Writing articles is a great way to bring traffic to your site especially if you are running an affiliate marketing business. You want people to know about your product and everything it has to offer. Articles are perfect for this and can take marketing to the next level.
Types of Articles
Many different articles you write will attract people to the product you hope to sell. You can write persuasive articles that will make someone think, “WOW, I really need that product!” or you can write articles that discuss the product but are search engine optimized.
Search engine optimized or SEO articles are ones that have specific keywords throughout the article. Search engines like Yahoo! and Google pick up these keywords. When someone enters in a keyword that you have used in your article, your site will show up on the search results. This means, that they are much more likely to visit your site.
Ways to Use Articles
SEO articles attract people to your site through the search engines. However, there are many other ways that you can use articles to drive more unique visits to your site.
Article directories are places where you can submit your articles and they are free for everyone to see and use. This means that the more people who use your articles, the more places you will have exposure. You have a bio at the end of the piece with your website address. Websites that will use your article are usually places where your niche is popular which means people will be interested in what you have to offer.
Another purpose of article directories is additional back links. Back links is another thing that search engines look for when ranking your page in search results. The more you have the higher you place which means more people visit your site.
Creating a blog is another way to use what you have written. Search engines pick up blogs much faster and many people search for information on blogs. This is just another way to gain exposure and market your product through another type of site.
Writing it yourself or Hire Someone
If you have the time and you can write decently well, then you can write all of them on your own. However, many people have a hard time getting their ideas onto the screen in a clear and persuasive manner. This is when it is time to hire a professional writer.
Freelance writing services are popular and can help you get what you need quickly. These professional freelance writers are experienced in providing well-written articles for website content. Many of them are familiar with SEO and submitting to article directories. Hiring someone to do the writing for you can help you save time and get your website to the point you want it to be so you can start making money.
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March 17th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Informative post. Writing original articles is always a great way to bring in traffic and thus generate interest in a product (hopefully leading to a bit of lucre). As they say: content is king.
March 21st, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Once again you’ve written a very good post. I prefer to write my own articles since this way I am not dependent on another person’s schedule. Also, I do not have to pay myself to write articles. I do also use other people’s articles in my blog. I like for my blog to be a resource for my readers. I know a lot of entrepreneurs do not have a lot of time so I compile links and articles that would be of interest to them and post them to my blog. Keep up the good work.
April 15th, 2008 at 3:36 am
I think you really are an expert on SEO, I do agree with all the things you have mentioned on this topic. I’m starting to learn more on this site, I think I should also subscribe here for more good information’s.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:45 am
Doing your SEO is one of the best things to get your site some traffic. Aside from getting traffic you are also going to get page rank as you write these valuable articles. So, if you’re going to write, you must write it with all your heart and knowledge.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:33 am
I think here you have discussed and given the valuable information on writing articles which must be unique. There must be some stress given to this point. If the articles are unique, surely the blog or site will crawled and the results will be one among the top 10 sites in google. Backlinks again an important point to be noted as said.
May 1st, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Personally I am skeptical about articles embedded in affilate sites. They are simply advertorials trying to hawk products and to me it lacks credibility. In fact, I am extra suspicious when I see such articles and ended up spending more time doing research.
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I tend to agree with you that if it just looks like a really hard sell piece I’m probably going to ignore it. I can see the value of writing more balanced or research pieces on something — especially if it’s in a field you have some experience in.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:02 am
I agree with you, we need a good article about the product so the customer will have more knowledge about our products benefit, and they will be interested to visit our site and learn more. We dont need a long explanation. Just a short article that make some points. I prefer to hire a professional writer.
June 12th, 2008 at 4:58 am
It’s one of the oldest white-hat search engine optimization techniques and is still as valued as it ever was. In fact, with blogs being favored by search engines over websites due to the constant stream of fresh quality content in the former, article marketing has found a new meaning. Article marketing indeed plays a significant role in affiliate marketing, not just for affiliates operating on a budget but even for the superaffiliates although they tend to outsource the process of article submission or use an article submission software for it. It remains to be seen how the launch of Google’s Knol will affect the chemistry of article submission and seo.