Education and Teaching


eg: UK or Brides UK or Classical Art or Buy Music or Spirituality

Business & Money

Technology

Women

Health

Education

Family

Travel

Cars

Entertainment

Content On The Web

View:

There's nothing handier than a free article directory to help promote your business. You use a free article directory as free content on your business Web site, in your e-zine or your electronic newsletter, and you might use it in opt-in e-mail correspondence. Of course, when you find the article and articles you want to use in the free article directory you take the time to change the copy and make it your own, talking about your own experiences, your own industry, your own expertise, your own business, and your own products and services. This might take a lot of effort or just a little. What it does take it less time and effort than to write the article yourself. It pays off better than most Internet marketing tools you might choose instead.

Let's look at a few free article directory choices. If you have a business that deals with coin collecting - perhaps a hobby shop, or a site for collectors - there are several free article directory options. One article directory that we found is new but already has 172 free articles. It includes articles about United States coins, coins from other countries, coin collecting supplies, reviews of coin collection books, tips on how to sell collectible coins, software to help with coin collecting, and tips on how to buy collectible coins.

This free article directory, typical of many of the free article directories we found, says that if you should happen to not find an article in the free directory that deals with the specific topic you're needing you can sign up for a free notification by e-zine about the new articles that are added in the free directory. The e-zine is free and you can opt-out at any time. This is the free article directory's way of growing its subscriber base, of course. This is a practice you would be well advised to emulate with your own business Web site and e-zine or newsletter.

If your business is about self-help there are many article directories options offering free articles. You can find articles on anxiety; depression; addictions and abuse of alcohol or drugs; natural and homeopathic alternatives to prescription medications and surgery; relationships such as family, friends, spouses and lovers; diet and weight loss; therapy and psychiatric care; exercises and exercise equipment; spiritual development such as retreats, meditation and religion; and a nearly endless list of other self help topics.

To give specific examples of the article topics found in this free article directory: there are articles that teach you about accelerated learning and speed reading; articles that talk about assertiveness training; and articles that direct your readers to the various associations and organizations where they can network to grow their business, increase their personal enjoyment of life, or just have a good time with folks who have similar interests. You can find article in another free article directory leadership skills, enhancing your own creativity, and public speaking.

A free article directory somewhere is apt to have just the right article or article for your business Web site, e-zine or newsletter.

Content On The Web

If you think about the number of websites you've visited that attempt to promote themselves through bad SEO content writing, it amounts to a staggering total. The focus here is of course on those websites squeezing in keywords for dear life to get their search engine rankings as high as possible. In terms of content writing, it's a no-no and one of those things that will turn visitors away and never see them again. This is mainly down to two reasons:

• Article writers and copywriters get given a certain amount of words to write on with a specific keyword density. If the density percentage is too high, then the keywords take the place of actual information.

• A high keyword density with inadequately placed keywords will look exactly like a website trying too hard and not caring about its visitors, but more about its hits. The exception on the rule is of course if the writer has a fair amount of creativity to blend in the various keywords.

But there is a natural solution that has the ability to supplant SEO content writing. Its called passionate content writing, something that emphasizes the purpose of a website by putting the visitor first.

This of course gives rise to the question about the effectiveness and need of SEO content writing. The simple answer here is that there are a fair amount of companies that do have a need for SEO content writing, especially those in highly competitive industries such as insurance, travel and, ironically enough, search engine optimization (SEO). Although this doesn't necessarily negate an enthusiasm with regard to the content of the site, it does however put a much greater stress that should be taken by webmasters and site owners when doing the content writing to still ensure that the visitor comes first.

So, what to do then? Those companies not in niche industries still need to get to the top of the search engine rankings for their respective keywords. Well, one solution is to have distributed content with a keyword density that does not infringe upon the information in the article. This obviously requires a bit more planning and will cost the owner of the website more money initially, but could be worth it in the long run. It is also imperative to hire a writer capable of writing content for the Internet, in other words maintaining a sense of style whilst being succinct and clear with regards to the information. This is but one solution for the website owner or webmaster and can be adjunct to a variety of other SEO strategies.

The proof, as they say, is in the pudding. Taking a look at the most popular websites on the Internet we see that the focus is more on content and that they derive their high percentage of hits through simply being the popular choice because of what they have to offer. The moral of the story is that content writing aimed at website visitors has a better chance of advertising your website through other means, like word-of-mouth, than content writing aimed at search engines.

Related Articles
Author
Most Popular

•	Articles On The Web, by Jasbir Kaur
•	Best On The Web, by Grojan Fabiola
•	Best Video On The Web, by Scott Bamboo
•	Cash On The Web, by Troy Franklin
•	Content On The Web, by Aaron Ballantyne

About Author

Both Aaron Ballantyne & Balwinder Singh Riar Singh are contributors for EditorialToday. The above articles have been edited for relevancy and timeliness. All write-ups, reviews, tips and guides published by EditorialToday.com and its partners or affiliates are for informational purposes only. They should not be used for any legal or any other type of advice. We do not endorse any author, contributor, writer or article posted by our team.

Aaron Ballantyne has sinced written about articles on various topics from Business Credit Cards, Credit Cards and Student Credit Cards. Aaron Ballantyne publishes articles online on a variety of subjects and owns a .. Aaron Ballantyne's top article generates over 18100 views. to your Favourites.

Balwinder Singh Riar Singh has sinced written about articles on various topics from Education, SEO Search Engine Optimization. . Balwinder Singh Riar Singh's top article generates over 2400 views. to your Favourites.

Best Way To Lose Wieght
Of course you can always ask for that elusive real time track record of the VENDORS success - but trust me it is very elusive and you are likely to spend a long time looking for it!