You are ready to kick off your article marketing campaign. You have some great aricles put together and you’ve located the best directories to promote your articles. But stop!
There are still a few steps you will need to complete before you are really ready to begin submitting your articles to publishers and directories.
1. Make Your Article As Attractive As Possible
Is your article formatted so it is easy to read and/or scan with short paragraphs, subheadings, and bullet points? Are you using plain text and only plain text in your article?
2. Clean Up Your Act
Have you checked for spelling, grammar, and other surface errors? You will lose credibility with a lot of mistakes. Read your article out loud. You will be surprised how many mistakes you can catch with this method not to mention how many awkward sentences you can locate for revision.
3. Offer Useful Information
If you article offers an useful tip or a solution to a problem then make sure you highlight this in your headline and summary. Don’t try to sell with your article. Sell yourself, your information, your expertise, and your experience, but not your...