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Today, no one can deny the fact that article submission has become a big trend in internet marketing to improve website’s popularity on the net. There are thousands of articles, books and forum entries showing that submitting your article to as many article and ezine directories (article hosting sites) is the best thing you can do to increase valuable targeted traffic to your web site, and quickly grow your site’s backlinks. In this article, you can find some ways that can help you increase the effectiveness as well as facilitate the process of your article submission.

* Well preparation before your submission: Prepare a short abstract and a list of keywords for your article. Not all article directories will ask for them, but when they need, make this abstract and the list of keywords ready to copy and paste. Besides, you may also prepare several different versions of your articles to prevent duplicate content recognition from search engines. Just replace some words by synonyms then you will have an identical article with readers but different one with search engines. Next, gather all the information which is required by most submission sites including: title, author name, pen name, word count… for author account creation. And last but not least, make sure you have reread and corrected all misspelled words or grammar errors before submitting your article because you will lose credibility with a lot of mistakes in your work.

* Making your resource box effective: This is the first reason of writing the article because it’s the resource box which is going to bring targeted traffic and backlinks to your own website. Keep it short, concise and include the most important information - your name, a few attractive sentences about what your site offers and the most prominent link (URL) to your website. If an article directory supports HTML code (or Rich Text Editor support), don’t type your URL in its entirety. Use it with the anchor text (keyword) that you want to build backlinks for. With different directories, you should vary this anchor text which points to different pages in your website. Of course you must accept the policy of article directories, do not overuse or abuse with your resource box.

* Using clear format for your article when submitting: Write an article as simple as possible with a clear structure. It’s better to avoid complex HTML tags, images, affiliate links and special characters. Make certain to well check the guidelines of different article directories and follow the minimum or maximum article length, general layout and style. If you are allowed to use HTML (or Rich Text Editor), you should use some basic tags such as (b)old, (i)talic, (br)eak line, (p)aragraph, (a)link to make your article more attractive. Besides, pay attention to your headline since it is the most efficient thing you can do to get your article read. In the headline, you should highlight a problem or state a solution that your readers are looking for.

* More is better: There are thousands of article directory on the Internet. So the more directories you submit your article to, the more backlinks you can get. It’s better if you have prepared a list of all article directories appropriate to your article. With the keywords “article submissions”, “articles directory” or “free articles”, you can find on search engines thousands of article directories welcoming you to submit your own articles. On the Internet, besides of big articles directories, there are a lot of small directories which you cannot find out with the above popular keywords. Most of them are based on the same software such as Article Dashboard, Article Beach,… so with the keyword “Powered by Article Dashboard” you can get a list of all article directories which use Dashboard System.

* Checking your article’s exposure and maintaining your list of article directories for the next submission: Almost all article directories are based on human editors. They need time to read and approve (or reject) your submitted articles. So, the appropriate time to check your article’s exposure is about 2-3 weeks after submissions. You can check by either using search tools (if exists) on article directory or using quick indexing and updating search engines such as MSN. This step is very important to make sure your article’s format is correct and the resource box is included. In addition, this is also the step to evaluate the article directories: are they still managed or abandoned? Are your articles suitable for these sites? The collected information from these checks will help you maintain a reasonable and useful list of article directories for the next submission.

In this article, I’ve provided you with some basic but effective tips to come along your article marketing campaigns. Article writing and submission bring benefits to all authors so it should not be underrated. If your articles are not written, and submitted effectively, plenty of efforts can be wasted.
Happy writing and submitting articles!

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If you find yourself in a mentoring relationship with another writer there will come a time when they will ask you for your opinion on their writing.

There are often two approaches taken with these types of reviews. The first response is to simply find all the good things about the work and give them praise. The second one is fairly brutal by pointing out every fault imaginable. You mark up every fragment, grammar error and misuse of the word ‘to’.

Whether you are a mentor or simply a peer, the method you use to critique another’s work is an important moment. How you respond may damage or enforce a fragile shell.

I would like to suggest your review take place in two readings.

Reading # 1

The first time you read the work you should read it only as a means of discovering if the story has all the ingredients. You are looking to see if everything connects well and if there is support for the premise of the story. Provide a thorough review based on the premise and story execution.

Reading # 2

The second reading can be directed toward fixing grammatical errors. Check for spelling and punctuation issues. This step provides a more complete technical look.

By tackling your review in two readings you can first look at the positives in story execution without stumbling on grammar or spelling issues. You can gain a sense for what the writer is trying to convey in their story without following a detour that disables your mind from taking in the totality of the piece on first reading.

It is possible that this same technique can be used for self-examination of your work. When you complete an article or story, review it first from the standpoint of one interested in story construction. Review the plot, setting, facts, etc. Once the first review is complete pay attention to grammar and spelling issues.

Self-review is a bit harder due to the fact that you will likely miss some of the errors in your work. The reason this is true is that you know what you wanted to write so your brain will often convince your eyes that what they see is correct.

The use of peer review is a positive way of fixing the things your eyes fail to see, gain new insight into your writing, and ultimately develop the confidence you need to submit your work to a publisher.

Scott Lindsay is a web developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of FaithWriters ( faithwriters.com faithwriters.com) and many other web projects. FaithWriters has grown to become one of the largest online destinations for Christian writers. Members include writers from all around the world. Please visit the website at: faithwriters.com faithwriters.com

Every writer, though he may not be a sports fan, a Yankee fan, or an AFLAC duck fan should take note of what the legendary Yogi Berra said about successfully fielding baseballs:

“To catch the ball, you must WANT to catch the ball!”

This seems obvious, as so many Yogi-isms do, but there’s great wisdom in it, even for writers that don’t know their catching hands from their throwing hands.

How can you write well, and how can you be as productive as possible?

It all boils down to a matter of DESIRE.

Recently, I read a piece by a guy that has posted thousands of Ezine articles, and he said it’s easy to do the same if you merely bang out 15 or 16 per day, as he has done.

But he got it wrong.

The math adds up, but the motivation doesn’t.

He hasn’t written thousands of articles by accident.

First and foremost he WANTED to write that many, and this desire has been strong enough to keep him hard at the task for some 18 months.

Underneath that want is something even stronger, of course.

He wants recognition, honors, esteem, and top ranking in the record books.

Maybe Guinness tracks these things; who knows?

But the key to being a writer is DESIRE.

Forget what you’ve read about writer’s block, that malady that precludes people from putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboards.

People aren’t blocked because they’re afraid. They just don’t want the outcome badly enough.

Work on your desire, and everything else will fall into place!

Dr. Gary S. Goodman is the best-selling author of 12 books, over 700 articles, and the creator of numerous audio and video training programs, including “The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable,” published by Nightingale-Conant-a favorite among salespeople and entrepreneurs. For information about booking Gary to speak at your next sales, customer service or management meeting, conference or convention, please address your inquiry to: mailto:gary@customersatisfaction.com gary@customersatisfaction.com.

English language is loaded with non-standard phrases, which rooted so deeply in its vocabulary that at times cannot be distinguished from the accepted Standard English terms. On the one hand, they jazz up the language of native speakers, making it very lively, natural, and authentic.

However, on the other hand, non-standard phrases make a pile of understanding hassles to English learners, who helplessly try to gain an understanding of all intricate words and phrases, invented by the language speakers impromptu.

This really stands for some reason, because the most difficult aspect of learning another language is not a great bulk of its vocabulary, but an extensive number of non-standard phrases. Non-standard phrases, used here to denote idiomatic expressions, which make up a considerable part of the lexicon of language users.

The best advice to the English learners is not to make many efforts, trying to remember tons of idioms at one sitting, but to learn the most common ones gradually and naturally through the learning material or lively communication with native speakers. Remember that it is much better to be accurate in the non-idiomatic English than inappropriate when using idioms.

It is a well-known fact that English is heavily idiomatic. The phenomenon of vast idiomatic basis of the English language is rather explanatory. First, English is a multicultural language, that’s why it comes under the influence of different languages and borrows new phraseological units extensively. Second, as new concepts are developed, new terms are needed for their indication, so instead of creating new words, we simply put together already existent words, which acquire new sense in combination.

Idiomatic expressions come across all over the place. Even a cursory scanning of the newspaper headlines and perfunctory watching of television shows or news broadcast clearly reveal the extent to which idiomatic language is a part of day-to-day life and communication. Being stripped of the non-standard phrases everyday language will lose its flavor and become pedestrian and dull.

What is especially interesting about idioms is that they can be defined in different ways, depending on the functions they fulfill. Idiom can be a figure of speech, which means that the words in idiomatic expressions are used figuratively, rather than with their literal meaning.

When we say that someone is in the soup, instinctively we feel that there is no real soup involved. We know that here the meaning of the word soup is figurative, and we guess from the context that someone who says it implies that a person is in trouble and has some serious problems.

Native speakers got so used to figurative language they speak that they don’t realize of how large a proportion of what they say and write is metaphorical. A great number of idioms which is used in everyday language are colloquial metaphor. Wikipedia offers very clear and to the point example to illustrate this statement: get lost! - which means go away or stop bothering me.

Idiomatic expressions are extremely common and are found in all kinds of English, both formal and particularly informal. After all, frequent occurrence of the idiomatic expressions in speech does not make them understandable for everybody. As the origin and history, standing behind them, remains enigmatic and obscure both for native speakers of the language and English learners.

The origin or also called etymology of idioms, which can be literally interpreted as tracing back to the roots of emergence of words and phrases in the language, is a vast field of unceasing debates of scholars and a fruitful ground for equivocal opinions and views of linguists.

Indeed, language users do not pay attention to the stylistic peculiarities of the phrases they use, and do not reflect much on the origin of the words they utilize on a daily basis. Indeed, usage of idiomatic expressions is par for the course for us, and we do not notice the beauty of the language we speak. English idiomatic language is a real diamond in the rough, which has enormous topical variety of forms and fascinating and surprising origins.

So be natural in your communication, keep your language simple and be sure to polish this rough diamond perfectly well.

Linda Correli is a staff writer of CustomResearchPapers.us/ CustomResearchPapers.us/ and an author of the popular online tutorial for students “What Teachers Want: Master the Art of Essay Writing in 10 Days”, available at Go2Essay.com/ Go2Essay.com/ Visit Linda’s web log at custom-research-papers.blogspot.com/ custom-research-papers.blogspot.com/

The empty page. Writer’s block. Call it what you will, but when your will and your writing are out of sync, what you have is a stalemate.

Whether or not you are writing for income, or to fulfill a class assignment, or just for pleasure, the end result is that you have to break the stalemate somehow. You need to submit the article to your editor, you need to turn in that research paper, or you just need to stop drawing fancy bubble letters on an otherwise blank notepad.

Stalemates in the writing process occur for lots of different reasons. For myself, the worst culprit is the television. Something about the visual element of TV is acutely distracting in a way no other thing is. But there are other offenders. If I haven’t slept long or well, my writing suffers. When I do not have a clear focus on the topic, when I have too many other things on my mind, or when I am distracted by other things going on around me, any of those elements can affect my ability to write.

It unsurprisingly all boils down to mental state. No matter what you want to blame the stalemate on, the reason you are stuck is because your brain is focused anywhere but on the piece you have to write. The seasoned writer knows that breaking the stalemate is as simple as doing something else for a while and coming back to the paper when you are refreshed. We have to engage our brain in a different way before we can move on with our writing.

The technique that works best for me is to read the news. That might seem odd to you because news is pretty dry, but in fact, I find that the some very unusual stories become newsworthy. This works for me partly because there are a lot of things I know only a little about, and so any chance to learn more is a welcome stretch for my brain. And oftentimes, news represents situations and individuals that are uniquely outside my day-to-day experiences. That dynamic can spark the creative part of my mind in the same way a piece of fiction can.

I don’t expect that method to work for everyone. If you find yourself facing a writer’s stalemate, the first thing you should do is assess the situation. Start with these three questions and spend as much time on each one as you need to help yourself.

What’s your topic?

Whether or not you are writing for a publication, or for a school assignment, or for fun, there is always a focal point, the heart of what you are writing about. If you aren′t sure what this is, then how can you possibly begin?

If a topic hasn’t been assigned, or you have a range of choices, this is the time to brainstorm. Set a time limit on brainstorming and then simply jot down ideas for the entire time. It can be keywords or complete sentences, written on every corner of the page running every direction, or in an orderly fashion respecting the lines on the page. The point is not how you organize your thoughts, only that you get all of your ideas down on paper.

What’s your inspiration?

Maybe this should really be “what’s your motivation?” but regardless of whether or not your writing is income-driven, something is sparking you to write. When you reach a stalemate with your writing, return to your inspiration.

What does that mean?
It can mean calling up a person who believes in and enjoys your writing.
It can mean reading a chapter of a book written by your favorite author.
It can mean pulling out your research on the topic and reviewing your notes.
It can even mean pulling out your checkbook and reviewing your recent deposits, if money is your motivation.

The only caution here is that there is a difference between seeking inspiration (a process of renewal) and simply putting off the inevitable (procrastinating.) If it turns into procrastination with a twinge of guilt, then ask yourself this last question.

What’s your distraction?

Whatever it is you are doing instead of writing, stop it. Turn the television off, close the door to your office, turn your cell phone on silent. Just do it. In a lot of cases, just by relieving yourself of the distraction, the writer in you will find a way to focus on the task.

For all writers, a stalemate is inevitable, but not irreversible. But if you find yourself staring at an empty page and nothing seems to work to relieve writer’s block, then that is the point where you really need to just walk away. Literally, take a long walk around the neighborhood. Set the project aside for a while.

Here′s the trick, though. Set a time limit for yourself to not write. Say to yourself, I am going to not write for four hours and then I will sit right back down at this desk and start writing again. Give yourself permission to be distracted, but set a time limit so that it does not become procrastination. And make it long enough to really refresh yourself. When the time comes, the writer in you will know what to do.

Andrew Marx writes a daily column on current events published at news.smartremarx.com/ news.smartremarx.com/
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Article marketing when done correctly is a powerful website promotion technique. It is hardly a secret that most well-informed marketers and webmasters use article marketing as one of the many traffic driving techniques. We will take a closer look at the world of article marketing and some tips that will supercharge our traffic and explode our sales.

People use article marketing to post their ideas, views, opinions and knowledge about their pet topics. Article submission directories offer interesting reads and are rich sources of information to readers. They are like online new stands where you can read and even download any article you like except that they are free at article directories. This is mutually beneficial. Readers get their information and sometimes are entertained by the interesting snippets and funny jargons and style of writing authors use. Authors get to tell stories to their readers. Getting targeted visitors to their websites is the main reason for article marketing. What are some handy tips we can use to multiply our efforts?

1. Keyword and Content Research

Many webmasters and internet marketers fail to do a proper keyword and content research. There are many benefits in conducting these researches. They tell you what the market is searching for so that you can correctly target the right market. It is time and effort well-spent. You will also find that a targeted article will attract quality, buying traffic to your website and not just curious readers. So hang out at the forums and blogs to read what people are saying and looking for.

2. Hire a Ghost Writer

It is best if you can write your own content. However, if you are one of those who hate writing, do not let that stop you from using article marketing as a traffic generation tool. You can always hire a ghost writer to write for you. There are several places where you can get a decent writer at affordable rates such as Scriptlance, Elance, The Phantom Writers, Rentacoder and Killer Content. But make sure you ask for a sample article to check the quality. You may also head to Copyscape and do a quick verification if there is any plagiarism.

3. Private Label Rights Articles

There is such a wonderful source of content called private label rights articles. Most come in monthly packages from membership sites or can be bought one-off. Many people make the mistake of using them in their original unedited format in article marketing. Guess what? The search engines quickly size them up as duplicate content. So remember to modify them.

4. Submit To Multiple Distribution Channels

Submitting manually to hundreds of article directories and other distribution channels would take you ages. There are many paid article submission services that will post your article to article directories, newsletters and Ezines. Some examples are iSnare, Article Marketer and EzineTrendz. Depending on your budget size and desired profit margin, you can choose one that fits the bill.

Article marketing like any other marketing techniques is a numbers game. The more you expose your article, the more traffic you will enjoy. Read up more on marketing with articles at my blog and find out which article submission software have been helping internet marketers and webmasters see a sustainable hike in their web traffic and income.

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Articles are everywhere. They are the fastest way by far to get people interested in your site. A web surfer may or may not be searching for items to buy, but if he happens upon a fascinating set of articles, and there just happens to be something neat for sale there, then all the better.

Content articles should not be shameless plugs. They should not be so keyword stuffed that the reader can tell they were just written to bring in traffic. A useless set of content articles with these two attributes might bring in traffic, but it will not interest people in the site and whatever else it has to offer.

In order to get people interested, you have to offer quality information. This information should not be a straight PLR article that has been pasted onto 100 other sites. If you do buy PLR articles, change them up a little to better tailor them to your site. Or, add a little “attitude” to distinguish them from the same information found on other sites. You are trying to brand your site, to make people remember it and want to come back. So, no generic articles.

Hiring an effective web content writer is one way to get better articles that are more unique than a lot of the PLR fare. With specific instructions given to the ghostwriter, you can get the articles you commission already tailored to the feel and personality of your site.

In the end, you want to have plenty of information available to tempt the casual searcher. Four articles, even if they are good, will not hold readers for long. If you have several pages of high quality articles that give interesting, practical information, you can count on being bookmarked. You can also count on readers sending a link to your site to friends and to increase your traffic exponentially as the word of mouth spreads.

Quick and cheap articles may be quick and cheap, but in the end, you get what you pay for. If you invest your time and resources into your site, there is no limit to how far it can go.

L. Shepherd is a freelance writer specializing in web content and PR writing. You can contact L. Shepherd through freelancewritersite.com freelancewritersite.com