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Backlinks This is the most important part of Article Marketing. Use a free article directory that does not allow spam. Once your article is live you will start to see traffic coming from the article directory. Don’t waste your time with spinning your articles, it doesn’t work. A top Article Directory will not approve spun content.
Website Traffic Once a user reads your article, make sure they have a reason to go to your website. Try to use anchor text, just make sure the paragraph makes sense. The reader is alread interested in your subject or they wouldn’t be reading. Once again, if your article is garbage there is absolutely no reason for the person to click your link. Use only high quality articles!
Prestige Having published articles all over the Internet will add to your credibility. As users read your articles they identify you as the expert on the subject. However, be warned that this is a two way street. If the content is un-readable people will assume you have no idea about the subject of the article. If you can’t write well or don’t know the subject, hire a professional. There are many services that offer article writing that are very inexpensive.
Investment Over time you will gain an amazing amount of backlinks to your articles and website if you produce quality articles. People can’t help but link to quality, interesting content. You would have a hard time finding a well written article that does not receive traffic and backlinks. Of course, if the article is bad you will gain no benefit. Don’t assume your article makes sense, always have someone else proof read it for you. Your content can be exceptional but if your writing is poor you are doomed.
Knowledge When you begin writing your article you’re also gaining knowledge on your subject. This knowledge is invaluable for your current and future websites. Most articles I write come with the benefit of gaining experience and knowledge about the topic.
Help People Some of the most visited articles help someone with a problem. Whenever you solve a problem write about it and publish the article. If you had the issue, I can guarantee you that someone else did too. Help them fix it and get quality backlinks at the same time?
This list should give you a good start. Just to be clear, the most important part of the process is good content!