‘How To Choose An Article Submission Service’ – Articles That Sell Update
Bonnie Jo Davis’ ‘Articles That Sell Update’ newsletter is reprinted here. The featured article is titled “How To Choose An Article Submission Service”. [Newsletter Article]
Bonnie Jo Davis’ ‘Articles That Sell Update’ newsletter is reprinted here.
Newsletter
| Articles That Sell Update Volume IV, Issue 7 – July 2007 |
http://www.Small-Business-Reviews.com |
Table of Contents
I. From The Editor
II. Feature Article – How To Choose An Article Submission Service
III. Feature Review – Free Article Marketing Course
IV. New Submission Sites
V. Article Submission Tips & Tricks – Visit Your Local Bookstore
VI. Legalities
VII. Contact Information
VIII. Subscribe/Unsubscribe Instructions
I. From The Editor
Thank you for joining me for our July 2007 issue of ATSU. This month we discuss how to choose an article submission service and we also take a look at a free article marketing course.
My newest project is the blog “Small Business Reviews”. I absolutely love writing reviews and I wanted to use that passion to help small business owners and entrepreneurs. Feel free to visit and signup for my feed at Bonnie@ArticlesThatSell.com!
To your success,
Bonnie Jo Davis
Bonnie@ArticlesThatSell.com
II. Feature Article – How To Choose An Article Submission Service
The majority of people I speak to about article marketing admit that it is actually the submission part of the process at which they get stuck.
It is time consuming and tedious to submit articles by hand or even with the help of software. Not everyone can handle such a thankless task, so I recommend you consider hiring a service to handle submissions for you.
There are many companies offering article submissions services, so how do you decide who to hire?
Do some due diligence and ask about the service in forums about article marketing, ask an article marketing expert for his/her recommendation, and insist on getting references from any company that you are considering.
It is critical that you ask the important questions before committing to a submission service. The list below includes the minimal questions you should ask before seriously considering a service.
1. Will they be using software or submitting by hand?
2. Do they offer complimentary proofreading or editing services?
3. Do they have references?
4. How long have they been in the article submission business?
5. How many sites do they submit to: newsgroups, directories, blogs and individual sites?
6. How much does their service cost and what kind of payments do they accept (credit cards, PayPal, checks)?
7. Do they offer a multiple article discount?
8. Are they willing to sign a contract?
9. How much time will the process take?
10. What do they need from you to get started?
Pay considerable attention to the reputation of article submission services. Google their names and follow links to see what other people think about them, call their references, and make sure that they do not spam submission sites with unsolicited submissions or off-topic topics.
There is no shame in hiring a submission service to handle the tedious task of submitting. Just be careful when you choose a service and keep in mind that a quality service will cost more but you do get what you pay for.
III. Feature Review – Free Article Marketing Course
Steve Gillman has a free Article Marketing Course delivered twice per week. Some of the information included is:
– Which article directory delivers ten times the traffic of others? I’ll tell you in lesson two.
– Which are the easiest types of articles to write? Anyone can do these!
– A way to make money with your articles when you don’t even have a web site!
– How to convert a reader into a visitor and a customer.
– The “rules” of article marketing, and when you need to break them.
– How to write the perfect author’s resource box to make visitors out of readers.
– How to get your articles found by the Search Engines using simple optimization tricks.
You will learn about writing, article marketing, using other people’s content and more. Best of all, this course is FREE! You can sign-up at:
IV. New Submission Sites
Broadcast Archives – This article directory accepts articles on a wide variety of topics. The articles that you submit must be your own work. No re-branded articles allowed, you must be the sole copyright holder for each article you submit. No affiliate links allowed. 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.
Coaching Articles – Signup for a free membership to this site and submit articles on coaching topics such as business coaching, relationship coaching, financial coaching and many more. You may not submit articles written by other authors and the content must be unique. No re-branded articles or affiliate links are allowed. Articles must be spellchecked and proofread for grammatical errors prior to submitting.
http://www.coachingarticles.net
Article Direct – Accepts articles on many different topics such as entrepreneurs, animals, copyrighting, family and finance. This no membership site allows you to use a simple form for submission.
http://www.articledirect.com
Woman Owned – This site is geared towards women and accepts a limited number of articles for publication. They require that your article be focused on business topics or lifestyle topics of interest to women business owners. Please submit your article to Charlotte Sturtz via email at csturtz@womanowned.com. They only only offer a limited signature credit line at the bottom of the article and request a link from your site to WomanOwned.com.
WomanCentric – This site is a business networking community created by women for women, which provides a networking community where women of all social, financial and racial backgrounds can unite to build a better future. They accept articles of interest to women (see the site for topics) and offer a simple submission form.
http://www.ArticleSubmissionSites.com
V. Article Submission Tips & Tricks – Visit Your Local Bookstore
I made an amazing discovery today. My son and I visited our local Borders and spent some time browsing. I spent the majority of time in topics of interest to me that pertain to my Internet businesses. I was astonished by the number of ideas I got for articles just by browsing and looking at books. Take a notepad with you the next time
you visit a bookstore (or library) and review some books on your topic … you’ll be surprised at how many article ideas you get!
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
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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