What Is Article Marketing?

Article Marketing -
A Simple Explanation

If you've done any research into the "secrets" of internet marketing, you've no doubt heard about "article marketing" and content distribution.

The majority of internet marketers understand the power of article distribution. It's a key strategy of SEO firms, affiliate marketers, and respected industry site owners. And it should be a key strategy in your own online marketing efforts.

Fortunately, it requires neither technical prowess nor SEO know-how. You can get started today without big start-up costs or making any changes to your website.

The Simple Beauty of Article Distribution

In its simplest form, article marketing means simply making your original content available online to editors, site owners, bloggers and publishers. There are a few ways you can do this:

• Submit your article directly to the thousands of articles directories and content sites;
• Contact site owners, bloggers and editors directly; or
• Submit your content to an article distribution service that will make it available to the publisher community for you.

Once you've submitted your content for distribution, your article begins to appear on websites, in blogs, in industry newsletters and content sites. Along with your content, the publisher will post a link back to your site, known as a "backlink." These backlinks help your website gain credibility in Google's eyes. This improved credibility helps you get a better position in the search engines when someone searches your keyword.

It's a really effective and simple strategy to build your online exposure. And it's available to mere mortals; internet wiz-god status not necessary. All you need to get started is a 400-500 article and a way to distribute it.