How To Make Money With Articles - What You Must Do
Author: RosieCottis Total views: 8 Word Count: 509
Anyone working online should know how to make money with article marketing. It is one of the simplest and most effective of all internet marketing methods. The basic format is simple: write an article related to your niche, add a link to your site and submit to directories.
But there is one thing you must do before you start writing, and it is easily overlooked. If you do not take a few moments to consider how your article fits in to your overall marketing strategy, you could be wasting your time. And time is money in article marketing!
The first thing to consider is why you are writing your article - from two very different points of view. Firstly, what is the article's main point for the reader? And secondly, how is it going to make you money?
Many article writers only think about the second point - they are writing this article to make money, and that's it. But if that is your only motivation, the reader is likely to be turned off. Your make-money reason for writing needs to be very well hidden.
So keep in mind that you are writing this article to inform or help the reader. That motivation should be clear throughout the article.
While you don't want to give away the whole store, you should have something in mind before you start - a useful tip or caution related to your subject that will give real value to the reader. This should be something interesting enough to hook them in to reading the whole of your article, and clicking through to your website for more.
Keep in mind that there are some article writers submitting to directories who have no money-making motive at all. They simply want to put across their point of view. This applies particularly to people writing about subjects they strongly believe in, such as religion or politics. So imagine how you would write your article if you had nothing to sell. Then simply add a link to your site at the end.
However, do not try to stuff your article with all the information you can think of. This only confuses the reader. One point is enough if you can develop it well; three points is certainly all that you would need. Remember that the aim is to leave the reader wanting more.
Meanwhile, your hidden reason for writing the article will be in the back of your mind. This may be branding (building awareness of you as an authority on the subject, e.g. through a blog), lead generation (sending readers to a squeeze page), or, if the article is very closely related to your product, direct selling where your resource box links to a sales page.
So before you go ahead and submit your article, take a moment to think about whether it serves its dual purpose in the best possible way. Does it give readers what they want, but still leave them wanting more? And does it link to the most effective kind of page on your site - squeeze page, sales letter or a blog?
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