One of the most powerful ways to build trust in your business,
brand yourself as an expert in your field, and generate a
substantial amount of free advertising is to write articles for
publication in ezines.
If you've thought about writing your own articles, but weren't
sure how you could go about getting yourself published, three
tips to get you started in the right direction are:
1. Make individual submissions of your articles to ezine
publishers.
A good way to start doing this is to submit your articles to
ezines you are already subscribed to. You will already know if
your article matches the content of the ezine you are submitting
to and have an idea if your article is one that publisher would
be interested in publishing.
When making a submission of your article directly to an ezine
publisher, make sure you submit your article to the correct
address for submitting articles, and that the ezine you are
submitting to accepts article submissions.
You should also address the publisher by name in your email, and
have your article properly formatted by that publisher's
guidelines and checked for spelling.
Tell the publisher how many words are in your article, and what
you have formatted the lines in your article to be.
Remember that ezine publishers receive lots of article
submissions. Make it easy for them by providing them the basic
information about your article right off, and thank them for
taking the time to read your article.
It is also a good idea not to over submit your articles. Limit
your article submissions to once a month for each publisher you
submit articles to.
Once you start submitting your articles to ezine publishers, you
can find that you are able to develop a list of publishers who
publish your articles on a regular basis.
2. Get your articles listed in directories that provide articles
for publication in ezines.
This is an easy way for you to get your article read by ezine
publishers actively looking for articles to put in their ezines.
Some directories that you can submit your articles to are:
1. http://www.certificate.net/wwio/index.shtml 2.
http://www.connectionteam.com 3. http://www.ebooksnbytes.com 4.
http://www.ezinearticles.com 5. http://www.goarticles.com 6.
http://www.makingprofit.com 7. http://www.marketing-seek.com 8.
http://www.opportunityupdate.com/articles 9.
http://www.ultimateprofits.com 10. http://www.zineadz.com/
3. Join lists where you can submit your articles to ezine
publishers.
These lists allow ezine publishers to receive your articles by
email, in a digest form, or to read your articles on the web
where they will be archived.
Some quality lists to post your articles to are:
1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/article_announce/ 2.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ArticlePublisher/ 3.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreeWrites/ 4.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/publisher_network/ 5.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WriteitPublish_Announce/
Use all of these tips to get your articles published, and you
can find that writing articles can be a great way for you to
obtain free publicity for your business, and ultimately a very
effective way to increase your sales and profits online.
About the author:
Article © 2002 by Ken Hill, writer and online entrepreneur. Find
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