Viral marketing is a methods of list building
Some online entrepreneurs prefer paid advertising (like banner ads and PPC advertising) in promoting their products and popularizing their websites. This type of advertising tools can attract interested parties to your website as long as you have the money to pay search engines every time your ads are being clicked. But what happens when you don't have the budget anymore or can't keep up with the higher bidders? Your ads will simply be ignored or will no longer be shown on search result page.
If you are looking for a marketing tool that offers long term results and doesn't cost a penny, you should seriously consider article marketing. Although this will take some of your time as you will need to write articles and submit them online, the end results can be extremely rewarding.
1. Scrap blatant ads from your articles. If you want to easily gain a following online, you should concentrate on giving your readers information that they will find useful and relevant to their lives. You can pitch in your sales in your resource box after your have informed or empowered your readers through your content.
2. Check your resource box for broken links. Before you submit your articles online, make sure that all the links in your resource box are working properly to save your articles from being rejected by publishers. Use the preview feature of article submission sites and make sure that all your links are working before you click the submit button.
3. Anchor texts or absolute URLs? Based on researches and studies, people respond well to anchor texts as they are created based on the keywords that people are most likely to relate to. Thus, strive to use at least 2 anchor texts on your resource box to increase your click through rate.
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Sean Mize is an internet marketing mentor who teaches people to generate over $15,000 per month online via automated systems and product funnels.