How To Create A Resource Box: The Ultimate Guide

How Do I Write A Resource Box?

If you’ve just started Article Marketing, the concept of a Resource Box may be new to you.

I’ve written many articles on the topic of ‘how to create a great resource box’, and I thought it would be a good idea to compile and organize them in one place so that you will have a ready resources when questions arise.

Here are some of the classic articles on how to make a strong resource box: Read more… | Article Distribution Service (SubmitYOURArticle.com)

Article Marketing Tips Interview with Steve Shaw

Article Marketing Interview

If you’ve been considering article marketing for a while, but perhaps you’re unsure what it is, or how it can benefit you, listen to this now:

http://www.marketingtipsuk.com/articlemarketing/

Mark Bowden, an internet marketing specialist from the UK, has just interviewed me on various aspects of article marketing for his own clients - but I twisted his arm (just a little!) and he’s agreed to make this available for you too.

There’s good bit of valuable information in the free audio interview, which is almost 40 minutes long.

So if you want to find out how article marketing could make a huge difference to the visibility and success of your website - including the one key factor that will either make or break this as a strategy for YOU to use - take a listen now:

http://www.marketingtipsuk.com/articlemarketing/

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New! Upgrades To ArticleLeverage

Since we launched ArticleLeverage™ over a year ago, the response from members has been tremendously positive–thank you for all of your feedback and comments!

We are always trying to improve how the submission process works and add more features, and we have recently done an overhaul to the how the ArticleLeverage™ system fits in with the article submission process to make it easier to use, and also to allow you to see variations of previously published articles.

Let’s go over the major changes…

1) You can now access ArticleLeverage™ from the Preview page for your article.

So, after you enter or edit your article, you can go to the article Preview page and at the bottom of the page you will see a button that will allow you to make your ArticleLeverage™ variations:

Access ArticleLeverage™ on the article Preview page

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7 Common Fears Of New Article Writers

If you’re a newcomer to article marketing, I know how intimidating it can feel to be faced with the prospect of writing not just one quality article, but a steady stream of them.

For many people, the last time they wrote a piece of content that needed to be top notch was in high school or college, so it’s no wonder that the thought of starting an article marketing campaign can bring up feelings of nervousness.

I’d like to assure you that it’s okay to be a beginner!

Even the most experienced, proficient, and successful article marketers were at one time novices. And it’s actually a perk that article marketing requires steadily writing articles, because it’s only through experience that any of us see improvement.

I wish that I could just sit down at a table across from you and address each and every one of your fears, and as much as possible that’s what I’d like to do here. I’ve made list of 7 of the top concerns people have, and I’d like to go through them one by one.

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Getting Started With Article Marketing: Just Focus on these 3 Big Things…

I always get excited to hear from folks who are new to the article marketing world who are enthusiastic about diving in and learning everything there is to know. Recently I received this message from a subscriber to our newsletter: 

"Article marketing is something I've been wanting to do for a very long time but didn't have the courage to try till now. Its almost become an obsession since I started searching… it sure is overwhelming… but it wont stop me. I'm determined to get what I want. Any help or advice you can offer will be appreciated."

I love that attitude! 

Yes, I know that when you're undertaking any new endeavor that it can be a bit overwhelming thinking of everything you don't know but need to learn. No matter who we are, we always start out as beginners.

Think about it:

There was a time when Mozart didn't know how to play the piano.

There was a time when Michael Phelps didn't know how to swim.

There was a time when Hemingway didn't know how to write.

There was a time when Van Gogh didn't know how to paint.

We all start as novices whenever we try something new, but that doesn't mean we will always be fumbling around awkwardly. We learn and get better, and things become easier when we get used to the new activity. 

And I promise you–doing Article Marketing is a whole lot easier than becoming a master pianist, swimmer, novelist, or painter!

You can do this! It just takes baby steps and knowing what to focus on at the beginning and what can be saved for later on.

And you don't have to try to figure out all this stuff on your own–I've been article marketing for years and years and have even turned it into a successful business (you know, SubmitYOURArticle.com ), and I'm more than happy to share advice. 

So what's my advise for those of you who are just getting started?

Rather than trying to understand a billion things all at once, all you need to do is focus on 3 main things when you're doing article marketing:

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What Are Your Article Stats Trying to Tell You?

Recently at SubmitYOURArticle.com we made it so that members can now see stats for all their articles on a single page, rather than having to click to see stats on your articles individually.

In the members area, just click on Article Manager > Article Statistics on the menu:

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Top 25 Article Marketing Tips

Over the years I've learned so much about how to do an effective article marketing campaign, so I thought it might be helpful to gather some of my best tips and just list them all in one spot.

Since you wouldn't get very far in the tips without first knowing the basics, I'll give you some preliminary info on what article marketing is and how it works:

What is Article Marketing?

With Article Marketing you write and syndicate free reprint articles via article directories, ezine editors, and announcement groups. A key element of Article Marketing is the author resource box, which contains a short author bio and a link back to the author's website. Through submitting free reprint articles that are picked up by online publishers, a website owner can effectively build links, increase search engine ranking, drive traffic to his website, and establish himself as an expert in his niche.

How does it work?

Each time an author submits an article, he includes his resource box. A resource box is a short author bio, which also includes a link back to the author's website. Every time a website owner decides to publish a free reprint article, he also includes the author's resource box. So, every time the article is picked up for publication the author's name and a link back to the author's website are published also. In this way the author builds links and increases exposure for his website. The people clicking through to his website will be doing so because they found his article helpful, and since his article is on the same topic of his website the article generates targeted traffic.

And now, without further ado, here are your tips for executing a successful article marketing campaign:

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How To Get Your Articles Accepted On The First Try!

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When you’re doing article marketing it’s not just a matter of cranking out an article and then getting it published–most quality publishers will screen each and every article and decline the ones that are not up to par.

As we’ve discussed before, when you write your articles you need to keep the needs of the publishers in mind. After all, what’s the point of writing and submitting an article only to have it rejected when it comes before the eyes of a publisher?

At SubmitYOURArticle.com we try to help our members have the best chances of getting their articles accepted–this is why we have guidelines of our own that reflect common guidelines you’ll find at most quality publishers. Our editors will review your article before it gets distributed to alert you to any issues that may cause your article to be rejected when it reaches the publisher level.

That’s actually what this whole blog is about too–we want your articles to get accepted (hopefully on the first try!) and for your article marketing efforts to succeed!

So, when we notice an area where many people are slipping up, we try to go over it here so that you can adjust your articles to be more appealing to readers and publishers.

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ArticleTrickle now launched at SubmitYOURArticle.com

After many months of development and testing, we have now launched our brand new technology, ArticleTrickle, further enhancing the functionality offered by SubmitYOURArticle.com's article distribution service.

This technology allows articles to be 'trickled' out to our distribution network in a far more natural fashion than the all-at-once approach - the effect would be very similar to if you were distributing an article manually, and only able to distribute it to new potential publishers for say an hour or so a day.

Members can choose the length of time over which they want their article to be distributed - for example, articles can be trickled out over 7 days, 30 days, etc. This helps ensure links generated from article submissions are built up more gradually, which may be more search engine friendly.

In addition, members can now also schedule when they would like articles to be distributed in advance. So members can for example log into their account at the start of the month, set up all their articles to be distributed over the course of that month, set it and forget it - and we'll take care of the rest.

So how do you use it?

Members just need to click the Submit button to submit an article for distribution in the usual way - you'll then see different distribution options allowing you to take advantage of ArticleTrickle and the scheduling capabilities.

Not yet a member? Click here now for more information.

How To Build Links To Multiple Sites With One Article!

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Alright, so we all know that by submitting articles you can drive traffic back to your website.

Here’s how that works:

For every article you submit, you will include a resource box that has a link to your website. Each time that article is picked up for publication, you receive a precious one-way backlink to your site.

But what do you do if you have more than one site associated with your main site?

Let’s say you have a main website, a blog, a Squidoo lens, and you also want to deep link to specific pages on your website and blog–what do you do?

You know I recommend having a single link in your resource box, so does that mean you have to write a different article for each web page you want to drive traffic to?

Definitely not, if you get a little clever and take advantage of the free ArticleLeverage™ tool we offer our members at SubmitYOURArticle.com.

Let me walk you through how I use this tool for my own article submissions:

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