Did you know that article directories accept free articles from writers. These articles are submitted by writers as a way to promote their business. Each article contains a file box that can include a short classified ad about your business and product and a link to the authors website. This has become known as article marketing and is an actual way to earn money using articles.

Articles directories are an excellent resource for earning money with your articles. By using article marketing people who read your article can see you as credible and want to go and visit your website. People who do not like to write can hirer a ghost writer to do it for them.

This is not as expensive as it would sound, and is still a very profitable way to market your business. Depending on the number of visitors that an article attracts it can be the least expensive form of advertising you will do.

Lets look at a real life example. Imagine that you are a mortgage broker working from home. You write an article on refinancing a home mortgage and you place it in some of the top article directories.

People who are interested in refinancing their homes can read the article, and click on the link in the bio box. This will lead them to a website where they can get further information or request to be contacted by the mortgage broker.

If it is an interesting article, it could be picked up by other website owners, blog owners, or e-zine publishers. This is the form of viral marketing that only the Internet can provide. One article can end up being read by thousands of people and give you many potential website visitors for many years to come.

Now imagine if you have written hundreds of articles on various topics within the theme of your website. You can quickly realize how much traffic this can be to you in the future for your business. If one article creates thousands of visitors then a hundred articles could create several hundred thousand visitors.

Another benefit of writing articles and submitting them is they can be used by e-zine publishers. E-zine publishers have a list of subscribers that expect to hear from them. If your article is picked up by a large e-zine you could have an additional several thousand readers see it and see your resource box.

The way to earn money using article directories is to go for traffic. You do not want to include affiliate links in your articles, but rather, your goal is to get your reader into your resource box and then send them over to your website or blog.

Tom McMullen

Home Business Market Place 1