3 Tested Tips That Expand Your “Article Reach”
By Jeff Herring on October 8, 2008
So what does it mean to extend the reach of your articles?
Extending the reach of your articles simply means to get your articles in front of as many eyes as possible … in as many consumable forms as possible.
Let’s take a closer look at three powerful strategies for doing just that:
1. EzineArticles + Twitter = More Exposure - If you are an info marketer who wants to extend the reach of your articles, then set-up your EzineArticles account to automatically post your approved and published articles to your Twitter profile.
You set this up by going into your Author’s Area at EzineArticles, then your Profile Manger, and then Edit Your Author Bio. In the fields provided enter your Twitter user name and pass word.
Now each time one of your new articles is approved and published at EzineArticles, an announcement will automatically be posted to your Twitter profile. In this way you are automatically extending your reach and repurposing your articles. Your cost = $0!
2. Announce your own articles on Twitter - While the EzineArticles + Twitter automated strategy is very powerful, I recommend that you continue the process on your own.
As you follow discussions on Twitter, I recommend that you refer people to your articles to make a point, educate, and to share your expertise.
You can also simply announce that you have an interesting article you are inviting them to read and then supply the link to your article.
In this way you can keep the traffic generated by the EzineArticle automatic post going for a much longer period of time. Again, your cost = $0!
3. Get your Articlesby(YourFirstName).com domain name - As an Article Marketer, are you unsure of what to say when someone ask you about what you do? Not sure how to get them to read your articles?
Then I recommend you get a domain like Articleby(yourfirstname).com and have it forwarded to your Profile Page on EzineArticles. When I am at a social gathering, being interviewed on the radio or on a teleseminar, it is easy for me to say “Check out my articles at ArticlesbyJeff.com.”
This gives them access to my profile, all my web site and blog links and all my social networking links, in addition to all my articles which contain more links to my web sites and blogs.
I get my domain names at www.MustangMarketingDomains.com
Cost = $10.19 a year for your domain name.
If you want to extend the reach of your articles faster,easier and with less over all human effort, then I suggest you jump on these strategies right away.
And you can also get a boost for writing more articles in less time by claiming your free instant access to two of my original Instant Article Templates when you visit www.TheArticleGuyBonus.com
Hi Alex,
As always you have some great information. I didn’t realize that Twitter was posted to by EzineArticles, very cool thing, Thanks.
I don’t know much about Mustang Marketing Domains. Do you own your own domain purchase and have full control over them, or do they own them? I personally use Name Cheap. Because I have my own account and control just like a broker does.
If so that is great.
Also I was wondering about about no follow links on blogs for the people that comment. Is there a reason that most of the big blogs have gone to no follow links? I almost seems like a somewhat selfish move to preach success and not give credit to the faithful people that actually take the time to reply and help build content on the big sites.
Just a tip for if you don’t know how to tell if a site has no follow links. There is a nice little FireFox add-on “SearchStatus” that will give you the information you need to determine if a site is actually worthy of taking the time to post on.
Thank You Again Alex Great Info.
Brad West ~ onomoney
Brad,
I get my domains from http://www.EMIdomains.com but what’s most important is not the registrar, it’s the domain name … so whether it’s GoDaddy, Mustang or http://www.EMIdomains.com … make sure you have a verbally-centered domain that’s easily understood by your audience.
Good Sales,
Alex
Hi Alex,
I must disagree about the registrar this is very important if you want to assure yourself that you will own and control your domain ownership. I am not usually one to just blurt out names, most of the time I try to generalize points I refer to in a negative manner.
But since you brought up GoDaddy this is one place I have had four different friends that had their, aged domains stolen literally. One of these people tried to extend the registration on his domain they would not allow him to pay them without sending ID info. He faxed them copies. Then GoDaddy said no we need the originals. If you are a driver how do you send your drivers license to GoDaddy and still legally drive? And why would they require this to just give them money to keep your domain active?
There is more, but my point is that you need to own and control your domain! Name Cheap is a company that gives you control Not sure about Mustang or EMI.
OK off that subject.
Yes there is an art so to speak to picking a domain name and verbally-centered is great depending where you want to go. Keywords should play a large part in your choice, With most of the main keywords taken a short long tail keyword is almost more effective getting to the top of searches. And Google is again changing the algorithms to accommodation their AdWords sales so drilling down into keywords and finding a good long tail may in the long run be better after they are done changing things around this time.
Building and doing the SEO work not only on a site but to draw traffic is a lot of work. An article with the proper keywords submitted to EzineArticles should not only do very well with Twitter exposure but very likely will get organic traffic also.
Thank You
Brad West ~ onomnoney
Great article! But then Jeff’s are always rich with practical and valuable content. I heard Jeff speak not long ago and immediately went to my hotel room and grabbed http://www.ArticlesByBill.com.
My registrar is 1and1.com, which automatically renews on your credit card so you don’t have theGo@#$%^, Daddy problem with losing one. They have 24/7 telephone service also, which I have so far found to be competent and timely.
Alex, thank you for providing so much Good Stuff!
Alex,
You are seriously the most incredible marketing genius on the planet! I love your concept of not inventing…but improving. Thank you for continuously supporting that philosophy with massive, time saving strategies, to get your content out. Within 20 minutes, I had set up both a Twitter & EzineArticles site, and had uploaded 10 articles. THANK YOU!
Bonnie Bruderer
Jeff & Alex,
I just wanted to let you know how thrilled I am about what you taught us about submitting Ezine Articles. I have already had 17 people read my articles. I am so excited. Thank you for such incredible information!
oops. I meant 177 people. Even more exciting!
Alex you are the best man. You always over deliver on your information.I am looking forward to this everyday.
Thanks,
Charlotte