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Post Articles to Increase Your Internet Presence

June 24th, 2009 Peter Holst, D.C. No comments

One of the absolute best ways to gain credibility and presence on the internet is by writing articles.  What do you write about?  You write about what you know.  While the purpose of a Press Release is to announce an event or something new, the purpose of an article is to share information.

You can write about what’s important in your life or business.  You can share a simple “How to” or “Why to”.  For example, as a healthcare provider you can offer advice relative to your specialty that would benefit your patients and the community.  As an internet marketer one of the best ways to attract followers is by providing information to let people know that you are a leader.

That all said, to capitalize on your articles and to gain the most exposure, it is important to submit a minimum of three articles weekly; some authorities suggest that if you can’t submit ten or more you’re not getting full benefit.  The impact your articles have on the search engines is exponential.  If you submit three weekly you might have a 2x impact on the search engines.  Submitting five weekly would give you an 8x effect.  Whereas submitting ten articles weekly would increase your exposure 100 times.  This is definitely the case where more is better, and while quality is important, quantity wins out over quality; as long as the information is worthy.

Another strategy to get your article recognized is to have a title that is of interest to people; something that is being searched for.  You can check this by going to http://www.freekeywords.wordtracker.com.  Type in a few key word and see what comes up.  You might want to choose a title based on what is searched for most.  Once your title is set you will want to mention your title within the article 3-4 times as a normal part of your article.

You can do a Google search for article submission sites, but the two that I like are http://www.ezinearticles.com and http://www.goarticles.com.  You can submit each article to as many article submission sites as you like, but you can’t submit the same article to the same site more than once.  They don’t like this and it could jeopardize your account with them. 

Thank you in advance for providing your comments and opinions about this post.  Please let me know if this has been helpful information for you, AND if you were able to implement these strategies to a positive result.

Network Marketing; Home-Based Business; MLM

No matter what you call it, network marketing, home-based business, MLM or multi-level marketing, they’re all the same.  You have a business and a product that you believe in, are passionate about, and want to tell others all about it.

If you haven’t had any experience with network marketing before you might be interested to know that people from every walk of life are into it; lawyers, doctors, businessmen and women, students, teachers, housewives . . . the list can go on and on.  Suffice it to say that the network marketing bug knows no boundaries and the fact of the matter is that in our current economy more and more people are in to it today than ever before.  Let’s face it, the thought of being your own boss and owning your own business is appealing to many, and with the extremely low start up costs with network marketing its appeal is that much greater.  Think about it, compared to a brick and mortar business a network marketing business has no office and no employees.  This alone saves you up to $100,000 and more per year, and the income potential is just as real.

So, how does a new network marketer get their business off the ground?  Historically, new network marketers are required to make a list of 100 or 200 people they know to call; just to tell them about their opportunity.  This means that no one is sacred; your mother, father, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, neighbors, business associates, pastor, hairdresser, mailman; the list can go on and on.  There have been stories where network marketers would call in a plumber for something insignificant just to pitch them on their opportunity.  ANYONE within arms length is not safe with a network marketer who is worth their salt.  And, admittedly, I have been guilty of many of these tactics; no, I never called a plumber, but I have given my card to a waitress.  Like I said, no one is sacred.  Unfortunately, many network marketers become members of the NFL, “No Friends Left”.  There’s got to be a better way to build your network to create your residual income.

“Stay tuned” to my next post where I will go into another ”Solution” to my frustrations with health care.

Peter A. Holst, D.C.