Writing and submitting articles, which are relevant to your website or product’s niche, can build your reputation as an authority in the said niche.  This can also translate to more mileage if any of your articles are published in magazines or newsletters.

Encountering obstacles and resolving them, thus refining your article marketing practices, will only serve to educate you.  What is important is that you start on the right foot.  Here are some ways to increase your market exposure through article marketing.

Writing Articles for Article Marketing

Decide on the popular keywords you wish to utilize prior to creating articles for submission to directories.  Even the best article will go to waste if it is not easily found by Internet users who search for associated information.  Employ keyword research tools and get the popular keywords pertaining to your topic or niche.  Use keywords or key phrases in the body of your articles, as well as related keywords or phrases.

The title of your article has to catch the attention of the reader.  Your article’s content may be informative and well-crafted, yet a boring title may cost you potential traffic.  Employ the keywords you have found by placing them in the title, and a few times in the rest of the article as well.  Do not stuff your article with keywords – this may cause it to feel stilted and turn off any readers looking for quality content.

There are no hard and fast rules as to the number of keywords incorporated in an article.  Putting your keywords twice in the first couple of paragraphs, and once for every hundred words, and once more in the concluding paragraph is a good rule of thumb.  Again, writing an article that is flowing and easy to read wins over stuffing your content with keywords.  Many reputable article directories will accept the articles you send, including some requisites, such as relevant keywords used and article summaries.

Do not promote your website or product within the article itself – the resource box or author biography portion is where you can do this.  Logically, creating an effective resource box is also integral to your promotional efforts.  This has to be done in such a way as to persuade the viewer to follow the links to your website.

What is the right niche and how does it determine how much cash from the Internet you make?

Well, for starters having the right niche is so much more than just seeing how much cash from the Internet you can make.  I mean, that’s part of it, yes.  But you have to enjoy the niche you choose.

You’ll be relegated to talking, writing, and doing things that relate to your niche for a long time to come if you intend to create an Internet cash geyser from your niche.

So you’ve got to have some like or interest in it.

Many people focus all their energy on making money online and internet marketing first and their passions second, when it shouldn’t be so cut and dry.  You’ve got to consider both.

So let’s start by…

Brainstorming

Where do you start.

The first thing I would do is get a sheet of paper or open up mind map software (my favorite is MindJet).

Now it’s time to brainstorm some ideas.

Let’s start with the obvious…

• What do you like to do for fun?
• What hobbies do you have?
• What do you do for a job right now?
• Do yo have any specialized knowledge?
• Do you know how to do anything that you think other people would want to know about?

These are just a few of the questions you should start asking yourself.  I know that once you get on a roll you’ll be able to come up with so many more ideas.

Now, once you’ve come up with ideas just from asking these simple questions you should continue poking and prodding that unconscious mind of yours.

Poke Your Unconscious

Before you do what comes next you’ll need to prime your unconscious.  The way you’ll do this is by telling yourself that today you’re exploring niches.  All you’re doing is coming up with niche ideas.

Now, take that day and go to your local book store.  Go shopping at the mall.  But keep a pad and pencil with you so that you can keep notes of what you think.  This is not an exercise in shopping but idea generation.

As you go through the stores, look at books or magazines you’ll begin to get ideas about different niches.  Write them all down, even if you’ve thought of them before.  It doesn’t matter, just keep a list of the ideas and niches you come up with along the way.

This is one of the perfect ways to generate ideas.  You have your mind occupied with what interests you in these places and your unconscious is free to work on the question you asked or the command you gave it.

You might be wondering if this works… for real.

It Works

Yes!  It does.  Try it, it doesn’t cost a thing and you just might find you come up with some potentially profitable and fun ideas.

Let’s face it… you want to make some cash online and what better way to do it than with something you have fun with.

Ok, so get out there and start the process.  You’ll find that you come up with some great ideas, some crazy ideas, and some that don’t make the list.

That’s ok because all you should be doing is getting your mind engaged on the process.

So get your pen, your paper or mind mapping software and start getting your ideas down.

Make Money On The Net

They here the glamor stories of the ultra wealthy and the make money in an instant crowd and want the same push button success.  They want to make money on the net in a flash without having to do a ton of work.

I can understand the thoughts.  It just sounds so easy.  You listen to what the gurus have to say and buy all the programs.  They cost thousands and promise the world.

Are They Making Money On The Net?

These gurus just want your money.  They have a slew of paid staff to answer your questions.  But what kills me is that the staff are working for money.  It’s a J-O-B.  So how can they help you if they aren’t doing it for themselves?  That’s the thing.  They’re not makeing money online.

The guru is making money online but the people he has supporting you isn’t.

Why not ask, the next time you’re on the phone with one of the guru support staffers… Are you making money online?

Find out what they say.

Now don’t get me wrong.  There are hundreds of people online making money with internet marketing blogs and small niche websites.  It still works.  But don’t be fooled.  It does take some work.

You don’t go from making nothing to hundreds of thousands online without a stroke of luck and one stellar plan.

Start Your Home Based Business Online

People can make money through affliate marketing too.  It’s all about laying down the right plan and identifying the right niches that will help you make money.

When you find the right niche, one that you’re passionate about and one that can help you make the cash on the net you’ve been wanting… then you’ve got a winner.

So by now you’re probably wondering how you go about finding the right niche if you want to make money online.

Find Your Internet Marketing Niche

Here’s where you start…

Make a list of items that you’re passionate about.  Make a list of items that you wouldn’t mind writing, talking, and communicating about daily.

The list can be anything.  Just make a list.

For example…

1. golf

2. investing

3. gardening

4. computers

5. poker

6. blackjack

Ok, you get the picture.  Just write everything you can think of down and then go back and think about each item on your list and determine if you could work with that forever.  Once you’ve done that we can move on.

Start A Plan To Make Cash Online

That’s the start to make cash online.  It starts with a good niche.

Next time we’ll talk about some Internet marketing tips that will ultimately help you nail down your niche so you can make cash on the net.