Publishing articles, whether online or in your local paper, association newsletter, or chamber of commerce website, is a fantastic way to spread the work not only about your book but also about your knowledge on a particular subject.

Let's quickly examine the power of online articles:

Articles that are made available on free websites are an amazing way to drive traffic to your website. Posted articles are read by visitors, who then click to your website for more information. The articles are posted on blogs, which leads to increased website traffic. The articles are also reprinted in newsletters and on other websites, which provides traffic. It also provides links to your site, which in turn can increase your website ranking with the search engines.

There are literally thousands of article websites.

Here are some of my favorites:

• http://www.EzineArticles.com/
• http://www.goarticles.com/
• http://www.articledashboard.com/
• http://www.articlefinders.com/
• http://www.articlefinders.com/
• http://www.ideamarketers.com/
• http://www.articlealley.com/
• http://www.articledepot.co.uk/
• http://www.certificate.net/
• http://www.amazines.com/

The key to publishing articles on these sites is to make sure that you first provide valuable content and that you provide at least one link to your website. Always utilize the signature or bio box at the end of your article.

This is an example of one that I use:

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Note that the anchor text link uses keywords that will help my site to optimize in the search engines.

If your reader likes your article and information it is likely they will click on your link for more information.

The great thing is that you already have a source for all of the content to provide to these websites - your book! Website articles are generally 500 words or so. All you have to do is pull a section from your book on a specific topic, format it for an article, and submit it to the article website. It's free, it's uncomplicated, and it drives traffic to your site, which means that it sells books!

About the Author

Bob Burnham
Entrepreneur, Consultant and Best Selling Author of: '101 Reasons Why You Must Write A Book'

For Information on How to Write and Publish your own book go to Expert Author : http://www.expertauthorpublishing.com