Every webmaster knows that to gain ranking positions in search engines you need to build links. This usually means hours at a computer submitting your site to directories and emailing other webmasters requesting reciprocal links. There is another way of getting links which often overlooked and complements your current link building strategy, writing articles.
Every website owner needs fresh content. This keeps the search engine spiders coming back and indexing the site on a regular basis. Writing articles and distributing them is an excellent way of providing fresh content for webmasters while ensuring yourself a back link. In this article we'll provide some answers for commonly asked questions.
What should I write about?
It is always easier to write about what you know to start with. Once you develop your writing skills then you can move on to subjects you need to research. Always make sure that the topic is related to the site that you are promoting.
How will people locate my articles?
When you have finished writing and checking your articles you will submit them to article directories. These are like online libraries where the articles are listed in categories. Webmasters can copy the articles from these directories and use them just so long as they keep all the links in the articles live. You'll need to make sure that you have added a resource box to the bottom of your article that contains your links.
Don't Webmasters just remove the links?
This does happen occasionally but it is still quite rare. when you write your articles add a unique phrase to the article. You can then search Google to find your articles and make sure your links are intact. If you find that a webmaster has removed your links then just send him an email and ask him to remove the article or make the link live.
How many words should my articles contain?
There is not set length of article but anywhere from 200 words to a maximum of 3500 words is normal. Personally I usually aim for 350 -500 words as this usually sits nicely on a page
What is the ideal number of submissions?
Views are divided on this some people say submit them to as many sites as possible while others think you should only submit unique articles to each site. If you don't have a tool that will help you to create unique articles then I would suggest making each submission to an article site with a PageRank of 4 or above unique.
Should I write lots of articles?
The more you can write and distribute the better. It all depends on how comfortable you are with writing. This is my second article today while my wife has written 10. Set yourself a target to start with. For example try to write 1 article before your first coffee.
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