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10 Tips For Getting More Traffic From Your Articles by: Michael Southon Here's a depressing fact if you sell anything on the web: the #1 reason people go online is not to buy things but to find free information. But that's great news - if you write free articles. It means you have a technique you can plug in and use whenever you need more traffic. Writing articles is still one of the quickest and easiest ways of bringing targeted traffic to your website. Articles will bring you traffic from three sources: Newsletters - very few ezine publishers write their own content. They need free articles from people like you. Websites - webmasters want content-rich websites. They also need your articles. Search Engines - the URL in your resource box increases your link popularity, resulting in higher search engine rankings for your website Here are some tips for getting more traffic from your articles: Start your article with a sentence that grabs your reader's attention. People are bombarded with information on the Internet - they'll decide whether to read your article in the first sentence. If it intrigues them, if it startles them, if it excites them, if it engages them, if it challenges them, they'll keep reading. Submit your articles to the article announcement lists. Here are the lists I submit to: http://www.ezine-writer.com/article-lists.html Submit your articles to the online article banks. Here are the top 10 article banks: http://www.ezine-writer.com/top10.html Create a 'New Articles' list for people who want to receive your latest articles. Put a sign-up form on your website and invite your visitors to join. When you submit articles to the article announcement lists, include the email address for joining your 'New Articles' list. Don't put a date in your article copyright - articles you wrote 2 years ago may still be relevant but if the copyright says '2001
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