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By admin, January 29, 2010 5:00 am

When making money writing articles, many writers first search for paying clients. These paying clients, who often need unique content for their websites, will describe in detail what they expect from the writer in question. After the project is completed, the writer is paid, usually within two weeks. As nice as this approach is, know that it isn’t your only option. You can write your own articles, then turn around, and sell them, but how?

One approach that many web content writers take involves creating a website or blog. This website or blog is where they will post their articles or a summary of those articles for all to see. Readers then have the opportunity to purchase the article or articles in question.

Another approach taken involves visiting message boards that are devoted to internet marketing. This is where many website owners converge to discuss and learn about the latest internet marketing techniques. Since article writing is an important component of internet marketing, there is a potential for you to make money on these message boards. Look for message boards that have a marketplace area or section, where you can post your articles for sale.

In addition to online message boards that have a small marketplace section, there are websites that are devoted to it. These are websites where you can upload your articles and sell them. You have the ability to set your own asking price. This approach is nice, but the owners of the marketplace site in question will likely take a percentage of your sales.

You also have some freedom in how you want to sell your articles, in terms of format. If you are creating your own website or blog, you may want to closely examine PLR article packages. Many writers offer 10 articles for $10. While this may not sound like a great moneymaking opportunity, PLR articles can be sold more than once. The buyers often rewrite the articles to make them unique.

Whether you are selling your articles on your own website or blog or a third party website, you can sell for usage rights only. This is similar to selling your articles in PLR packages, but writers usually limit the number of articles they sell and they tend to ask for a slightly higher price. Some writers will request that the buyer keep their name as the author.

You also have the option of selling your articles with exclusive rights. This means that you cannot use the article again. Due to limited usage, you will want to get your money’s worth. Writers tend to charge more money for exclusive articles with exclusive rights. On average, these articles can start out at $10 and go up to $50 or more, depending on the subject and article length.

So, which approach should you take? Creating your own website or blog to sell your articles on is nice, as you have control and you can retain all profits. With that said, time and money must go into making your website successful. Choose an affordable web hosting plan, as paying too much can hinder your profits. As for the domain name, choose a catchy one, but one that explains what you are selling.

You must also market your website or blog. The good news is that this is relatively easy to do. Start with article directories. You can write articles on how to use articles for marketing, the benefits of hiring a professional writer, and so forth. Include a link to your website or blog where you have articles listed for sale, preferably on a wide range of topics.

Also, as stated above, internet marketing message boards may have an online marketplace. See if signatures are allowed as well. These allow you post a link, which will appear beneath each of your posts. Make a phrase clickable. Do not show the web address. Instead, create a catchy phrase, such as “quality articles for less.”

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By admin, January 15, 2010 6:29 am

Where to position your free reports in your site to promote your affiliate products

There are so many ways to promote products in the marketing affiliate world. Some marketers have even gone to the extent of establishing ridiculous and weird promotional strategies for their products. Although it might be true that these strategies work, for the better part, to successfully promote in the affiliate marketing world need not be that extreme. All you need are to establish the right kinds of non-extremist strategies of promoting, push through with them, and you will soon have success at the tips of your fingers.

It is an established fact that affiliate marketers do not sell as much by trying to convince prospective buyers to purchase your product just once. Affiliate marketing finds its success in follow-ups and consistent promotions, and what better way to do this than free reports?

Prospects subscribe to your free reports due to the following reasons: first, is that before subscribing, they aren’t exactly sure if they want the product just yet, however, they might consider buying if they found something about the product that would be of benefit to them; and second, is that they are planning to buy the product, however, they want to know more about it before they do. Either way, your free reports have goals, and those are to promote your product and convince your prospects to buy them.

This might lead you to think that by making your free reports, you should focus on the content and nothing more. However, the positions of your free reports on your affiliate marketing sites are just as important as the content. Of what use would the content of your free reports be if your prospects have no means of getting to them? The strategies you employ in positioning your free reports should be as extensive as the strategies you employ in making them. This article will guide you through the most strategic places for you to position your free reports on your affiliate marketing site.

POSITION YOUR FREE REPORTS AT THE UPPER PART OF YOUR PAGE

Prospects have the tendency to be impatient, and if they have to get to the bottom of a page before they could have access to your free reports, you might as well say goodbye to future profits. Place your reports where your prospect buyers can easily see them. Anywhere on the upper part of the page is fine, however, many would suggest that placing free reports on the upper left part of a page is more conspicuous. Place your free reports where they can easily be seen, but aren’t too distracting (too much distraction might make your prospects hate your site and lead them to never come back).

POSITION YOUR FREE REPORTS AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS IN YOUR ARTICLES

Take note of the word “strategic.” Strategic does not include placing links to your free reports at every end of your sentences. Placing 3-5 links to your free reports throughout a 500-word article should be good enough. Make sure your links also fit well. It would be such a waste of a good article and good free reports if you don’t know how to position them. Position links to your free reports in a consistent but not bothersome manner. Consistency is good for the impatient prospective buyers, however too much of it might just piss him or her off.

PROVIDE LINKS TO YOUR FREE REPORTS ON YOUR CONTACT US PAGE

Some would say “no” to this, but if you do this correctly, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. The main objective of a “contact us” page is to contact the affiliate marketer. However, it wouldn’t do any harm to place a little link that would provide means for the affiliate marketer to contact the prospective buyers through free reports. If you do decide to place links to your free reports in your Contact Us page, remember what the page is made for. Never ever forget, or you might risk chasing prospective buyers away.

Positioning your free reports throughout your affiliate marketing site is all about strategy. Location, location, location. Too little of those powerful links might lead to your prospect buyers to simply overlook them, and too much might lead them to simply run away and never come back. So strategize, and strategize well.

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By admin, January 2, 2010 1:00 pm

Have you recently decided that you want to make money writing articles from home? If you have, do you know that you have an unlimited number of choices? One of those choices is what type of payment you want to receive. Two of your main options include upfront payment or passive income.

Upfront payment is nice, as it pays the bills. To receive upfront payment you often acquire clients who need content. This content is either used for a website or for marketing purposes. Usually, the clients that freelance writers work with are either search engine optimization specialists or website owners. Since you write the articles and then hand them over, you are often paid right away.

Upfront payments are also nice in emergency situations. Do you need to make money fast to pay for car repairs? If you do, search for article writing projects that involve payment right away. On average, most paying clients pay their writers within two weeks, if not much sooner. You can find these projects by searching job posting boards, online classified advertisements, and online bidding websites. Just be cautious of scams, as they do exists. Article writing is a legitimate way to make money online, so don’t expect to earn $1,000 in 24 hours, as it likely will not happen.

As great as receiving payment upfront for writing articles is, it also has its downsides. One being the competition. As more people are start looking for ways to save money on gas, be their own boss, or stay home with the kids, the competition for upfront paying projects increases. There are ways that you can overcome this. Polish your resume or portfolio so that you can stand apart from the rest. Apply for as many projects or jobs as possible, as this increases your chances of landing one.

When you have an individual or company who pays you upfront for your articles, they usually retain the rights. This means that you cannot reuse or resell the articles in question. You are also usually operating a ghostwriter, meaning that your name will not be attached to the content.

As for passive income, the greatest benefit of relying on it to make money through article writing is the number of options that you have. To get started, look for revenue sharing websites. You upload your article to the website in question. In exchange for having your content posted and making money through the use of advertisements, you are paid a page view bonus. This bonus will increase with the more articles you write, but it is generated overtime. So, you are essentially earning money for an article that you may have written six months ago.

In addition to third party revenue sharing websites, you can also write articles and post them on your website or blog. In terms of passive income, which keeps generating overtime, a website is best. Blog readers tend to expect new posts to read on a daily basis. To make money this way, you need to have advertisements on your website. There are affiliate programs you can signup for. You can post a small message outlining your site’s advertising rates. In fact, you should try both approaches.

The only true downside to relying on passive income to make money with your articles is that you aren’t paid right away. Most third party revenue sharing websites and affiliate programs require that you hit a specific dollar amount before you are paid. Although not always high, it may take a month or two before you start receiving payments.

Since writing articles for upfront payment and passive income both have their pros and cons, you may be wondering which approach is right for you. Why not give them both a try? If you are in need of money, focus on upfront paying projects, but set a small amount of time aside each week to start generating passive income.