promote her business expertise and helps so many online businesses get targeted traffic to their sites and blogs.
You will also find countless links to Tinu’s very own high profile articles in some of the major search engine newsletters such as WebProNews.
Visit the Free Traffic Tip and you will understand exactly what I mean.
Marketing With Private Label Articles: When Not To Use Them
Private Label Rights Articles are a great source for adding content to your niche web sites. There has been a steady increase in the number of membership sites offering Private Label Rights Articles to members every month at substantially reduced prices than if you had to pay a ghost writer to do the job. There is a big problem with established ezine directories who state clearly in their terms that only ‘100% original articles’ by an author is permitted for inclusion to the directory. One such directory I myself use has gone as far as reconfirming their policy in a recent blog post by Chris Knight, editor of EzineArticles.com.
Basically you can create your own ezine directory and use your Private Label Rights Article content on them. Its best to rewrite them and ad your own content to them to make them different from the original or you can use the services of emerging membership sites who have software that will make your content unique.
So the golden rule is do not submit them to established ezine directories. Most reputable Private Label Rights Article membership sites will recommend many ways to use your content to your benefit. I’m sure you can come up with even more creative ways to use your content as demonstrated here. Any further suggestions would help other readers so feel free to comment.
By all means use these membership sites to create content for your web sites but only submit your own articles to the major ezine directories or maybe hire a ghost writer to write your articles for you but make sure you have full and exclusive rights to them. Try Guru.com, Elance and RentACoder to find a reputable ghost writer if that’s what you are planning to do now or in the near future.
New Addition To Our Ezine Directory List
The latest instalment of ezine directories has been added to my previous post. this new contribution from Ezine Empire was submitted by the owner Stacie Zaragosa. In her own words to me:
“I created Ezine Empire to be user friendly. Neatly organized. All of the ezines’ information is posted right there for you to see. No fancy searches. What you see is what you get. Ezine Empire will be continually growing. We currently have over 35 categories. New sections that are in the works are “Ezines that offer Free Ads” and “Ezines that accept Articles.”
The site has a fresh look and feel and is very easy to navigate through each ezine catogory. I’m in the process of submitting my on ezine to the Ezine Empire directory and you should too. The more exposure and links you can get for your business the better. Register your ezine at Ezine Empire today and be sure to bookmark the site.
[UPDATE - ANOTHER WEB SITE BITS THE DUST! ALTERNATIVE EZINE DIRECTORIES]
The Ultimate Resource For A Never Ending Stream Of Private Rights Articles
Article writing is first and foremost one of the very best ways to get recognition as an expert in your field and gives you free exposure to thousands of potential readers.
If your articles are accepted into the top PR Ranking article directories you can be sure that people will not only read your content but will be eager to reprint your article on their own web sites to provide valuable content to their visitors and mailing lists.
Whether you are just getting started or are just too busy with daily commitments, you could definitely benefit from an endless surge with Private Rights Articles.
So What Exactly Are Private Rights Articles and What Can I Do With Them?
Private Rights Articles means that you can get full rights to professionally written articles on a variety of niche [specialist] subjects that are in high demand from ezine publishers and anyone looking for a source of free content for their site. Articles are the very best way for people to learn about a subject area and can help educate them about a specific topic or help them to solve a problem or make key decisions.
The list of things you can do with articles is almost endless and if used correctly you can use your own articles to create profit pulling ways in which to promote and advertise your business and services free of charge. Without the need to pay for pay-per-click advertising, or any other paid promotional services. Using articles can raise your business and personal profile exponentially.
Do not underestimate the power of article writing. Just think about newspapers and magazine articles, both online and in print. Millions of people read them on a regular day to day to get information about current affairs, hobbies, celebrities, a whole host of popular markets and topics that not only draw in targeted prospects but compel people to buy and read them time and time again.
This is the way you should be looking at the potential power of being THE AUTHOR of your own arsenal of online articles. Private Rights Articles allows you to put your own Resource Box [about you and your business] at the end of each of hundreds of pre-written professional articles to use as you wish.
You become the owner of the articles and NEVER have to pay for royalty fees every time you use them. Unlike using articles from online article directories where you HAVE TO keep the author’s original resource box intact at the end of each borrowed article. This creates links away from your site when in reality you want the links to point to your own sites and products. With Private Rights Articles you decide what information goes into the Resource Box. This is where you’re unique golden opportunity begins!
10 Ways To Propel Your Business With Articles?
[1]. Skyrocket your link popularity with one way links pointing from each article resource box to another one of your web site.
[2]. Increase the number of sites that link back to your site as they host your articles on their own site.
[3]. Create your own comprehensive Article Directory and insert Google Adsense to web pages and any other ads you desire.
[4]. Start up a search engine frenzy with your content. Search engine spiders thrive on new and regularly updated content!
[5]. Boost traffic to your site as people click through the links in your resource box bringing a surge of highly targeted prospects to your site.
[6]. Build your opt-in mailing list by setting up a sign up form at the end of your articles or set up a Landing Page. By providing interesting and compelling content you will attract lots of subscribers through your articles.
[7]. Submit a selection of your articles to ezine publishers.
[8]. Create a viral marketing report or ebook with your Private Rights Articles and encourage people to download and share it with others.
[9]. Gain credibility through your articles in your niche. Your readers will come to regard you as an expert in your field and will help to increase your popularity and trust amongst your readers.
[10]. Place a selection of articles in a mini course and build your opt-in list.
The only thing stopping you from gaining access to this wealth of information is procrastination and a failure to act now. Join this exclusive members only network and make your web sites The King of Content!
Get in fast before they come to their senses and raise the introductory price. Ask yourself what are you waiting for when you could have hundreds to thousands of articles to call your own today!
TOP TIPS:
Take some of these articles and change the title and content to reflect your own style of writing to make it truly YOUR OWN.
Don’t just settle for second best if you want to convey your own subtle touch to your private readership and stand out from the crowd. This doesn’t take much time or effort, as you already have most of the work done for you already.
Get exclusive and immediate access to your one-stop source of Private Rights Articles guaranteed.
P.S.
If you are serious and decide to take up this grand offer then I am prepared to send you a valuable $197 gift Article Creation Software which you can use to host your own articles. You can use your own custom features for heading, footers etc, so every generated page will have your exclusive content. No link back to the software creator’s web site EVER.
Plus you can get FULL Resell Rights so that you can make a profit from selling the software or provide a gift of high value to your mailing list.
Just contact me with your sales receipt and I will send it to you right away. Who knows I may even throw in some surprise goodies just for the sake of it!
Good luck and prosperity always,
Nancy P Redford
Ezine Promotion - Top 10 Ezine Directories
Write a compelling description to help make your ezine stand out from the rest.
Draft your ezine description and highlight key points that will attract and arouse the curiosity and interest of readers to gain new subscribers.
Do some research by studying other ezine descriptions that can be found online at some of the Top Ezine Directories.
1. New List
2. Best Ezines
3. Article City
4. Ezine Advertising
5. Ezine Trendz
6. Ezine Articles
7. The Ezine Directory
8. Boco Online
9. The Phantom Writers
10. Submit Your Articles
Key Benefits
• Gain free exposure
• Build your mailing list
• Increase your earnings and business profits
• Free search engine traffic
• Your resource box will bring targeted visitors to your site
• Promote your products
• Position yourself as an expert in your field
• Contact with clients and prospects
• Publicize your business
Recommended Resources:
1. Automate Your Ezine Announcement to save you time. Try Ezine Announcer
2. How to write, promote, publish and make money with your own ezine. More info and FREE report.
3. Making Money and Generating lots of free traffic Using Articles. Articles Convert to FREE Traffic!
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