Submit Articles to Rise to the Top of the Internet

So, you have the best thing since sliced bread. With the right marketing, you could really make an impact on the internet. You might even corner your niche, or even become a top 30 website.

But you need to become more important on the internet (backlinks) and you need to get the word out about your website.

You've done the usual submit to link directories, maybe even swapped a couple of links with like-topic websites. But, from there it keeps coming back to paid advertisements, which can take a hefty budget.

Don't despair, there are simpler ways that most webmasters won't mention.

Articles.

Yes, just write articles. There are some guidelines however that you need to look at.

LENGTH

You really need to write 500 words or more to get the attention of most websites and article directories. Many consider under 500 to not have enough substance. Easy one to fulfill.

CONTENT

You need to give something to the reader. Free advice, free information, something of that nature. You are not selling with this article, and it is not an ad. You are giving to receive, and if you provide good information, readers will want to follow the link in the resource to your website. You are trying to show your expert status in your topic, afterall.

RESOURCE
Normally at the end of the article is a resource paragraph, a small blurb about you and your website. This is where you quickly entice the user to find out more information. Remember to send them to a relevant page, which is not necessarily your main website page.

WHERE TO SUBMIT IT
This is the fun part. This is where you actually submit your articles to article directories to start them in their circulation. Just search for article directory on Google and you'll find many very quickly. The more places you can get it out to, the more you'll stand to gain from the article. In this aspect, many like article submission services as it frees time to write articles and take care of other website-related issues.

There are a couple of things you should research before writing up your article.

One is, who is your target audience, and what info do they want to devour?

The second is, what are your target keywords that you should be using in your links back to your website, and note that these should vary.

In addition, absolutely deep-link your website instead of sending all links to your main page. For one, search engines love this. It shows a more thorough integration into the internet, and helps establish your importance. This also can really give your potential page rank a boost.

You stand to gain many things from writing articles and giving out free information. It makes you an instant expert, you get very valuable backlinks, your search engine ranking will go up as a result of the backlinks, and the target you get from your articles is laser-targetted and they are ready to see what else you have to say. Pre-qualified traffic, the perfect kind.