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		<title>Alternatives to Writing Articles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Owning, running and maintaining an internet based business or a site requires articles &#8211; both for content and for marketing &#8211; there is just no way around it.</p>
<p>Plain and simple, every who has a site knows this. Even those who don?t have sites but are frequent internet users knows this as well. Articles quench the thirst for information and knowledge of the people. Plus, the articles provides many other benefits for the site.</p>
<p>The benefits that articles provide are putting a site high in the ranking in search results of keywords and keyword phrases that pertains or are relevant to his or her site. They also provide attraction to website visitors when they are appreciated and is linked to your site from another site or newsletter. Articles provide for the increase of the confidence and trust levels of customers to your site and company. </p>
<p> Many articles are also beneficial to both company and its traffic. When the readers like the articles, they would tell more of their friends, family and peers and recommend your site to them, providing for a larger volume of traffic. You get bigger sales if your traffic trusts and believes in you. Your product or services would be much easier to sell when they know you know what you are doing and talking about. </p>
<p>So ok, we have established that articles are very important to a site and to business. Articles are crucial and to keep ahead in the game, a site must have an article, it is imperative. There is one dilemma though, not many people like writing articles. </p>
<p>Many website owners would rather spend their time on something else, and unless you?re a big time company, you don?t have the necessary resources to use on a pool of article writers. Plagiarism or copying of other articles is frowned upon and could easily get you into trouble, worst case scenario; a hefty fine and jail time. </p>
<p>So what are the other options? </p>
<p>Well, for starters if you hate writing articles and you can?t afford to hire people to write for you then don?t. Get free articles. The first place to look at for free articles is the public domain.  Here you won?t have problems with copyright infringement and the following penalties and fines if you get caught for plagiarism. </p>
<p>Public domain articles are articles freely given to the public for public use. You can do whatever you want with it. You can place it on your site, name it as yours, put it in a newsletter its you decision. Always remember though that you will have to choose articles that is very relevant to your site.</p>
<p>The downside to public domain articles is that since it is free for everybody, many of your competitors may have access to them as well. Since every site needs to be original and unique even though you have the same niche, this could be a predicament. You may also have to edit them a bit to place more keywords and keyword phrases to make them better. </p>
<p>Another way to get free articles is to allow other sites which has the same subject or topic as yours to submit articles to your site. This would be only to augment your existing content or else all your articles would be leading to other sites since these articles would have resource boxes with them that could link or direct the readers to their site. That?s why it is important to have your own articles; you cold use them to link your site to other sites as well. </p>
<p>But, to truly feel the impact of what a good article to you, go for original ones. There are many article writers who do part time and freelance article writing jobs that charges only minimal fees. You can get good articles that have all the keywords and keyword phrases you need and people are looking for.</p>
<p>The investment you made for these articles would be worthwhile because you could use them for all the benefits you could offer. You hold copyrights to them and you will be able to use them anyway you want. As your articles help you in building your business and your site, you will have more articles to write and maybe then you wont be having second thoughts about articles.</p>
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		<title>Get Your Articles Read and Clicked On</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many people who dread having to write papers or articles. Many just feel like it seems to be too much work and it all just goes to waste when no one reads the. To some people, reading articles seems like work to, especially if the article is boring and very bland. Well, articles are supposed to be read, that?s their purpose to impart your message and information. If it is not read then it is a waste of time and effort.</p>
<p>But all the same, articles have to be written to be read. It?s just a matter of making them good. Making a good article doesn&#8217;t have to be strenuous and straining. There are just some points needed to be reminded of, and some guides to follow. Once you get the hang of it, writing articles could be fun, as well as profitable for you and your site. </p>
<p>Of course, writing articles must be about something you know about, that?s why if you own a site, you probably is knowledgeable about that certain topic and theme. When you write about it, you won?t have a hard time because you already know what it is and what it?s about. It?s just a matter of making your articles creative and interesting. </p>
<p>To make sure that your articles get read and enjoyed, here are six red hot tips to get your articles read. These tips will make your articles readable and interesting.</p>
<p>1) Use short paragraphs. When the paragraph are very long, the words get jumbled in the mind of the reader just looking at it It can get quite confusing and too much of a hard work to read. The reader will just quickly disregard the paragraph and move on to much easier reading articles that are good to look at as well as read. Paragraphs can be a single sentence, sometimes even a single word!</p>
<p>2) Make use of numbers or bullets. As each point is stressed out, numbers and bullets can quickly make the point easy to remember and digest. As each point, tip, guide or method is started with a bullet or point, readers will know that this is where the tips start and getting stressed. Format you bullets and numbers with indentations so that your4 article won?t look like a single block of square paragraphs. Add a little bit of flair and pizzazz to your articles shape. </p>
<p>3) Use Sub-headings to sub-divide your paragraphs in the page. Doing this will break each point into sections but still would be incorporated into one whole article. It would also be easy for the reader to move on from one point to another; the transition would be smooth and easy. You will never lose your readers attention as well as the point and direction to where the article is pointing. </p>
<p>4) Provide a good attention-grabbing title or header. If your title can entice a person?s curiosity you?re already halfway in getting a person to read your article. Use statements and questions that utilize keywords that people are looking for. Provide titles or headers that describe your articles content but should also be short and concise. </p>
<p>Use titles like, ?Tips on making her want you more?, or ?How to make her swoon and blush? .You could also use titles that can command people, for example, ?Make her yours in six easy Ways?. These types of titles reach out to a persons? emotions and makes them interested. </p>
<p>5) Keep them interested from the start to the finish. From your opening paragraph, use real life situations that can be adopted by the reader. Use good descriptions and metaphors to drive in your point, just don?t over do it. Driving your examples with graphic metaphors and similes would make it easy for them to imagine what you are talking about. Making the experience pleasurable and enjoyable for them.</p>
<p>6) Utilize figures when necessary and not just ordinary and insipid statements. Using specific facts and figures can heighten your article because it makes it authoritative. But do not make it too formal, it should be light and easy in them and flow. Like a friendly teac her having a little chat with an eager student.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The content of your site tells a whole lot about your website. They will basically describe what your site is about and also tell people what your site has to offer. Articles and website content makes a whole lot of difference in your site because they can catch the attention of your website visitors and [...]<p><a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/outsourcing-your-article-writing-and-marketing">Outsourcing Your Article Writing and Marketing</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help">Make Money Online by Marketing Your Business</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The content of your site tells a whole lot about your website. They will basically describe what your site is about and also tell people what your site has to offer. Articles and website content makes a whole lot of difference in your site because they can catch the attention of your website visitors and keep them in there.</p>
<p>With good website content you get the benefit of clearly depicting what it is you want to share with people. Also, good content and articles can lead people to your site. With more traffic, you get to earn more from your site making it profitable. A sites success, be it for profit or not, is the number of the flow of traffic in your site. </p>
<p>So how does good content and great articles get you traffic? Well, many search engines rely on the keyword and keyword phrases of a site to put it in their results list. If your content contains a good number of keywords and keywords phrases, it may be chosen to be a part of the top listed sites in the search result pages. </p>
<p>But before you think of just plastering your site with all the keywords and keyword phrases it could hold, search engines also filter out that abuse. You must have good well written articles that incorporate the keywords and keyword phrases properly in their content and articles. </p>
<p>There are many of those who cannot afford the time to write their own website contents and articles. While writing content and articles specifically designed for the internet may take some getting used to and some researching and learning, there are many writers that can be found all over the world who could do it for you.</p>
<p>Many of us do not have the time to learn web content writing and article writing designed for the internet. There are writers who have great experience in doing this and charge only a minimal fee for such work. Writers like this can be regarded as experts in this style of writing and can greatly help your website to get that coveted spot in the search engine rankings. </p>
<p>Other than getting your site in the web results page of search engines, they can also provide your site with meaningful articles and content that can impress your website visitors and entice others to view your site. Every website could use the extra traffic website visitors could invite. </p>
<p>Then there are those who need papers to be done either for their school or office work. Top writers around the world are very knowledgeable and do extreme researching to get a job done right. They are also very adept in many writing styles that are needed to best suit the client&#8217;s need. </p>
<p>Many writers around the world charge a minimal fee depending on the type of writing job needed and the number of words needed in the content. Usually, a two hundred fifty worded article would cost from 4 to 8 dollars depending on the writers experience and ability. This is a small price to pay for having a content rich site or for a well researched and written paper. </p>
<p>There are also many sites that can offer you these services with their team of well trained and experienced writers. They offer many writing services to cover any writing needs. A writer can be based anywhere in the world and are guaranteed to offer good contents and articles. Each one are doubly checked, edited and proofread so that you would get your money&#8217;s worth. </p>
<p>Finding a good writer or a site that offers these kinds of services is simply done by searching for them in search engines. Type down your keyword or keyword phrase (e.g. Content Writers, Article Writers) and you will see a long list of sites that offer these services. </p>
<p>The top sites would probably be the best since they have done a good job of keeping their content at a high quality to get them high rankings. But you may also want to shop around and read some of their sample work to get an idea of how much it will cost you.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Childs</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The importance of articles in today&#8217;s web sites are immeasurable. They can literally dictate the success and drive of traffic onto a site.</p>
<p>Article marketing has become a key element in making a site worthy to the owner and to earn a profit. In the hustle and clutter of websites, smart marketers need the base knowledge to include articles in their outreach &#8211; both on site and off.</p>
<p>Articles have been known to be a central force in driving traffic to a website for a variety of reasons. Articles can help a site achieve high rankings in search result pages. The higher a site ranks the bigger slice of the traffic flow pie he gets as lots of traffic often results in more profits or potential for profit.</p>
<p>This not about stuffing your site with articles, there are other aspects to consider for maximum benefit. As an example, a well written article catches the attention and interest of your customers and keep them coming back for more or recommend your site to others.</p>
<p>Below you will read about four aspects all articles should employ to make this marketing strategy successful. </p>
<h3>Keywords and Keyword Phrases</h3>
<p>An article must always be centered on the keywords and keyword phrases. As each website visitor goes to a site, there are those who are just merely browsing but actually looking for a specific something. When this happens, a searcher usually goes to a search engine and types in the keywords they are looking for (e.g. Toyota Camry, Meningitis, Tax Lawyer and Etcetera). It could be anything they want.</p>
<p>The important thing is that you have an article that has the keywords that are related to your site.</p>
<p>For example, if you maintain an auto parts site, you must be able t have articles about cars and their parts. There are many tools in the internet that provide service in helping a webmaster to determine what keywords and keyword phrases are most often searched for. </p>
<h3>Keyword Density</h3>
<p>Once you know your keywords and keyword phrases, you must use them fully. An article should have good keyword density for a search engine to recognize it as valuable to readers. Articles should at least have eight to ten percent of keyword density in their content for search engines to rank a site high in their search results. Getting a high rank is what articles do best for a site. </p>
<p>Keyword density is the number of times a keyword or keyword phrase is used on an article. The number varies depending on the number of words used in an article.</p>
<p>An effective article must have a keyword density that is not too high or too low. With a very high density, the essence of the article is lost and may turn off a reader as well as the search engines. It comes off as over eager or &#8216;stuffed&#8217;. A low number may be ignored by the search engines.</p>
<h3>Good Article Content</h3>
<p>As stated above, you cannot just riddle an article with keywords. They must also be regarded as good reading materials. Articles must be able to entertain people as well as provide helpful information. Articles should be written well with correct spelling and good grammar. If you want people to trust you, make your work good and well thought out. </p>
<p>People respond well to figures, facts and statistics. Try to get great information and as many facts as you can. A good and well written article will boost your reputation as an expert in your chosen field or topic. As more people believe in you they will be able to trust you and your products.</p>
<h3>Linking Articles</h3>
<p>Another important aspect of article marketing is to submit articles to ezines and/or article directories, don&#8217;t ever forget to include a link to your site. A little resource box with a brief description of your site should always be placed at the end of each article. If people like your articles, they will most likely click on the link directing them to your site to learn more.</p>
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