article submission

What is this thing that everyone is talking about? The buzz is about =93art= icle marketing=94 =96 the practice of providing royalty free content to web= sites, e-zines and newsletters.

It works like this: You write a simple article that is interesting to a par= ticular group of people. It doesn=92t have to be The Great American Novel, = just about 500 words on the topic of your choice. Then you submit your arti= cle all over the web to ezine publishers, newsletter editors and content-la= den websites.

When they publish your article (and they almost always do) your target mark= et reads your words, sees you as an expert (after all, you=92re a published= author!) and they click on a link to your website that you conveniently pr= ovided at the end of the article. Viola! Instant, qualified traffic.

And it=92s not fleeting traffic. Your article remains out there for people = to find for weeks, months, even years. As new people happen across your art= icle, they click the link and visit your site. You have a perpetual traffic= machine, driving tons of pre-qualified, open-to-an-offer, interested traff= ic to your site. This is better than advertising, and far less expensive.

The problem is the effort of submitting your articles to enough sites that = you really make a splash. Most authors will submit their articles to 20-30 = places before getting totally burned out on the submission process. It=92s = tedious, dull, drudge work.

There are three online services that automatically submit articles for auth= ors. Each of these services explain the intrinsic value of publishing your = articles, and of course they each describe their services as best-in-class.= They range from single submissions to unlimited submissions and from compl= etely free to $119.85. Check them out and draw your own conclusions.

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Sends out articles in three categories: * Internet marketing/online business * Self-improvement/motivation * Health and fitness. (They promise =93Business-General=94 and =93Finance/I= nvestment=94 categories soon.)

Submits articles to an undefined number of ezine publishers and 15 or more = article announcement lists with over 10,000 subscribers.

Special Feature: Offers an article management suite to retrieve, edit, or resubmit your arti= cle.

Cost: * Bronze membership, $37.00/month, you may submit one (1) article per month * Silver membership, $57.00/month, you may submit two (2) articles per mont= h * Gold membership, $75.00/month, you may submit three (3) articles per mont= h * Platinum membership, $90.00/month, you may submit four (4) articles per m= onth

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Accepts articles in nine categories: * Business and Marketing * Coaching and Personal Development * Health * Internet * Money Saving Tips * Home and Family * Pets * Writing Related * Christian.

Submits articles to about 20,000 publishers and webmasters. Depending on ho= w you categorize your article, it will be submitted to appropriate publishe= rs.

Special Feature: No limit to the number of articles that can be submitted. (Is this really a= "special feature"? They seem to think so. I guess it's better than SubmitY= ourArticle.com's one article/month limitation)

Cost: * One article: $49.95 * Three articles: $119.85 + $39.95 per article thereafter.

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Accepts articles in 27 categories, with tons of subcategories which (for th= e sake of space) I won=92t list here. These are the main categories: * Art * Books * Business (with 41 sub categories) * Consumer (6 sub categories) * Current Affairs * Education (1 sub category) * Entrepreneurship (19 sub categories) * Family (2 sub categories) * Finance/Accounting (12 sub categories) * Government * Health & Beauty (4 sub categories) * Hobbies (4 sub categories) * Home & Garden (2 sub categories) * Internet (22 sub topics) * Internet Marketing (9 sub categories) * Law & Legal (6 sub categories) * Politics * Psychology/Sociology * Recreation & Leisure (2 sub categories) * Religion (2 sub categories) * Self Improvement (3 sub categories) * Social Issues * Sports * Technology & Science (3 sub categories) * Travel & Tourism * Women=92s Issues * Writing & Speaking (6 sub categories)

Submits articles to over 50,000 people. Depending on how you categorize you= r article, it will be submitted to appropriate publishers.

Special Feature: An =93auto pilot=94 feature where an author can submit several articles at = once and have them distributed on to a custom defined schedule. (That=92s o= ne of my favorite features. I just set it up for the month and don=92t have= to think about it again. The articles are consistently distributed.)

Cost: * Free Article Distribution: goes to over 2,000 people * Best Exposure: goes out to over 50,000 people: $8.95 for one article * 3 months of Best Exposure: $39.95 for as many articles as you want to sen= d out

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All three of these services seem to do a fine job submitting articles. They= appear to have automated the process and articles are distributed within a= few days of submission. Of course, each offers the disclaimer that your ar= ticle will only get published if it=92s interesting.

Of the three, I prefer Article Marketer (for obvious reasons) and I have ab= solute proof that it works: you are currently reading this article.

Now that's what I call effective marketing!

Chris Ellington gives effective and easy to implement marketing strategies = to small business owners and home business entrepreneurs. His Simplified Se= lling System has been a favorite of salespeople around the world. Get your = free marketing strategies at www.simplifiedselling.com. ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------

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