One of the most discussed topics today is Article Writing.
Many Webmasters are jumping into the bandwagon and are
trying to revive and reinvent their old writing talents
to good measure.
It is a known fact that there are several benefits in
article writing and submitting articles to article directories
but the main objective of most webmasters is to obtain
one way links, thereby increasing Link Popularity and
to generate Targeted Traffic.
Success is much easier to achieve when tried and tested
strategies are adopted.
Given below are such strategies, if adopted will have
a tremendous impact in Boosting your link popularity
and Exploding Traffic to your website.
1. TOPIC.
In article writing the most important thing is to choose
the right Topic. Though you might be very knowledgeable
in sports it makes no sense writing an article on sports
if the theme of your website is Home Based Business.
Choose a topic related to the theme of your website.
If you find it difficult to choose a topic, then visit
some of the Forums and see what popular topics are being
discussed and select one related to your Home Based
Business theme.
2. TITLE.
Have a Powerful Killer or Catchy Title that will immediately
grab the attention of the Audience. Success or Failure
of your article is to a great extent dependent on your
title. It is worth spending quite some time over this
very important aspect.
3. INTRODUCTION.
The Introduction has to be very Compelling. So write
an Introduction that is Concise Powerful and Absorbing.
It should be such that the reader would want to continue
reading the article right up to your Resource Box.
4. CONTENT.
Good Content is what the reader is interested in. Keep
in mind the popular saying "Content is King". Your article
should be of high quality, Thought provoking, Informative,
Precise and Accurate. Articles written sincerely from
the heart are greatly appreciated and accepted by the
audience because they realize that you are trying to
be helpful and before long a rapport is established
between you and the audience.
5. KEYWORDS.
Key Words play a very significant role in article writing.
The awareness and success of your articles is greatly
dependent on your key words and where you place them.
The keywords should be judiciously placed in the Title
of your article, in the Introduction paragraph, in the
Concluding paragraph and in the main Body of the article.
It should not interrupt the flow of the article, be
excessive and be seen as keyword stuffing.
6. RESOURCE BOX.
One of the main purposes of article writing is to obtain
a one way link and generate traffic to your site. For
this the Resource Box is of utmost importance. Place
a resource box at the end of the article with a very
brief description of yourself or your product along
with your name and URL. Double check your URL since
this is your life line for both your link and traffic.
7. ARTICLE SUBMISSION.
Having written a good article you now have to submit
your article to various article directories and submission
sites. All of them have their own submission rules.
It is important that you study them before submitting
your article. Failure to do so will mean that your article
may not get published and all your efforts will be in
vain.
That's it. Follow this strategy in your article writing
and you are assured of a surge of traffic and increased
link popularity. In addition you will soon be accepted
as an authority and expert in your field. Isn't it wonderful!
Copyright
© 2005 Kanaga Siva
About Kanaga: Kanaga Siva has a wealth of experience
in Marketing and also running his own Home Based Business.
He now operates his Internet Marketing Business. For
Articles, Resources, Ideas and Advise to start a Home
Based Business and for other recommended Programs, visit
his website, http://www.business-fromhome.com/ |
