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8 Reasons Why You Should Submit Your Articles to Authority Sites

By David Jackson in Featured

If you are an article marketer and write well, instead of wasting your time submitting your articles to article directories, you should give serious consideration to submitting to authority sites.

Why? Stay with me, I’m getting to that.

Question: So, what exactly is an authority site?

Answer: Definitions vary, but my own personal definition of an authority site is “a site that is linked to and respected by thousands of people who often reference its material.”

For example, for Internet Marketing news and events, IMNewsWatch would be considered an authority site. In the SEO and Internet Marketing worlds, authority sites would include sites like SearchEngineJournal, SiteProNews, WebProNews, PromotionWorld, CopyBlogger, SearchEngineLand, MarketingProfs and ProBlogger just to name a few.

And while some sites enjoy more authority than others, the two common denominators are, the sites are all highly-respected, and they all have a large and loyal following.

Following are 8 reasons why should you submit your articles to authority sites:

1. Respect. While you may be proud of having your articles accepted by article directories, it’s really no great accomplishment. Why? Because most article directories will accept articles from just about anyone – regardless of how poorly written they are. On the other hand, getting your articles published by the aforementioned authority sites is something to write home about. Why? Because those sites are highly-respected and have a much higher publishing standard.

2. Article Directory Oblivion. When you submit your article to article directories, chances are, your article will get buried among the thousands of other article submissions. And unless you get lucky and your articles happen to get found among the masses, and published by a popular newsletter or website, they will forever live in article directory oblivion, getting viewed every now and then.

3. The Viral Factor. I stated previously that authority sites enjoy a large and loyal following. So how does that benefit you? If an authority site publishes your articles, it’s probably because your articles have value, meaning they’re interesting, useful and/or entertaining. That is exactly the type of content that readers will pass along to others via tweet, Facebook, e-mail etc.

4. The Power. When you submit your articles to authority sites, you have the power to pick and choose what sites you want to submit to. On the other hand, when you submit your articles to article directories, you surrender that power. Once submitted to an article directory, your articles are available to be published by anyone. That means your articles have the very real potential of being published by low-quality sites, which could effectively damage your site’s reputation with the search engines.

5. Diminished Link Value. One of the great by-products of article marketing is inbound links. If you write quality content, more than likely, you will attract quality inbound links. Unfortunately, many writers who submit to article directories aren’t aware article directories have had diminished link value for years. That’s why mega-popular, monolithic article directories like EzineArticles, Buzzle and Associated Content were so heavily penalized by the Panda update. Over the years, they became notorious for the amount of low-quality content they contained. Because they accepted articles from just about anyone – regardless of how poorly written or shallow the articles were.

6. Greater Exposure. Authority sites not only depend on quality content for their very existence, like the shark in the movie “Jaws”, they also devour content rapidly. As such, they’re constantly in need of quality content infusions. If you submit your articles to authority sites and prove yourself to be a trusted and reliable source of content, they will be much more apt to feature your articles on a regular basis – thereby increasing your exposure. This will not only enhance your reputation, but your bottom line as well.

7. Greater Opportunities. There’s an old saying, “Birds of a feather flock together.” What does that mean? It means people of similar taste, character or background tend to associate with one another, or like the same things. That holds true both online and offline. Online, individuals of discerning taste tend to gravitate to high-quality content and websites (i.e., authority sites).

And since I’ve been submitting my articles to authority sites, I’ve lost count of the number of joint venture opportunities I’ve been offered. I generally turn them down because my plate is quite full for the foreseeable future. But that’s not really the point. The point is, the opportunities were offered because of the respect and exposure I received from having my articles published on authority sites.

8. Enhanced Perception. If you consistently write quality articles that are factually accurate and help people, you will be perceived as an expert in your field – provided you really are an expert. But while what you write is important, where your articles are published is even more important.

Having your articles published on authority sites will only enhance your reputation as an expert. And with expert status comes increased income. Expert status will give you the ability to charge higher fees for your products and services. And if you are really good at what you do and provide good value, your clients will refer you to other clients – further increasing your income.

So are there any negatives to submitting your articles to authority sites? If there are, I certainly haven’t found them yet.

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David Jackson is a marketing consultant, and the owner of Free-Marketing-Tips-Blog.com – Powerful, free marketing tips to help grow your business! http://free-marketing-tips-blog.com

7 Habits for Highly Effective Article Marketing

By Steve Shaw in Featured

You’ve probably heard of certain internet marketing ‘gurus’ who get amazing results from their article marketing efforts, but then you tried your hand at it and wondered, “What am I doing wrong? Why am I not getting the same results these experts are getting?”

What these article marketing experts are doing is not mind blowing or even particularly difficult – they have just developed certain key habits that allow them to succeed.

Just follow these simple tricks, and before long you’ll be writing and submitting articles like the pros!

1) Submit articles regularly, but not too frequently.

The quantity of article submissions requires a delicate balance – submit too many articles and you can compromise quality. Also, publishers may begin to feel overrun with articles from you, with the effect that you dilute the effectiveness of each one you send out.

But submit too few articles and you won’t see much impact for your efforts.

So how much is too much and too little?

For effective article marketing, I would recommend submitting between one and eight articles a month.

2) Write articles that demonstrate your expertise, not articles that are promotional.

Most quality publishers are looking for educational, informational articles that are not self-serving – this means that the articles do not mention your own business, website, or products in the body of the article. (Your resource box is the appropriate place to talk about your business and website.) Articles are a way to demonstrate your expertise in your niche and establish yourself as an authority in your field. Effective article marketers try to teach, rather than try to sell.

3) Craft a thoughtful resource box.

Your resource box is the author bio that sits below your article, and it is the one spot where you can talk about yourself, your business, your products or website. Your resource box is absolutely intrinsic to effective article marketing.

Remember, your resource box should tell readers a little about you and your business, and importantly, it should also contain a call-to-action to generate click-throughs to your website. And don’t forget to include, and double-check, your link!

4) Have realistic expectations and submit articles consistently over the long term.

Article marketing is a long term marketing strategy, and it will likely take 3-4 months to see results from your efforts. Effective article marketers know this, so they don’t submit a few articles and then quit because they didn’t see huge results. They persevere; they know that article marketing is something that is meant to be done over the lifetime of their website, so they don’t freak out when they don’t see immediate results.

5) Craft thoughtful, educational, and grammatically correct articles.

Really effective article marketers write articles that their target market finds useful and informative. They don’t phone in their content thinking that the only thing that matters is the link in their resource box. They think of things their target visitors need to know and are likely to be looking for information on online, and then they craft thoughtful articles that they thoroughly proofread before submitting.

Remember that your article will be published on websites over which you have no control, so proofread, proofread, proofread!

6) Create tantalizing titles.

Effective article marketers know that the article title is what lures in readers, and they focus on crafting attention grabbing titles. So, don’t slap on a title that looks like an afterthought – it’s as important as a headline on a sales page!

Remember that when people are looking through an article directory they will likely be looking at a list of titles – would your title stand out and make someone want to click through to read the entire article?

7) Get creative when thinking of article topics.

Being an expert article marketer is a bit like being a professional writer – you need to come up with fresh ways of writing about your niche.

Try writing articles directed to readers of different skill levels, to newbies and advanced readers. Get involved in communities in your niche and see what common problems and questions people are having. Think of the ten most common questions that your customers ask you, and then write articles to satisfy those questions.

When you’re doing article marketing, you’re teaching. A good teacher finds ways to convey different elements of a subject in interesting ways.

And remember, every article that you write should be on the topic of your website (not *about* your website, but about the general topic of your website).

See, that wasn’t so hard, was it?

Even if you’re a newcomer to article marketing, you will stand apart from the crowd if you take these tips to heart. Use them wisely and you can start article marketing just like the experts – today!

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Another habit effective article marketers have is that they submit their articles automatically, saving time and increasing their article exposure. Steve Shaw created the web’s first ever 100% automated article distribution service, SubmitYOURArticle.com, which distributes your articles to hundreds of targeted online publishers with the click of a button.

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