18/06/2009 by Tim Dodd.

You’ve probably noticed video is “red hot” right now.

Just look at the popularity and success of video sites like YouTube. And if you spend any time on these video uploading sites, you’ll notice they’re not all videos of cats and dogs doing funny things.

Indeed, many marketers are Read the rest of this entry »

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15/06/2009 by Tim Dodd.

Just as with Yahoo! Answers, forum marketing can be grouped under the broader category of “article marketing.”

However, you do NOT have to use articles to participate in forums. Just use the participation and promotion tips below while disregarding any specific mention of the articles themselves.

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12/06/2009 by Tim Dodd.

Another way for you to drive traffic to your site and get newsletter subscribers is by using articles to answer questions on Yahoo! Answers.

If you prefer, you can of course simply type in new answers every time you see a question related to your niche. However, as time goes by you’re likely to see the same questions pop up again and again.

You can make it easy on yourself by copying and pasting a well-written article as your answer.

But here’s how to really make the most out of Read the rest of this entry »

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09/06/2009 by Tim Dodd.

Another way for you to use your articles to drive free targeted traffic to your site (and subscribers to your newsletter) is by using your article content to create focused one-page websites on Squidoo.com and HubPages.com.

What are these sites?

Basically, Squidoo and HubPages are Web 2.0 content sites that allow users (like you) to create information pages on nearly any topic, especially if it’s a family friendly topic.

So why would you want to even bother creating a web page on someone else’s site?

Simple: Because these sites are like article directories on steroids.

Not only can you optimize your page for a couple different keywords, you’re likely to find that you rank HIGH for those keywords. That’s because Google absolutely loves HubPages and Squidoo! (And of course you get the benefits of having one-way incoming backlinks, too.)

There are other benefits of creating article-driven content pages on these sites, too…

Interactivity: Both Squidoo and HubPages allow you to create interactive sites, which means you’ll get visitors coming back again and again. Specifically, you can post interactive polls, make blog posts that allow comments, and similar.

Multimedia: You can also easily add multimedia modules to your pages such as videos from various sources, audio, etc.
While the traffic coming in from the search engines is nice, you’re also likely to get plenty of traffic from people directly visiting Squidoo or HubPages. And all of that adds up to plenty of visitors and lots of repeat visitors.

Your job, of course, is to translate these visitors in to newsletter subscribers.

It’s relatively easily to do on Squidoo and HubPages, as both of them allow you to link back multiple times to your own site. That means you can have multiple short “advertisements” on your Squidoo lens or HubPage that give readers a compelling reason to click through to your site… and sign up for your newsletter.

Quick Tip:
Refer back to our posting of 26th May for a reminder of how to write a great resource box at the end of your articles.

So what’s the catch?

In order to have your page accepted on Squidoo and HubPages and ranked highly in their internal search engines and “top pages” lists, you need to meet their editorial guidelines. They’re not difficult to follow, but you should read the terms of service to make sure your site doesn’t violate any of their policies.

Example: HubPages really prefers that you only have two links going back to one site.

The second “catch” is that in order to get traffic from Squidoo and HubPages visitors directly, you need to get your pages ranked highly internally. And to do that, you need to do things like drive traffic to your page, get others to rank your lens or Module highly and similar.

In other words – You need to spend some time creating a useful page full of content that others will enjoy, and you need to spend some time building traffic to this site.

While both of these sites do provide good traffic and high quality back links, you shouldn’t be promoting your Squidoo lens or HubPages to the exclusion of working on pages on your own domain.

That is, you should be building your OWN site and sending traffic to your own site FIRST.  Then, time permitting; you can work on creating Squidoo lenses and HubPages.

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06/06/2009 by Tim Dodd.

Another great way you can use articles to grow your list is by posting them on your blog.

At this point many marketers ask the question: How long should the article be?

The length you ultimately choose for blog posts should be as unique as your blog.

Some people tend to post 200 or 300 word articles – just tips and snippets of information… but they post regularly.

Others post full-length “average” size articles around 400 to 600 words. And a few post long articles (even as long as 1000 words or so). The best thing to do is experiment a little to find out what works for you. Chances are, you’ll find that posting a mix of articles will serve you well.

Now let’s look at some of the amazing ways you can benefit by posting articles on your blog… Read the rest of this entry »

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03/06/2009 by Tim Dodd.

Probably the best way to market your site with articles is by submitting those articles to article directories.

• 1.   Sometimes publishers pick them up and reprint them, meaning you get an influx of traffic.
• 2.   Other times submitting to these directories is beneficial for search engine traffic.

If you plan on using your articles for these purposes, then you should definitely Read the rest of this entry »

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