Make Money Online: 3 Steps to Successful Article Marketing
Are you struggling to make money online? Have you heard internet marketing ‘gurus’ talk about how much money you can make online and how much you can make a fortune? Well, it is possible to earn a good income online, but to be realistic, it won’t happen overnight.
Article marketing is one way to drive traffic to my products and is something I would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone looking to make money online. Are you curious to know more? Let’s take a closer look at the 3 steps to successful article marketing.
Step 1. Decide which offer you want to promote
This could be one of your own products or even an affiliate offer. Maybe it’s a physical product or even a download. It doesn’t really matter what it is, it’s just important to have a product that you want to promote. As you read this, you may be wondering why I’m pointing this out, but it always amazes me how many people go to great lengths to set up an online business but haven’t decided what it is they want to sell.
Step 2. Create your articles
The best articles are those that are educational and engaging. Online readers prefer well-spaced text that is broken up with headlines. They also like the bullet points, as it gives them the salient points in an easy-to-read format. There are many sources for material on how to create articles that people want to read, or you can do your own research by reviewing the ones that appeal to you and then emulating the style. Be sure to add your link to your offer at the end of the article or in the resource box. Your articles are more likely to be found if you use search engine optimization (SEO) techniques.
Step 3. Distribute your articles
There are many ways to do this, both manual and automated. Whether you go for manual or automatic, you will need to create accounts in the major article databases. Once you’ve submitted your articles, set up your accounts to post them to social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook automatically. You’ll reach more people and increase traffic, as well as build backlinks to articles so they perform better in search engines.
Whats Next?
Next, in your quest to make money online, you should get some sales. My sales method is very simple. I am not a fan of high pressure sales techniques. I think if you make information and a product available to people who are interested in what you have to offer, you’ll do much better than shoving it down people’s throats.
What I love about article marketing is that it offers a 100% free way to make money online. You don’t even need a website. It will only cost you time and some ideas.
Of course, some of the major article directories don’t accept direct links to affiliate products, but many of the directories do. If not, you can easily set up a blog based website that can be used as a place to promote your products.
There is really nothing more than what you have read here. It is a scaling strategy. The more articles you write, the more people you will reach and they will be able to buy from you. You will be on your way with your journey to make money online.