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                          Article Writing Secrets.

 Writing articles to make money. It’s one of
the hottest topics on the internet. And
it’s true, articles are an awesome and easy
way to make money online.
Some folks feel intimidated about the
thought of putting pen to paper, but I’m
going to tell you about some easy ways to
write quality articles. You’ll be cranking
them out in no time.
What good are articles? Well, with them you
can…
•
generate free traffic to your website
(where you’re selling something)
•
send traffic to websites you are
promoting as an affiliate (via your link,
of course!)
•
provide quality content on a basic
adsense site
•
use several of them to quickly create
your own e-books and sell them on their
own mini sites, or even sell resell
rights to these e-books.
Turning Your Articles into
Income
When folks are curled up in bed with your
book, you have some literary license. You
can talk about scenery and feelings and pave
the way for character development.
But when people are reading on the internet,
they’re wanting fast facts. They don’t want
additional fluff. Easy to understand
information. That’s the goal.
When you want to learn something, you want
to learn it as quickly as possible.
Everyone looks for a shortcut so they can
start applying what they’ve learned. That’s
why you want to be brief and to the point in
your articles for the web.
The Fastest And Easiest Way
To Write Great Articles
Now, with as many tip websites as there are
and as many online forums, there’s no need
to come up with all the content off the top
of your head.
Now here’s something vitally important – you
must never take another person’s words for
your article. Not one sentence. Not one
phrase. It’s illegal and can get you
jailed.
But you can certainly learn from their
content and write your own article. Find
three or four articles on your topic, read
them carefully, and write your own article
in your own words based on what you’ve just
learned.
Where To Find Good Info
If I wanted to write an article on
“unschooling”, I’d search Google for
“unschooling forums” or “unschooling
discussion boards”.
All I then do is look for what folks are
talking about, read their responses and use
them to help write my own article.
If you find a great info-product on
Clickbank for gardeners, do a search for
garden forums. See what kinds of questions
folks are asking and write an article to
answer.
You can also find Frequently Asked Questions
at FAQ.org and Groups.google.com.
Remember, you’re keeping your article short
and to the point. Use helpful tips
throughout.
I remember one article I read about
searching for a fitness club. One of the
tips went like this. “In order to find the
best fitness club for you, you must go out
and look for one.”
Well, duh! For crying out loud, that’s
idiotic. Of course you have to look for
one. That’s a piece of totally useless
information.
Steer clear of stating the very obvious.
Give unique, helpful suggestions. That’s
what your readers want.
Writing Your Article Title
Like a headline, this is what gets folks to
decide to read your article or pass it by.
People want articles with helpful tips they
can use immediately. Your title must convey
what you’re offering in your article.
“Reaching Your Goal” – kind of boring
“Making It” – too abstract, this could be a
title for baking cakes or any number of
things
““7 Proven Steps to Reaching Any Goal That
You Can Implement Right Now!”” – much better
You can use personal anecdotes in your
article. These add flavour and help hold
your reader’s interest. People love a story!
Editing Your Article
Any professional writer will tell you how
difficult it is to proof your own work.
Because you know in your head exactly what
the page is supposed to say, it’s easy for
your brain to skip over little errors.
You can read your article aloud to help
check for flow. But also have another pair
of eyes look over your work and see if the
article makes complete sense.
Don’t forget to check for spelling errors.
Too many of these and your article will
likely not be accepted/published.
For the best Private Label Rights article re-writer program…
Check out
http://www.SecretArticleConverter.com
With this program, you can change Private Label Articles into
usable, unique content.
It’s inexpensive, and it works!
Earning Money with your
Articles You have your 5 articles on Reaching Your Goals ready. Your resource box includes your name, autoresponder link (so they could sign up for your free course on goal setting), and your affiliate link.
Now it’s time to start submitting articles.
Don’t skip this vital step! I can’t tell you
how many articles sat on my computer for
months because I was “too busy” to submit
them!
http://www.freelancemom.com/submitarticles.html
http://eclaunchsite.com/ECLarticlesubmissionsites.htm
have a ton of places to submit articles
In your autoresponder series, don’t forget
to give folks the opportunity to buy another
product!
As other people begin to promote your
articles, your name will end up in numerous
search engine results!
Go for two tier affiliate programs when you
can and reap the benefits of others’ work!
Those five little articles ended up giving
you tons of free advertising and residual
income!
Now don’t stop there! Find another niche
and info product, write and submit some
additional articles, and watch your income
grow!
Articles and Adsense
Adsense is definitely the talk of the town.
It’s been the impetus behind automatic
website generators and portal sites galore.
Right now, many marketers are leaning in the
direction of providing valuable content
(your articles) on their adsense pages.
The thought is, no search engine in their
right mind would ban or delete a valuable
content site. Put your adsense boxes on every page of your
content site.
When it comes to Adsense, you have to think
like your website visitor. What is it they
are looking to buy? Don’t stick something on
your site about “making money with your
gardening passion” because the advertisers
with Adsense are selling garden tools and
equipment, not money making opportunities.
You need to make your content fit into the
Adsense ads for the best results.
Now, write articles! 10, 20, 50 – keep
writing and promoting your content site.
Advertise your website in the resource box.
For example
"For a complete checklist on the best shade
loving plants, visit slp.com"
By following this format, you should make
money from Google Adsense fairly quickly.
Plus you’re building tons of quality content
over time and you will have hundreds of
articles all over the Internet working for
you around the clock! That means your site
will do better in the search engines due to
all the incoming links!
This is one of those money machines that
will make you money on demand pretty much
for the life of the Internet.
Using Articles To Profit From
Affiliate Programs
You don’t even need a website!
To combine articles and affiliate programs,
all you have to do is create a free
autoresponder series, then advertise it
directly with Ezines Articlesbase Hubpage, etc.
Select 3 Affiliate Programs
To make this work and not be a one hit
wonder, you will need to select
THREE
affiliate programs to join. The criteria to
selecting these programs are a little
different than going out and selecting the
affiliate program with the biggest
commission, even though this does play a
role.
Of course, all the affiliate programs you
promote will have to be on the one subject.
For instance, say your first affiliate
program is an ebook on Mini Sites, then your
second affiliate program you sell could be a
members only site based on Mini Sites and
your third affiliate program could be a
service where someone creates a network of
Mini Sites for your customers.
The first affiliate program you promote will
be one which pays a larger than normal
commission on the first sale. Do not accept
anything less than 40% commission for your
first affiliate program. The reason for this
is because we want to make a profit on the
first affiliate program. By selling any
product that does not make you at least $20
per sale, you will not profit straight away.
The main aim of this is to really build up
your Opt-in Mailing list.
If you break even, don't be discouraged.
Breaking even is an amazing result, and if
you have built your list up, then you will
be profiting for years to come.
So for your first affiliate program, choose
a product that sells for around $40 to $50
and where you still get at least 40% of the
total profits.
Your second affiliate program you join will
be in the category of what we call "Residual
Income".
This is an affiliate program that pays you
every month someone stays signed up for the
product or service. For example, if you were
to promote a web hosting company, and they
charged $25 a month, you would get around
$10 a month for as long as that person stays
signed up for web hosting.
These are great programs to promote because
all they require is a little hard work up
front and you're set for months, even years.
That's why I recommend promoting this type
of program once you have a large list of
names to email to.
Of course you will still be promoting your
free course to other people, but this is a
way to make back end sales from your current
list. Don't think if you've advertised to
these people once, that's all they are good
for. It takes some folks several times to
respond to a message, so keep reminding them
of what you have to offer.
You can find a large list of Residual Income
affiliate programs at
LifeTimeCommissions.com
Now your third affiliate program will also
be a program that you will promote to your
current subscriber list. This program should
pay you a large lump sum of money. This type
of program will have a lower conversion
rate, but you should be making $80 to $150
commission per sale.
If you would like to find a directory of
affiliate programs, visit
AssociatePrograms.com
Create A Free Report Series
Don’t overlook this step! It’s vital to your
affiliate success. I will go as far as
saying that if you create a responsive Opt-
In list, 75% of your work is done for you
already. That goes for anything you're doing
online.
This free report will be promoting the first
affiliate program you chose from step 1. It
should be priced around $40 or $50 and pay
you around $20 to $25 per sale.
Creating your free report is easy. Either
find 5 articles on your subject that you're
allowed to use, or create 5 articles
yourself. They don't have to be long, only
around 500 words. Then send them out to your
prospects over 5 days using your
autoresponder. Make sure these reports are
full of useful information, not just blatant
advertising. You do however get a chance to
advertise to them directly later.
How I create an autoresponder series is by
writing 5 to 10 articles on the topic of my
affiliate program. For instance, if I were
writing a report on search engine ranking, I
would create the following articles.
1. The Tools Of The Search Engine Specialist
2. Meta Data, Yes Or No?
3. How Mini Sites Can Generate Thousands In
Extra Visitors
4. Getting Listed In Yahoo! The Easy Way
5. Creating Keywords Relevant To Your Site
6. Search Engine Ranking On A Budget
7. The Biggest Search Engine Myths
And so on..
One tip I have for writing articles is to
jot down points, and use those points to
build your article. For instance, when
writing "How Mini Sites Can Generate
Thousands In Extra Visitors", I would jot
down points like this.
* Choosing A Domain Name
* Finding Cheap Web Hosting
* Using Keywords Throughout The Web Site
* Submitting To Search Engines
* Tracking Hits
* Doing This All Over Again
I would then write 100 to 200 words per
point and voila! There's your first
article/report for you to use.
Now when sending out your free report with
your autoresponder, it should be set up
something like this.
When the person signs up, they get part 1,
then for the next 4 days they get parts 2,
3, 4 and 5. In these messages, you will get
a chance to advertise to them in the first
and last sections of your message. Here's an
example of an autoresponder message you can
send out.
If writing emails to keep in contact with
your list seems overwhelming, check out the
Instant Niche Email program at
http://www.instantnicheemails.com
With a
little work, you can have a year’s worth of
messages created in less than a day. Plus
you can use the software for as many niches
as you like.
If your prospect hasn't purchased from you
after your free reports have been sent out,
don't worry. The next part is where you will
get most of your sales. Considering there
are so many other affiliates promoting the
same or similar product you are, you have to
make them want to buy from you.
How do you do this? Easy- you overdeliver
by giving them more than what they expected.
I offer them something else if they purchase
from the affiliate program I'm promoting.
For instance, I give away consultation free,
where I help them with any problems they
might have.
Here's an example of using a report to get
readers into the buying mode.
Writing Articles To Generate
A Monthly Viral Income
Here's the idea.
We've all been taught to create free viral
ebooks to either promote our products or
affiliate products and submit them to free
ebook directories. This was sound advice,
but I've found an even better way to make
this work.
Create your own free ebook directory full of
your own free viral ebooks!
Think Clickbank.com but with free ebooks on
all subjects that you own, promoting
affiliate programs 24/7.
People go to this site, download the free
book they want, they pass it around, and
there ya go, automated affiliate income.
But how do you go about creating these free
ebooks so they produce the best sales
possible? I've found by creating an FAQ list
(frequently asked question) on a certain
subject and then converting it into PDF, my
affiliate sales have soared.
I'm not trying to heavily sell them in the
book, they are getting very useful free
information and I then point them to a paid
resource to get more information if they
want to.
I also ask them to pass the book around as
much as they like.
Want an example of an FAQ list? Go here
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/body-
building/hardgainer-faq/
This FAQ list is quite big and detailed.
Your free books only need to be 5 or so
pages long.
Here is an article I wrote on creating a
viral ebook. It really doesn't have much to
do with the business idea in general, but
will give you an idea of what I'm talking
about at least:
“… but if you want more information on
creating Ebooks, You can find it at
http://www.7dayebook.com
. It's a one off fee
for $27 and it comes in Ebook format
ironically enough.”
Now, back to my explanation.
Whether you like it or not, having your own
product gives you more flexibility in your
online advertising AND believe it or not,
compiling an Ebook is no more then a week’s
work part time if done correctly. IF you do
it this way the profits will come in for
life.
I have checks coming in still from work I
did 2 years ago, thanks to the power of
residual income affiliate programs and viral
marketing Ebooks.
Ok, let’s get down to the nitty gritty. What
is a viral marketing Ebook and why should
you create one?
A viral marketing Ebook is a book which sole
purpose is to be spread around the Internet
quickly, by any means possible. It's not
meant to make you money on the front end.
You want other people selling it and giving
it away to as many people as possible.
Why?
Because the inside of that book is full of
affiliate links to other peoples products
and every time someone gives away your book
or sells it, (depending on how you want to
do it) more people will be seeing your
affiliate links, and this is costing you
what? NOTHING? Exactly!
The best examples I could give you of this
process would be by Yanik Silver. He created
2 marketing books that spread over the
Internet like wildfire. He gave everyone who
purchased the book for $19 or $17 (depending
on the book) the rights to sell it or give
it away to their customers.
Needless to say, thousands of people
starting selling it and promoting it all
over the Internet. To this day, he is still
earning good money from that book, plus he
became one of the most well known Internet
Marketers.
So how do you go about creating your own
viral marketing Ebook?
Here are the steps.
1) Come up with a product idea based on your
affiliate program you've already chosen and
are already promoting.
Coming up with ideas isn't hard. For
example, and I know I use this example a
lot, BUT, if you are going to be promoting a
sports betting affiliate program, why not
create a book on becoming a successful
punter. Then throughout the book, you can
recommend your favorite sports betting
affiliate program.
101 Insider Secrets To Sports Betting
How To Bet With Other Peoples Money
A good way to come up with ideas is to look
at what others are already selling and mimic
that. You don’t need to recreate the wheel
here, so PLEASE don't make things harder
than they have to be.
2) Get the tools you need to succeed
You are going to need a few tools here.
A) A domain name
I register all my domain names with
http://www.namecheap.com
for under $9 a
domain name, which to me is pretty darn
cheap. You want a fairly short domain name
that describes the content of your book
fairly well.
Here's an example for you people promoting
sport betting affiliate programs.
http://www.sportsbettingaffiliates.com
http://www.sportsoddbetting.com
http://www.betforfree.com
etc....
B) Webhosting
Let me say first, you get what you pay for.
This has never been more true than with
webhosting. YOU NEED a good reliable
webhosting company with 24/7 technical
support. If your site goes down and you
can't contact anyone to help you get it back
up, you will lose sales and a lot of them.
C) Autoresponder
You will need this so you can contact your
prospects who don't purchase straight away.
This is where you will give away your free
course to entice them to give you their
email address so you can contact them
periodically.
D) Credit card processor
Clickbank.com is your fast and easy answer.
They will let you accept all major credit
cards and start an affiliate program for a
one time setup fee of under $50. They do
take a percentage of every sale, but this is
so much cheaper then getting your own
merchant account.
Just about everyone selling Ebooks online is
using Clickbank and Amazon.
E) Ebook Software
You will more than likely want to create
your book in PDF format so everyone can read
it. (PC and mac users alike)
F) Graphic Design Software
If you are anything like me, your artistic
abilities peaked at age 7. So instead of
busting my hump to create my Ebook covers
and website graphics I use folks who are
more gifted in this area. Check into
various marketing forums for good
recommendations.
3) Outline your book chapters into articles
Writing a whole book in one sitting is hard,
and trying to write a book without outlining
the chapters is nearly impossible. My first
book took me over 6 months, but now most of
my books take me less than a week to finish
and that is with a sales letter and website
up.
All you have to do is think up 12 to 15
article topics in sequence and write about
them. Each page should be around 700 to 1000
words, full of useful information, not
information people could get for free.
4) Write your content
Like I said just before, you need original
content. There are too many books out there
now where people are just regurgitating
information others can get for free and this
lowers the value of your book, which means
less people will pass it around and even
less will read it.
For the best article re-writer program…
Check out
http://www.SecretArticleConverter.com
With this program, you can change Private Label Articles into
usable, unique content.
It’s inexpensive, and it works!
The best way to get a good amount of
original information without writing it
yourself is to interview experts in the
field. For instance, if you were writing a
book about improving your golf handicap, I'm
sure it wouldn't be too hard to find some
local experts who you could grill in person,
over the phone or even via the Internet and
you can then put all that information in the
book. It's also a good selling point.
Also remember when you’re writing what the
point of this book is. The point of the book
is to earn you an on going commission with
affiliate programs, so don't feel like you
can't throw some affiliate links in, because
you can, but make sure it's tactful and in
place.
Another good idea would be to put a
"Subscribe to my newsletter" section in your
book as well, so not only will you make
commissions on sales, but also generate
leads without doing any extra work.
Make sure you clearly state in the front of
the book, that the buyer can sell this book
as his own. State that he has Resell Rights
to the product and can sell it or give it
away if he chooses.
5) Create your sales letter
This is where you will be selling your book
and is critically crucial to your success.
Creating a sales letter takes a lot of work,
especially if you’re new to the whole thing.
The best way is to mimic successful sales
letters.
If for some reason you think you can't do
this by yourself, you have 2 options.
1) Use software that helps put together your
sales letter
and
2) Hire a copywriter
If you want to hire a professional
copywriter, you’re looking at thousands of
dollars, plus royalties from your book
sales.
Remember that you’re selling this book with
reprint rights, which means when they buy
the book they can sell it as well. This is a
huge selling point for you. You will also be
giving them your Ebook cover, website
graphics and sales letter to use to sell
your product.
6) Plug in your free 5 day autoresponder
series
The best way to write your free 5 day course
that your prospects get via your pop up
window is to take chapters out of your book
and put them in as a free teaser.
Remember to emphasize urgency. You want to
make these prospects that don't buy straight
away, feel like they are missing out on an
opportunity of a life time and considering
the low price of the book, if they don't
buy; more than likely they weren't really
interested or were freebie seekers from the
start.
7) Advertise!
Depending on your topic, you will want to
target different people. However, no matter
what topic you’re selling on, there is one
market who will want your book for the sole
purpose of selling it, and that's the
Internet Marketing group.
Your book could be on Hippos but all they
care about is the fact they can sell it as
their own. This is why this type of book
always does well.
The key is to target people in your market
and then the Internet Marketing crowd.
Other Ways To Profit From
Articles
Being an affiliate is a hard enough job at
the best of times, but have you ever tried
to get your article published in a large
ezine publication? It can be a nightmare
sometimes. It's even harder if you try and
work your affiliate link into the article.
Articles are a great way to get free
exposure for your web site and your
affiliate program. Hopefully your web sites
goal will be to get Opt-In email addresses
and you have some sort of free report system
working.
However, I have been testing an idea for
quite awhile now that I think really works
and I guarantee you that you will get your
article published 100% more than you do now.
This works especially well if you're running
an Opt-In mailing list which I recommend you
do.
Ezine publishers receive hundreds of
articles for publishing a week, so why
should they publish yours? You might think
you have the best article ever written, and
you might, but ezine publishers have to make
money too you know. My idea not only will
increase your chances of getting published
but you will also be helping ezine
publishers make more money, which in the
long run they will remember and will be more
receptive to your articles in the future.
Here's the idea.
When you write your article, try and work an
affiliate link into it. Make sure it's in
context and not just a blatant advertisement
as that's why most ezine publishers refuse
to publish affiliate members articles.
As I was saying, write your article and in
that article put a link to an affiliate
program you're promoting in context in your
article. It helps when doing this that you
can say that you honestly use that product
or service. I guarantee you a personal
endorsement in your article will double the
sales you would get with out an endorsement.
The twist here is that the affiliate link
you put in will be changed by the ezine
publisher. You will be letting the ezine
publisher change your affiliate link in your
article so they can earn commissions from
your article and therefore increasing the
chances of getting your article published.
This has never failed for me and I'm sure it
won't fail for you.
So how do you make money from this? Well if
you have your own autoresponder free report
series set up, you can use that in your
article by-line. You would make more sales
from this than from commissions from the
article. Your goal in any affiliate exercise
is to get as many Opt-In email addresses as
possible and as cheaply and quickly as
possible.
Make sure