5 Easy Steps to Writing Articles that Make you Money!

Writing articles is truly a powerful and effective promotion tool for
your business. Besides being absolutely free to do, it works in a
number of ways to boost your business. First of all, an article
positions you as the answer man, a true authority in your field. And
it's more credible than advertising because it's a news source. Next, it
will drive traffic to your site. More traffic, means you get more
sales! And finally it boosts your page rank with the search engines
because of the incoming links pointing to your website.

Here's 5 Easy Steps to Get Started

1) Write an information rich article. Make sure it doesn't sound like a
commercial. Cover a topic that your readers will really find
interesting. Think, "what do I know that I could help someone with?
What are some of the top problems that drive people like me crazy?" The
more fun and interesting you make the article the better.

Also a fun, friendly tone makes a better read. In your mind when you
write, picture that you are writing the article to a personal friend.
When you write as though you are writing for that one person, you create
a warm and fuzzy sense of intimacy that all readers will feel. Finally,
adding short personal stories to illustrate each point, makes the
article much more thrilling to read!

2) Break your article into short sections. You'll want an intro, a body
broken into bullet points or steps, and a conclusion. By chunking your
article into subsections, it makes it easier for the reader to scan.

3) Create a short, punchy title that grabs their attention. Remember, if
the title doesn't sound exciting, no one will bother to read it.

4) Spell check and grammar check it. Here's where having a friend to
proof it will help. It's really hard to catch your own typos.

5) Craft a byline that tells readers who you are, what you do, and a bit
about your business. Try to keep this down to 4-5 lines. By alluding
that the reader can learn more about the topic on your website, you lead
readers from the article right to your website. Something like this:

When she's not helping parents to work from home, speaker, author and
consultant, Kristie Tamsevicius is turning regular business people into
top experts in their field. She is founder of Webmomz.com, president of
Branding on the Net and author of three books including her newest, I
Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working from Home. A sought-after
branding expert, Kristie creates branded websites that position you as a
mini celebrity so you increase sales, book more presentations and become
headline news. Claim your copy of The Million Dollar Marketing Secrets
report free at www.KristieT.com or call 847-244-8450.

5) Promote your article! You can publish it in your ezine, article
directories, article promotion lists, and article syndication feeds! And
don't just limit yourself to online article submission. While you are
at it, see if the local paper could use an article or two? Also look
for websites related to your topic that might want to post your article.

Summary: Aside from referrals, writing and submitting articles has been
the #1 most effective promotion technique I have used for my business. I
hope you've been inspired to put pen to paper and put the fabulous power
of articles to work for your business!

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Article by: Kristie Tamsevicius, is the author of "I Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working from Home"! Thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs have used her step-by-step home business system to earn money working from home. Get a free ecourse Home Business Success Secrets at www.Webmomz.com

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