by Mark Mason | Mar 16, 2009 | article marketing
In 2009, I wrote about building backlinks to articles as the third phase of an article marketing strategy: research, write, then build links. The specific tactics I recommended, social bookmarking services, paid link networks like Linkvana and MyArticleNetwork, are...
by Mark Mason | Mar 16, 2009 | article marketing
In 2009, I wrote an extensive guide to keyword research as part of an article marketing series. The specific tools I recommended, the external Google Keyword Tool, Yahoo Site Explorer for checking backlinks, are long gone. But keyword research remains the foundation...
by Mark Mason | Mar 16, 2009 | article marketing
In 2009, I wrote about two types of articles you could create for article marketing: SEO-optimized articles designed to rank in search engines for long-term traffic, and “leeching” articles designed to grab attention from existing traffic on article...
by Mark Mason | Mar 16, 2009 | article marketing
In 2009, the question of where to submit your articles had a straightforward answer: EzineArticles, GoArticles, and Buzzle were the top three directories, with hundreds of smaller options available. Article directories were the primary content distribution channel for...
by Mark Mason | Mar 16, 2009 | article marketing
In 2009, I wrote about the two biggest complaints people had about article marketing: not knowing enough about their topic to write articles, and feeling like writing articles took too long. The article marketing context is gone, but these exact same challenges plague...
by Mark Mason | Mar 16, 2009 | article marketing
Back in the early days of my online business, I used to overthink writing. I would stare at a blank screen convinced that every article needed to read like a magazine feature. It does not. Your content does not have to be a masterpiece. It needs to be helpful, clear,...
