Give Your Motivation a Boost with These 6 New Wallpapers
Our Graphic Artists have been busy creating a new batch of EzineArticles-themed wallpapers just for you!
These unique wallpapers offer a change of pace for your computer’s theme and they also serve as a reminder to help you stay in the article writing state of mind by writing and submitting new quality articles.
Click on the link below that matches the resolution of your monitor(s) to download the appropriate wallpaper. Then select that file as your new wallpaper and begin enjoying your new EzineArticles background.
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Christopher M. Knight on March 12, 2012 at 9:00 am
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Learn How You Can Manage Your Time Effectively and Add Great Value to Your Article Writing Efforts!
At the end of the day, Alice Wrighter collapsed on her couch next to her husband, and exclaimed: “Wow! I’m exhausted, but I didn’t finish one article!”
Her husband turned to her and good-humoredly said, “Well, honey… I know Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Picasso, commenting on blogs, web surfing, reading the news, email, and playing Angry Birds is part of your creative routine, but wouldn’t it be better if you concentrated more of your efforts on building your article library? You know – so you have a solid foundation for your connections to link back to, which will serve as concrete evidence of your Expert Author status and take your credibility further?
“What’s that honey?” asked Alice distractedly. “Oh look! X Factor is on!”
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Penny, Managing Editor on November 2, 2011 at 9:04 am
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6 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Personal Brand
A real challenge faced by many article writers in today’s competitive market is choosing how to develop a personal brand.
And no, I’m not talking about the type of branding Stuart is about to undertake in today’s cartoon.
I’m talking about your identity as a writer and as an expert. This includes things like your stance on:
- Formal vs. Informal Writing – In some cases, a formal style makes more sense, like if you are describing how to do something. Other times, you’ll have an easier time building rapport by writing informally, like how you would in conversation. Check out this post on developing your own style.
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Marc, Product Marketing Manager on July 27, 2011 at 9:25 am
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Developing a Social Media Strategy as an Article Writer
The allure of Facebook is undeniable, especially for people with insights or content to share.
With more than 750 million active users, the social networking site is quickly becoming an attractive option for article writers hoping to build business relationships and generate additional website traffic.
But, launching a social networking account for your brand without having a plan or strategy to implement, as well as a way to evaluate your progress, is a big mistake.
Don’t let a lack of planning or a misunderstanding of what Facebook is all about slap you around or you’ll end up like Delores – confused and misunderstanding the power of the technology. Instead, follow these tips for creating a social networking account to extend the reach of your article writing:
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Marc, Product Marketing Manager on July 8, 2011 at 8:31 am
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The Article Writing Genie Returns to Grant Three More Wishes
Today, we bring back the mystical Article Writing Genie to respond to some new requests from real Expert Authors.
He’s been receiving plenty of questions recently about keywords, so he decided to focus in that direction for this wish granting session. Here are wishes from a few lucky members and what the genie had to say:
Wish #1: Genie, there are so many keywords in my niche to choose from. Give me the keywords and keyphrases that are trending right now so I know where to focus my future articles.
The Genie Says:
Every niche is a little bit different, but many authors run into this problem. They get excited about article writing and have so much of their expertise to share, but they just don’t know where to start. Plus, they want to make an impact on people right now by focusing on keywords that are currently relevant.
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Marc, Product Marketing Manager on June 1, 2011 at 8:43 am
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Imagine for a moment …
You woke up early this morning, and you’re motivated and ready to write and submit several new articles to take your article writing to a new level (on a Saturday, no less).
You turn on your computer, and as the machine boots up, you consult your article idea notebook and start brainstorming in your head about your first article.
With confidence high, you open up your word processing program and an Internet browser window to check emails. Suddenly, a message pops up on your screen, “Network Connection Failed. Try Again Later.”
You think to yourself, “Ugh, not again,” and you proceed to reboot your Internet router. As it’s rebooting, you start typing the article and put checking your email on the back-burner. An hour passes. You finish the article, and, after a quick review, you’re satisfied with it.
You go back to the Internet window to submit your article to EzineArticles and the Internet is still down. You try everything – rebooting the router again and then rebooting the whole computer – nothing works. You’ve been hit with a case of Internet downtime that’ll last until you can get in contact with your ISP.
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Marc, Product Marketing Manager on April 27, 2011 at 8:33 am
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Who’s Your Audience?
Before you start writing any article, one of the first things you need to ask yourself is “Who’s my audience?”
Here’s a quick primer to help you answer that question (which can be quite a complicated one):
- Is there a level of familiarity between you and your audience?
- Are you writing for colleagues or someone else?
- How do they expect to receive this message?
- Are they looking for some level of interaction?
- Are they more interested in being spoken to with direct messages?
- What’s their connection to the topic?
- Is it for their business/livelihood?
Answering each of these questions will put you on course to figuring out how formal (or informal) your writing ought to be.
An informal writing style shows a level of familiarity and personality that sets it apart. Meanwhile, formal writing most often takes place on serious topics in a direct and succinct way.
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Marc, Product Marketing Manager on March 25, 2011 at 8:58 am
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Don’t just dream of highly-targeted traffic, live it.
The #1 way to get more highly-targeted traffic to your website is to write and submit more new articles to directories like EzineArticles. Each article is a new access point that can help interested readers connect to you and your business.
With all else equal, a set of 10 articles consistently outperforms one article by itself in just about every statistical category. Although this traffic equation rings true, for many people it doesn’t do complete justice to the topic. For example, if you’re writing under time constraints, you’d want to know how you can become a more efficient and effective writer.
With a little extra effort on your part, the “More Articles = More Traffic” equation can be tinkered with to your advantage.
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Marc, Product Marketing Manager on February 7, 2011 at 11:07 am
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What would you ask of your own article writing and marketing genie?
There are times when we all wish we had our own magic lamp with a genie inside to grant us wishes.
The childhood story of Aladdin tells of the mystical adventure of a boy who finds an oil lamp, rubs it, and has a genie pop out who grants him three wishes.
The story is designed to get us thinking about what we’d ask for if we were granted just three wishes. It can also help us reflect on our own article writing hopes, dreams and wishes.
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Marc, Product Marketing Manager on January 12, 2011 at 9:17 am
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Understanding the long tail concept and how it relates to article marketing is key to understanding who your audience is and reaching them.
It can help you understand exactly what type of audience you get from certain keywords and keyphrases you use to write articles.
If you’ve ever studied statistics, you might remember what a long tail distribution curve looks like. It’s where the tail of the curve is extremely long compared to the head.
Moving Along the Long Tail
In article writing and marketing, this distribution curve can be applied to the keywords from a niche to choose the most effective subjects to cover.
There are three sections to the long tail distribution curve for keywords. The further down the curve you move, the more specific and numerous the keywords become.
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Marc, Product Marketing Manager on October 25, 2010 at 12:59 pm
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