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Do you know that many business
owners market their businesses by writing content for their
online newsletters (e-zine)? And if you don't enjoy writing, the
authors make those articles available to you.
You can find both articles in article directories and article
bank located on the Internet. Do you know the difference?
Article directories are one-way places on a Web site where the
site's owner lists their articles. The articles maybe available
as free or paid content for other publishers. View an example of
an article directory at
http://coachmaria.com/subscribers/subscriberarticles/
Article banks are two-way Web sites or pages within a Web site.
They are places where authors "deposit" articles to
invest and where lenders "take" the article to use.
The "interest" someone pay for using an article
consists of a bio or resource box. Each article bank site
includes guidelines for authors and potential publishers.
Authors retain first rights - retain ownership - to articles
placed on article banks. Some article bank sites publish e-zines
that include recently submitted articles, ad swap requests
and/or an "articles wanted" area, too. You'll find
many article bank Web sites listed below. If you know of a bank
I've missed please send them to me.
Both article banks and article directories may provide you with
content for your e-zine, magazine, Web site, e-book, etc.
With the permission of an article's author and some times the
article bank owners themselves, you will be provided with free
content. In return, the author will provide you with copyright
information, a brief bio and link to their Web site. Many of the
sites below contain both article banks and e-zine directories.
When you visit article banks, look for the other services that
the site owner provides for you as a publisher and utilize the
other helpful services, too. If you find yourself using an
article bank over and over again, consider providing a link from
your site to their site - maybe on a "recommended
links" page. It's an excellent way to thank the site owner
for providing such a valuable resource.
For a list of article banks, go to http://coachmaria.com/articles/articlebanks.html
Found an article bank that's not on the list? E-mail me.
© 2003 Maria Marsala is the editor of Elevating You, a
"view it and do it" ezine and creator of the Ezine
Program. For additional details and to join our ezine, visit http://CreateEzine.com |
