Your Own Article Directory - A Surefire Way To Success!
Many Article Directories are available on the net. A few, like ezinearticles.com, are very popular. If you think such sites belong to conglomerates, you would be mistaken. Most sites belong to people like you, as they spell profits to their proprietors even when assisting in increasing the SE rankings of their companies.
You could own one, too.
You may be unsure what the advantages of being the owner of an article directory are.
Why would anyone not want to be the owner of a web-site with a very good PR ranking, is very informative and well-regarded by SEs, something which article directories usually are? An article directory is a viable business opportunity, on its own and will increase the revenue of both yours, as well as associated products. Revenue from Amazon and adsense will also come. An article directory that concentrates on your niche may turn out to be a hit with competitors who will then place their write-ups in your directory or access other information.
If you keep your directory in your own domain, you could ride the voluminous content, the PR ranking it attracts, and its popularity in your niche to promote your own business, like I am doing. The three things you can do are: build a forum, create a list or write a blog in the web-site in which your article directory is situated. To each of these, give a value, and the total of this should equal your domain’s value, each element adding to the others value.
Here are a list of things you need to check on when you create your own article directory:
1. Directories exist that can be accessed for a fee or which cost nothing.You can also get one created by professionals, like me. I plan to offer this service (of creating article directories) at no cost to my clients.
2. Having an on-line directory in a specialized area is more beneficial than having one in a general area; the site could become the most sought after one.
3. Be the owner of one on-line directory only and pay attention to it instead of running numerous on-line directories to which little attention is paid.Your goal should be to have one on-line directory for every specific area you are in.
4. Opt for category names that are rich in keywords. As an example, ezinearticles.com is something that can be copied. If you have a presence in a super-niche, you must ensure that you make enquires into keywords before creating the directory.
5.You should avoid owning directories that have prior content, as such content is not likely to be new. Instead, you could start with a fresh article directory and fill it with your own content.
6. If possible, build your article-directory with regular submissions by other internet marketers, putting in only a little effort yourself. I, personally, will submit regularly to directories I build for my clients - actually, my list of directories for article submission will necessarily include these. That way, they’ll surely get free submissions to their directories by me.
7. Your directory will benefit from improved PR and search engine rankings only if it has at least 25% of unique content. Although this is an area of operation that’s not in your control, you will gain if I build the directory for you, since a lot of my content will be unique; most others provide material that is not new.
8. In the event of your placing content in your own directory, the original articles must first be sent to your own directory.
9. If you plan on owning a niche directory, borrow good articles in that area from different directories, ensuring that all rules of the directory are followed including those on the re-printing of the write-ups.
10.Create links to your blob or webpage first, and rely on text links rather than banners.
11. Check write-ups entered in your site to sift out junk and spam. Do this every week, and if you are not able to, get someone to do this for you - incidentally this is a service I propose to offer.
12.Engage in Search Engine Optimization as for any other webpage you own.
13. Convince well known writers in your specialized area to create content for your site. Use popular forums such as Warrior Forum to solicit such writers when you are trying to popularize your directory.
14. Ensure that back-ups of your directory are taken, regularly, whether or not your web host does so for you.
When you do choose to put your site up for sale, the online article directory will make it more valuable, apart from already attracting more traffic and increasing its SE rankings.
Author Bio:
Richard J. Runion is the President of Geostar Publishing & Services LLC. Rich loves net research & blogging. His new blog on Article Marketing is fast becoming popular, as it is comprehensive and well-researched.
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