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Eleven years of Service
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April 17, 2011 volume
11-issue 5
Your editor: Jan Tallent,
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Today's Issue Contains:
Publisher's Spot
Featured Article: Article Traffic Generation
Positive Quote
Fun Tip or Site
Publisher's Goodbye and
Legal Stuff
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Boy, has spring been teasing
us here in the mid-west.
70's to even 90 for a week
and then boom! 40's and damp
chills with rains and then
back to 80's again, lol.
I do know that someday real
spring will come but geez ...
I will be 57 the next time I
send an issue - have until
Wednesday to say "I am
56". Funny, I still feel 45
or so and often have to stop
and really think about the
huge number I am getting to!
But, as they say, it is surely
better than NOT getting
older J
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Featured Article
Article Traffic Generation
Are you a website owner who
has been looking for ways to increase your website traffic?
If so, you are defiantly not
alone. Each year, millions of website owners wonder why their
websites didn’t see more
traffic. Instead of wondering, you are urged to take action.
After all, there are a
number of different ways that you can go about increasing the traffic
that your website sees. The
good news is that a number of these ways, which include
article distribution, are
relatively easy to implement.
Despite being easy to
implement, the rewards may be immeasurable.
Article distribution is an
internet marketing technique that is used by many webmasters.
Despite being a relativity
popular marketing tactic, there are still many webmasters
who are unfamiliar with
article distribution. If you are one of those business owners,
you will want to read on.
Taking the time to familiarize yourself with article distribution
could be invaluable to you
and your business.
Article distribution
involves the use of websites that are known as article directories.
Article directories are
websites that host a large collection of articles. To make finding
And reading those articles
easier, most article directories place each of their articles
into categories. Popular
categories include education, business, automobiles and travel.
In each article, the writer
is able to create a link to one of his or her websites.
That link is often
accompanied by background information on the website.
Each time one of your links
is clicked, internet users will be directed to your website.
This connection will
increase the amount of traffic your website sees and it may
also help to increase the
amount of profit it generates.
Although article
distribution is a nice and easy way to generate website traffic,
it is one that needs to be
handled properly. If not handled
correctly, you may
essentially end up wasting your
time.
The first step in using
article directories to your advantage is focusing on a topic
that you would like to write
about.
For the best success, you
will want to write on a topic or an issue that is,
in one way or another,
related to the website that your readers will be directed to.
Any article may increase the
traffic that your website sees, but if you rely on internet sales,
you will need to go a step
further. For instance, if you are selling a service, such as an
answering service, you may
want your article to focus on the benefits of using an
answering service.
Once you have determined
what the main topic or focus of your articles will be,
you will need to examine how
you will write them.
If you find yourself having
a difficult time figuring out what to write, you may want to
think about creating
yourself an outline. An outline will act as a guide for you.
An outline will not only
help you know what to write, but it will also help to ensure
that you do not leave out
any important information.
Once you have created
yourself an outline, you can start writing.
When doing so, it is
important that you keep your content interesting and easy to read.
Be cautious of using
technical words that many internet users will not understand.
Although your first thought may
be to create informational articles, you want to be
cautious of providing too
much information.
You need your readers to
click on your links, to get to your website.
If your article is too
informative, they may already have found what they needed,
eliminated the need for
visiting your website.
You will want to leave your
readers wanting more information.
After your article has been
compiled and thoroughly proofread, you will want to
submit it to the article
directories of your choice. Although you might assume
that your job is done after this
point, it isn’t or at least it shouldn’t be.
Article distribution is a
great way to generate traffic, but it needs to be done often
In fact, article
distribution should be done on a regular basis.
You may want to set a goal
for yourself, like submitting at least five articles a month
or even more. This will help
to ensure that your readers are always given new,
updated information to read and
absorb. In fact, the more articles you distribute,
the more links you will
create.
P.S. Article directories
welcome your content with open arms.
In exchange with providing
them with free content, you will be getting free links
to your own website; thus
increasing its traffic.
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Positive Quote
... A human activity having
for its purpose the transmission
of the highest and best
feelings to which men have risen.
(on the purpose of art).
-- Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
Russian Novelist
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