by TheMarketingProfessional
Are you new to article writing and marketing and want to learn effective writing strategies so that you can get it right the first time?
Or
Are you tired and frustrated of spending your time and energy writing article after article without seeing any results?
The truth of the matter is that anyone can write articles and be successful once you know how to do it properly. With that being said I have put together 3 effective article writing strategies that have worked well for me and that you can copy as well if you want to.
When you first get started ask yourself the following questions:
1) What are the people that you are writing for looking for when they get online?
2) What kind of information are they searching for and why?
3) Does your information solve their problem or relate to how to help them solve their problem?
Make your title catchy so that your readers actually want to read the rest of your article. Use descriptive words to create curiousity and make sure to use your keywords in your title.
Hint: Remember “Whats In It For Me” because this is what your reader really wants to know and is interested in. It will also cause them to read further or click away from your article so craft your tittle carefully.
Once you have identified your target marketing you will more than likely be writing articles to promote some kind of product or service. You are also writing in order to get traffic to your website which will convert into sales. One of the most significant aspects of effective writing is finding and integrating the right keywords into your articles. Many article writers don’t understand the importance of keywords. Keyword phrases are what gives you high ranking in the search engines and at the same time they are the keywords your readers are entering into the search engines. If your article lacks the right keywords you are wasting your time and will not see the results that you deserve.
Hint: Use your keywords in your title and throughout your article.
Another key to making your articles convert is how you use your resource box. Your resource box should present an irresistable reason for the reader to click the link provided in your resource box. There are scores of writers that format their resource boxes all wrong or forget to do them at all. Think of your resource box as a 30 second commercial about why the reader should go to your site. Make sure you tell them to click on your link.
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To your article writing success,
The Marketing Professional
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by TheMarketingProfessional
If you have been following the latest online marketing trends like I do, then I am sure you have seen and heard of them. What is this amazing marketing tool I am talking about that every serious marketer should have in his or her arsenal?
A Blog!
For those of you who are not quite sure what a blog is, here is a simple definition:
A blog is a short form for the term weblog – a combination of the words “website” and “log”. A weblog is in essence a journal made available on the internet. “Blogging” is the verb to describe the activity of updating a blog on a daily, weekly or periodical basis while the word “blogger” is a noun referring to the person who keeps a blog and updates it.
If you have the will to learn and earn as well as the determination and the ability to follow directions than blogging is a business model that may be a great fit for you.
To get started blogging: Click Here
What follows are 3 powerful tips that are the best, simplest and most powerful ways to squeeze the most benefits out of your blog.
Tip #1 – Article Writing
Writing brief, informative and entertaining articles is one very potent way to profit from your blog. There are a lot of reasons why articles are of great value to your blog, but for the purpose of this article I’ll just give you the most important one and that is your resource box – also known as the author bio box – at the end of every one of your article.
Your resource box is akin to a classified ad promoting your website and it contains essential information about you, your website and what you have got to offer to your readers after they have read your article. The links inside your resource box could either lead to the product or service of your own that you have to offer, related to what your article is about, or they could lead to an affiliate product which you will earn a hefty commission from. This is an excellent way to provide them something of value, which is the information contained in your article, and a great way to convince them to take action by way of getting them to click on one of the links in your article resource box.
Profit Tip #2 – Writing Product Reviews
Another lucrative tactic to profit from is to write reviews of new or popular products and services released in your market (the market your blog is focused on). Product reviews allow you to soft sell your potential customers and clients by giving them your honest and personal opinions on and experiences of the product you are recommending and then providing them with a link – usually a special affiliate link – if they wish to try it out, instead of throwing a sales pitch at them.
Nobody likes to be sold, but, providing them your honest feedback – even if it’s negative – on a product or service that could perhaps help solve a nagging problem they are facing is yet another great way to profit from your blog and place you in high esteem in your market.
You can go further with this tactic by providing bonus products, services or freebies to go along with the product or service you are promoting if your readers purchase from your affiliate link. This additional method is known to work phenomenally especially in competitive markets.
Profit Tip #3 – Contextual Advertising
Advertising programs such as Google Adsense, Kontera or Bidvertiser are yet another potent way to profit from your blog. There are different kinds of contextual advertising programs out there. Some are pay per click, such as Google Adsense and Bidvertiser, while others are pay per sale. Just as investment gurus would advise you to diversify your portfolio, it is also a good practice to diversify the kinds of advertising you wish to display on your blogs, ideally in a way that does not make your blog look ugly or turn off your visitors because of too much advertising.
Most if not all of these advertising programs are free to join, but there are some programs which have certain requirements that you need to fulfil before these networks can accept you. For example, some advertising networks need you to have a very established website receiving at least thousands of visitors every month consistently. However, most advertising programs or networks do not have such stringent requirements.
That was only 3 methods of monetising your blog for maximum profits. There are many more methods you can use to rake in even more profits from your online real estate and become a wealthy affiliate through blogging, to learn more: Click Here
To Your Blogging Success,
The Marketing Professional
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