What’s the first thing you see when you click on a website? There are words everywhere! No matter what other Internet marketing software or media marketing tools you employ on your site, the ones that people still gravitate towards involve words. Use article marketing to help you achieve expert status as an online business owner.

Why Articles?

You might be wondering about articles. Maybe you have shied away from them up until now because you don’t write especially well. Maybe your 11th grade English teacher frightened the bejeebers out of you with her killer writing assignments. You don’t have to go into therapy to write an article – simply write what you know.

Articles are the quickest and easiest way to drive traffic to your site. When individuals type all of those keywords into search engines, they are searching for information. It can come in a variety of forms but the one that nearly all people know and are comfortable with is the article layout. On your website, hopefully you have some form of content displayed there to keep your visitors happy.

Writing the Articles

Given that you know a lot about the subject of your business, use that expertise to elevate yourself to the level of expert. With what is trapped in your head, you could almost certainly write a hundred articles.

How should you write? Create a list of topics that are interrelated to your business. Because the subject matter is well-known, it will probably only take you about 30 minutes to write a 400 word article. This length is pretty common for blog posts and article directories.

Did we mention article directories? These are the places where you will be submitting your articles to gain visibility. When you write articles, utilize the bio box to supply a link to your website so interested readers can find your business.

Some types of articles work better than others when it comes to promoting an expert standing:

• How-To Pieces
• Tips
• Article Packs/Reports

With how-to articles and tips, you are sure to gain the reader’s attention with bulleted and numbered points. Using numbers in the title also alert the reader that your work is something they want to check out. When you can put what you know into a format like this, you essentially become an instant expert. And, the writing is fairly simple for those who question their skills.

An article pack can be created from ten or so articles that you have written on a related subject. Marketing them on your site as a guide to “Internet Marketing Strategies” or tips on “Internet Business Ideas” or whatever the subject of your business is.

Writing and submitting articles will get you noticed. Linking them to your website can multiply your sales as you go from small business owner to business expert and people like experts. They are the go-to person who takes the headache out of research. If your information is helpful, these people will come back to you over and over again and bring others with them.