Thursday, January 8, 2009

Article Submissions For Link Building

By Dan Duvano

You likely will have already heard a little bit about link building. Link building (just to reiterate) is one of, if not the most important method of improving your websites search engine rank - also known as search engine optimization. Dedication to a good link building campaign can reap a huge harvest in traffic and visitor volume.

More than simply building links is to make sure those links are of high quality. High quality links need to be from a well developed site, on a topic relevant to the topic of your site. A very popular and effective method for gaining such top quality links is to submit articles to various places.

So what then is article submission? The basic breakdown is that you write an article (or have someone write one for you) and submit the article to any number of article directories scattered around the web. At the bottom of each article there is a box containing information about the author where you can put a link back to your own website.

The Many Benefits Of Article Submissions

Article submissions are very popular as a link building method, which is due to the fact that they offer other benefits aside from simply building links.

Should you be unsure about whether article submission is right for you please read the rest of this article before deciding, as the benefits are significant.

First benefit - Reputation

As your articles find their way all over the internet, people will start to recognize your name. With time, depending on the quality of your articles, people will start to think of you as an expert in your field, which will make each subsequent article more influential as people look to you for quality information.

One of the key factors in conversion for your site is going to be a level of trust. This is built by the look of your site, the sales copy etc, but also by any preconceived idea the customer may have of you - and in this respect article marketing really helps.

Benefit Number Two - Low Cost Advertising

Article submissions, a link building method often used by link building services, also have the benefit of working like cheap advertising. Many article directories are totally free to use, and if you write the articles yourself, you'll only spend a bit of time on this type of advertising. Even if you pay someone else to write the article, you'll still find that this is a cheap method of advertising your site, not to mention link building.

Number three benefit - A superb method of marketing

Article submissions end up going far further than mere article directories. They will be republished by any number of people into weblogs, ezines, other websites and more - and all without any further effort from you. As your article continues to find its way around the internet, your personal and website brand will continue to grow.

How it Helps You Build Up Links

Aside from the other great reasons to submit articles that we've covered, as we mentioned earlier, the main one is of course to build your link popularity. The main way this is achieved is through including a link at the end of your article in the area commonly referred to as the 'resource box'. This area generally contains some brief information about the author and of course a link to their website.

Also, if other people decide to use this article, they have to include the resource box, building up links in other places as well. You'll find that this method of link building can result in your links getting out all over the web.

So in summary, article submission builds up links, it brands you and your website, and it provides direct advertising for your site. What more reason do you need to get started with this excellent method? - 15224

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