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Forum marketing is a good way to give your site a boost. You create links to your site via your signature and you get yourself and your message in front of the right audience. Getting it done, however, requires the ability to play by the rules.

Of course, that means following the official, written rules of the forum. You need to read the stickies, the terms of use and every other rule in the book. But that’s only half of the issue. You also need to obey the unwritten laws.

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article marketing continues to be one of the most popular means of traffic generation and link-building available. Although it can be a labor-intensive process, it yields real results and countless marketers make a good chunk of their living with it.

What would happen if you could double, triple or even quadruple the effectiveness of article marketing?

What if that was possible without completely changing the nature of your actual articles?

What if you could do it by understanding how Read the rest of this entry »

Your AdWords headlines are some of the most stringent and difficult examples of concise writing. Getting the attention of a page viewer in 25 characters or less takes real skill and talent.

Ask a short question – Develop a brief question that might be in your reader’s minds when searching for your chosen keywords. For example: “Want To Lose Weight?” would appeal to those searching for diet plans.

Make a solid promise – Tell them what they will get by clicking your ad. If you can Read the rest of this entry »

The title of this post is almost a rhetorical question. Who wouldn’t want free non-reciprocal inbound links to his or her site?

(That was a rhetorical question.)

Backlinks are the backbone of successful SEO. If you can get those links pointing toward your site, google will find them and will treat them like votes of confidence indicating that your piece of the ‘Net deserves to be rewarded in the results.

So, securing those links is a top priority.

Interestingly, there are literally Read the rest of this entry »

Getting your point across in 140 characters can be tough. Many people hear about the power of Twitter, sign up, then can’t understand why they aren’t getting more traffic. Chances are, they simply aren’t getting their point across to their followers.

Be sure that your tweet communicates exactly what your site or post is about. A tweet that simply says “Visit my site” or “Try a great new weight loss product” isn’t going to get clicked very often. Let your followers know what they will gain by Read the rest of this entry »

Article marketing campaigns can only be effective if you create a resource box for your articles that gets results. Knowing what to say and how to say it in the most effective way can be tough, but here are a few tips for making your article resource box work for you.

Keep it brief. Having an author resource box that is as long as your article will not only lose the interest of your readers, but will also prevent sites with limited space from picking up and republishing your article. Say what Read the rest of this entry »

Commenting on related blogs can be a great way to bring in new readers to your own site or get people interested in your products. This technique can also backfire on you, if not done well, landing you in the spam filter or ending with your comments deleted. Here are a few tips for writing blog comments that will help you to be a part of the community and gain you new readers or customers.

Read the post carefully before crafting your comment. Sometimes the title can be deceiving, so make sure Read the rest of this entry »

You know the fable of the turtle and the rabbit (or, if you prefer, the tortoise and the hare), right? It’s the one where the slow-moving turtle eventually wins the big race with a slow and steady approach.

There’s a great message in that story. It doesn’t apply to small text marketing strategies, though.

This is one case where rabbits always win.

These techniques produce results that make sense when one knows what they’re doing and how to do it quickly. Those who implement the strategies Read the rest of this entry »

The 140 character interface of Twitter has become one of the most popular ways to promote your business or website, but perfecting the medium can be a bit tricky. With such a limited amount of space to communicate your point, getting the words across effectively is easier said than done.

In your allowed 140 characters, you need a headline, plus room for your link, so using every character wisely is important. It can be very tempting to use abbreviations and text-speak to get your point across. Read the rest of this entry »

Your resource box is the deciding factor in the success of your article marketing campaign. While a well written article will keep people reading until the end, if the resource box doesn’t pack a punch, they will click away without ever visiting your site. Sadly, many fantastic authors have not had great success with article marketing, simply because they did not write a good resource box.

How can you prevent them from wandering off after reading the meat of your article? By including a call Read the rest of this entry »