Help! How Can I Get Articles for My Site?
As a blogger or website publisher, you have probably heard about the importance of content. You need articles for your weekly newsletter, articles for your website or blog to keep it fresh, and even more articles if you’re selling your own ebooks. Yikes! Now, before you break into a sweat, there are ways to get all of the content that you could possibly need — without sitting on your bottom for 12 hours each day, typing your little fingers off.
Why do you need content? There are a few reasons.
First of all, the search engines reward content. They are in the information business, so they reward more quality content with more traffic to your site. That’s right. The more information you put on your website or blog, the more they’ll send you visitors. (Note, I said “quality” content?)
Second, great content adds value to those who come to your website. When people come to a website that offers a lot of value, they’re much more likely to tell others about it, link to the site themselves, talk about it on forums, stumbleupon your site, and come back frequently to see what’s new.
Third, quality content establishes you as an expert in your field. If you’re writing and sharing great information, people will begin to look at you as their “go to” person for information on that topic. You’re reading this article right now, aren’t you?
So, where do you get articles for your site? Well, you have several options, each with its pros and cons.
1. Write the the articles yourself. While this is a noble option, and I do write much of my own content, there are options below that will give you a bit of a break, while growing your online business faster than ever. Yes, write your own articles if you can, but also incorporate some of the options below to see the biggest benefits.
2. Get a Great Writer. A ghostwriter is a freelancer who writes for you but you take the credit. There are many sites on the web where you can find frelancers. Start by searching google.com, or go to sites like elance.com or shelancers.com to look around. Most biographies are written by ghostwriters. Almost every politician on the planet uses a speech writer. When time is short, get a ghostwriter to give your project a quick boost.
3. Team up with others. Find other online business owners looking for exposure and recruit them as columnists or guest bloggers. They’ll be glad to do it for the free advertising and exposure and you’ll benefit by having more content for your website or blog. This is a great way to add value to your ezine, as well.
4. Check out the Article Directories. Popular article directories like Isnare.com, EzineArticles.com and FreeAffiliateArticles.com offer a variety of informative articles written by respected experts in a variety of fields. You may reprint these articles on your website as long as you include the author bio that is included at the end. See the bottom of this article for an example — mine.
5. Load up with Private Label Rights (PLR) articles. PLR content was created to fill a need that we, as website owners have — the ongoing need for quality content. When you purchase PLR articles, you have nearly 100% freedom to use them. You can edit the articles, modify them for your market, create viral reports from them, or even use them to write your first book. The problem is finding quality PLR articles. There is a lot of junk out there. In order to choose a quality service, be sure to find one that has been around for awhile (not some fly-by-night site). Also, check that the articles have been professionally written and edited. Were the articles created specifically for that site or are they recycled from other PLR sites? Once you find a great PLR service, you’ll wish that you started sooner.
Now that you know how to find content for your website, I hope that you will take advantage of these recommendations and build your online business to new heights.
