Writing for Article Directory WebSites: Build Links Now!

Writing articles and submitting them to article directory websites should be project numero uno for you in an attempt to build valuable backlinks to your website. I think that most of us would agree that traffic to your site is critical, as it determines the success or failure of your site. After all, what is the use in spending all your time and resources building a website to settle for second best when it comes to traffic? Writing 500 to 1000-word articles is where the real work in promoting your website comes into play.

Many web admins have simply made it a science to what is already available on the web. There are very few original thoughts going around the web today when it comes to site promotion. Link campaigns, article campaigns, blogging, etc., are all ways to get your site name and link in front of people. If our site has something important to sell, the key is getting as many people to visit as possible. Your teaser articles circulating online will achieve the same result as a killer news headline or advertising campaign. This has been proven thousands of times already. They will lure the reader into reading the rest of your article, including the all-important resource box, which contains a link to your site. When the reader clicks on your site, this is the first step to a sale. A well-written and relevant article will achieve its purpose over time. Still, there is a sense of urgency to begin writing articles today to achieve any level of success with your online business.

Well-written articles will quickly get picked up by other webmasters or newsletter owners that will graciously publish your work within their article directory or ezine. On an important note, for your articles to have their desired effect, you need to integrate keywords into your pieces that are relevant to your site. This will provide more reference weight in search engine algorithms like Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Many web admins and authors seemingly disregard this when putting together articles, and they wonder why their site traffic does not increase to the level of their expectations. Having a link in your resource box at the end of your article isn't good enough anymore. Remembering this will help you stay on topic and write purposefully.

Here is something else to keep in mind. When explaining an idea or concept in your articles, you need to write it so that a nine-year-old can read and understand it. This holds unless your purpose is to write a technical essay for a niche market. Most importantly, you want to keep your paragraphs short and direct and your language understandable. Also, write as if you were writing to one person instead of many, and feel free to spice up your articles with a quote or a funny remark. With search engines using the links in your articles as one-way links to your website, please remember to use different keywords frequently to avoid a form of search engine spam. This refers to using many of the exact keywords throughout the text of your article. I target three to four keywords within each piece of 600 to 1000 words.

One idea you might consider is using an article writing software package. These are valuable because they will put text in front of you from which you can use and get fabulous ideas. Suppose you are not particularly prolific with your thoughts or the pen. In that case, they can help you along as you get started submitting your articles to article directories. There are many of them out there floating around. Spending 50 bucks on a package exceed the amount of time you have already spent on your site. Right? But I digress...

So there you have it! For those who have been wanting to know why your traffic is down or simply not what you expect, take some time to write a couple of articles each week and submit them to article directory websites. It only takes a minute to register with them, and the results, at times, can be overwhelming. Remember, your articles do not need to be flashy or brilliant. They need to contain proper English with no spelling or grammatical mistakes, using the keywords you have chosen for your topic that are pertinent to the content of your site page. Good luck, and please let me know if you have any questions, and by all means, visit our article directory website.