SEO Article Writing

SEO Article Writing is one of the top ways to receive traffic, and some good back links. There are only a few people who know how to effectively have their articles rank on page 1 for the Search Engines. I hardly see any other person marketing articles in the way that it should be used. Most people don’t realize that you don’t need a well written article to rank on the Search Engines. I have seen many SEO marketers just copy/paste information, and just submit it to an article directory.

I personally use the directory more for backlinks than for referred visits. A lot of these directories have the page filled with Ads, and the chances of a visitor clicking on the 2 resource link is very small. This is why I look towards just putting those two links, and making sure they rank on the search engines. If your article ranks for the keywords you are optimizing for, then I believe that it will also help the links you have placed in the article resource box.

My first advice is to ALWAYS place unique articles on your website FIRST! I have seen a lot of people posting articles on article directories, and not have any content on their own site. Remember that you are promoting YOUR SITE, and not trying to promote an article directory by giving them more content. We all know that content is king, and our own site should be FILLED with articles/blogs. I would recommend posting it on your site then changing it around before posting it somewhere else.

My second advice is ‘try’ to place a link in the beginning of the article, and at the end. We want the spiderbots to see the links upfront, and at the end. There are a few articles indicating that spiderbots may not even read the whole content, but just the first/last sentences. Another reason why I recommend putting it at the beginning is that there are a lot of people who like to ‘copy’ our articles, and ‘forget’ to give someone credit by adding a backlink. If you have the links at the beginning, then chances are that it will be copied over to their webpage. I would also recommend that you bold the links with anchor text so it stands out.

My third advice is picking the right title. This is the most important part of the article. I never try to ‘pick’ a good title that will catch a reader’s attention. Stuffing your title with too many irrevelant terms will hurt your chances of ranking. I research the keywords to make sure that the key terms get searched, and to see what order the users search with. Some may search Writing SEO Article, but the vast majority use SEO Article Writing. Notice that my title isn’t “How to use SEO Article Writing effectively” or “Using SEO for Article Writing”. I’m using what users search for which is the term SEO article writing.

My last advice is making sure to use the right keywords, and bolding them within the article. Make sure to research what keywords to use for the title, content, and anchor text. There’s nothing worse then promoting keywords that do not get searched for. I recommend placing 2-3 different keywords within the article, and to bold them. It’s important that you read Using Bold Tags to help out your SEO article writing.

Note – some well known article directories will not allow you to place links within the article, and some will not allow you to have a short title. If you plan to use the link resource box, then I would recommend writing a short paragraph with the anchor text links in it. I do not recommend just placing only the links side by side. Also, if the directory does not allow you to use the short title then make sure to put the keywords in the front of the title like SEO article writing techniques instead of Techniques for SEO Article Writing