I've been a freelance writer since 1993, and an entrepreneur for practically all my life (I've owned two businesses officially — and probably half a dozen unofficially), so I know business, especially marketing. I pull on all of this knowledge when I write. I pride myself on putting out information that I think others can use and is from first-hand experience, not just general info that can be found all over the web with no persona experience attached. And, I think that's why article marketing has worked so well for me. Readers can tell that I "know what I'm talking about," so to speak.

As for borrowing content from my ebooks, well of course that happens sometimes. I may expand upon an idea I've already written about, cover it from a different angle and/or add more info as new technology, techniques and strategies come on the scene.

This is why article marketing will always be effective because technology, marketing strategies and new ways of doing things are always coming up. Hence, there will always be something new to tell.

Bottom line: If you're looking for a quick and easy way to churn out content, then article marketing may work to a certain degree for you, but over the long haul, you won't have success with it.

In my opinion, internet users have grown beyond general content that is obviously written to just sell them on something. They want specific,tangible which will guide them in making a decision, especially when they get to the stage where they are ready to make a purchase.

So, if you're using article marketing to drive traffic to your website/blog to sell a product/service, you can't sway them with unprofessional, general content that can be found all over the web. It has to be good, hard-hitting, professional, first-hand information. This creates trust — which is the first step in making a sale.

I hope I've given you some understanding of where I'm coming from.

Article marketing is not easy — I've never said that. But, it is FREE — and effective — if you're willing to put in the time to do it right.

Good luck with your efforts.

Yuwanda

Thanx for sharing

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I also wonder if you borrow some contents from the book you have already written. If you disclose so much, how much are left for book contents?

The post is here: 3 Days of Article Marketing Boosted Search Results by 1,000

Good luck in your article marketing efforts.

Yuwanda

FYI, it is a task to submit every day (especially if you take pride in churning out good content). Now that the experiment is over, I try to do it at least 4 times a week. I'm thinking that in a year's time, I'll be glad I did.

I can't wait to get to the point where I can just survive off of my ebook sales — this is what pushes me to write even when I don't feel like it! The moral is: find out what motivates you, and push that button when you don't feel like writing.

@Dave: Dear golly, I think you're right. Forgive the faux paus!

@Hendry: Thanks. And you're correct, SEO (eg, long tail keywords, etc.) should be a part of every article marketing strategy. Perhaps I'll write on that at some point in the near future.

@amirulcyber: Thank you. What a sweet thing to say.

Yuwanda