Web Design Discussion

It’s been proven that submitting to Article Directories will guarantee an increase in web traffic to your web site. If you only submit an article once a month it’s not going to help attract traffic. You need to submit several articles on a consistent basis to build a continuous stream of traffic.

Article Submission Frequency

1. If you have a bunch of articles stored on your hard drive it’s more effective to submit them all at once rather than spreading them out over a period of time. My experience shows I get more visitors if I submit 3 articles at the same time instead of one at a time.

2. If you want to receive a lot of traffic, submit a minimum of 5-20 articles per week, every week. If you can’t produce this many articles write 1-5 articles per week for the first 3-4 months. Evaluate the results at the end of this period. The top article directories (i.e., ezine articles) produce statistics that show how many people read articles. If you find this strategy effective you can then boost your results by increasing your submission frequency.

3. If you own many web sites it will be difficult to write many articles for each niche. My recommendation is to focus on one niche unless you have lots of time and are a fast writer. Focusing on one niche allows you to concentrate your thoughts better and make it easier to generate multiple articles.

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Part 2

5. Create and submit a video

Convert the content of your Podcast into a video. Submit it to YouTube, Google and AOL (places that accept videos). Be sure to include your keywords in the description of your video so it can be picked up by the search engines.

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It’s relatively easy to create a Podcast however it takes a little imagination, creativity and hard work to promote it. The promotional methods mentioned below will guarantee to drive traffic to your web site.

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Articles containing unique content receive more traffic than rewritten ones. This is because readers prefer original content to content that has already been written (duplicate content). Ezine Articles (one of the top article directories) consistently checks for duplicate content so it doesn’t lose the value of providing quality content for it’s readers.

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Part 3

Podcasting is a great alternative medium to the sea of text that most people use to receive information. Not all people all people like to read articles online but would prefer to either hear or view it because they are able to digest it more easily than text.

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Part 2

For the past few years I’ve written and submitted articles to attract traffic to my web sites. This still works very well however Podcasting offers an additional method to reach more customers. It’s very effective because you deliver the same content using audio or video. This is great for those that wish to listen or watch content rather than read it.

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Part 1

Submitting your articles to article syndication sites limits the amount of traffic you receive because you are only using one marketing strategy. What if this strategy no longer works? Podcasting is a great way to repurpose the content from your articles.

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Tips

Proofread Your Articles

Sometimes you’re in a hurry to write and submit your article only to later find it contained many mistakes. In the meantime your article has been read by thousands of people that may have seen your errors.

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Part 3

12. Different than vs. different from

Incorrect: This kitchen color is different than the living room.
Correct: This kitchen color is different from the living room.

Incorrect: This road is different than the other one.
Incorrect: This road is different from the other one.

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Part 2

6. you’re vs. your

Incorrect: Remember to turn on you’re computer.
Correct: Remember to turn on your computer.

Incorrect: Your correct about those directions.
Correct: You’re correct about those directions.

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