subject: Article Marketing - The Best Way To Drive Free Targeted Traffic [print this page] Whether you're running your site, blog or promoting some offer as an affiliate, you always need targeted traffic. There are two major ways to receive it: 1) to buy your traffic 2) to get it for free.
Free traffic can be driven in many different ways and in my opinion the best way here is article marketing. Many newbie internet marketers ignore article marketing because they think it's something really difficult and "gurus' only stuff". Well, if you follow these 4 easy steps in writing articles, this process will become more appealing to you.
1. Know what you're writing about. Choose a topic you're familiar with or otherwise do some research before writing your article. Readers will trust you only if they see you as a professional in the area of your article's topic.
2. Provide some good content. Since you know what you're writing about, just start writing your article in your own words. Don't just copy and paste some other articles on your topic, write it in your style. If readers like what you've written they'll most probably want to know more and click on your backlink.
3. Don't forget keywords. Make sure your main keyword is in the title of your article. Also try to include in the body more keywords related to your topic.
4. Call them to action. At the conclusion of your article you should invite your readers to click on your backlink. There should be some good reason for them to do it. Offer them something free of charge or some great discount to the related product. Just make sure you're not pushing it too hard.
As soon as your article is ready don't hesitate to publish it. There are many good sites to submit your article. EzineArticles.com is a great place to start because your article turns around really quick. Then use Google to find other article submitters and send your article there. Don't forget to read over their submission rules such as the use of links, word count, etc. Your article could be rejected if you don't follow their rules.
