Subscribe RSS FeedTen years ago I wrote an article (The Big Bang Publicity Campaign) that was picked up by the major online ezines. Within one month that article brought in $13,000 worth of business. This article not only was published in nearly a thousand online ezines but was also picked up and published in business magazines. Ya know, the kind you buy at Barnes and Noble. That article is still being published today. How did I do it?
It’s important to understand that ten years ago there were only a handful of ezine directories but there were thousands of ezine editors. I focused my efforts on the ezine editors and that is where you should direct your efforts now. The important thing to remember is that the large ezine editors do not have time to go sifting through a pile of articles in hundreds of directories to find you! They also don’t have to because writers like your self submit to them by email. . Don’t wait for a back-link, go directly to the source! (You will likely also get a back-link as many ezine editors also publish their articles to their websites as well as sending them to their subscribers by email.)
When you submit an article to an ezine editor the article should:
*Include a headline that will catch their attention and that of their readers.
*Be 400 words in length, but not more than 1,000 words.
*Be thoroughly checked for correct spelling and grammar.
*Be submitted in plain text.
Don’t just dump your article into an email and send it off to the editor. Address your email directly to the editor by name and write a small email to them. Ask for consideration for publication in their ezine and then tell them why their readers will benefit from your article. Give them concrete reasons for wanting to publish your work. Also, be sure to ask them to reply back to you should they select your article for publication. When they do, be sure to thank them and then put that editor in a separate list of editors that have accepted your work. While you will want to continuously submit to new editors, always submit new articles to editors that have already published your articles. Additionally, if an editor really loves your article they might ask you to write a weekly column.
Having your articles accepted into ezines gives you instant credibility. It tells the readers that you are an expert in your industry. Ezine editors generally have a very loyal audience, so when they give you the thumbs up by publishing your article, the readers follow. Your click through rates will sky rocket and the percentage of actual buyers will be much higher. Instead of hoping buyers will drop by a particular website, your article will download directly into their email through the ezine that published you.
Consider this, one ezine might have 10,000 readers. Think about how many buyers might read your article if just ten ezine editors select your article for publication!
It doesn’t matter what you are selling. It is just important that you pick ezines in the same category as your article topic and that the articles that you send to editors are top quality. Don’t use rehashed articles content. Send original work.
Want to find out more about Submitting Your Articles To Ezine Editors, then visit Anne Marie Baugh’s site on how to choose the best Ezine Editors for your needs.
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