Archive for August, 2009

Article Writing and Clients: When Things Do Not Work Out

Monday, August 31st, 2009

In each of my business relationships, I expect that mutual respect and trust be essential ingredients in my association with the other individual. If one or both traits do not exist, then the relationship shouldn’t proceed any further. So, what do you do when you have an uncomfortable or odd feeling about working for someone, [...]

Article Writing: Can It Help Grow My Forum?

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Question: I’ve got a forum and it’s a ghost town. How can I get people to my forum? &ndash NobodyLovesMe Dear Nobody Loves Me, Building a forum into a happenin’ place is a LOT of work. Don’t be discouraged if your efforts aren’t paying off yet. It does take time. That being said, there are [...]

Article Writing: Your Personal Library of Books

Friday, August 28th, 2009

We write and we write well. At least we hope that we do. Still, we writers need our own library of “go to” books to help us write with strength, market our wares, and simply to inspire us to greater works. I’ve compiled a brief list of useful books for the serious article writer’s library. [...]

Article Writing – Why Bother?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

There are thousands of articles to be read on the World Wide Web, and many more are being added everyday. If you take the time to do more than skim them, you will find that many articles are about similar things. Why would you take the time out of your busy schedule to add one [...]

Article Writing: Can It Help My Virtual Assistant Business?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Question: I’m a Virtual Assistant. Can I use articles to promote my business? Signed, Eager VA Dear Eager VA, Virtual Assistants are springing up all around the internet. It’s a very viable business option and more work at home moms are jumping on the bandwagon every day. The real go-getters will whip up a “business [...]

Article Writing: Can It Help Me Get More Newsletter Subscribers?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Question: I’ve got a newsletter that just isn’t growing. I’m posting my site on free classified ads and I’m paying for advertising, but I’m just not seeing results. What can I do? Signed, Nobody Loves Me Dear Nobody Loves Me, Let me start by saying you are not alone. I believe you are working hard. [...]

Article Writing: Can It Help My Online Radio Show?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Question: I started an online talk radio show. I have the equipment set up and my guests lined up. But, how do I get listeners? I feel like I’m talking to myself. Signed, Talking to Myself Dear Talking to Myself, First of all, Congratulations! What a big step you took to start a show. You’ve [...]

Article Writing – The Midas Touch of Link Strategies

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Everyone in the SEO community is aware of the power of having an effective link building strategy, but since recent updates at Google took place the playing field has changed. More emphasis is now being given to one way incoming links, and far less value for reciprocal links. The big question is: “How can I [...]

Article Writing & Article Marketing: 7 Ways Articles Increase Your Prospects, Publicity & Profits

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Writing articles and marketing with articles is one of the best and fastest ways market your business. In fact, if you can write a 7 item grocery list, you can write an article that will help you increase your prospects, publicity and profits. Here are seven ways that you can benefit from articles. 1) Articles [...]

Article Writing – Increase Traffic and Drive Up Your Sales

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Article writing is a great way to increase the amount of traffic to your website, more importantly increasing your exposure to the world. Writing articles is all about getting links to your website, usually done from within what a “resource box.” Your resource box should contain links back to your website, after someone reads your [...]