Don't get ripped off by article placement scams

Choosing an Article Submission Service is a risky business. Here are the Top 10 questions you should ask before spending your hard-earned dollars .
 
Building your list and adding prospects to your sales funnel with article submissions is the hottest sales lead generation trend on the Web today. However, the article submission process is one of the most boring and tedious tasks around. That’s why many authors, experts and businesses choose to outsource their article marketing efforts.

 

How can you choose the best company to handle this important process for you? Follow these tips to avoid being ripped off from unscrupulous merchants?

 

1. Are the sites on your      company’s article submission list well known across the Web, or are they      dummy sites that you set up? Some unscrupulous article submission service      providers promise to post your article to hundreds or thousands of sites      for a very low fee – like $15! What they don’t tell you is that these      sites are ones they have created for the sole purpose of posting your      articles. No one visits these sites. Search engines don’t index these      sites. So no one will ever see these articles. Ask for a list of sites      they submit to. If they don’t seem credible, run fast!

 

2. Does Google index the sites      you submit to? If Google doesn’t, then you are wasting your time. Ask them      for a list of success stories. By going to Google and typing the headline      in quotes, you can check whether or not Google indexes the articles they      submit.

 

3. Does Alexa index the sites      your company submits articles to? Alexa.com is a website that tracks the      traffic of all websites. Go there and type your website URL and you’ll see      where your site ranks among the millions of websites. It’s easy and fun to      do. Try it! Now, ask the marketing company to provide the names of 10      sites they will submit your article to. See where they rank on Alexa. Do      they even rank on Alexa? If not, watch out!

 

4. Is this a targeted campaign,      or a scattershot approach? Ask the company how well targeted the article      submission process is going to be. Can they target specific audiences,      like health, or marketing or C-level executives? If they can’t, then you      are wasting your money reaching audiences that aren’t interested in your      message.

 

5. Does your company submit      articles by hand or by software? Most reputable websites that accept      articles will not accept articles delivered by software. They want unique      content and they know articles submitted by software will be sent to every      site imaginable.

 

6. Does your company edit your      article? I’ve written six books on marketing and the Internet that have      been translated into six different languages, and I write and submit      articles on a weekly basis. Yet, I still hire proofreaders to review my      articles. Sure, you think you are a great writer, but there’s not a person      alive who won’t benefit from a copy editor giving the article a second      look.

 

7. Will your company use sound      search engine optimization strategies to make my articles search engine      friendly. If your hire a good article marketing company, they will not      only edit your articles but they will make your articles search engine      friendly as well. This way, your articles can be found on Google.

 

8. Will your company handle the      day-to-day correspondence with site and ezine editors? You can spend hours      answering questions from website and ezine editors. The best firms      handle the routine correspondence for you. They bring you in only when you      need to answer an important question. You should avoid firms that don’t      respond to editors because your articles will never be published by highly      targeted websites. They can say they submitted the article, but you won’t      have any pickup.

 

9. Does your company submit      articles in a way that Google respects, or do you blast articles out      there? Google hates when people try to manipulate their rankings and will      ding your article campaign if you send out too many articles too quickly.      Make sure your article marketing company understands this. Otherwise,      Google could blackball your article marketing efforts.

 

10. What do you charge? It has      been my experience that the article submission process, if performed      correctly, can take up to 10 hours or more to submit your article to 100      sites. That doesn’t count the proofing, editing, optimizing, consulting      and following up. All this work takes time and effort. If the price      seems too low, remember the old saying, “You get what you pay for.”

 

You want an article submission company that cares about your success. Many fly-by-night artists just want to take your money and run. Make sure the service you select takes the time to get to know you, your marketing goals and your audience? Follow these tips to ensure you get what you pay for! If not, you could be headed for disaster.

 

I hope to see you all over the Web.

 

About the Author:

 

Internet marketing pioneer, Dan Janal has influenced several generations of Internet Marketers including the top executives from IBM, American Express and Reader’s Digest. If you're ready to jump-start your article submission efforts and make more money online, then get your FREE tips now at http://www.articlemarketingexperts.com/articlenewsletter

 

 

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