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Article Marketing Directory No No’s
Promote your blog Many of you have written in telling me that you’ve started, or are planning to start, article marketing campaigns since my post here entitled How to Increase Ebook Sales with an Article Marketing Blitz. That being the case, I thought this was a good time to write a post on article marketing no no’s. This will save you a lot of time and headaches as you start submitting to various directories. For the record, the five directories I submit to ...
Continue readingTraffic Generating Tips I’ve Learned from Working with SEO Firms
Promote your blog If you’re a regular reader of my posts on this blog, then you’ve probably read at one time or another that I’m an SEO writer. Most of my clients are SEO firms, aka Internet Marketing Firms and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Firms. I’ve learned some great traffic-generating tips from working with them. Following are three: 1. Double-duty Blog Posts: Blog posts can do double-duty. What do I mean? One client of mine contracts with me to do ...
Continue readingHow to Increase Ebook Sales with an Article Marketing Blitz
Making Money Last week’s post here talked about how I increased my ebook sales by 166% by submitting an article a day, for 30 days, to article directories. This week, I wanted to expand upon that, as it’s something I plan to keep doing. To that end, following is a step-by-step article marketing blitz you can use to promote your ebooks, teleclasses, freelance writing services, etc. A Step-by-Step Article Marketing Blitz Plan 1. Article Marketing Time ...
Continue readingHow to Stretch Your Articles into Dollars
Making Money I’m a big fan of article marketing. I recently conducted a 30-day study where I posted an article a day to article directories to see what kind of boost in traffic I could get for my website and blog. And, I was simply astounded at the results. I increased my ebook sales by 166% in just 30 days! I also generated more traffic and got more subscribers during this period. Read more about it all here. In light of this recent success, I thought, ...
Continue readingWhy Bloggers are Primed to Make Money Online
Blogging I was talking to a girlfriend of mine one day and she asked me what SEO writing was. She’s in publishing, so I was kind of surprised that she didn’t know. Many of us who spend a great deal of time online every day forget that we are light years ahead of most computer users. And, if you blog, you are probably more tech-savvy than 98% of the population. Really! Consider this: According to a recent survey by Opinion Research Corp., only 42% of ...
Continue readingBlog Jealousy: When Your Blog is Just as Good But Doesn’t Get Attention
Blogging Do you think your blog is just as good as some others in your niche, but it fails to get anywhere near the attention? Do you suffer from blog jealousy or blog envy? The Fame Factor: The Famous Get “Famouser” While You Disappear Invariably, this happens to most bloggers who stay with it long enough. I know I’ve suffered from it. It’s a natural human reaction, especially after you read about the same bloggers over and over again. It seems ...
Continue readingHow Tech Savvy Do You Have to Be To Achieve Blogging Success?
Search Engine Optimisation I was pondering this question the other day as I wrote an article explaining the ins and outs of Technorati, Alexa and PR ranking. It caused my head to spin a bit. I’m not the most technologically savvy person around. I tend to learn – begrudgingly – on an as-need basis. But, to achieve blogging success, I’m learning to get over myself. Particularly as an SEO writer, I’m delving deeper and deeper into technology I really have no ...
Continue readingHow to Sell Blog Posts Before You Write Them
Blogging Most of my clients are internet marketing firms. Once I do a few gigs for them, I kind of get a feel for the type of material they want. Instead of being a reactive blog writer, I’m learning to become more proactive. And, this is how you sell blog posts before you write them. 3 Proactive Ways to Sell Your Blog Posts 1. Existing Clients: With existing clients, I use an old freelance writing tactic (querying) to sell to clients. Once I get a ...
Continue readingHow to Design the Perfect Blog for Your Business
Blogging As I alluded to in the post, 2 Reasons You Must Keep Blogging at Your Old Blog When You Move to Another Domain, getting a professionally designed blog hosted on your own domain is the best way to go if your blog is an integral part of your business. “But,” you may be thinking, “I don’t know anything about designing a blog. How do I know what to consider?” Following is a checklist of considerations I took into account before ...
Continue readingWhen Article Marketing is THE Perfect Marketing Strategy
Making Money In the post, Getting Something for Nothing: Is it Time to Give Up on Free Article Marketing?, I basically questioned if this was still a viable marketing method. I’ve since fallen in love with it again. Here’s how I made a bit of a sharper U-turn. A recently acquired client of mine has a multi-dimensional firm. She does web design, document management and computer repair. Her advertising budget is limited, and as her SEO writer (I’m ...
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