Chris Swyer

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You can write articles and place them into free directories which are basically free websites. You (or the writer) places these articles there for the purpose of promoting information about yourself and/or business. A byline is placed under the article to show who owns it (you) and can contact you or visit your website to obtain additional information about you or your products or your services.

Ariticles placed into directories in this manner are a powerful way to make you money. This is a strong technique for exposing people to your business. Particularly powerful is the fact that the only people who contact you from this method are people who have an interest in your business services or products. Thus they are prequalified prospects. Since you are viewed as an experienced person in their area of interest they will readily send you an e-mail or visit your website. You could even hire a writer to write your article for you if you don’t want to write it yourself. The cost or that would be quickly recouped from your increase in business. After that everything is pure profit. However, you will find that it is not difficult to write your own article if you give it a try. Artiles generate money for you in a muiltitude of ways. You could make money from affiliate sales or from selling your own product or services, or from the re-posting of your article by other websites.

To look at a real life example let’s assume you are an accountant working from home. You develop an article on an accounting subject and you place the article on various article directories. Prospective customers with an interest or need in the accounting area will read your article and quickly become aware that you have the expertise they need to accomplish a job for them. These people will visit your website or e-mail you to discuss their need. As a result, your article brought you a potential new customer who might be an ongoing repeat customer, but if not, will earn you a profit at least once.

Not only that, your article will now appear on a free directory where other affiliate websites about accounting will certainly use your article as copy for their website. And they will have to place your byline to your article and this will bring even more traffice to you due to the re-posting of your article. This is how you will make even more money from the traffic they get to their website.

Many directories are available. The best method is to place your article on many directories. A submission service can be used to place your article for you or you can do it yourself. This is one of the most powerfull methods of promoting your business on the internet and thus make money submitting articles to directories.