Entrepreneurs are always looking for cheap ways to market their brand. Well you can not get any cheaper then article marketing! Article marketing is a subtle way companies can gain exposure for their business by writing articles that provide information about news and trends occurring within their industries. It is a cost effective form of promoting your products and services because it does not require you to spend money and it enables you to build a relationship with your readers. Companies that incorporate article marketing into their marketing campaigns will demonstrate their expertise within their industry while simultaneously attracting new customers.

For example, if I am a hair stylist I could write an article about what products people should use to have healthy hair. When your readers are seeking services within your industry (i.e. hair); your company name will be a part of their evoked set because of the articles you have shared with them. If you plan on incorporating article marketing into your marketing campaign you have to produce quality content (emphasis added on quality). Therefore, if your goal is to have people remember your company based upon your articles, remember to keep the following points in mind:... Click here to read the rest of this post at the TargetStars Blog.

The TargetStars Blog is authored by VAF member LaTosha of TargetStars.


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Hi LaTosha!!
You've posted wonderful advice on Article Marketing, thank you for the pointers
I don't consider myself a quality content writer (( LoL ))... but... its a habit that I could absolutely start changing!!

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Eddna
www.VAInnovations.com

Thanks and I am sure you can produce quality content If you have writer's block, check out http://skribit.com

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LaTosha Johnson
http://www.targetstars.com

This is awesome content! I've been toying with this idea forever but haven't quite known where to start. Thank you for giving me a jumping off point. You're a lifesaver.

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Kim Lynk www.virtualthingstodo.com

good advice. As an editor at a small community newspaper, I am always looking for well written content that I feel is informative.

Thanks for the information. This is definately a place for me to start and to grow my skills with!

Great information, my current client is always looking for new ideas like this and a good opportunity for me to grow my skills.

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Kasey
www.virtualassistingusa.com

Great Article LaTosha!

Writing is a challenge for me but I see the importance of it if I am going to build credibility with my customers. The article was very informative and something I believe I can execute. Thanks.

Sheila

Writing is challenge for me also. I was thinking of taking a class at the local county college.

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Monica West|www.prismvirtual.com
Prism Virtual Business Services

I have been doing this for a couple of clients and it can be a very effective way to drive website traffic. One of the major challenges is to rewrite the content to distribute to several article banks so that as a group, they help improve organic search results. I've got this down to "somewhat" of a science. Once you practice a little, it gets much easier!

I have a question for the group though that I will post in a new thread. I received an interesting request from one of my clients that I have been doing the article writing for.