Article Marketing Related Sites, Articles and Pages

This page contains a list of pages and articles related to sites where you can either submit your own articles, or where you can get information on how to market your product or service most effectively through the use of original articles.

Wikipedia on Article Marketing: This Wikipedia article describes article marketing as "a type of advertising in which businesses write short articles related to their respective industry. These articles are made available for distribution and publication in the marketplace. Each article contains a bio box and byline that include references and contact information for the author's business."

List of Top Article Directories: This is my own list of article directories, sorted in order of preference. You may have your own top choices, or maybe you don't have have an idea where to start. Either way, this list should be useful.

An Article Marketing Guide: A short but useful article about article marketing on DailyWritingTips. Gives a broad outline of a good article (title, body, resource box) with some tips for each section.

How To Be an Article Marketer Like No Other: Described as a "mini 'how-to' on article writing," it provides some guidance on topics like building links, starting an article, how to establish yourself as an expert on the topic you're writing about, outsourcing your article needs and targeting your articles at the right crowd.

How To Write Articles For Article Marketing: "Are you one among the many number of people who neglect article marketing only because it takes time? Do you sit for more than 30 minutes to write articles that you are submitting to article directories?" These are questions Ram Karthik from BloggingTune asks before answering them in an excellent article on the topic.

Creative Article Marketing: A collection of articles on the topic of marketing with free reprint articles. Includes such topics as "How Do You Know What Topics Strike A Nerve With Your Target Market?" and "5 Creative Ways To Get Multiple Marketing Uses Out Of Your Articles."

Free 50 Part Course on Article Marketing: For this, you'd have to sign up (for free) from the main page, but it should prove to be a small price to pay for some heavy duty info.

What is Article Marketing?: This page is About.com's answer to the question. Expect some expert views on search engine optimization, keyword research and keyword usage, and links to related topics like writing tips and how to increase your conversion rates.

How to Write an Effective Article: OK, I couldn't resist adding one more About.com article. This one is, as the title states, concerned with how to write an effective article. Tips include writing in conversation mode, getting your article passed the "so what?" test, and keeping one eye on what the search engines want.

The Bum Marketing Method: You may have heard of Bum Marketing; this is the origin of the idea from Travis Sago. Three easy to follow pages explain the concept, and link you to some of the most important sites you'd need for your article marketing efforts. Tip: this site is an excellent example of providing value at no cost. Look and learn! (that counts for myself as well :)