Promoting Your Online Articles

There are many ways to promote an article online in order to draw in a higher viewership rate and rake in more article revenue. With a lot of useful articles and the right amount of effort and networking, an article writer will find themselves to have a growing readership. In many ways, authors will go for the immediate flat rate payments before grabbing up the revenue share or performance-based articles. In the long run, performance payments will pay off better than flat rate articles. In some cases, performance-based article payments will end up making the author more money than a flat rate gig. If you're trying to generate a decent amount of revenue for your revenue share articles, you will need to promote your product, which means getting your name out there (your articles are your product).

Begin by reading your competition. Don't think of the other writers as competition, however, but be supportive of their work as well. If you want your work to be viewed, it's important that you not only review their articles, but reference them in articles you write pertaining to their work. Leave comments and ratings, when possible, but truly read the articles and leave a useful comment. Simply stating that you were there is nice, but leave some feedback for the writers. I rarely leave a comment for someone that says I left a good rating and nothing more. I often comment on the article content to let the reader know that I actually read and understood their work. There's nothing wrong with saying to the writer, "I've read your article because I wrote one similar and enjoyed reading your take on the subject. Please stop by my article if you get the chance".

If posting on websites where you retain ownership of your articles, post the articles on more than one site, but reference your other writing sites. Blog about your personal experiences and always list all writing websites you belong to. In personal profiles on networking and writing sites, list direct links to all of your writing profiles. Visit Q&A websites (like Yahoo) and do a search on questions regarding articles you've written. Answer the reader's question and point them to your blog or article pertaining to the subject. For example, if you write an article about hot flashes and menopause, go to a Q&A site and do a search on the subject. Answer questions with a little bit of information that answers the reader's question and then point them in the direction of your menopause article. Submit your articles to search engines and always be sure to let friends and families know about your articles. Other good networking sites include Associated Content, WikiHow, Gather, MySpace, Twitter and Facebook. Also, use social bookmarking sites, such as Digg.com, Netscape and Delicious. StumbleUpon.com is another social bookmarking site to check out.