There is a reason why Ezine Articles, as of this writing, has an Alexa rank of 539. I’d only be guessing at how many articles get submitted to them each day. It must be more than they can handle because my articles are now supposed to be approved in 24 hours and I have some out there that are waiting for approval now for 3 days.
They must be swamped. Yes, everybody and their grandmother is getting into article writing. Unfortunately, not everybody knows HOW to write an article that’s going to get people to their site.
This series will give you a few tips and then direct you to a resource that will teach you everything you need to learn plus give you a list of sites where you can not only submit your articles but actually get paid for them.
The first thing you need to learn about writing articles is that you MUST write articles on topics that people will want to read. How can you find out what topics people are interested in? Very simple.
What you do is go to one of the online keyword tools. I personally use Wordtracker because Overture just isn’t reliable anymore. Some days it works, others it doesn’t.
Here’s the URL for the free Wordtracker.
http://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/
What you do is type in the topic you want to write on and then type in the word “articles”.
For example, Advertising Articles
If I do this, I come up with 37 daily searches for advertising articles. This is good. This shows me that people are looking for articles on how to advertising.
If you do a search and find there are no results for that topic, there is no point in writing on it because nobody will be searching for your article and thus nobody will end up going to your site.
So this is the first place you have to start. Confine your writing to things that people are interested in. Otherwise, you’re just wasting your time.
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thanks a million
Fine information for writers
Very good information,look for more.
nice piece there keep it up
This is definitely a good way to start. for me i just love writing and love to see my articles posted on the net. i don’t care if i make money or not, am just fulfilled seeing my articles online. this is my email incase michaelyn4real@yahoo.com.
I like this information.By the grace of GOD i am good at writing, am looking for an avenue to express this my God giving talent.
Thanks
John
Interesting, I had always has a flair for writing.By the special grace of God Almighty,i hope this articles will succeed to wake up the giant in me.Thanks and best regards.4rm peter I.
Lateef, I think the Google external keyword tool is best suited for beginners, it does a great job if you know how to use it properly, and it’s free of charge.
Some marketers claim the data is highly unreliable, but I’ve used it with great success, before actually settling for a paid tool, and I still continue to use it.
Great tips!
@Michael, forward your CV to my mail: davidosajie @ gmail.com, let’s see how good you are.
You are right David.
i have been into article writing for a while now, and i thinks it is a very good marketing technique.