There is one little advice I received from my marketing peers at forums and other places. And that very revealing secret is,

Revealing? It’s much more than that. I’ve seen this advice given by WarriorForum owner Allen Says too. Actually, if you even get a glimpse of what kind of stuff this guy does, you’ll receive the most astonishing shock of your lifetime. Giving a little hint, the kind of website that make money easily, is nothing like what most of the people online are trying to do. And don’t get this in the wrong way. Easy in no way means no work. By easy, I meant doing only things that work. You’ll be surprised how much extra work you’re doing for nothing.

A person who learns article marketing writes an article on article marketing. Confused? Read that statement again, then. What happens is, someone begins with a false idea. People falling into it propogate that false idea using their own networks. What you have is this false idea infesting the internet for the rest of its life.

Does Google penalize you for duplicate content? In what ways? What is “duplicate” in Google’s eyes? Are you sure?

What is your current strategy? Why do you think it will work? Is it your own conclusion, or someone else who can’t be trusted?

Are things you deem difficult really are difficult? Or is it a red herring? Are you not attempting something just because the whole of internet says you can’t?

Find out the reason why people opt against using a particular marketing strategy. Does the reason make sense? Have you tried it?

Do something you thought was tough, only to find out it was not tough at all. You can get a smile seeing millions of others who still think it’s tough. Isn’t that the edge you always wanted?

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The World Of Marketing Is 98% Bad Followers & 2% Good Businessmen

Any novice internet marketer, who is among that 98%, would write an article or two, see little results, and leave. Not just that, he rinses and repeats the exact same process. Also, if any marketer uses a niche as an example for his tutorial/article, most of the readers jump into that niche. And the only thing they see is that niche.

And all such people have written their own version of “resource box” secrets, ripped directly from where they themselves learnt it from, whether it’s right or wrong. That’s why, more than 90% of article you’d find online about resource boxes say the same thing. Just the different yet bad titles at times…

It’s just like Grapevine. Or for simplicity, how rumours spread. But anyways, lets get to the point.

Resource Box Is All About Linking Out Well – And Nothing More

How many outgoing links have you seen in your favorite website? How many of them do you follow? When a fellow blogger links to a resource in a post, do you visit it? You mostly do. Why? You know the answer.

A sub-standard article fails because it goes something like this…

crap
crap
crap
BUY BUY BUY

…and the reader is thinking “SCAM SCAM SCAM!”.

There is a lack of flow. When coming to the resource box, your article abruptly changes course. Think about it. If you’re written an informative article, and you’d like to recommend a resource without breaking the flow, can you do it? Yes you can. Much better than you think.

Millions of website online are doing that. You see it everyday. But when it comes to your article, everything changes.

And It’s Not A Problem With You Either…

It’s with your attitude while writing an article. Internet Marketers have spoiled the hell out of articles, by giving out false information. Their methods of advertisements literally prevents any new article marketer from providing value. But I’m not talking about reputable article marketers, mind you. They’re great. And you can take advice from people in various forums, on what stuff to rely on when learning the various phases of internet marketing (this line and others you’ll shortly find are bolded for a reason you’ll find at the end. It’s there to add to your knowledge after you read the article).

You SHOULD provide value. And the product you’re promoting should be a part of the answer, however small. It’s the only way to keep the flow.

Stop Bugging Your Visitors!

The attitude I see in many articles are like, “Here’s some sh*t information, now buy this!”. It’s surely not the way of doing things right.

You should KNOW and UNDERSTAND your visitor’s needs, so that you know what you should be writing about, and how the product you’re promoting plays a role in it.

Everything’s On You Now…

As you’ve seen, I’ve just ranted. What’s the solution now?

Keep on visiting whatever sites you already visit, and also new ones, especially those related to the niche you’re targeting, and…

• See how they link out
• Analyze why it looks so natural
• Determine what made that website, which should have been self-contained in the information it’s providing, link out
• Imagine how you could link out on the same pretext, from your own articles
• Find a way to delay the links so that they appear in the resource box

And all of that DOES take creativity. And why didn’t I give some concrete resources to you to fiddle with? Because the next thing that’s gonna happen is that people will be spamming EzineArticles with this newly developed way of “linking out”. And readers will become used to it, reducing the effectiveness of those people who are really honest and do care.

I am leaving you without a concrete answer, but the reason for that is not selfish. I don’t want you to confine your thoughts inside the box I show you. I don’t want to tell you to look at websites that I like. I want you to come up with ideas of your own. Things even I have not thought about.

And A Word About Those Bolded Sentences….

If you’re looking for a forum wherein you can seek advice from great marketers, as well as be pointed into the right direction, I’d recommend WarriorForum.com. I’m myself active there, and it’s a place where you can get tonnes of ideas…

And I GOT YOU, Didn’t I….?

That was a clear example of what I was talking about! In the middle of my article, I mentioned looking at forums for advice. I didn’t specifically mention anything after that. But in the near end (where your resource box would be), I provide more details about what I talked about. And this might include the product I am promoting. Even though the “forum” part was very small compared to my article, people still ought to remember it, and follow the link I gave.

Since WarriorForum is not alien to me, I could write a line or two about it without hyping up stuff. The way I’ve written it does imply in a way that I don’t care whether you visit it or not, but agreeing that it’s a great place. I’m not pushing you there.

So, what did you learn?

1. Know the product you’re promoting well
2. Don’t bug your visitors

What’s In Your Mind?

Well, that was a pretty lengthy post. I’d be more than glad to know what you think about it. Maybe we can discuss about it further, and uncover hidden treasures about the “Perfect Resource Box“!Similar Posts:

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