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One of the keys to the success of many of my clients has been to write and submit articles to the different online article submission websites. Some clients do all the writing and submissions themselves.  Others focus strictly on the writing and outsource the submission process.  And still others hire a ghostwriter to write their article and then submit it to the different article directories.

Why all the effort and focus on writing? As you no doubt already know, writing articles is probably the most effective way to establish yourself as an expert in your field and increase the traffic to your website. So you diligently write articles and then spend hours posting them to Article Submission websites. “There must be a smarter way?” you think each time you submit your articles. There is!

First, let’s look at simple techniques to get the most out of the time you will be investing in article submissions.

Organization Saves Time

Create a simple spreadsheet to organize each submission. The spreadsheet should contain the following:

• URLs for all submission websites
• User names and passwords for each site
• Submission format (text, HTML, hyperlink URLs, etc.)
• Submission date

When it comes to article submission there are two different approaches you can take.  The first is to visit each article submission site and manually submit the article content yourself.  Expect to set aside an afternoon for this process.  You can speed up the process by following the tip below:

Prep Your Article

Most submission sites allow HTML coding, so spend the time to code your article before you start your submissions. Other sites post warnings that copying and pasting directly from Word will cause the article to be improperly formatted.

Be sure you have a text version (created in Notepad) available. A few select sites require you to code the carriage returns into your article. Again, having a text file with HTML tags ready and waiting makes the submission process flow smoothly.

Know the Rules

Here are some simple Do’s and Don’ts to help increase your success as a self-publisher.

Do’s

1. Always read the submission criteria before submitting your article.
2. Format your article to 60-65 characters/line when submitting to announcement lists or by email.
3. Use proper English, spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure.
4. Make time to manually submit articles. Most automated article submission services are frowned upon in the publishing industry.

Don’ts

1. Do not write solo ads: You’re here to share your knowledge. No sales pitches allowed.
2. Do not include affiliate links: Again, education is the goal, not sales.
3. Do not submit more than one article per week: Most publishers receive thousands of articles daily. If you submit more than 1 article per week, chances are, your second submission will be discarded.

The second approach you can take is to purchase article submission software.  There are many different types of software available.  The one I have used personally for my own article submissions and those of my clients is Brad Callen’s Free Article Submitter.

Remember: You don’t have to go it alone. If you’re overwhelmed by the writing or submission process, hire help.

There has been a lot of hype and hysteria in the past two weeks regarding the new FTC guidelines that go into effect on December 1, 2009. But how does the new FTC guidelines affect you and your business and, more importantly, how do you sift your way through all the hype and hysteria surrounding the new guidelines.  That’s why I’d like to invite you to a webinar on the new FTC Guidelines:

With the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) new guidelines going into effect on December 1, 2009, scam artists, Internet gurus and even some attorneys are trying to sell bloggers, affiliate marketers and website owners like you products and services that can actually get you into more trouble with the FTC.

Whether these people are honestly trying to help, or knowingly are misleading you and millions of others in the hope of short-term profits — it doesn’t really matter.  The facts of the FTC guidelines are what matter.

Before you plunk down one single dollar on any product or service that’s promising you protection against the new FTC guidelines on endorsements and testimonials you need to attend this FR3E webinar
on Thursday, November 19th.

PLAN to join us LIVE!
THURSDAY, November 19th ~ 7:00pm EDT / 4 PM PDT (US)

Please register at: http://sn.im/ftc-guidelines

I’ve been doing business online for a lot of years now. More than I can count…

I’ve been lucky enough to work in the Inner Circle of some of the brightest and biggest online business owners. I benefit from the coaching and education they get from the top marketers online today. I get front-of-the-line access to them to ask questions about my own business. I use the tips and techniques I’ve learned by working with them to help online business owner’s who are just getting started. But that wasn’t good enough. That’s why I started looking for a program that would help you learn how to start an online business and create your online business plan.

About a year ago, I joined Derek Gehl’s Internet Entrepreneur Club.

See, over the years I’ve joined a lot of Internet marketing communities. You’ve probably seen them… Discussion forums and chat rooms hosted by other so-called Internet marketing experts. Each time, you’re promised “unlimited access” to these gurus… But you almost NEVER see them online. And they rarely stoop to answer questions from us “little guys.”

So you’re left talking to other wanna-be entrepreneurs, which is great when you need moral support. But if you want to learn how to make REAL money online, who do YOU want to talk to…?

The guy who is making squat for sales with his brand new website?

Or, the guy who is making MILLIONS online every year?

Yeah, me too! I want to talk to the guy who’s making millions!

So I joined Derek Gehl’s Internet Entrepreneur Club to see if their claims of getting access to these millionaire gurus were true, because access usually came with a hefty price and I couldn’t believe the offer was for real.

You see, Derek had just started giving his private list of customers and subscribers UNLIMITED business advice from his very own team of experts…

… For the ridiculous investment of just $2.95.

And when I say “unlimited” business advice, I mean that on any business day, you can pop into Derek’s thriving “Internet Entrepreneur’s Club Forum” and ask his private team of experts ANY question about your business.

For example, in the forum, Derek’s team of experts will give you:

>> UNLIMITED reviews of your website, loaded with actionable ideas you can immediately apply to increase your sales! (These reviews alone are easily valued at $3,000 to $5,000 each!)
>> UNLIMITED reviews of your salescopy, again, packed with ideas for simple (and sometimes dramatic) changes you can test to increase your sales! (I’ve seen sites increase their sales 300% and MORE using their advice!)
>> UNLIMITED advice from Derek’s own private SEO expert — so you can increase your sales with FREE traffic from Google!
>> UNLIMITED reviews of your current traffic campaigns including your PPC activity, blogging strategies, email campaigns, and MORE! (I saw one guy make 5,626 in just 12 days!)
>> UNLIMITED help generating NEW business ideas and NEW sources of revenue for your existing business!

… And what’s more, Derek’s team of experts guarantee they’ll get back to you with a thoughtful, personal answer to your question, for YOUR business — within 48 hours!

And what’s even more amazing is… they do!

Since I’ve been a long time supporter of Derek, I managed to get into the Club. After I saw the value of what they were teaching and giving you, I didn’t think it was fair that the Club was only open to Derek’s current customers. After all, I already had a leg up simply by having great clients to learn from.

… What about MY customers and subscribers?

So I called up Derek’s office, and spoke directly to his joint venture coordinator, and made it clear that I didn’t think it was fair that IMC was keeping this $2.95 deal JUST for their own clients and subscribers.

And while I never did manage to get through to Derek directly, I did manage to score one heck of a deal for you!

Here’s the scoop…

Derek’s team has secretly released a membership sign-up page to a very select handful of their business associates… and I managed to get on this exclusive list.

Between all of us, we’ve been given permission to give away 250 of these $2.95 Trial Memberships…

But that’s it!

Derek is adamant that his team of online experts don’t get burnt out — so he’s made it clear that he’s considering closing the doors to future members VERY SHORTLY!

So if you’d like the benefit of UNLIMITED Internet marketing advice, including business ideas, website reviews, salescopy advice, traffic secrets, and MORE…

… All from the same team of experts Derek has used to grow his business to over $60 Million in online sales…

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Remember that old shampoo commercial where you tell three friends, and they tell three friends and so on and so on? Well you can imagine that once this process starts, it spreads like a virus.

I recently took another look at Tell-A-Friend Pro by Paul Galloway. I’m glad I did! Let’s take a look at the program.

Ease of Installation

I installed the program on two different servers for testing purposes. I had used the program about three years ago and had run into some difficulty installing the program. Turns out, the problem was related to being on a GoDaddy server. But we’ll deal with that in a moment.

Installing the program on both servers took less than five minutes. If you’re not familiar with changing the mode in which your FTP transfers data to your web server, then the installation might not move as smoothly. The installation requires that files be transferred to your server in a specific format. If you follow the instructions, you will have no problems with the installation, unless you’re on a GoDaddy server.

If you host your site with GoDaddy, be sure to contact Paul Galloway and ask him to convert the files into Unix format. He’ll be able to do it for you likety split and you can continue with the installation.

Creating Your First Campaign

I found it really easy to create a tell-a-friend campaign with Galloway’s program but I’ll admit I’m very well versed in setting up these types of campaigns. It took me another five minutes to setup my campaign and integrate the script into my web page. If you’re not familiar with the terms that are typically used with tell-a-friend scripts then I recommend that you have the guide open as you work through each of the different options. What’s unique about Tell-A-Friend Pro is that it allows you to store your custom emails in a central location and call them into your campaign by selecting the name of the email. Most other programs require you to create those emails on the fly as you’re setting up your campaign. No more searching for which campaign had a certain email script – just select the correct email from the drop down and you’re good to go.

You also have the ability to upload custom HTML pages. You can develop a unique look for your tell-a-friend campaigns and simply upload the HTML code for use with the program. While other programs allow for look & feel customizations, Tell-A-Friend Pro is the only script I’ve seen that allows you to incorporate your generated campaign into your own template before you finalize your campaign.

The all important autoresponder subscription feature is managed by your autoresponder’s “subscribe by” email address. Again, you have the ability to set up custom email templates for your different autoresponder services.

And finally, there is no restriction on the number of campaigns you run or the servers on which you run them. If you’re an online business owner with several different web addresses, you only need install Tell-A-Friend Pro on one server and manage your different campaigns on different sites from within that server. Fantastic!

Contest Feature

I’m really excited about the contest feature though I’ll admit that I have not tried it out. This feature is unique to Tell-A-Friend Pro. The program facilitates managing a contest on your website. Picking a winner is as easy as setting the contest date range and selecting the contest filters for that campaign. The winner is generated automatically based on your selections. I’m hoping to get to test the feature in a campaign soon but the module is a great addition and seems intuitive to use.

Campaign Statistics

If you’re a stats junkie like I am, then you’re going to appreciate the information that’s provided in Tell-A-Friend Pro. They are by far more comprehensive than Viral Friend Generator and calculate several conversion ratios.

All in all Tell-A-Friend Pro passed my tests for ease of use and even surprised me with a few features that I have not seen used in other viral friend programs.

Check out Tell-A-Friend Pro today!