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Spread the Word with Article Marketing PDF Print E-mail
Written by Winson Yeung   
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 10:12
Article marketing is advertising by writing short articles on specific areas that you wish to promote in your industry. Some content based articles are even released free to help attract clients and build credibility. Article marketing became popular with the advent of mass printing making article production affordable and easy to produce.

Article marketing is advertising by writing short articles on specific areas that you wish to promote in your industry. Some content based articles are even released free to help attract clients and build credibility. Article marketing became popular with the advent of mass printing making article production affordable and easy to produce.

The rise of the internet and online world has promoted a huge expansion of article marketing. Today there are sites and directories devoted to publishing article for marketing purposes. These sites may contain information on a general scale or sites can be found for very special and specific interests. As long as you follow the sites' guidelines and format then you can post an article.

There is a whole freelance industry based around content and article marketing keeping many writers employed. Article marketing has many benefits including increased site traffic, improved search engine ranking, lead generation and the ability to establish yourself as an expert.

It is important to remember some basic tips when writing an article for marketing purposes. The title is the most important part of your article. It grabs the reader's attention. If you do not have an interesting and informative title then there is a good chance your article will be ineffective and overlooked by many readers. The best types of article are focused, easy to understand and most important helpful to the reader.

When writing the body or your article you need to put the most important information towards the beginning. That way if the reader doesn't read the entire article they will have received the most important information. You should keep your paragraphs and sentences short and use subheadings if appropriate. It has been found that the most popular articles contain between 400 to 600 words.

Your contact information, product information and further links should be founding the resource box. It is also important to include a few brief sentences about your product or service. You want to try and get your reader to visit your site, buy the product or use your services so you need to have up to date contact information that is clearly displayed.

Once your article is written you need to produce a short summary that may appear with the title of your article. The summary needs to hook the reader or point out what you article will offer. Think of this as an abstract if you are scientifically minded. The summary should be between two and five sentences long. You should make sure to spell check your article as there is nothing more off putting than a badly written article full of spelling and grammar mistakes.

You are now ready to submit your article to an article directory. There are large article directories that cater to every industry and others that are more specific. You don't need a lot of marketing or computer knowledge to be a successful article marketer. By spending a little bit of time each day writing and posting articles you can successfully provide information and promote your services.

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