Let me let you in on a little secret. Article marketing still works to make money online if you do it with a certain amount of consistency. I like to refer to this as the power of the daily article.
I use a simple little system that helps keep me focused and makes sure I am writing and submitting at least one article every day. If you do this over a period of time you're going to have hundreds or even thousands of articles online working to help you promote your business.
Here are the steps you can follow if you want to benefit more from article marketing.
1. Get a monthly calendar that you can put a checkmark on for every day that you write an article.
2. Find a source of ideas you can tap when you're ready to write. Create a swipe file and constantly add to it so you are never at a loss for article ideas to write about.
3. Write your daily article and put a checkmark on your calendar showing that you've written it for that day.
4. Submit your article to article directories. I suggest using Submit Your Article and their Article Leverage program. This way you can create unique versions of your articles before submitting them to the article directories.
Use the naked article feature to get backlinks from their blog network. Also set up a plain and html resource box for articles going into article directories.
5. Take one unique version of your article and post it on your blog. Bookmark your blog posts to social directories using OnlyWire.com
6. Join Free Traffic System. Submit one unique version of your article to them. This article will be added to their blog network which will give you additional exposure and backlinks.
7. Get in the zone. If you are in the mood to write the best thing to do is to sit down and crank out several articles in advance.
When you submit them to Submit Your Article you can choose what day you want them to be published. As you choose the day you want them to be published makr that day off on your calendar. It's a great feeling to know that you have several articles going out in advance that will be working to promote your business.
Don't worry about writing masterpieces on your articles. Once you get the hang of it you should be able to crank out an article and 15 minutes or so if you are writing on a topic you have knowledge of. These articles should be 400-450 words.
If you are committed to using article marketing to promote your business, you will find it is much easier to make money. Article marketing still works if you tap into the power of the daily article!