If you are new to Internet marketing, one of the best
approaches you can take is to set up a blog. A blog is
quick to set up, costs next to nothing, and is easy to
maintain. So for most starters, this is the type of website
they set up first.
But immediately after that, the instructions tell you to
"Publish an article every day for the first month." And
while this is a good idea to get the notice of the search
engines and to start to build some readership, most people
panic at the idea of writing 30 articles.
Here are four approaches you can use.
Idea #1: Use other peoples' articles. Go to an ezine
directory site and choose up to the maximum number of
articles or 30 articles, whichever is less.
For example, my favorite article directory is
ezinearticles.com They have a limit of 25 articles
published on a single site. (Check the publishers'
guidelines for the latest information.) But they also have
an easy-to-use Publisher's interface that makes it easy to
grab articles with minimal formatting required.
There are hundreds of article directory sites. Just search
for "your keyword articles" in Google (no quotes).
For each article, write a short introductory paragraph and
publish it on your site. Be sure to link to the author's
site from the resource box at the end of the article.
That's their "payment" for providing you with complimentary
content.
Schedule the articles to go out once a day and you have
25-30 days of content - quickly and easily.
Idea #2: Use PLR (Private Label Rights) content. These are
articles and ebooks that you have the right to claim as
your own. In all instances you want to rewrite these into
your style. But they give you a lot of content to start.
To find PLR content, look for "yourkeywords + PLR" in
Google. They are generally offered in "packs" of articles,
so you will get 10-50 articles at once. That's more than
enough to get you started!
Idea #3: Use Wikipedia. Wikipedia provides content that is
free to use, so you can create your own articles from it.
Look up your topic in wikipedia then start chopping the
content into short articles. Remember, an online article is
typically 400-700 words. So you can grab pieces of this
content, rewrite as needed, and post it.
When you're using Wikipedia, remember to get related
articles. For example, if there are famous people
associated with your content, then include short
biographies and articles about them.
Idea #4: Use News Items. Set up a subscription to your
topic in Google News. You specify the keyword phrase on the
topic on which you want to stay current. You'll receive a
daily email with all of the headlines on that topic. You
can click on any of them to read the full story.
You can then write a short article on any given news item -
or in some cases, post the news release in its entirety.
Remember that using a combination of these approaches
provides a good content mix for your site. So start with
one method, perfect that, then go to the next one. Don't
fall into the trap of trying to do all four from the start.
Master one, then move on.
And remember, enjoy the process. You'll be learning more as
you go - and you'll be providing a valuable service to your
readers.
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Dr. Jeanette Cates is an Internet strategist who works with
consultants and other experts who are ready to leverage
their expertise into Online Success. She shares the newest
method for getting traffic and profits in
http://SpecialReportProfits.com
In addition, she shares
fresh tips and tactics at http://OnlineSuccessCoaching.com
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