The Benefits of Writing Articles

Writing Articles | You have a business; you are new and want to build a client list. However, the public doesn't know much about you. One of the best ways to build relations, credibility and to help get people to know more about you and your area of expertise is to write articles. People are always looking for good articles for their websites, blogs, and newsletters. 

The important words here are good and content. Good articles are content-rich. They help the reader understand what which you are writing about. It gives them insight, whether it is about Business, Communication, Health or any number of subjects. When you provide an article for your reader, whether you wrote it or published it, you are doing your clients a service by educating them in the areas that they wish to learn. 

Moreover, your credibility can be built or diminished by the article. Articles also help to keep your website updated and helped to increase your search engine ratings. Stagnate websites that never change, get a much lower rating with Google. As well, do not encourage your audience to come back. They are thinking, ok, I saw it. A summary of the benefits are:

For the author, they:

• Increased Exposure
• Give Credibility (You show your expertise)
• Develop Relations (People get to know you better)
• Create links to your site
• Give you free Publicity

For the Publisher or Website Owner, it provides:

• Content
• Related Articles that you don’t have to write
• Reference and information that you don’t have to write
• A vast resource of free information

However, it is important to remember that there can be a downside. Of which you can avoid, once you understand what it is. There is nothing worse than reading an article that is nothing more than a sales letter, a news release, or an inflated glorified piece on how wonderful you are. You need to give the public something that they can use. Then they are much more likely to follow your link in your resource box, back to your site to find out more about you. Remember, that in each article, you are communicating something about yourself. 

You want the message that is one that encourages people to want to get to know you better, to learn more about you know, and to become one of your clients or subscribers. In your resource box, make sure you are clear, stating who you are and where they can find out more about you. Most article directories and magazines have set limits on the size and amount of information you can place so it is important to ensure it is accurate and inviting. 

You are not writing articles just for praise and admiration. You do have a business to run and bills to pay. Even if you are a millionaire and want to write just for the sheer joy of it and love to teach for free, your resource box is still important, as you would want the readers to know that the information came from a credible source. 

So go ahead and get started. Don't stop at one article, it can easily become buried. Make it a habit and write them regularly whether it is once a week or once a month. And remember, have fun doing them.

"To Master Communication is to Master Wealth"

Submitting Articles To Article Directories

Article Writing | I like to surf around different internet forums that deal with internet marketing, link building, traffic building, and search engine optimization. Lately, I have seen a lot of questions about using articles as a marketing tool. The question has been this: “How much traffic can I get from submitting articles to article directories?” I would honestly love to tell you that you get loads of traffic. On the other hand, I would love to be able to tell you that you wouldn’t get a lot of traffic. However, I cannot tell you either way because it really just depends. It depends on these things:

• How many articles you submit
• How many directories you submit your articles to
• Where you submitted your article
• Quality of your article
• Usefulness of your article
• Value of your article

So if article writing appears so iffy, why do it? One thing I will say is that article marketing is not something you will usually see results from overnight. Article marketing is a great long-term investment for promoting your website, building links, and generating more traffic. Article marketing is only iffy if you are looking for a short-term or fast, quick way to generate traffic. My best advice is to avoid writing garbage content. Provide useful information in your article. Keep a constant mindset that you are writing for people and not to see the traffic stats go up through the roof.

You are not writing for numbers! You are writing for people. If you are writing for numbers, you may begin to feel discouraged because your traffic will not usually jump overnight. Quite simply, it takes time to realize the positive effects from article writing. I know that I am guilty of taking shortcuts and forgetting about the reader in my articles. Sometimes I am feeling lazy and think, “Well I’m writing this article. My link will be on my article, so, therefore, people will click my link and all will be well.” That is wishful thinking on my part! The truth and reality of that statement are that nobody will care to click to my website if my article is not worth reading. 

They won’t even make it through the article to see my link! That’s a shame. If your article fails to meet the reader, you also miss out on another important aspect. You miss out on the chance that the reader will take the article and distribute it to other people with your link attached to the article. That’s even more possible traffic you are missing out on! Quality is so essential to article marketing. The other factors of article marketing have no match for a quality article. 

You could submit to few article directories and many would read your quality article because it is an article worth reading. To summarize, write quality articles that meet the reader. Give the reader exactly what they want. Do not take shortcuts because there are no shortcuts in article marketing. Article marketing can be a time-consuming process, but if done right, it will really, and I mean really, pay off in the long run.

The importance of writing articles

Writing Article | If you want inbound links to your site one way to do this without paying are writing articles and post them on different sites that allow you to submit articles. 

Writing articles is one of the best ways to promote your website. It is one of the best ways to build the relations, credibility and to help get people to know more about you and your area of expertise is to write articles. One advantage that you can get with writing articles is that if your article gets submitted it is an automatic inbound link to your site without having to add a link on your site to them.

People are always looking for good articles for their websites, blogs, and newsletters. By submitting your articles and allowing others to publish them free of charge you begin to develop credentials in your field and essentially "brand" yourself through your name. Make sure you submit your article to the right category and also make sure you write the articles according to their terms. If you don't follow the terms then you won't have your article publish.

It is through well-written articles and keeping your visitor wanting to learn more than you will see more traffic on your Web site. More traffic means more profit for you.

By having lots of articles on lots of websites around the world, you automatically rank above average on search engines because of your link popularity. All those links in the resource box back to your site can make a big difference in search engine ranking.

Need traffic? Write an article.

Need sales? Write an article.

Need Your Name branded? Write an article.

Writing newsletter articles can do all of these and more. So start writing articles Now!