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Friday, June 10, 2011

Article Marketing vs. Blogging - who is the best?


Article Marketing is being replaced by blogging? This is what was asked recently with all the information now being created for blogging, marketers are beginning to wonder if blogs replaces the powerful Article Marketing traffic generation tool. Many top marketers have made a life off the coast of Article Marketing because of its power. And now the thrust seems to be to blogs. Which is correct? Here are some facts to consider for two traffic generation formats.

Blogging is not a new thing, it has been around for a long time. But recently many specialists of marketing, including this author, have begun to focus on this format as the major search engines have this format which could call a preferential treatment, by indexing these sites or their content very fast. Search engines love fresh, new content and content and the structure of a blog provides exactly in that format. New posts generating new information all the time.

So get indexed and found by members of the surf can arrive faster than the structure of the traditional web site. And if you use a platform well supported, such as WordPress, you can also enjoy the large selection of free widgets. A widget is an add-on script which provides a kind of additional functionality to extend the functionality already much of WordPress.

Now is the great thing about these widgets, you can get the functions that a reseller will normally have to pay someone to get their website correctly formatted and indexed for search engines. There is a selection of widgets SEO (Search Engine Optimization) that will ensure your site automatically format which, as the search engine robots.

There are widgets to help you submit your content to the sites of social media, something that is absolutely essential in the plan of marketing today. And, of course, it is only the visible part of the iceberg. The fact that most of these widgets are free to use, and the authors ask only for donations to help maintain, it is also a very affordable option for any new or seasoned marketer.

Article Marketing has also been around for a long time and has been touted by the first page of many a "guru" as the secret weapon to get on Google for free. And it is true, because if you get published in a major article directory you can display on the first page of Google and other search engines. It is obviously not your site exactly, but it allows you to put your useful information there and to have a link or two for your site that you are promoting.

The beauty of this type of generation of traffic is that traffic from article marketing is highly qualified and targeted traffic. Basically, the type of traffic that all marketing experts struggle to generate. Those that click here to visit your site have already read your article and are looking for more information, or may simply want to see what you are up to because they enjoy your information and considered useful.

So when it comes to Article Marketing and blogs is not a question which one to do, but to ensure that you use both. Anyone can blog can also do article marketing, and vice versa. With a few changes in the formatting and presentation and blog article can easily be made to conform to the standards of article directory most.

Blogging is a great extension of article marketing. Both is great traffic generation tools, and frankly it's great fun to write articles and blogs. So for your next niche site, take a look with a blog with article marketing to ensure your success.








About the author:

Terry Ladouceur is just a regular guy who happens to have had the opportunity to enjoy a very wide range of things in its 48 years. And he likes to share experiences and knowledge.

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