Over the years, online marketers have used article marketing to attain lots of one way links in to their web pages. These links help to boost search engine rankings. The same links also serve to attract visitors directly to your web pages.

A few years ago, simply submitting articles to lots of article directories was a really effective way of getting your pages on to the top of the main search engines, but these days links from directory style sites carry less juice, although they do carry some, and posting articles to them is worthwhile to get your sites indexed and to help with ranking.

Many people soon get frustrated and bored with article marketing, because they don't get instant results from their efforts. So what can be done to ensure the time you put into writing your articles is actually time well spent? Here are 7 tips for boosting your article marketing results.

1. Article Research

How many times do you just sit and write an article off the top of your head and submit it without considering what keywords your targeting, or look to see which articles are proving most popular with readers in your niche? Often I'd guess! If you want lots of people to read your article, give it a good chance by writing similar articles to those that are proving most popular in the leading directories.

2. Article Titles

Always consider your article title very carefully. Going back to the first tip, look to see what titles are proving popular and write similar ones. Secondly, at the start of your title, try and use your main keyword phrase, and follow it with a second if possible.

3. Bio Boxes

Make sure you give the reader a compelling reason to click on the link in your bio box. Offer more 'secrets' or something for 'free'.

4. Spinning

When you've written your article, consider using an article spinner to produce a bunch of unique versions for publishing in different directories or on your own web pages.

5. Mass Distribution

If you are going to the time and effort of writing your own articles, make sure you get the most from them by using a distribution service to automate the process of submitting them to all the leading directories and ezines.

6. Blog Networks

Why stop at article directories? Join a blog network and post your article to member blogs, you can quickly get lots of one way targeted links from member blogs that will definitely boost your search engine rankings!

7. Outsourcing

Boost your volume capability by getting others to write your articles for you. You'd be surprised how cost effective it can be to outsource articles if you know how to use them to maximum effect!

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