Article marketing has proven to be one of the most effective tools to use in your marketing campaign to drive traffic to your sites and increase conversion rates.  The best part of article marketing is that it does not cost anything but your time to create the articles.

The idea behind article marketing is to submit well written articles to article directories and listing sites for readers interested in your content to find your articles and visit your sites through the links you provide in the author resource box.  A typical resource box is 3 to 4 lines long.  Here is an example of a resource box I have included in my articles.

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Once you have your article(s) ready for submission you visit articles directories like ezinarticles.com, goarticles.com or articlesbase.com.  There are several directories available to submit your articles.

Submitting your articles manually to these directories can be very time consuming.  I use an article submitting service through ArticleMarketer.com that submits your articles to over 70,000 resources.  This is a paid resource but does provide results and statistics to see the penetration of your articles.

When you visit these site to submit your articles generally the ask for your name, email address, website, article title, the article body and author biography or resource box.  Each directory will have their own requirements for submitting articles.  Most directories have a minimum article length, some require your link in HTML format while others want plain text links.  Research the directoies you want to submit to and make sure your format your articles properly to speed up the process.

There are some software’s available that claim to help with the writing of articles.  I believe that the best results come from articles that your write your self as you will give the content your own feel and readers will appreciate that.

Head over to HotProfitAffiliates.com and sign up for your free membership to access a great report I put together to help you create some great well written articles.  If you are already a member…visit the members area and download your copy to start creating great articles!

Trevor