How To Use The Resource Box Manager

For those of you who are members of SubmitYOURArticle.com, here's a tutorial for how to use the new Resource Box Manager.

Here we go! 

 1) Login to your account at SubmitYOURArticle.com.

2) Go to Article Manager => Resource Box Manager

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New Feature Upgrade for SubmitYOURArticle.com! The Resource Box Manager

We're very excited to announce a new upgrade for SubmitYOURArticle.com…

The Resource Box Manager facility is now available for members–this allows members to set named default resource boxes which they can easily pick from when entering new articles, and also to set the main default one which will be automatically pre-loaded each time they enter a new article.

What types of folks would use this feature?

The Resource Box Manager is useful for folks who:

• Submit articles to drive traffic back to multiple sites.
• Anyone who uses different resource boxes for different types of articles. 

Using the Resource Box Manager should be pretty clear cut, but it always helps to see a tutorial with screen shots telling you how to do something new, so that's on the way!  I'll get that for you in a bit. (Here is the tutorial for using the Resource Box Manager)

Just to give credit where credit is due this suggestion came from one of our members–We value and learn from your input!

We have a few more new feature updates on the way, so stay tuned…

Oh, and if you aren't a member of SubmitYOURArticle.com yet, and you'd like to submit articles through our service, you're welcome to sign up here.

Reader Question: How Can I Tell If My Target Market Is Reading My Articles?

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That's a great question, and there are a few things to take into consideration if you're wondering if you're reaching your target market with your articles.

First off, every article that you write should be on the topic of your website.

I've seen some folks have a website on one topic, and then write articles on a totally different topic.

Don't do that! For every article that you write, the topic should be on some aspect of the website that you're trying to drive traffic to. The article is the way you hook a a targeted reader's attention, and then the article transitions into the resource box where you take your momentum from the article and direct it toward your website. 

Also, for every article that you write, you will choose an appropriate category to reflect your topic.

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How To Make Your Resource Box Sticky (And Get Those Click-Throughs!)

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When you're doing article marketing, you need not just one, but 2 click-throughs per article.

What? Why 2?

That's right–first you need an attention-grabbing title so that when viewers are looking at a page on an article directory that lists a whole bunch of titles, your article title will stand out from the crowd.

Someone clicking from that index page on a directory (or in search results in Google) is your first click-through.

Alright–the reader clicked through on your article title and finally makes it to the page that lists your whole article. Then what?

Once you get them to start reading your article, you then need to not only get them to read the whole article and reach the resource box (very much like writing a sales letter in fact where you want them to reach the order button), but also encourage them to click through to your web site. 

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Please Share Your Article Marketing Story at Our Squidoo Lens!

You can read the article marketing story of Steve Shaw, the creator of SubmitYOURArticle.com, at our all-new article marketing 'Squidoo lens':

The Ultimate Guide To Article Marketing

Then at the bottom of the lens you can find out how to add your own story. Don't know what a Squidoo lens is? Visit and you'll see one in action!

The lens is focused on providing expert guidance on article marketing. It'll be updated regularly, and we hope you'll find it useful.

So do the following now:

1. Visit our brand spankin' new Squidoo lens: The Ultimate Guide To Article Marketing

2. Add your own story at the bottom.

3. Rate it! (We think it's top notch, but you decide…)

4. Let us know your feedback and/or suggestions, we'd love to hear!

5. Share it with your friends - if you know anyone who's looking into article marketing, or who are already doing it, they'll find this invaluable, so do them a good turn and let them know about this lens.

Read it, and let us know your thoughts!

The #1 Very Simple Tweak You Can Make to Your Articles for Maximum RESULTS!

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What if I told you that amidst all of your article marketing efforts, all of the time you spend writing, all of your consistency and eloquently worded articles, that there was one very simple change you could make that would impact your results in a major way?

Well, there is, and I really want to encourage you to take this tip to heart:

An ATTENTION-grabbing article title is PARAMOUNT.

Were you expecting something more mind blowing?

It really is that simple–you can craft an excellent article and resource box but if your title is not enticing, you won’t be getting folks to read your article, or to read your resource box, or to click through to your website from your resource box.

Here’s what you need to do:

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The 3 *BIG* Reasons Why Small Business Owners Use Article Marketing

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Sometimes folks will write in and ask–"I've heard about article marketing but I'm not sure what it does. How can article marketing benefit my small business?"

That's an excellent question, and the answer probably has more depth than most people are expecting.

You see, even if your small business is in the "real world" and not entirely online, you need to accomplish a few objectives internet-wise in order to take advantage of all the marketing opportunities that the web offers. 

Small business owners use article marketing for 3 main reasons:

1) To build inbound links to your website.

With each article that you submit, you will include a resource box, which is the one spot where you get to talk about yourself, your business, and give a link back to your website. That link that appears in your resource box is extremely valuable! The inbound links will improve your search engine ranking, which will then, in turn bring you even more traffic.

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How to Write an Article in 700-800 Words

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I decided to write this post only because I know from personal experience that it's easier said than done to write a great article that ends up in the sweet spot word count of 700-800 words. 

Some of us who have trouble reigning things in at less than 1500 words, and others are on the opposite end of the spectrum straining to make their articles long enough.

Knowing that a 700-800 word article marketing article has a greater chance of getting picked up for publication, I have been consistently trying to get all of my articles to conform to that range.

Here are some of my tricks for getting my articles to stay in the word count sweet spot : 

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Reader Question: Should I Copyright My Articles Or Not?

The choice is completely up to you, and you do have the option to include a copyright statement when you submit articles through our article submission service, SubmitYOURArticle.com.

If you want our advice though, we recommend that you leave the copyright statement turned off to maximize the effectiveness of your article submissions, because there are a some publishers who don't like it. So, not including a copyright statement increases the exposure your articles receive.

Let's be clear about something–not including a copyright statement does not mean that you relinquish ownership of your articles–you own your article content whether a copyright statement is listed or not.

As the author, you own the copyright to all of your articles, so publishers are not permitted to change your articles, other than basic formatting to suit their web site.

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9 Must-Do Editing Tips That Will Improve Your Article Writing

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You many not consider yourself to be a "writer", but the truth is if you are using article marketing as one of your marketing and link building strategies you will have to figure out a way to produce quality articles on a consistent basis.

Not only does the article need to be well-written and free of grammatical errors, but there are word count limitations, as most quality publishers don't like extremely short or extremely long articles.

Keeping this in mind, at SubmitYOURArticle.com we have word count boundaries of 400-1500 words. 

I myself am naturally prone to write the epic 1500 word articles , but I have learned to edit my articles so that they stay between 700-800 words, which is the sweet spot with article marketing.

Well-written articles that are 700-800 words not only have a better chance of getting picked up for publication by online publishers, but they are also ideally suited to being published by ezine editors.  Now, that's a plus!

Okay, you've written your first draft, now what?

Dustin Wax at Lifehack.org has a great list of editing tips that a writer of any skill level can do. Here they are (these are Dustin's tips with my commentary):

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