‘Leverage Your Articles Into A Viral E-Book’ – Articles That Sell Update Newsletter

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Bonnie Jo Davis’ has released the latest ‘Articles That Sell Update’ newsletter. The featured article is titled “Leverage Your Articles Into A Viral E-Book”. [Newsletter Reprint]

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

Table of Contents

I. From The Editor

II. Feature Article – Leverage Your Articles Into A Viral E-Book

III. Feature Review – Article Design Secrets Revealed

IV. New Submission Sites

V. Article Submission Tips & Tricks – Publish Unique Articles On Your Web Site

VI. Legalities

VII. Contact Information

VIII. Subscribe/Unsubscribe Instructions

From The Editor

Dear Subscriber,

Thank you to everyone who responded to my editorial last month. I genuinely appreciate your kind words, donations and suggestions. Your support has encouraged me more than you can imagine.

This month I share the steps I took to create a free, viral e-book with my articles. To further maximize your success with article marketing, I review a new e-book called “Article Design Secrets Revealed”.

I am holding a special sale for subscribers who want access to my submission site list (over 1,500 sites). This list is updated several times a week and membership includes several bonuses and content not available to the public. To take advantage of this special sale click the URL below and scroll down to the bottom for the buy button. You will only pay $24.50 for a six month membership (a 50% savings). This sale will expire on April 30, 2007.

Thank you for supporting this e-zine and taking the article marketing journey with me!

Bonnie Jo Davis Bonnie@ArticlesThatSell.com
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II. Feature Article – Leverage Your Articles Into A Viral E-Book

Don’t just submit your articles to dozens of submission sites. You put a great deal of time into writing and perfecting your articles so you want to get the most out of them. Take your articles and compile them into a professional looking e-book that you can submit to e-book directories, give away as bonuses and allow e-zine publishers to give away.

Here are the exact steps that I took to create my viral e-book “Writing For Publicity”, using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.

1. Compile Your Articles

To create your e-book you will need to decide on a theme and then compile your articles and blog postings that fit your theme. Don’t confuse readers by throwing together an e-book with multiple topics.

2. Design Your Title Page

A title page is the first page of an e-book. Use a colorful graphic that fits your theme and add the e-book title, a subtitle, if needed and your name.

3. Incorporate A Copyright Notice

Include a copyright statement that gives readers the right to share your e-book, but which excludes them from attempting to make changes to the file. This is the statement I use:

“This e-book is fully protected by the COPYRIGHT LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. All copyrights are owned by YOUR COMPANY HERE. You may distribute this e-book freely. Technology has been used to prevent changes made to the content herein.”

4. Classify Your Articles

Organize your articles logically by topic, by date written, by title, etc. Chose whatever works for you and makes your e-book easy to read.

5. Create A Table Of Contents

In Microsoft Word you can create a style that you use for article titles that you can then incorporate into your table of contents without retyping all the titles. Most word processing software includes this function.

6. Make Your Links Live

Check links in your articles to make sure they still work. Remove dead links. Go through the your article compilation and make sure that all the outside links are clickable.

7. Include Resource Links

If it makes sense you can include a list of resource links. I used links to my products and services along with links to free resources for article marketing.

8. Add A Biography And An Ad

Close your e-book with your biography and picture on one page and dedicate at least one page with an ad to a targeted product or service that fits the theme of the e-book. You can also offer another free product in return for readers subscribing to your e-zine.

9. Turn Your E-Book Into An Adobe Acrobat File

Adobe Acrobat files work with both Macintosh computers and PC’s. If you have the full Adobe Acrobat package you can make PDF files easily. If you do not have that software try http://www.primopdf.com/. This is a free download that works with your print to convert your files.

10. Make A Graphic Cover For Your E-Book

Add to the credibility of your viral e-book by creating or buying a graphic cover. The graphic cover can be used on the title page of your Word file and it can be used wherever the e-book will be available for download. Purchase software to create covers like http://www.amazon.com/paypage/P1KR229S69053T or hire someone to create the cover for you like http://www.virtual-cover-creator.net/.

You’re almost done! Now you can list your e-book in free or paid e-book directories, offer it to publishers who will give it away to their subscribers, list it in web sites that compile free giveaways and list it as a bonus for your e-zine subscribers and people who purchase your products!

III. Feature Review – Article Design Secrets Revealed

This ugly little (28 page) $7.00 e-book is a treasure trove of information on how to maximize your article marketing efforts. Let’s face it … you spend a great deal of time writing and submitting articles. One area we haven’t focused on much is the use of keywords in your title, body and byline. This e-book will guide you through the steps to determine this information.

The author covers the essential steps of determining your audience, the keywords that will attract that audience, designing your article with keywords, designing your byline so you get the maximum click-throughs and submitting your articles to directories.

I spent about a half hour reading this e-book and got several ideas on how to get more out of my article marketing. The author even includes a free piece of software called Article Author Resource Box Automater. This little gem formats an html resource box with keywords imbedded for you. This is called “anchor text linking”. However, be careful; some article directory sites will only allow you to use a plain text link like http://www.nitrocovers.com with no html formatting.

I highly recommend this e-book. You can buy it by clicking the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/yplaq5

IV. New Submission Sites

(Want more submission sites? Visit http://tinyurl.com/yplaq5)

Developer Shed – Do you want to write feature articles, tutorials or stories on industry trends? In addition to publishing opportunities available on our websites, you get your name in front of over 500,000 individual readers that access these sites every day. They are looking for writers who are knowledgeable in the technologies that they cover on their network of sites and publications. They need people who can write original tutorials, reviews, opinion pieces and more. Payment for articles varies, with premiums paid depending on factors such as the quantity of articles you write, the frequency of your submissions, and your qualifications. They also include special incentives to writers who receive positive reviews and can promise a high number of articles per month. Articles must each be at least 1,500 words. All articles submitted will be edited for length, accuracy and clarity. Read extensive guidelines for topics and formatting.

http://www.ArticleSubmissionSites.com

Seniority.co.uk – Exists to enable like-minded people aged 50 (ish!) and over to share their experiences, gain knowledge from one another and have fun with the Internet by becoming part of the UK’s leading over 50’s interactive community. Whatever you want to send in they want to hear from you: 50 words – 5000 words – it’s up to you! Stories, anecdotes, pictures, reviews, recommendations, experiences, rants, opinions. Share what you want! You send the email and they do the rest!

http://www.developershed.com/writers.php

Tell A Doc – Despite the name, this article directory focuses on general topics such as arts, business, computers, finance and more. By submitting your articles you grant them the right to publish your articles anywhere on their web site, blog, or syndicate through RSS. They may also change where it appears, including the category, at any time. No affiliate links! Articles must be spellchecked and proofread for grammatical errors prior to submitting. Do not submit articles filled with spelling errors and bad grammar. They do monitor article submissions and will reject content that doesn’t meet this requirement.

http://www.seniority.co.uk/contributions/

Facts Vault – This general directory offers dozens of categories for your submission pleasure. They even offer a simple form for submission. Don’t submit adult topics and proofread before submission for grammar and spelling.

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

Arthritis Articles – Featuring arthritis articles on arthritis treatment, arthritis pain, and arthritis pain relief, plus arthritis articles on rheumatoid arthritis treatment, osteoarthritis and arthritis pain strategies by expert authors. The articles that you submit must be your own work. By submitting your articles to Arthritis Articles, you grant them the right to publish your articles. No affiliate links! No more than two links in your resource box. These links may not link to the same web page. Maximum of one link in body of article. There has to be a valid reason for a link in the body of the article, or the article will be declined. Provide important content in the article. Don’t make readers go elsewhere.

http://www.arthritisarticles.org/submitguidelines.php

Article Secrets Revealed Home Study Course – Your Step-by- Step Guide to Profiting from Articles

This brand new product was created by Lisa Sparks. Lisa has 15 years of experience in journalism, marketing and business-to- business copywriting.

This home study course includes:

An Overview Guide The Ultimate Workbook 2 Audio CDs 2 Video Tutorials

For the nitty, gritty details please visit Lisa’s site. I read her blog and subscribe to her e-zine and I can’t recommend her enough. Let Lisa help you discover and polish your writing skills.

http://www.arthritisarticles.org/submitguidelines.php

V. Article Submission Tips & Tricks – Publish Unique Articles On Your Web Site

Article marketing is a resourceful strategy. It is an efficient way to attract visitors, increase Search Engine ranking and educate potential customers. Ramp up your article marketing efforts by publishing unique content on your web site that readers will not find anywhere else. Use your free reprint articles to advertise your unique content. More readers will click through your link in your byline if they are tempted by a promise of something unique and exciting.

Another benefit to publishing unique content on your site is that you can bypass the rules of the submission sites. You can include links and advertisements in the body of the article so long as you are discrete and do not overwhelm your reader with dozens of ads imbedded in a tiny article. Remember to always offer top-notch articles whether or not you distribute them. Don’t damage your reputation by writing and publishing inferior articles!

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 forward complete copies of this e- zine to anyone but may not reprint portions thereof without express written consent of the publisher.

VII. Contact

Bonnie Jo Davis, Publisher
Davis Virtual Assistance
P.O. Box 80832
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
949-709-2670

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  Bonnie Jo Davis

I am a Virtual Assistant providing many services to my clients. My favorite service is article submissions. I submit articles for my clients every day and have been doing so for almost nine years.

This technique worked so well that we put other expensive marketing projects on hold so that my speaker could travel all over the world on paid speaking engagements.

Over time I discovered this amazing technique will work for people who do not consider themselves writers. It will work in print and on-line. It will work if your topic is spirituality, hobbies, family, the internet, marketing, business, etc. You name it, the possibilities are limitless! I went on to make more than 70% of my income by handling article submission projects for other professionals.

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