How to Promote Yourself Through Article Marketing III
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This is a the final chapter of the How To Promote Yourself Through Article Marketing series. Please also see Part I and Part II!
Market That Article!
Now that your article is written, you have to market it. There are typically two ways to do this – either by manual submission, or by using a distribution service.
Submitting manually is the process of visiting the various article sites and directories on the Internet, and individually submitting your articles for inclusion.
Distribution services are exactly what they sound like. You can hire a company or individual to submit your articles for you to a set number of directories. Sometimes the articles are submitted by hand, other times the service will use a script to automatically submit the article to hundreds of sites.
Both approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. Submitting manually may take a large amount of time and effort. But it will allow you to customize your article’s formatting and display for each site you submit it too, ensuring that it is presented to the best of it’s ability. Submissions services are quick and easy, but may involve a fee. if you employ a submission service, you will lose the ability to ensure that your articles are displayed properly on every site. Below is a few of the siteswhich offer for article submission.
Article Directories:
Article Distribution Services:
- ArticleSender.com *recommended*
- ArticleProbe.com
- ThePhantomWriters.com
Please note that I have not used any of the distribution services listed apart from ArticleSender.com, although I do have articles in the four directories listed above. These lists are not comprehensive - you can find dozens more simply by using Google or searching on the various webmaster forums.
In Conclusion…
Article Marketing has the potential to be one of the most valuable tools you have for promotion of yourself or your website. With everything, what you get out of it will be a reflection of the effort you put into it. If you make a point of ensuring that the article is top quality, and it distribute it well, you will find that it can drive valuable traffic to your site, leading to greater profits, and promotion of your brand. Take it seriously!
