Avoiding The Biggest Article Mistakes
Are you having success with your articles? Or don't you know?
Are you blindly spewing out articles because you heard it was a
good way to market your site? Article marketing can be very
effective if done right. But too many writers are making fatal
mistakes with every article they write.
Content
Does your article offer quality content to the reader? Will they
learn something new or does it provide valuable information? Or
is it a spam filled plug for your website or affiliate program?
Are you establishing yourself as somewhat of an expert in what
you are writing about? Is your article original and not copied
from someone else? If you can't write in your own words don't
bother submitting it to any article directory. Have you checked
your article for spelling and grammar mistakes?
Links
Do the links in your bio or about author work? Are they
clickable so the reader can go directly to your website? This is
the main purpose behind article writing and marketing. If your
links don't work than your hard work will never pay off. Have
you filled your article with links in the body of your article?
Most article directories ban this practice. Live links are only
allowed in the about author area. Have you included your full
http:// URL in the event your article is republished without a
live link? It allows the reader to cut and paste your web
address in their browser.
Categories
When you submit your article to an article directory are you
choosing the most appropriate category? If you don't then the
article directory owner may put you in a category that they
choose or decline your article all together. Choosing the most
appropriate category groups you with other relevant articles,
which is helpful when the search engines spider the site. It is
also helpful when someone is just browsing or searching for
similar articles.
Guidelines
Are you following each article directories guidelines for
submission or don't you care? Are you making it hard or
difficult for them to accept your article? Are you taking
advantage of all they have to offer including an expanded author
bio with links to your site?
Success
Are you tracking your success rate? Do you go back and check
your article stats to see how popular your articles are and how
many times they have been downloaded? Have you done a Google
search to find out where they have been republished? Are you
following up to make sure your links stay live when they are
published on another site? If they are not clickable links do
you email the webmaster and ask that they correct it?
Following these simple guidelines will help you successfully
market your articles. Don't make the same mistakes that other
authors make everyday.