by: Bruce Gow

One of the easiest ways to get seen and to grow your one-way backlinks is to submit articles. This is the organic method of search engine optimisation (SEO) that Google and other search engines just love! Search engine marketing in Australia is growing more than six times the rate of all other media according to the latest Australian Bureau of Verification Services (ABVS) figures, which show internet marketing as the fastest growing media sector. In my opinion, the fastest way to get results on the internet is by article submission.

When writing your article you should write about something in which you are passionate about about and have in-depth knowledge and that people would be interested to read about. Once you've written your article you can then submit it to other websites who then decide whether to publish your article on their website. The reason companies might want to show your article are numerous, firstly they are continually adding new content to their sites which the search engines love, and also if they are providing new content their readers will keep returning to keep up with any new developments.

Why Write Articles?

So why spend hours writing an article for other people? Well, a number of reasons: if you provide some very useful content then you as a person will become revered to as an expert in your particular field. As a result people will respect your opinions and feel compelled to try you product or service. You can place a link in your article, so every website that publishes your article will also provide a link to your website. Some websites might even pay you if they publish your article. Which other search engine marketing method can do that for free?

I recently wrote an article on termite control in Sydney and called it "Termites - How To Stop Problem Jobs Becoming Nightmares." Here is the link: http://www.termiteexperts.com.au/abouttermites/nightmaretermitejobs.html - It shot the first page on Google within 2 weeks! This was for the term "Termite Control Sydney," which is a very important phrase for the owner of the site. This won't work for everyone for all articles, of course. However it does show that the small effort it takes to write and submit the article is worthwhile and works in terms of visibility.

What Should I Write About?

Your article can be anything related to your business, or topic or your website, but you must make sure it's worthy of being published. If you write an article on a topic that has been covered many times before, (such as Search Engine Optimization) or that is general knowledge then other websites will be reluctant to pick-up your article. So write about some new developments that have occurred which people will be interested to read about. It also helps if you are controversial with punchy headlines, give great usefulness to the readers or contradict an authority in your field of expertise. Make sure that you back it up with facts and correct references!

Distributing Your Article

So now you've written your article, you need a method of distributing your article so that other websites will pick up your article and publish it on their website. There are a number of services that will distribute your article for you:

GoArticles - www.goarticles.com

ArticleCity - www.articles.com

Article Depot - www.articledepot.co.uk

Articles Factory - www.articlesfactory.com

Or you can submit your article to websites yourself. Below is a list of website that accept article submissions. Obviously not all sites will pertain to your field so it will still take a little work to create YOUR list, but below is a list of some of the websites which accept article submissions: -

http://www.constant-content.com

http://www.expertarticles.com

http://www.ezinearticles.com

http://www.ezinetrendz.com

http://www.ezine-writer.com.au

http://www.e-zinez.com

http://www.freezinesite.com

http://www.fresh-articles.com

http://www.goarticles.com

http://www.holisticjunction.com

http://www.home-based-business-opportunities.com

http://www.home-business-income.net

http://www.home-business-tips-newsletter.com

http://www.ideamarketers.com

http://www.internethomebusinessarticles.com

http://www.isnare.com

http://www.jogena.com

http://www.jorbins.com

http://www.lilengine.com

http://www.linksnoop.com

http://www.lrsmarketing.com

http://www.mailbiz.com

http://www.mainstreetmom.com

http://www.makingprofit.com

http://www.marcommwise.com

http://www.marketingpitbull.com

http://www.marketing-seek.com

http://www.mastersyndicator.com

http://www.maxebook.com

http://www.organic-rankings.com

http://www.parentclicks.com

http://www.promotenewz.com

http://www.readycontent.com

http://www.sales-masters-world.com

http://www.searchwarp.com

http://www.selfgrowth.com

http://www.sideroad.com

http://www.smartads.info

http://www.storebuilder.co.uk

http://www.submityourarticle.com

http://www.thephantomwriters.com

http://www.top7business.com

http://www.top-web-marketing.com

http://www.upromote.com

http://www.valuablecontent.com

http://www.vectorcentral.com

http://www.warriorforum.com

http://www.webmasterarticles.net

http://www.webmastertraffictools.com

http://www.webmomz.com

http://www.webpronews.com

http://www.websitefuel.com

http://www.website-promotion-ranking-services.com

http://www.web-source.net

http://www.williammcdermott.com

http://www.womans-net.com

http://www.workathomearticles.net

http://www.work-at-home-jobs-iowa.com

http://www.xongoo.com

http://www.zinos.com

http://www.zongoo.com

So start writing and submitting articles for fun and profit! If you want me to do it for you, send me the article and I'll submit it to over 500 article sites for $29 per article, or I'll create the article, you edit, and I'll submit it to the article sites and a TON of Ezines for only $97!

To summarize, when you submit an article, here's what happens . . .

1. The submission site posts your article into a relevant category best suited to your subject matter so those looking for specific information can find it easily.

2. People looking for content about your specific subject matter may want to use your article on their site.

3. When someone uses your article they must leave your website link intact on their site to avoid copyright infringement. This is a great strategy for search engine optimisation (SEO)

4. The end result is that your link is on a site that's content is relevant to yours, thus increasing your site's popularity ranking and for the internet marketing of your website.

5. REAL journalists and local media outlets like newspapers, magazines, radio or TV might like your article so much that they'll contact you for an interview!

Contact me today at bruce@searchengine-guy.com.au to launch your article to success. I offer a 100% no questions asked refund if your website doesn't improve its visibility dramatically or I don't deliver on anything I've promised or outlined above.

Remember, Search engine marketing by article submission is the fastest and easiest way to get visible in the search engines. And it doesn't matter whether its Australian, US or elswhere, it still produces natural results that will get you long lasting targetted links to your website!