If you’re looking to drive traffic to your website and establish yourself as a go-to person in your field, article marketing is a free (or low cost, in some cases) way to grow your business online. However, article marketing isn’t as simple as throwing together a few thoughts and sticking your article on your website. There are a few basics to follow, which, by the way, do not include being the world’s best writer. To start, you’ll need some good ideas, knowledge of your target market, and a sincere desire to help prospective clients find answers. A spell checker or proofreader doesn’t hurt either, especially since you want to keep the credibility you’ve worked so hard to establish.
Now it’s time to get down to business. You’ll be following four basic steps:

1. Pick a topic that will resonate with your target audience. For example, If you are a dentist who’s trying to use articlemarketing to grow your business, don’t write an article about gardening.
2. Choose relevant keywords that will show up on a Google search. While you don’t want to go overboard on keywords, try to use them at least once in the introduction, again in the conclusion, and a... Click here to read the rest of this post at the VBS On Demand Blog.

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Great stuff here. this should come in handy and help out alot

This is great info! Thanks for posting.

Jamie McCall
Oregon Virtual Assistant

Great information. On my first project I did some article submissions.

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Kristy

This is what I have to learn, I'm less doing in articles this far for I didn't realize the purpose of doing it.
Nice post, thanks for sharing

I have been working on my writing skills by bloging on a regular schedule. I write on Suanday - usually AM, a holdover from graduate school. Also if you blog you can take one of your topics and expand it to an article.

Great article marketing information. I really need to begin focusing my subject around my services! I do, although, still love writing about gardening and fun recipes. : )

Thanks,

Bobbi

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If you’re looking to drive traffic to your website and establish yourself as a go-to person in your field, article marketing is a free (or low cost, in some cases) way to grow your business online. However, article marketing isn’t as simple as throwing together a few thoughts and sticking your article on your website. There are a few basics to follow, which, by the way, do not include being the world’s best writer. To start, you’ll need some good ideas, knowledge of your target market, and a sincere desire to help prospective clients find answers. A spell checker or proofreader doesn’t hurt either, especially since you want to keep the credibility you’ve worked so hard to establish. Now it’s time to get down to business. You’ll be following four basic steps: Pick a topic that will resonate with your target audience. For example, If you are a dentist who’s trying to use articlemarketing to grow your business, don’t write an article about gardening. Choose relevant keywords that will show up on a Google search. While you don’t want to go overboard on keywords, try to use them at least once in the introduction, again in the conclusion, and a... Click here to read the rest of this post at the VBS On Demand Blog. The VBS On Demand Blog is authored by VAF member Serena of Virtual Business Services On Demand. (Would you like to see YOUR blog posts on Virtual Assistant Forums? Click here to submit your RSS feed now.)

Hi,

I would like to know pls. how can you arrive into some good ideas if you really don't know the topic or how do you gather the ideas ? Is it through research only?

Thanks

Originally Posted by jass_resources

Hi, I would like to know pls. how can you arrive into some good ideas if you really don't know the topic or how do you gather the ideas ? Is it through research only? Thanks

Hello, I just wanted to say that it's probably better to start with topics you do know. What's your area of specialty? Do you provide great customer service, help with bookkeeping, etc? Try to come up with basic tips in those areas that might help potential clients see you as an expert. Just remember that topics that seem commonplace to you because you know so much about them might be completely foreign to your target market, so don't underestimate your own expertise!

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Thanks. That was my problem coming up with great ideas. I'm always wondering what to write about.

Great stuff! I love reading on ideas to article marketing, gives me outlines on what I should write next.

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Hi

Those are awesome tips!! Thanks

Gosh I love your site. It's so modern and warm and inviting. Just want to stay there!

Thanks

Diana Ennen
VirtualWordPublishing.com

Article marketing is also a great way to add valuable backlinks to your website and/or blog.

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Thanks for the information. I just started the article submission thing. This was great.

Wonderful info! This site rocks! I can always look on here to have any of my questions or concerns answered.