Article marketing is a potentially very profitable opportunity

that doesn't require going to a job

and spending forty hours a week at a desk

working for someone else.

But, as with anything, it can be a tricky field to get into.

Read on for some of my tips and advice

that make article marketing easier to do and understand.

Write guest blog posts

By writing blogs for others in your field,

you gain access to their readers and make

them prospective buyers of your products or services.

Remember to include a link to your site

somewhere in the article so they can visit

your site if they'd like.

Guest blogs also allow you to show yourself

as a competent voice in the field, as well as a skilled writer.

The urge to flood indexes with copies of the

same article must be resisted.

It's true that there are many indexes

where marketers can post their articles.

Posting the same article to hundreds of directories

just makes you look like a spa**er.

If you do this, search engines will discount

your links and lower your ranking.

How To

Good article marketers know how

to strike a balance between article quality

and speed of article release.

Readers, website visitors, and customers

all have short memories.

It is vital to give them a regular stream

of fresh content to maintain their interest

and keep them aware of the products

and services being marketed.

Writing can be a good way to earn income

for one’s personal finances.

Using the internet to sell ones writing

such as, how to guides or short stories,

can produce a return for a low to free start-up costs.

You can also take things you may have already written,

for school or fun, to save time.

Write With Confidence

For maximum article marketing efficiency,

the experienced article writer will

complete all the necessary research

before he or she sits down to start writing.

Using reference material for quotes or figures

is fine, but the learning necessary

to write with confidence should be

complete before the writing begins.

This makes the writing faster and

keeps the article focused.

The complexity and challenge of article marketing

was alluded to earlier in this piece.

Hopefully now that you've read some ideas,

article marketing is no longer as daunting to you.

Keep what you have learned here

in mind and you can start down

the path with comfort, confidence and ease.

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As always I wish you success in all you do.

Malcolm

www.one4onegold.com

PS Please leave a comment below or ask a question.

Want to find out more?

Some people find dealing with credit cards

can be a real challenge.

However, if you have the right guidance,

credit card issues will be

much less of a burden on your life.

Here are several tips to help anyone

understand more about the credit card industry.

Safety.

Be sure that you only use

your credit card on a secure server,

when making purchases online

to keep your credit safe.

When you input your credit card information

on servers that are not secure,

you are allowing any hacker to access your information.

To be safe, be sure that the website

starts with the "https" in its url.

Be Realistic.

If possible, pay your credit cards

in full, every month.

Use them for normal expenses,

such as, petrol and groceries and then,

pay off the balance at the end of the month.

This will build your credit and help

you to gain rewards from your card,

without accruing interest or sending you into debt.

Security.

Never give out your credit card

number to anyone,

unless you are the person that has

initiated the transaction.

If someone calls you on the phone

asking for your card number

in order to pay for anything,

you should ask them to give you

a way to contact them,

so that you can arrange the payment at a better time.

An important aspect of smart credit card

usage is to pay the entire outstanding balance,

each and every month, whenever possible.

By keeping your usage percentage low,

you will help keep your overall credit score high,

as well as, keep a substantial amount

of available credit open for use in case of emergencies.

Affordability.

Take the time to play around with numbers.

Before you go out and put a pair of expensive shoes

on your credit card,

sit with a calculator and figure out the interest costs.

It may make you reconsider

the idea of buying those shoes

that you think you need!

Knowledge.

Keep an eye on your credit cards

even if you don't use them very often.

If your identity is stolen,

and you do not regularly monitor

your credit card balances,

you may not be aware of this.

Check your balances at least once a month.

If you see any unauthorized uses,

report them to your card issuer immediately.

Informed.

As I said at the beginning,

some people have a hard time understanding

credit cards use at first.

However, with more information,

they can make better informed

and suitable choices

relating to their credit card decisions.

Follow this advice and you will ensure

a more successful approach to managing

your own credit cards and your finances.