Article Marketing Simplified

Article Marketing Simplified The Eight Step System to Attract More Clients and Sales by Writing Articles

Special Bonus Report by Jan Marie Dore Top Article Submission Sites, Writers Resources and Professional Services Article Directories ........................................................................... 3 Article Banks ................................................................................... 4 Directory of Article Directories....................................................... 4 Yahoo Article Announcement Lists ............................................... 4 Article Submission Services............................................................ 5 Article Submission Software ........................................................... 5 Resources for Article Marketing .................................................... 6 Writers Resources ............................................................................................6 Keyword Research Tools ................................................................................6 Reference ........................................................................................................7 Text Editors and Formatting Utility Programs ................................................7 Voice Dictation Software ...............................................................................8 Autoresponders...............................................................................................8 Google Alert ....................................................................................................8

Professional Service Providers ....................................................... 9 Freelance Writers and Copywriters ...............................................................9 Virtual Assistant Websites ...............................................................................9

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About the Author - Jan Marie Dore, BA, MCC Master Certified Coach, Speaker and Author The Women Entrepreneurs’ Success Coach ~ www.FemalePreneurs.com Jan Marie Dore, 'The Women Entrepreneurs Success Coach' is a Master Certified Coach, women small business coaching expert, and the founder of FemalePreneurs.com. She is known internationally as a mentor to coaches and other professional women, a speaker, author, workshop facilitator, and retreat leader who helps women small business owners and independent service professionals attract more clients and multiply their income with creative marketing strategies.

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Article Directories This is a list of 35 top article directory sites where you can submit your articles: 1. ABC Article Directory 2. A1 Articles 3. Add Me 4. Amazines 5. Article Alley 6. Article Announce 7. Article City 8. Article Dashboard 9. Article Depot 10. Articles Factory 11. Article Finders 12. Articles Haven 13. Articles 911 14. Articles On 15. Article Pros 16. Article Syndicator 17. Article Warehouse 18. Article World 19. Author Connection 20. Content Desk 21. Digital Women 22. E Articles Online 23. Ezine Articles 24. Free Ezine Articles 25. Go Articles 26. How To Advice 27. Http Articles 28. Idea Marketers 29. Jogena’s Article Directory 30. Marketing Seek 31. Search Warp 32. The Article Distribution Center 33. The Web’s Best Directory 34. Valuable Content 35. Woman’s Net

http://www.abcarticledirectory.com http://www.a1articles.com http://www.addme.com http://www.amazines.com http://www.articlealley.com http://www.all-in-one-business.com/groups http://www.articlecity.com http://www.articledashboard.com http://www.articledepot.co.uk http://www.articlesfactory.com http://articlefinders.com http://articleshaven.com http://www.articles911.com http://www.articleson.com http://www.articlepros.com http://www.articlesyndicator.com http://www.articlewarehouse.com http://www.articleworld.net http://www.authorconnection.com http://www.contentdesk.com http://www.digital-women.com http://www.earticlesonline.com http://www.ezinearticles.com/submit http://www.freezine-articles.com http://goarticles.com http://www.howtoadvice.com http://httparticles.com http://www.ideamarketers.com http://www.jogena.com http://www.marketing-seek.com http://searchwarp.com http://www.articlesender.com http://www.webs-best-directory.com http://www.valuablecontent.com http://www.womans-net.com

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Article Banks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Alumbo http://www.alumbo.com Build your Own Business http://www.buildyourownbusiness.biz Free Article Bank http://www.free-article-bank.com Marketing Seek http://www.marketing-seek.com Self Help http://www.selfgrowth.com/submit-article.html Side Road http://www.sideroad.com Top Seven Business http://www.top7business.com

Directory of Article Directories This site lists hundreds of article directory sites. http://www.arcanaweb.com/resources/article-directories.html

Yahoo Article Announcement Lists Article announcement lists are similar to article directories in that they provide content for ezines and other publications. The difference is in how the content is accessed. If someone is looking for content they visit the article directory sites, whereas if they join announcement lists they automatically receive “digests” of all the articles via their email. For example: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aabusiness You can go to http://groups.yahoo.com and browse through the list of categories. Choose one that fits your business, and also choose a sub-category for a more specialized group. The list will tell you how many members are in that group. Here are 15 Yahoo article announcement lists. To subscribe, just send a blank email to the address listed. You will receive an email to confirm your request, then you’ll be provided with instructions on how to submit your articles. 1. A A Business [email protected] 2. A A General [email protected] 3. Article Announce [email protected] 4. Article Publisher [email protected] 5. Articles Submission [email protected] 6. Ezine Zone [email protected] 7. Free Content [email protected] 8. Free Reprint Articles [email protected] 9. Free Writes [email protected] 10. I Need Content [email protected] © Copyright 2008 Jan Marie Dore All rights reserved www.janmariedore.com

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11. I Snare Article Announcement [email protected] 12. Publish In Yours [email protected] 13. Publisher Network [email protected] 14. QC Reprint articles [email protected] 15. The Article Depot [email protected]

Article Submission Services These 3rd Party Article Submission Services will do the submissions for you: Article Marketer - http://www.articlemarketer.com?a_aid=f06f5340 Submit Your Article – http://www.submityourarticle.com i snare - http://www.isnare.com Ezine Trendz - http://www.ezinetrendz.com The Phantom Writers - http://thephantomwriters.com There is a competitive pricing analysis of several different submission services at: http://www.articlemarketer.com/competitiveanalysis.php

Article Submission Software Ezine Announcer - http://www.ezineannouncer.com Article Post Robot - http://www.articlepostrobot.com Article Submitter Pro - http://articlesubmitterpro.com Article Equalizer - http://www.articleequalizer.com Article Money System - http://articlemoney.com

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Resources for Article Marketing Writers Resources Writer’s Digest books and magazines on freelancing, such as ‘Writers Market’, are a great resource. http://www.writersdigest.com Writers Market (recommended by Writers Digest) http://www.writersmarket.com Writer’s Online Workshops (presented by Writers Digest) http://www.writersonlineworkshops.com Bacon’s Media Directories – give an overview of media outlets that cover specific industries. http://www.bacons.com There are many sites on the internet that have information on freelance writing, markets, and forums where you can chat with other writers and ask for or receive advice. Just go to Google or your favorite search engine to search for these sites. Keyword Research Tools You can do keyword research to find the top keywords your target audience is searching on at: o Wordtracker

http://www.wordtracker.com

o Good Keywords (free) http://www.goodkeywords.com o Keyword Discovery (Trellian) http://www.keyworddiscovery.com o Google Suggest http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en

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Reference o Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary http://www.m-w.com o Dictionary http://www.dictionary.com o Thesaurus http://www.thesaurus.com o Encyclopedia http://www.reference.com o Yahoo Reference http://education.yahoo.com/reference o The Elements of Style http://www.bartleby.com/141 Text Editors and Formatting Utility Programs NotePad and WordPad are programs on your computer is you use Windows XP. o Use NotePad for basic text editing or for creating Web pages. To open Notepad, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad o Use WordPad to create or edit text files that contain formatting or graphics. To open WordPad, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click WordPad. o Notetab Text and HTML Editor http://www.notetab.com o Format-It http://www.formatit.com o Short Keys http://www.shortkeys.com Short Keys is a free software utility program that allows you to set up replacement text for up to 3000 keystrokes. Use it to automate the insertion of your various resource boxes. o ClickBook is a printing utility that can turn anything you can print into a booklet, book, brochure, poster or PDF. http://clickbook.com

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Voice Dictation Software This software is available online or at any office supplies outlet. It allows you to dictate your articles so they are automatically transcribed instead of you having to type them. o Dragon Naturally Speaking by Nuance http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking o IBM Via Voice http://www.nuance.com/viavoice Autoresponders Many websites require your article be available by autoresponder. Here are some free autoresponder services: o Send Free

http://www.sendfree.com

o Free Autobot http://www.freeautobot.com o 123 Response http://www.123response.com Paid services are available for $19 a month: o 1 Shopping Cart www.profcs.com/app/default.asp?pr=33&id=46063 o A Weber http://www.aweber.com/?77669 Google Alert Sign up for a Google Alert on your name and website to let you know when and where it’s appearing. Then, contact those sites and let them know you have more articles. http://www.googlealert.com

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Professional Service Providers Freelance Writers and Copywriters •

Elance - www.elance.com

Virtual Assistant Websites US VA Sites: • Assist U - http://www.assistu.com • International Virtual Assistants Network - http://www.ivaa.org • Staff Centrix - http://www.msvas.com • Virtual Assistance - http://www.virtualassistantnetworking.com Canadian VA Sites: • Online Office Assistants - http://www.officeassist.ca • Virtual Assistant Training Program - http://www.vatp.ca/info/find.html • MJVA - http://www.mjva.ca • The Canadian Virtual Assistant Network - http://www.canadianva.net • Canadian Virtual Assistant - http://www.canadianvirtualassistant.com • Canadian Virtual Assistant Connection - http://www.cvac.ca • Virtual Assistant Networking Association (VANA) http://www.vanetworking.com/ UK VA Sites: • International Association of Virtual Assistants - http://www.iava.org.uk • Alliance of UK Virtual Assistants http://www.allianceofukvirtualassistants.org.uk Australia •

A Clayton’s Secretary - http://www.vadirectory.net

Worldwide •

Virtual Assistants For You - http://www.va4u.com

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