Read Bonnie Jo Davis’ ‘Articles That Sell Update’ newsletter. The featured article is titled “Automate Your Article Submissions”. [Newsletter Reprint]

Bonnie Jo Davis’ ‘Articles That Sell Update’ newsletter is reprinted here.

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I. From The Editor

This month I have compiled a list of all the paid article submission software I could find and included purchase links. Not one on the list will do a “completely automated” submission for you but, but each can significantly reduce the time you spend submitting. Some of the links I am providing are affiliate links and any sales made from them benefit this e-zine.

My only resolution for the New Year was to find unprofitable projects in my portfolio and terminate them. Unfortunately, the most unprofitable projects include this e-zine and the companion blog. As much as I love writing this e-zine I have to seriously consider publishing less frequently or not at all. A decision will be made and subscribers notified in our March issue.

Bonnie Jo Davis
Bonnie@ArticlesThatSell.com
 

II. Feature Article – Automate Your Article Submissions

Let’s focus on shaving time from your tedious article submission duties. You have several options, including hiring a Virtual Assistant to submit articles for you, using a submission service or purchasing article submission software.

In this article, we will concentrate on paid submission software. There are a handful of free submitters, but we won’t cover those in this article. I have not tested all of these products so please conduct your own research before making a purchasing decision.

Article Planter

Very few details are available about this software, but the sales page does show the submission list is regularly updated. A spam prevention filter prevents your articles being submitted more than once to each site.

http://www.rssplanter.com/

Artemis Pro

This software claims to submit a unique version of your article to each submission site but doesn’t explain how! The sales letter does say “You won’t have gibberish submitted under your name. There is no word substitution. There are no meaningless header, middle and footer paragraphs added. You’ll like how Artemis Pro makes articles unique and it won’t embarrass you when you see your article in print like some other tools will!” The software comes with thousands of pre-loaded sites and you can add your own to the database as well.

http://www.articlesubmissionsites.com/artemis.html

Article Announcer

Jason Potash, of EzineAnnouncer fame, created this software training system that is delivered on CDÆs. The cost for this training system is quite high and there is not a stripped down version available for expert submitters. Your package will include 4 audio CDÆs, CD-ROM video tutorials, 2 workbooks, user guide and the software.

http://wetrack.it/eza/a/1491/e/26

Article Assistance

This stripped down, simple submitter includes 150 article directory submission sites. If you prefer to stick with submitting strictly to article directories then this inexpensive software may be for you!

http://www.articlesubmissionsites.com/articleassistance.html

Article Post Robot

This software claims to offer a one-click submission to sites that do not require author accounts. For each article site which needs login account, users manage the account by themselves. Article Post Robot only uses the login id and password. Users always get free updates and there is fulltime technical support.

http://www.articlepostrobot.com/WSO/

Article Submitter Pro

Article Submitter Pro is a full-featured submission product. Included features let you create articles in html or text, and create and use a number of different author resource boxes. It also allows you to input and store your login info for each article submission site requiring it, which is used as needed. Also prevents articles from being submitted to a site more than once.

https://paydotcom.com/r/1609/tltfaas/122831/

Article Submitter Software

This software includes over 600 sites that accept article submissions. Article Submitter software stores all of your personal information, resource box and articles. It then will proceed one at a time to go to each of the article sites for you, log you in and auto fill all of your content, including your name, article, author resource box, plus an article summary on any sites that ask for it!

http://www.learnhomebusiness.com/wbtbx/article-submitter/index.htm

Instant Article Submitter

Instant Article Submitter has some intriguing benefits such as one-click submission, new updates every time you open the software, save as many projects as you want (you can have multiple resource boxes saved), schedule submissions whenever you want, pick and chose submission sites, preview feature, spellchecker and image verification support allows submission to any directories that require you to fill in codes from images.

http://www.articlesubmissionsites.com/instant.html

As you can see, there are several valuable tools from which to chose. Do your own research and read testimonials … you’ll be sure to select a tool that you can use everyday!
 

III. Feature Review – Word Safari: Megalist of Word Links

Word Safari wants to help you expand your word knowledge and takes a playful approach to sharpening your academic vocabulary. This site offers a huge list of resources certain to delight any writer. Included are dictionaries/thesauri, general discussion and information, history of English, etymology, vocabulary (including SAT/GRE), grammar, spelling, literature on the web, ESL/EFL resources, word games and amusements, of interest and web site dictionaries. Not all the links work, but there are still dozens of resources that you must absolutely bookmark and use.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ruthpett/safari/megalist.htm
 

IV. New Submission Sites

(Want more submission sites? Visit http://www.ArticleSubmissionSites.com)

Mommysavers – Your article should be 500-1500 words and should be proofread for grammatical errors before submitting it. Acceptable topics include money saving tips, cooking, frugal craft ideas, decorating ideas, holidays and celebrations. Your title should not be in all caps, and there should be no excessive use of exclamation points. We also ask that you provide a 2-3 sentence summary of your article for promotional use in our newsletter and on our home page. Send articles to: sydney@mommysavers.com

http://www.mommysavers.com/

ezineXpress – All articles submitted by you must be written/authored by you. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Your article should serve to educate and inform rather than just serve as a promotional piece. Include How To’s, Tips, Strategies, Techniques, Case-studies, Analysis, Opinions and/or Commentary in your articles from your own experience. Offensive content will be cause for immediate account termination. Articles must not promote hate, racism, pornography, hacking, bomb building, terrorism and other illegal and/or offensive activities. Accepts many topics.

http://www.ezinexpress.com/submitguidelines.php

EMSArticleDirectory.com – This free article directory is for Emergency Medical Services related articles from around the world. If you are an EMS professional, this is the best place for you to become recognized in your profession and field, and share your thoughts with the world. Promote your writings, books, web sites, ideas, products, and services. Submitting your articles in article directories is the best way to promote your web site.

http://www.emsarticledirectory.com/

MerchantSelect – We value technical and E-business expertise and know that you have interesting opinions about the E-commerce industry, with insight into the players and evolving trends. MerchantSelect is interested in informed, objective content that expresses opinions or advice useful to our visitors. Send content ideas or full articles to content@MerchantSelect.com for review, as plain text (TXT), Microsoft Word (any version or platform DOC), or universal rich-text format (RTF).

http://www.merchantselect.com

Got Links? – Got Links? is a typical article directory accepting articles on many topics. You can post either in HTML or in plain text. When posting in plain text, format your text in the same manner as though you were sending an email. Use the simple form to submit.

http://www.gotlinks.com/earticles/submit.php?
 

V. Article Submission Tips & Tricks – Interview An Expert

Done writing dull articles? Bored with the old “how to”? Consider interviewing an expert and creating your article from the results. Ask your interview subject if they have time to participate and then talk to them about their preferred method of being interviewed. Some experts would prefer to be provided a set of questions they can respond to in writing and other subjects prefer being interviewed over the telephone (giving you the opportunity to record the call if your subject agrees). Get enough material by asking ten or twelve questions and be sure to ask your expert for a quote to use within the article.
 

VI. Legalities

Articles That Sell Update Newsletter is published by Davis Virtual Assistance.

(c) 2007, Davis Virtual Assistance. All rights reserved in all media. You may not forward complete copies of this e-zine to anyone and may not reprint portions thereof without express written consent of the publisher.
 

VII. Contact

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Davis Virtual Assistance
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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
949-709-2670
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