Blogging on the Internet has become more and more popular over the
last several years. Blogs are popular with readers since they are
usually easier and more entertaining to read than news articles.
Also, people like to write blogs because they rank well on search
engines. If you want to write blogs then these are the things you
need to do in order to be successful.
1.Write Frequently
You will quickly notice that the more posts you make to your blog,
the more traffic you’ll get. Plus, if you are constantly putting
new content on your blog then people are going to want to check
back there frequently.
So be sure you write a new post at least three or four times a day.
2.Digg Your Blog
Digg.com is a very popular social bookmarking site. All you have to
do is sign-up (for free) on the site and then every time you make a
new post you will go back to Digg and put in the URL of your blog.
You will need to put in a couple sentences as a preview for what
you’re posting on Digg. Try to include a couple sentences that will
really capture people’s curiosity so they’ll click on the link to
your blog.
3.Add Your Blog to SumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is another bookmarking site. It’s actually very easy to
add your new blog entries to StumbleUpon once you are signed-up
with the site.
While signing-up on StumbleUpon.com choose to install their
toolbar. Then whenever you write a new blog entry all you need to
do is click on “I Like It” at the top of your computer screen. You
will literally be able to add your entry to StumbleUpon in less
than 30 seconds.
4.Turn Your Bog Entry into an Article on Ezinearticles.com
You can either use your exact post or write another article that’s
different but very similar to your post. Either way, you want to
post the article to at least one top article directory in order to
get even more traffic to your blog.
If you don’t already have an account with Ezinearticles.com then
you will need to get one. Be sure you read the rules so that you
don’t try to make an illegal submission. This will result in your
article being denied.
Once you have an account then you can submit your article. Until
you become a “Platinum Member” you’ll have to wait a few days for
acceptance. But once your article is accepted it will give your
blog a boost of traffic.
The Right Way to Write Articles
Just about anyone who has a business on the Internet uses article
marketing as part of their marketing efforts. Article marketing is
when a person writes an article related to a product or service
they’re offering in an attempt to get more people to become their
customer. Unfortunately not many people even know the right way to
write articles.
One of the keys to writing articles is to make sure they will rank
high on the search engines. This is done through keyword/keyphrase
optimization. This means that the article is written using a
keyword or a keyword phrase in the posted article so the article
appears in the search results when that keyword or keyword phrase
is searched for through a search engine.
Just about everyone who writes articles knows that the articles
have to be search engine optimized. So this is followed but the
other key for the right way to write articles is completely
overlooked. The other key ingredient is to make sure the article is
well-written, easy to read, and informative to a human reader. You
should not just write for the search engines but, keep the human
reader in mind.
Too many people simply write an article as fast as they can and
pump it full of keywords or a keyword phrases and then throw it up
on the Internet. These article is not educational and has no value
to anyone. So people will find the article but they won’t go any
further. You could also damage your reputation by pumping out
garbage articles.
So anyone writing an article has to remember there are two steps
that must be taken by any potential customers. First the person has
to find the article and then they have to read it and find enough
value to want to continue to where the article directs them to.
There are many people who write articles but absolutely hate it.
Many of these people also have no idea how to write a good article.
Luckily there is a formula they can follow.
The first part of a good article is the title. The title should
include the keyword or keyword phrase and it should also promise to
give a benefit to the reader. For example, it might promise it will
tell them how to save money on gas or it might promise to tell them
how to get traffic from their content (just as the title of this
article does). One thing to keep in mind is to always give people a
list or a specific number of solutions to a problem. People love
reading these types of articles.
Next an introduction has to be written. This will introduce the
reader to the topic and should include a “hook” – something that
will keep the people reading.
Then in the body of the article, you should give them the benefit
that was promised in the title. Make sure you give them what was
promised. If you promised “4 Ways to Save Money on Gas” then you
better give them 4 ways to save money on gas. If not, they’ll get
disgusted and simply click-out of your article.
To your online success,
