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10 Ways For Entrepreneurs To Find More Time
It's occurred to me lately that I don't feel like there's enough time to do everything I want to do in my business. Between working with clients, writing books and articles, teaching/training other professionals, marketing, and just living a...
3 Steps To Turning "OK" Sales Into Unbelieveable Results!
Have you noticed that 90% of "How To" information about creating and marketing your own information-based products online is basic beginner stuff?
Yet, every week we hear from those looking for help taking their business to the next level. ...
Assumptions – The Hidden Sales Killer
Assumptions can kill a sale. In my sales training workshops, I frequently discuss the importance of not making assumptions about a person before, during, or after the sales process. Participants frequently nod and tell me that they NEVER make...
Create a Positive, Upbeat, "Can-Do" Workforce and Dazzle the Customer with Your Caring!
Given the choice of dealing with a positive, upbeat employee with a "can-do" attitude or dealing with a disgruntled, distracted, uninterested one, which would you choose? No contest. Customers always want the best experience possible; they want...
Network Marketing Book Lovers Guide: 10 Hot Reads in 2005
Below you'll find some of the hottest direct selling, network marketing, MLM, and marketing books in 2005 - including Laura Klepacki's Avon: Building the World's Premier Company for Women; Mark Hughes' guide on how businesses capitalize on...
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The Ins and Outs of Article Submissions
Congratulations! You’ve written your first article (or
possibly your 10th or 100th!)
As you no doubt already know, writing articles is probably
the most effective way to establish yourself as an expert in
your field and increase the traffic to your website. So you
diligently write articles and then spend hours posting them
to Article Submission websites. “There must be a smarter
way?” you think each time you submit your articles. There
is! Let’s look at simple techniques to get the most out of
the time you will be investing in article submissions.
Organization Saves Time
Create a simple spreadsheet to organize each submission.
The spreadsheet should contain the following:
•URLs for all submission websites
•User names and passwords for each site
•Submission format (text, HTML, hyperlink URLs, etc.)
•Submission date
Prep Your Article
Most submission sites allow HTML coding, so spend the time
to code your article before you start your submissions.
Other sites post warnings that copying and pasting directly
from Word will cause the article to be improperly formatted.
Be sure you have a text version (created in Notepad)
available. A few select sites require you to code the
carriage returns into your article. Again, having a text
file with HTML tags ready and waiting makes the submission
process flow smoothly.
Know the Rules
Here are some simple Do’s and Don’ts to
Associated Websites
help increase your
success as a self-publisher.
Do’s
1.Always read the submission criteria before submitting
your article.
2.Format your article to 60-65 characters/line when
submitting to announcement lists or by email.
3.Use proper English, spelling, grammar, punctuation,
capitalization and sentence structure.
4.Make time to manually submit articles. Most automated
article submission services are frowned upon in the
publishing industry.
Don’ts
1.Do not write solo ads: You’re here to share your
knowledge. No sales pitches allowed.
2.Do not include affiliate links: Again, education is the
goal, not sales.
3.Do not submit more than one article per week: Most
publishers receive thousands of articles daily. If you
submit more than 1 article per week, chances are, your
second submission will be discarded.
Remember: You don’t have to go it alone. If you’re
overwhelmed by the writing or submission process, hire help.
About the Author
Deborah Carraro is the Owner of Vascorp VA
Services - the virtual support
specialty company for solo professionals and entrepreneurs.
We work late so you don’t have to! Vascorp brings you the
very best in virtual assistant services: shopping cart
integration, affiliate program management, web design,ebook
design, desktop publishing, business consulting services and
more! Please visit us at
http://www.vascorp.com/va.
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