Five Things You MUST Do To Get Your Articles Printed
   Online (and five things that make this one SUCKY job!)
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Whether you're writing your own articles or submitting for
a client, your ultimate goal is to be seen in prestigious
places. That means high-ranking sites. Here are five things
you must do to get your articles printed:
 
1. Research the best article sites.
 
Before you start typing into that submission box, do your
homework. Sleuth out the best article sites on the web.
Look for author names that you recognize - and respect!
Make sure that the site has working links, an attractive
design, sensible navigation, and living, breathing human
beings ready to email you back with answers to your
questions. I also suggest going to www.alexa.com and check
out the site's traffic ratings. You'd be surprised how many
sites get absolutely no traffic! I wonder how they stay in
business - or why. Don't get trapped by them.
 
2. Update your list frequently.
 
Upon closer inspection, you may come to learn that at least
a third of the URLs in your article site list don't work
after a couple months. Trust me, we have a list of over
1,000 sites that we can customize and personalize in our PR
LEADS Article Marketing Directory
(http://www.articlemarketingexperts.com/directory). We
constantly have to update our list as article sites spring
into existence with a finger-snap... and then drop out of
sight just as quickly! An outdated list means you wasted
your time. Stay ahead of the article game as best you can!
Our directory is available for sale to companies and
individuals.
 
3. Keep track of your submission info.
 
Every article site has different requirements to post an
article. Some ask for a "username." Others request an email
address. Some require that you type in a password. Others
generate the password for you. Are you getting a sense of
how confusing this can become when doing bulk article
submissions? Take notes: "Site X doesn't accept HTML
formats." Record and store your user info for each site.
 
4. Organize your files.
 
Article submission varies drastically from one site to the
next. You'll need to have two versions of every article -
one Plain Text and one HTML-Formatted. If you change one
word of one article, both versions must also be edited. If
you let article maintenance go by the wayside, you'll be
sending confused drafts into circulation!
 
5. Store your personal information.
 
Some sites ask for an author photo, others do not. Many
accept URLs - sometimes from more than one website! If
you're bulk-submitting, this brings a ton of questions to
mind. Even the author biographies vary. You'll need to keep
several bios on file - one extended bio containing several
paragraphs, one brief "generic" bio, and then any bio
that's part of an "article marketing campaign" where you
might feature a special promotion or link to a sales
page/sign-up box.
 
If you don't have the time to invest in article efficiency,
you can always stick to just a handful of article
submission sites. But the truth is, you're short-changing
yourself if you do this. The more top-quality sites you
submit to, the more top-quality content-seekers will
showcase your work on their sites and in their email
newsletters.
 
I believe that if you're going to do something, you should
do it right and do it all the way... or don't do it at all.
That's why I'm strongly suggesting to you now, to PAY
SOMEONE ELSE - whether it's the PR LEADS Article Marketing
Service, an assistant, intern, or a virtual assistant to
organize your article submissions. You will not believe the
time, effort and confusion of mass-submitting on the web.
This is a FULL-TIME JOB that's best handled by an expert.
 
Think about this: do you want to spend hours, days and
weeks trying to keep up with your web articles? Or do you
want to focus on offering the best service to your
customers?