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		<title>Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial &#8211; Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello! This is the next video blog post in the video series on how to use Automatic Article Submitter.  In the first post in this series, video one, I described an overview of this tutorial, and how we would use a bum marketing experiment to show the power of automatic article submitter. Video 2a, which [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Hello!</p>
<p>This is the next video blog post in the video series on how to use <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas">Automatic Article Submitter</a>.  In the <a title="Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial Introduction" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/automatic-article-submitter-tutorial/">first post in this series, video one, I described an overview of this tutorial</a>, and how we would use a bum marketing experiment to show the power of automatic article submitter.</p>
<p>Video 2a, which was released two weeks ago, I described the overview of that experiment and explained <a title="Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial Introduction" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/automatic-article-submitter-tutorial-part-2a/">how you can use article marketing to drive traffic directly to a sales page</a> with the goal of selling a product.  This is an important idea, because article marketing can be used to drive traffic to almost any location for almost any purpose.</p>
<p>Last week, I released video 2b, where I described <a title="How to do keyword research" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/automatic-article-submitter-tutorial-part-2b/">an easy but effective way to do keyword research in any niche</a>.  You can use this keyword research to form the basis for topics for your articles to be used with <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas">Automatic Article Submitter</a>.</p>
<p>This is video three -- where I show how Automatic Article Submitter can take away the pain of directory registration.  If you have ever used directory submission before and struggled with registration, you need to see this video.</p>
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<p>Be sure and check out a special guest appearance on the video at the very end!</p>
<p>Enjoy a video 3, and have a fantastic day.</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Mark</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLSFJZEc_w&#038;fmt=18">www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLSFJZEc_w</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLSFJZEc_w">Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial #3</a></p>
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		<title>Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial &#8211; Part 2b</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the next post in the series on how to use Automatic Article Submitter.  In the first post in this series, video one, I described an overview of this tutorial, and how we would use a bum marketing experiment to show the power of automatic article submitter. Video 2a, which was released last week, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>This is the next post in the series on how to use <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas">Automatic Article Submitter</a>.  In the <a title="Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial Introduction" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/automatic-article-submitter-tutorial/">first post in this series, video one, I described an overview of this tutorial</a>, and how we would use a bum marketing experiment to show the power of automatic article submitter.</p>
<p>Video 2a, which was released last week, I described the overview of that experiment and explained <a title="Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial Introduction" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/automatic-article-submitter-tutorial-part-2a/">how you can use article marketing to drive traffic directly to a sales page</a> with the goal of selling a product.  This is an important idea, because article marketing can be used to drive traffic to almost any location for almost any purpose.</p>
<p>As a matter of fact, I recently demonstrated this when I wrote numerous articles about the topic of chicken coops in an effort to show that <a title="Drive Traffic" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/automatic-article-submitter-review-intro/">you could drive traffic on almost any topic</a>.  The result was that I was able to get hundreds of visitors to a sales page selling an e-book about chicken coops.  Unfortunately for me, that traffic did not convert very well to sales (but that is a whole another story about product selection, and we won't cover that here).</p>
<p>This video is video 2b, where I described an easy but effective way to do keyword research in any niche.  You can use this keyword research to form the basis for topics for your articles to be used with <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas">Automatic Article Submitter</a>.</p>
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<p>Additionally, this video is my first attempt to send a high definition recording to YouTube.  So, I will be very interested in hearing your feedback.  Not only about the content in the video, but about the video quality itself.  The HD result in the embeded player on the blog page is not very interesting, but the HD version looks pretty cool if you <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-2snyteS4">watch it over on the YouTube site in HD</a>.</p>
<p>Enjoy a video 2b, and have a fantastic day.</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Mark</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-2snyteS4&#038;fmt=18">www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-2snyteS4</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-2snyteS4">Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial #2b</a></p>
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		<title>Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial &#8211; Part 2a</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I started a five-part series tutorial on the article marketing software called Automatic Article Submitter.  In the first tutorial, I introduced the Automatic Article Submitter software and mentioned a bum marketing experiment that we would conduct as a part of the tutorial. This video is part 2a of the tutorial.   Since [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>A few days ago, I started a five-part series tutorial on the article marketing software called <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas" rel="nofollow">Automatic Article Submitter</a>.  In the first tutorial, I <a title="Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial Introduction" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/automatic-article-submitter-tutorial/">introduced the Automatic Article Submitter software</a> and mentioned a bum marketing experiment that we would conduct as a part of the tutorial.</p>
<p>This video is part 2a of the tutorial.   Since the explanation of the bum marketing experiment turned out to be too long, I have divided video two into two parts (a and b), each less than 10 minutes.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgoGrS1Lu3E&#038;fmt=18">www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgoGrS1Lu3E</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgoGrS1Lu3E">Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial #2a</a></p>
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<p>As you will see in the video, I describe one method of bum marketing using article marketing to drive traffic.  Obviously, I want to use article marketing because  I intended to use the automatic article submitter software.</p>
<p>In the video, I also describe some fundamental considerations in selecting a product to promote, and I select the product that we will be promoting as part of this experiment.</p>
<p>When you are ready to get your copy of <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas" rel="nofollow">Automatic Article Submitter, be sure to go here for your purchase so you can take advantage of my exclusive bonus</a>.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy the video.  As always, I am very interested in your feedback.  please feel free to leave comments and questions below.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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		<title>Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last several weeks I have been promising you that I would create a tutorial for Automatic Article Submitter (also called AAS).  You will recall that previously I posted that this is the best article submitter that I have seen or ever used.  In the past I have promoted other article submitters that were [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>For the last several weeks I have been promising you that I would create a tutorial for <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas">Automatic Article Submitter</a> (also called AAS).  You will recall that previously I posted that this is <a href="http://www.masonworld.com/announcements/hot-article-marketing-software/">the best article submitter that I have seen</a> or ever used.   In the past I have promoted <a title="Article Post Robot" href="http://www.masonworld.com/announcements/article-post-robot-update/">other article submitters that were really good</a>, but this one is just simply fantastic.</p>
<p>I have decided that the best way to do the tutorial is in a multi-part video series.  I know that I personally can never find the time to sit down and watch a 45 minute video, so I plan to break the tutorial down into five or six episodes each less than 10 minutes.</p>
<p>In the videos, I plan to actually demonstrate the use of Automatic Article Submitter on an actual simple project.  The video below is actually part one of the video series, and serves as the introduction.</p>
<h2>The Experiment: Bum Marketing</h2>
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<p>The other day I finally got around to <a title="Wealthy Affiliate" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/wa">checking out the wealthy affiliate forum</a>.  I have always heard fantastic things about wealthy affiliate, and two people that I really admire her speak highly of it.   So, when the <a title="Wealthy Affiliate" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/wa">one dollar deal</a> came around, I had to check it out.   One of the first things I saw in the forum was a post by Jennifer of <a title="Pot Pie Girl" href="http://www.potpiegirl.com">PotPieGirl.com</a>.  I am a big fan of hers, so I read it.</p>
<p>She was asked the following question: what would you do, if you had to start Internet marketing with nothing but a computer and no money.  Basically, her answer was that she would create content like crazy, and use <a title="Article Marketing" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/key-things-about-article-marketing-bum-marketing/">bum marketing strategies like article marketing</a> to make some seed money that she could then use to create websites.</p>
<p>Of course, if you've been following me, you know that I subscribe to a lot of those same ideas, and that just about the first internet marketing product I ever bought was <a title="Article Marketing Domination" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/amd">article marketing domination</a>.  Bottom line, I am a big fan of article marketing.</p>
<h2>AAS Demo and Bum Marketing Tutorial</h2>
<p>So, I thought what better way to demonstrate automatic article submitter than to do a bum marketing demo.  we will talk all about the bum marketing demo in video number two, but for now.  Please enjoy video number one where I tell you why, article marketing is still important, and what automatic article submitter can do to set your article marketing campaigns on fire.</p>
<p>As far as the bum marketing experiment goes, the real goal is to demonstrate the software, not to teach bum marketing.  So, I am not going to do very careful research.  When I select the product, I am not going to be really careful keyword research, and I am not going to write fantastic articles that generate amazing results.   But who knows, even doing a mediocre job, we might get lucky.  <img src='http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>As always, I'd love to have your feedback about the video, this blog post, or the software, in the comments below.  If you have tried <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas">Automatic Article Submitter</a> and have some comments, I would love to hear them.</p>
<p>I hope you have a fantastic day.</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Mark</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc3m3djoM0U&#038;fmt=18">www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc3m3djoM0U</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc3m3djoM0U">Automatic Article Submitter Tutorial #1</a></p>
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		<title>Hot Article Marketing Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, I have been using Article Post Robot for some time now.   I recommend it.  As I have always said, this is the best article directory submission software that I have ever used.  Well, until last week. I am not ready for a full review yet, but I wanted to let you know [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>As you know, I have been using <a title="Article Post Robot" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" rel="nofollow">Article Post Robot</a> for some time now.   I recommend it.  As I have always said, this is the best article directory submission software that I have ever used.  </p>
<p>Well, until last week.</p>
<p>I am not ready for a full review yet, but I wanted to let you know that I am currently evaluating <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas" rel="nofollow">Automatic Article Submitter</a> from Milan Kosanovic.  </p>
<p>To be honest, I am blown away.</p>
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<p>So far, I see at least four totally killer things that I have been looking for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Advanced category handling (critical for article approval)</li>
<li>Support for a few top article directories that are missing from <a title="Article Post Robot" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" rel="nofollow">APR</a></li>
<li>Advanced spinning support that includes a thesaurus</li>
<li>A time-based article drip feature (<a title="Article Post Robot" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" rel="nofollow">APR</a> guys introduced this in Article Drip Robot, which I have not tested.</li>
</ul>
<p>This software is very exciting.</p>
<p>No hard sell here.  I have a full review coming.</p>
<p>But, just in case you want to check it out, you can find <a title="Automatic Article Submitter" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/aas" rel="nofollow">Automatic Article Submitter here</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks,<br />
Mark</p>
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		<title>List Of Article Directories Expanded To Over 400</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago, I announced my new Article Directory Ranking List. It that time, I had a few dozen directories listed -- and I was focused on the directories that I personally considered to be the best. Now, the Article Directory List has been expanded to include over 400 Article Directories -- all ranked by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Several weeks ago, I announced my new <a title="Article Marketing Directory List" href="http://www.masonworld.com/masonworld-article-directory-rank/">Article Directory Ranking List</a>.  It that time, I had a few dozen directories listed -- and I was focused on the directories that I personally considered to be the best.</p>
<p>Now, the Article Directory List has been expanded to include over 400 Article Directories -- all ranked by Alexa and Google PR using my "special algorithm."  The ranking algorithm takes the log of the Google Page Rank +2 and multiplies it times 10,000 over the Alexa score, then adds an offset.  This results in a number that ranges from about zero to around 100.</p>
<p>Anyway, check it out and let me know what you think.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr"><img src="http://srtsoft.com/images/apr/APR_Header.JPG" alt="" width="400" /></a></p>
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<p>Note that I have focused on directories that work with <a title="Article Post Robot Affiliate Link" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr">Article Post Robot</a> -- almost all (but not quite all) of the directories listed can be posted to automatically using that software.  Because of that, the special discount offer for Article Post Robot is still available for MasonWorld.com readers.</p>
<p><strong>My goal is to have the <a title="Best Article Directory List" href="http://www.masonworld.com/masonworld-article-directory-rank/">best article directory listing on the internet</a>, so comments, <a title="Digg the Article Directory List" rel="nofollow" href="http://digg.com/business_finance/Article_Directory_List_3">diggs</a> and <a title="Stumble the Article Directory List" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.masonworld.com/masonworld-article-directory-rank/">stumbles</a> are appreciated!</strong></p>
<p>Finally, note the the list is still in beta.  If there is something you would like to see (that can be automated) please let me know in the comments below.</p>
<p>Tell me what you think!</p>
<p>Thanks!<br />
Mark</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A several posts ago, I reported on the release of Article Post Robot version 1.7. Since that time I have been using that new version of the software to post articles to article directories with relative ease. As I mentioned before, Article Post Robot can post to well over 400 article directories. Spin That Content [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>A several posts ago, I <a title="Article Post Robot Discount" href="http://www.masonworld.com/announcements/article-post-robot-update/">reported on the release of Article Post Robot version 1.7</a>.  Since that time I have been using that new version of the software to post articles to article directories with relative ease.  As I mentioned before, <a title="Article Post Robot Discount" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" rel="nofollow">Article Post Robot can post to well over 400 article directories</a>.</p>
<h2>Spin That Content</h2>
<p>Article Post Robot also has the ability to spin content.  Let's say you have the following sentence in your article:</p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a great way to earn a living.</strong></em></p>
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<p>Now, that is a great sentence (don't you think)?  The problem is, you may not want to publish that exact same sentence 400 times across the internet as part of your article.  You might want to mix it up a little instead.  No problem.  With Article Post Robot, you can "spin" the sentence like this:</p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a {{great|fantastic|stupendous|super}} way to {{earn|make}} a living.</strong></em></p>
<p>When you put a word or phrase in double brackets within an Article Post Robot article, the software will randomly select one of the choices within the bracket each time it posts.  So, the above example will result in eight possible sentences, selected at random each time you post to a directory:</p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a great way to earn a living.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a fantastic way to earn a living.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a stupendous way to earn a living.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a super way to earn a living.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a great way to make a living.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a fantastic way to make a living.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a stupendous way to make a living.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Internet Marketing is a super way to make a living.</strong></em></p>
<p>Do this enough times in your article, and you can actually post 400 unique articles instead of 400 duplicates.  While it is not clear just how important "duplicate content" is, common sense says that it is better to publish 400 well written unique articles than 400 copies of a single well written article.</p>
<h2>Outsource The Configuration</h2>
<p>One small bummer about Article Marketing is that you need to register with most article directories before you can post.  This can be a real drag if you do it yourself.   My recommendation:  Outsource.</p>
<p>Your time is valuable.  Instead of spending your weekend typing the same information into article directories over and over again, hire someone offshore to do it for you.  For tasks like this, I recommend a data entry specialist.  You can easily find one on ScriptLance -- but I recommend Mr. Jeevan.  You can reach him via email or GTalk at <em><strong>[dwarlords at gmail dot com]</strong></em>.  He is a student with bills to pay and works very hard with competitive prices.  Jeevan can register you at all of the directories supported by Article Post Robot at a fair price (pennies per directory).</p>
<h2>Special Deal For MasonWorld Readers</h2>
<p>As I mentioned before, I have arranged for a special discont <a title="Article Post Robot Discount" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" rel="nofollow">on Article Post Robot exclusively for my readers</a>.  Check it out today.  Also, don't forget to check out my <a title="Article Directory List and Ranking" href="http://www.masonworld.com/masonworld-article-directory-rank/">article directory rankings, updated weekly</a>.</p>
<p>Regards,<br />
Mark</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From my point of view, when I promote products, I assume some risk. After all, I am essentially vouching for someone's work.  I am basically telling you that I have checked something out, so you don't need to worry about it as much. So, I am pretty choosy about stuff that I promote.  Clearly, if [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p><a title="Article Post Robot Affiliate Link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr"><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 10px 20px;" title="Article Post Robot" src="http://srtsoft.com/images/apr/APR_EBox.JPG" alt="" width="182" height="206" /></a>From my point of view, when I promote products, I assume some risk.  After all, I am essentially vouching for someone's work.  I am basically telling you that I have checked something out, so you don't need to worry about it as much.</p>
<p>So, I am pretty choosy about stuff that I promote.  Clearly, if I promoted junk all the time, people would stop listening to my advice. In fact, I usually only promote things that I have <em><strong>actually paid my own money for.</strong></em></p>
<p>A while ago I paid my own money for  <a title="Article Post Robot Affiliate Link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr">Article Post Robot</a>.  As you know, I use Article Post Robot for semi-automation of article publishing tasks.  After looking around quite a bit, this was the best software that I could find.</p>
<p>Recently, however, I was checking up on the product and realized that it had not been updated for a while.  I contacted the developer, and he told me a few months ago that an update was planned, but there was no firm date.  Not knowing what the future was for the product, I was thinking about pulling my ads down until the developer came through with new code.<span id="more-416"></span></p>
<h2>Introducing Article Post Robot Version 1.7</h2>
<p>Well, thankfully, there is need to do that.  David from SRTSoft really cam through for me and just released a much needed update this morning.  Announcing Article Post Robot 1.7.  The update includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>A cleaned-up site list, with some new sites added.  As of this version, APR includes about 460 article directories and 54 mail lists.</li>
<li>Added the option of "ArticleMS" script powered sites to the list of customized sites.  So, now when you are manually adding new sites, there are 4 kinds of sites can be added as customized sites.</li>
<li>There is now a "Check Virus" checkbox option. Users can turn the software's virus checker On/Off.  No thanks -- I am voting for "ON."</li>
<li>Added "Update Page Rank" feature in Article Sites table's popup menu.  This is cool, and a nice companion to my Article Directory List.</li>
<li>Added "Summary" in preview window.</li>
<li>Fixed a bug in spinning subtitle.</li>
<li>Fixed some other bugs reported from users.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you already own APR, you can log into your account and find the new update in the download area.  For existing users, it is free to download.</p>
<h2>Special Discount For MasonWorld Readers</h2>
<p>Article Post Robot normally retails for $127.  I contacted David, and he has offered a<strong> special deal for MasonWorld.com subscribers.</strong> For a limited time (I am not actually sure how long), my affiliate link is associated with a special discount.  <strong>The special MasonWorld.com price is $97</strong> (limited time, act now, operators are standing by, blah, blah, blah).  Seriously, David tells me that the discount link only works if you come from MasonWorld.com (you have to click through from my site with my affiliate link).  If you have trouble finding the discount page, let me know.</p>
<p><strong>If you do not yet own  <a title="Article Post Robot Affiliate Link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr">Article Post Robot</a>,  I recommend it. </strong> The software is still not perfect in every way, but I use it and it does a great job for me.</p>
<p>Thanks,<br />
Mark</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past few months, I have written about the value of article marketing.  One of the questions that always comes up is "what article directories should I submit to."  As you know, I follow the article marketing strategy outlined in Article Marketing Domination, and I use Article Post Robot to post my articles.  Still, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p><a href="http://www.masonworld.com/masonworld-article-directory-rank/" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-334 alignleft" style="margin: 10px 20px;" title="article_directory_list" src="http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/article_directory_list-300x298.jpg" alt="Screen shot of article directory listing and ranking" width="240" height="238" /></a><br />
In the past few months, I have written about the <a title="Article Marketing Directory List" href="http://www.masonworld.com/internet-marketing/key-things-about-article-marketing-bum-marketing/">value of article marketing</a>.  One of the questions that always comes up is "<em><strong>what article directories should I submit to</strong></em>."  As you know, I follow the article marketing strategy outlined in <a title="Article Marketing Domination Affiliate Link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/amd">Article Marketing Domination</a>, and I use <a title="Article Post Robot Affiliate Link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr">Article Post Robot </a>to post my articles.  Still, the question remains, "<strong><em>what are the best article directories</em></strong>."</p>
<p>See, the problem is that you can find excellent article directory lists, but they are out of date as soon as they are published.  After some discussions with my buddy, <a title="Make Money Online with Josh Spaulding" href="http://www.ez-onlinemoney.com/blog" target="_blank">Article Marketing guru Josh Spaulding</a>, I decided that what was needed was a site that ranks article directories on an on-going basis.  So, I fired up the text editor and wrote a simple Perl script to do just that.</p>
<h2>Introducing the MasonWorld Article Directory List</h2>
<p>I have created a script that looks at various stats for the major article directories and ranks them.  The script runs every Sunday night, providing you with a <a title="MasonWorld Article Directory Rank List" href="http://www.masonworld.com/masonworld-article-directory-rank/">weekly ranking of the best article directories</a>.  Currently, ranking is based on Google Page Rank and Alexa score.  However, I have lots of additional features planned, including additional ranking criteria.</p>
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<p>Your suggestions, comments and ideas are appreciated.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first got started in Internet Marketing, I ran across a lot of discussion about "article marketing."  Article Marketing is often confused with "bum marketing," but they are not really the same thing.  It all seems so obvious to me now, but I remember having a hard time getting a clear description of article [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>When I first got started in Internet Marketing, I ran across a lot of discussion about "article marketing."  Article Marketing is often confused with "bum marketing,"  but they are <a title="Bum Marketing vs. Article Marketing" href="http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/article-marketing/bum-marketing-definition/" target="_blank">not really the same thing</a>.  It all seems so obvious to me now, but I remember having a hard time getting a clear description of article marketing.  So, I'd like to offer you what I consider the key ideas behind article marketing.  If you want to know more about article marketing, I am going to point you to my five favorite resources at the end (which are great, but not required to become an article marketing guru).</p>
<h3>So, what is Article Marketing?</h3>
<p>Article marketing refers to a traffic generation method that depends on submitting informative "articles" to sites called "article directories."  These articles generally consist of an article body that has generally useful information, and an article resource box that contains links back to the author's site.  This technique is sometimes mistakenly called "Bum Marketing."   Actually, as pointed out by <a title="Bum Marketing vs. Article Marketing" href="http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/article-marketing/bum-marketing-definition/" target="_blank">Josh Spaulding</a>, Article Marketing is one of the tools that Bum Marketers use (so named since it is so easy even a bum could do it.)</p>
<p>Good article directories have great traffic and strong Google page rank, so publishing your information there increases the chance that people will see and read what you have to say.  Additionally, article directories allow people to copy and republish their articles, provided the article is unchanged and the resource box is preserved.  This means that your article with your links could end up on multiple sites with lots of exposure.</p>
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<p>There are literally hundreds of article directories, the most famous of which is <a title="eZineArticles" href="http://www.ezinearticles.com" target="_blank">eZineArticles</a>.   (As an example, you can see one of my articles about <a title="Viral Marketing with Butterfly Reports" href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Viral-Marketing---Understanding-The-Viral-Report-Phenonmenon&amp;id=1093462" target="_blank">Viral Marketing</a>.)  The fact that there are hundreds of article directories opens up the possibility of submitting your article to many directories and multiplying your exposure.  (There can be downsides to this, however, as we will discuss below).</p>
<h3>Two Sources of Traffic</h3>
<p>The beauty of article marketing is the possibility of two complementary sources of traffic.  This is a key point that is often not understood.  When you initially submit your articles, if they are well written, you should expect that they will be spread and read.  If you write an effective resource box, those same readers will want more information and click the links in the box.</p>
<p>This simple idea generates immediate traffic to your site.  Eventually, as the article ages, it may fall lower in the article directory as it gets buried by newer articles on the same topic.  This usually means that click-through traffic from articles will fall off as a function of time.  Sometimes articles go viral and the clicks keep coming, but this is not usually the case.</p>
<p>Not to worry.  Now your article has spread around the net with links to your site at the bottom.  Google sees these (correctly) as backlinks to your site.  Done properly, these backlinks can help you rank for the pages that the links are pointing to.  So, while your direct click-through traffic is falling off, your organic search engine traffic will increase.  Pretty cool, eh?</p>
<h3>A word about content and keywords</h3>
<p>There are lots of things to think about when you are writing articles for article marketing.  Most importantly, you need to have a keyword strategy for the content on your site and the content in your article.  It may not make sense to directly compete with your own website, for example.  Rather, you may want to choose keywords for your articles that complement the content on your site.</p>
<p>For example, if you have a site on "blue soap," you may want to write an article on "green soap" knowing that people interested in green soap will also be interested in blue soap.  You need to think about this carefully.</p>
<p>Earlier, I mentioned that you could submit the same article to multiple directories.  You can, and I do.  But you need a strategy for that as well to balance the effectiveness of the submission against the impact of duplicate content.  Google expects syndicated content to be duplicated, but there are still tradeoffs that need to be considered (beyond the scope of this brief article).</p>
<h3>Article Marketing Resources</h3>
<p>As promised, here are five resources that <strong>I actually use</strong> for article marketing.  I have purchased these tools myself.  Don't misunderstand me: you can be successful in article marketing without any tools.  These are the tools that I personally use to improve the quality and productivity of my article marketing efforts.</p>
<ul>
<li><a title="Article Marketing Domination" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/amd" target="_blank">Article Marketing Domination.</a> This is an excellent eBook by article marketing guru Josh Spaulding.  This eBook covers all of the details that i have glossed over above, and is a complete reference.  You can do article marketing without knowing all the details, but you will get lot better results if you have all the facts.  Most things in life are like this.</li>
<li><a title="Article Post Robot" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" target="_blank">Article Post Robot</a>.  A tool for submitting articles to multiple sites.  It is really tedious and boring to submit the same article to 50 article directories.  Article Post Robot automated this process.  This is not the most elegant tool on the planet, but it works very well for me on over 50 article directories (the software supports many more).</li>
<li><a title="Instant Article Wizard Pro" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/iaw" target="_blank">Instant Article Wizard Pro</a>.  IAW Pro is an amazing tool for article research.  I just learned about this tool this week, and have used it a few times with incredible results.  Basically it searches the web for research on your keywords and mashes the pieces together in reasonable sounding paragraphs.  Cuts article writing time down by a factor of ten or more in my experience.  Even if you have no intention of buying this thing, <a title="Instant Article Wizard Pro" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/iaw" target="_blank">you have got to see the video</a>.</li>
<li><a title="Micro Niche Finder" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/mnf" target="_self">Micro Niche Finder</a>.  One of the most important parts of Article Marketing (not really covered well in this article) is keyword selection.  I use Micro Niche Finder for all my keyword research.</li>
<li><a title="Josh Spaulding" href="http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/" target="_blank">Josh Spaulding</a>.  OK -- he is not a resource, actually.  He is a person - a really nice one.  Josh is my "go to guy" and mentor for Article Marketing, and the author of <a title="Article Marketing Domination" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/amd" target="_blank">Article Marketing Domination</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>The Bottom Line on Article Marketing</h3>
<p><span>Article marketing is a great way to promote your website, affiliate products or  affiliate program. By writing an article that delivers value and offers a subtle  mention of your affiliate product or critical keywords, you're well on your way to getting the proper  exposure for your promotion (whatever it is).  Simply put, Article Marketing is a great way to promote your business online. </span></p>
<p>Regards,<br />
Mark</p>
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		<title>Internet Marketing, Electrons and the Meaning of Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, I said that today (Wednesday), I would report on my progress in my article marketing experiment. Actually, I am making some really good progress with Article Post Robot, and I have been working with Garry Conn on a new Adsense-optimized theme for WordPress. I'm waiting on some articles to be approved in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p><a href="http://www.masonworld.com/make-money-online/kidnapped-without-internet-access/" title="Kidnapped without internet access" target="_blank">On Monday, I said </a> that today (Wednesday), I would report on my progress in my article marketing experiment.  Actually, I am making some really good progress with <a href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" title="Article Post Robot Affiliate Link" target="_blank">Article Post Robot</a>, and I have been working with Garry Conn on a new <a href="http://www.garryconn.com/seoadmax.php" title="SEOAdMax Adsense Optimized Theme for WordPress" target="_blank">Adsense-optimized theme for WordPress</a>.  I'm waiting on some articles to be approved in the article directories, so I decided to move that post on article marketing to Friday.</p>
<p>While I was making that decision, I got back to thinking how weird it was to be off line over the weekend due to the storms and the kidnapping, and how cool it is that you can make money online from your home.  What really makes this possible?</p>
<p><strong>Answer:  Semiconductors (and the electrons they manage).</strong></p>
<p>Then I wondered, how many Internet Marketing geeks (or general web surfers) really understand the technology that allows them to read my blog?  I mean, we all hear the marketing buzz about Intel and AMD microprocessors, and quad core technology and all that.  But what does it mean?  How can you put it into human terms?<span id="more-161"></span></p>
<h3>How Small is Small?</h3>
<p>Well, one way to get at this question is to consider how small the guts of a computer chip are.  Here is a picture I pulled off of my hard drive out of a presentation that I made in 2000.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/human-hair.jpg" alt="Human Hair" height="348" width="450" /></p>
<p>The image is from a friend of mine at Siemens in 1997.  It shows a human hair magnified 1000 times with some "stuff" on it.  The black box marks the "stuff."  The "stuff" is the size of several transistors (transistors are the building blocks of computer chips).  You can think about a transistor as a way to store a one or a zero.  If the transistor is off, it is a zero; if it is on, it is a one.  If you want to store that result for any lenght of time, you need to get several transistors together to make a "memory cell."  The transistors work together to help each other remember if they are storing a one or a zero.  Once you have ones and zeros, you can hook transistors together to count, add, subtract, multiply, etc.</p>
<p>If you zoom in on the picture above you see this:</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/human-hair-zoom.jpg" alt="Human Hair Zoom" height="359" width="450" /></p>
<p>The above image is the same hair magnified 10,000 times.  On the hair, you can see that the "stuff" is seven things that are the same size as a transistor was in 1997.  Since 1997, the semiconductor industry has been able to shrink the size of stuff like this about a factor of 5 or so (depends on how you measure it).  So, things are much smaller today.</p>
<h3>Putting it in Perspective</h3>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/semiconductor-bacteria.jpg" alt="Semiconductor Bacteria and Hair" height="349" width="450" /></p>
<p>The above picture is from another presentation that I gave in 2000 (and I cannot remember the origonal source for the drawing).  This drawing shows that same human hair on the right and a bacteria on the left.  On the far left, you can see the size of a the same set of typical transistor lines from above.  Of course, the message is that semiconductor circuits are much smaller than bacteria.  In this picture the circuit patterns are depcited about the size they were in 2000.  They are about half that size today (or smaller in many cases), and getting smaller as we speak.</p>
<p>So, what does it look like inside the chip.</p>
<p>The final picture I'll leave you with is a tear-down of an integrated circuit where you can see these small features hooked together to form circuits.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/image-5.jpg" alt="Image" height="292" width="450" /></p>
<p>In this picture, I am only showing the wires that connect transistors together.  A single wire is the size of one of the lines on the hairs above.  So, when you go to Best Buy to grab that next computer -- now you know what's inside the box.  Tiny structures that control the flow of electrons.  It is the meaning of life in modern times.</p>
<p>As a semiconductor engineer (my day job), I am in the business of making these things.  Often, I am asked -- "Yo, Mark, How do you make stuff that small."  Every time the answer is the same -- <strong>very carefully.</strong></p>
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		<title>Kidnapped Without Internet Access</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was an exciting week. My neighborhood was hit by a tornado that knocked out power and satellite, I celebrated a birthday (I feel old) and I was kidnapped by my wife and taken to an exotic hotel location without my laptop. Working on Internet Marketing without electricity, an internet connection or a laptop [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Last week was an exciting week.  My neighborhood was hit by a tornado that knocked out power and satellite, I celebrated a birthday (I feel old) and I was kidnapped by my wife and taken to an exotic hotel location without my laptop.  Working on Internet Marketing without electricity, an internet connection or a laptop is really challenging.  Luckily, my BlackBerry was not impacted by this weekends events, so I was able to stay connected. <img src='http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Over the weekend, I was able to get started in <a title="Coaching With Josh Spaulding" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/josh" target="_blank">Josh Spaulding's coaching program</a>.  Josh is an article marketing and SEO expert (currently ranking on page 1 in Google for make money online), and a really nice guy.  When I first got started in Internet Marketing, I became interested in Adsense, and quickly learned that there were guys like <a title="Garry Conn dot Com" href="http://www.garryconn.com" target="_blank">Garry Conn</a> that had as many as 100 blogs -- many of which were making money from Adsense.  In my research on this topic, I ran across Josh's eBook called <a title="Article Marketing Domination affiliate link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/amd">Article Marketing Domination</a> and his free eBook <a title="Easy SEO eBook" href="http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/search-engine-optimization/the-easy-seo-report-launches-free-plus-make-money-with-it/">Easy SEO</a>.  Recently, Josh published another free eBook: <a title="$5 Mini-Site Formula" href="http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/niche-marketing/my-5day-mini-site-formula/" target="_blank">$5 Mini-Site Formula</a>.  This book was about exactly what I wanted (needed) to know when I started last November.</p>
<h3>The MasonWorld Roadmap</h3>
<p>Reviewing that eBook has made me rethink the <a title="MasonWorld Roadmap" href="http://www.masonworld.com/roadmap">2008 Roadmap for the MasonWorld Internet Empire</a>.  Basically, I have been thinking about what I want to get out of my Internet Marketing hobby.  I started this effort in Nov 2007 with <a title="Goals from December of 2007" href="http://www.masonworld.com/announcements/so-what-do-i-plan-to-write-about/">some similar goals</a>, but I am continuing to refine them (December seems like an internet lifetime ago).</p>
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<p>On this pass of goal setting, I came up with several key overriding concepts:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Have fun.</strong> This is easy, since I am facinated with the internet and technology</li>
<li><strong>Learn something.</strong> This easy.  I knew nothing about internet marketing when I started.</li>
<li><strong>Add some value.</strong> Whatever I do, I am not really interested in just "taking" and leaving nothing behind.  A good example is this website.  At the end of 2008, I would like to be able to point to this site as a valuable resource that people can use.</li>
<li><strong>Generate revenue.</strong> I actually struggled with this.  I am not really in this for the money since I have a great day job (as I have mentioned a thousand times).  Still, it seems like the measure of success in Internet Marketing is revenue.  So, I am making this the lowest priority goal</li>
</ul>
<p>Of course, there are some constraints:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Limited time.</strong> I am only allowing myself a coupleof hours a day (max) to work at this hobby.  My family and my real job come first (in that order).</li>
<li><strong>Limited funds.</strong> I could choose to spend $4700 on an eCourse or something like that.  I am sure I could get great results that way.  But, I am determined to do this the "hard" way on a limited budget.</li>
<li><strong>White Hat.</strong> I am still not interested in Black Hat techniques.  However, I do see that sometimes it is a little hard to tell the Gray stuff from the White stuff.</li>
</ul>
<p>With this as a framework, that left me with the question of what to try to accomplish in 2008.</p>
<h3>Approaches and Goals for 2008</h3>
<p>I am currently planning to have the following completed by the end of 2008.  Of course, I plan to blog about everything that I learn in the mean time.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Grow the MasonWorld.com</strong> <a title="Internet-Based Marketing Blog" href="http://www.masonworld.com"><strong>Internet-Based Marketing blog</strong></a>
<ul>
<li>Post 3 times per week about my Internet Marketing experience</li>
<li>Grow RSS readership through great content generation</li>
<li>Grow email opt-ins through bonus content</li>
<li>Add a modest monthly podcast</li>
<li>Build a valuable brand with great content that people want to read</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Build three niche information sites</strong>
<ul>
<li>Launch 3 new sites with the $5 per day formula</li>
<li>Use article marketing to promote the sites</li>
<li>Use the Coaching With Josh resources to achieve $5/day in Adsense revenue</li>
<li>Work with a <a title="Wordpress Template Design" href="http://www.garryconn.com/professional-wordpress-blog-design-services.php">great developer to build a killer niche site WP template</a></li>
<li>Consider a plan to grow those sites to something more in 2009</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Build 3 Affiliate Product sites</strong>
<ul>
<li>Launch 3 new/existing sites (<a title="History of Elvis" href="http://www.historyofelvis.com" target="_blank">Elvis</a> will be one of them)</li>
<li>Use article marketing to promote the sites</li>
<li>Consider a plan to grow those sites to something more in 2009</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Create my very own information product</strong>
<ul>
<li>Identify a niche (IM may be the first one)</li>
<li>Create an information product (Niche site case study how-to maybe?)</li>
<li>Promote and sell the product (or give it away)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Create and release one report for <a title="Butterfly Marketing Affiliate Link" href="http://www.butterfly-reports-info.com" target="_blank">Butterfly Reports</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<p>That's already way too much for 2008, given that I am working on this part time.</p>
<p>So, tonight I am planning on working on article marketing for my new niche sites using <a title="Article Post Robot Affiliate Link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" target="_blank">Article Post Robot</a>.  I bought this tool several weeks ago.  I will post about my progress on Wednesday (my next scheduled post).</p>
<p>Best regards,<br />
Mark</p>
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		<title>Niche Super-Site: Elvis Traffic Starting to Build</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark E. Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I updated you on my Niche Super-Site Project, History of Elvis. My strategy of going after long-tail keywords paid off, and I demonstrated a front page ranking for history of elvis using link directory submissions. (It is important to remember that there are links from this site to the Elvis site as well). [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Last week, <a title="Update on Elvis" href="http://www.masonworld.com/make-money-online/niche-super-site-checking-in-on-elvis/">I updated you on my Niche Super-Site Project, History of Elvis</a>.  My strategy of going after <a title="Testing long tail keywords" href="http://www.masonworld.com/making-money-on-the-web/niche-super-site-testing-the-long-tail-keyword-3/">long-tail keywords</a> paid off, and I demonstrated a front page ranking for <strong>history of elvis</strong> using link directory submissions.  (It is important to remember that there are links from this site to the Elvis site as well).  This organic search engine ranking is starting to "pay off."  In the last 30 days, most of the traffic to the site has come from search engines as seen below:</p>
<p align="center"><img height="273" alt="ScreenHunter 01 Apr. 07 13" src="http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/screenhunter-01apr.0713.14.gif" width="404" /></p>
<p>It is interesting to note that 15 searches in the last 30 days came from AOL and MSN.  I never pay attention to those engines, but I have heard it said that the people using AOL and MSN are generally less computer saavy and have higher conversion rates than their Google bretheren.</p>
<h3>What are people searching for?</h3>
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<p>In any case, it is not surprising to see that the google searches are hitting for history of elvis.  As of this writing, I have moved up from the number 10 spot to the number 7 spot.  Other search terms that are starting to hit include some products:</p>
<p align="center"><img height="329" alt="ScreenHunter 03 Apr. 07 13" src="http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/screenhunter-03apr.0713.30.gif" width="312" /></p>
<p>This is cool, because you will recall that I enabled this site with and <a title="phpBay affiliate link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/phpbay" target="_blank">eBay store using phpBay</a> and other affiliate products using <a title="PopShops on the Elvis Niche Site" href="http://www.masonworld.com/making-money-on-the-web/niche-super-site-adding-a-popshop/" target="_blank">PopShops</a>.  This probably means that I need to revisit my keword strategy.  As it turns out, Elvis is not a great niche for Adsense revenue because the amount of money you can get from each cleck is low. </p>
<h3>Value of Elvis clicks</h3>
<p>As you can see on spyfu.com, this is not a great niche if you are going after PPC revenue.</p>
<p align="center"><img height="223" alt="ScreenHunter 04 Apr. 07 13" src="http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/screenhunter-04apr.0713.41.gif" width="300" /></p>
<p>So, no one will get rich collecting money from Adsense on this one.</p>
<h3>Next Up, Article Marketing</h3>
<p>In my next post on Elvis, I'll talk about Article Marketing.  After reading <a title="Article Marketing Domination Affiliate Link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/amd" target="_blank">Article Marketing Domination</a>, buying a copy of <a title="Article Post Robot affiliate link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/apr" target="_blank">Article Post Robot</a> and outsourcing the creation of 20 Elvis articles on <a title="ScriptLance affiliate link" href="http://www.masonworld.com/recommends/scriptlance" target="_blank">Scriptlance</a>, I am ready to roll!</p>
<p>Talk to you soon.</p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>Mark</p>
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