Submitting free article reprint writing to websites, online magazines and article directories is a fantastic way to drive traffic to your website. It’s a low cost method with a fairly high return on investment.
For example, if you pay $20 to $50 to have a writer create an article, you publish the article on a relevant website you will increase your exposure automatically. Additionally, readers will click through to your website and buy your products or services.
Depending on the price of your product or service all it takes is one purchase to make the article investment worth the cost and effort.
Where to submit your articles
There are three basic locations to submit your articles. They include:
- – Article directory
- – Magazine (online or print)
- – Relevant website
The benefits for each are the same however the process varies depending on the publication.
For example, if you’re submitting to an online or print magazine you’ll need to ask the editor before you write the article.
If you’re submitting to an article directory, they usually have their specifications published on their website and the process of approving your article is typically swift and painless.
Let’s take a look at each of the article submission locations you may want to submit to and discuss the benefits and the process.
How to submit an article
Article directory. Article directories are the easiest tools to drive traffic to your website. The good news is that there are literally thousands of article directories to choose from. That’s also the bad news. Deciding which article directory is right for you and your article marketing purposes can be a bit of a headache.
There are two basic types of article directories: Niche directories which only publish articles on a specific subject and broad article directories which offer hundreds of article categories to choose from. These typically range from business to pet care, gardening to investment banking.
You may decide to publish in one niche directory and one broad scope directory to see which produces the best results. Niche directories may have a smaller more targeted audience however the broad directories will most often have a larger audience.
When submitting your article look for the following things:
- – Word count (how many words does the publication require)?
- – Signature box – you must be able to place a link to your website here.
- – Are text links allowed?
- – Categories – do they provide categories which will accurately represent and describe your free article reprint content? It’s important to make sure your article will be easily found
- – Do they provide tracking statistics? You want to know how many reads, publications, and click throughs your article is receiving.
Magazine. Submitting to a magazine is a bit more labor intensive however publication in this format will provide you with more credibility than publication in an article directory.
- Step one is to explore your online and off-line magazine possibilities. If you’re in the pet care industry you obviously don’t want to be submitting article proposals to a magazine devoted to investing for retirement.
- Step two is to choose one or two publications and find out what their submission or querying procedures are. Some magazines welcome article submissions while others prefer that you query them to see if they’re interested in your article topic.
If it’s a publication that allows submissions find out what their submission procedures are. Can you email your article? Does it need to be formatted a specific way? Do you send the entire article or only a portion of it? Whom do you send your article to? What subject line do you put in your email?
If they do not accept submissions but would rather see a proposal or query first then it’s time to create your one page proposal. Identify what your article would be about, why their readers would find it beneficial and why you’re the one to write it. Again, read their procedures to make sure you’re querying the correct person and following their specified protocol.
This may sound like a bit of work however imagine the credibility you’ll have when you can say, “Published in Women’s Day Magazine.” It opens up a whole new world of clients and audience awareness.
Relevant website. The third and final place to submit articles to are relevant websites. For example, let’s say you have a cooking website where you help mom’s choose healthy recipes for their kids. You could publish articles on your own site about what the healthy choices are and helping mom’s choose the best products to prepare snacks and meals that kids might really like.
You could publish articles in magazines and article directories. However think for a minute about who your market really is… Many blogs/magazines that relate to mom’s visit the websites of those that include really useful tools and articles that are directly related to “choosing healthy recipes for kids” as they’re doing their research. This research process can take days, weeks, and even years. The decision process is difficult because their is often loads of information on the internet… some of it is great and some – not so hot.
Now if you place your article about how to choose healthy foods for kids on the websites of selected kid related products now you’re capturing the attention of people who are knee deep in this process and probably need your help. Great idea, right?
The trick, however, is to convince these healthy kid websites to publish your articles. In order to stay unbiased this may involve some careful tap dancing. In the case of the kid related products – you could do and article exchange and give them the opportunity to publish an article on your website. You need make sure you list them in your recommended product options you provide your clients and so on.
The benefits of submitting free article reprint writing are enormous. When creating your strategy, decide what your goals are, determine a budget, and then start writing.
I just signed up for this free article reprint service today! If you need content for you blogs… this is so simple. And if you want to syndicate your articles… it’s just “brain dead simple”. It’s called Syndicate Kahuna… silly name but it works great.
About The Author:
 Debra Conrad is an online entrepreneur, information publisher, and author that has been using Public Domain material to create profitable products and businesses since 2007. She is also co-author of "The Public Domain Treasure Hunter's Survival Kit" available here. For more info Debra, click here. |
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