There exists a whole host of Article Directories on the net. Some, such as ezinearticles.com, have prospered a lot. If you assume directories like these belong to huge corporations, you are wrong. A majority of sites belong to persons like you and me, because they are profitable to their proprietors at the same time aiding in increasing the SE rankings of their companies.
Why don’t you own one too?
It could puzzle you what the advantages of being the owner of an article directory are.
Who will refuse to possess a site that is full of information, has a high PR ranking and is prized by search engines, something which article directories usually are? An article directory is a viable business opportunity, on its own and will increase the revenue of both yours, as well as associated products. Revenue from Amazon and adsense will also come. An online directory that specializes in your area may turn out to be a hit with competitors who will then place their write-ups in your directory and get related content.
If you keep your directory in your own domain, you could ride the voluminous content, the PR ranking it attracts, and its popularity in your niche to promote your own business, as I have done. The three things you can do are: write a blog, make a list or create a forum in the web-site in which your article directory is situated. Assign an appropriate monetary value to each element, and let it all add to how much your site is worth, each element adding to the others value.
Here are a list of things you need to check on when you create your own article directory:
1. Article directories are available for a fee or which cost nothing.You can also get one created for you by service providers, like me, for example. This, I will offer soon at no cost to my clients.
2. Owning an article directory in your niche has more advantages than being the owner of one whose scope is not specific and precise; your directory could become the most popular in the field.
3. Own one on-line directory only and pay attention to it instead of maintaining several article directories to which little attention is paid.Your goal should be to have one on-line directory in each of the specialized areas your directory is in.
4. Choose names of categories with keywords that are rich. As an example, ezinearticles.com is something that can be copied. For directories in very exclusive categories, make certain that you first explore various keywords prior to category creation.
5. Don’t aim to own article directories that have prior content, because it is unlikely to be original. On the other hand, create a directory yourself and fill it with your own content.
6. Try to increase the content in your site by asking other on-line sellers to contribute regularly, not having to put in too much effort. I, personally, will submit regularly to directories that have been created by me for my clients – actually, my list of directories for article submission will necessarily include these. At least this way, my articles will get automatically submitted there at no cost.
7. To get higher PR and SE rankings, the directory will qualify as long as a quarter of the content is new. Even if this falls outside your purview, benefits will accrue to you if I build the directory for you, because I will provide plenty of original matter; almost all other submission software offer content that is unoriginal.
8. Should you decide to submit content in the articles directory of yours , ensure that the original articles are first submitted at your directory.
9. Should you opt for a niche directory of your own , accept excellent articles in your niche from other directories, ensuring that you comply with the rules of those directories, relating to such re-printing of articles.
10. Have links to your webpage or blog, in place, and rely on text links rather than banners.
11. Check essays submitted to your directory to weed out rubbish. Do this every week, and if you are not able to, opt for a paid service that does this – by the way, I will be offering this service soon.
12.Do Search Engine Optimization as you would for any webpage of yours.
13. Persuade popular writers in your niche to write articles for your site. To get people like this, go to forums like the Warrior Forum as part of your efforts to promote your directory as much as possible.
14. Take back-ups of the articles, at fixed intervals, irrespective of whether the web host does it for you.
When your web-site is finally put on the market, the online article directory will make it more valuable, apart from already attracting more traffic and increasing its SE rankings.
Author Bio:
Richard J. Runion is the President of Geostar Publishing & Services LLC. Rich loves net research & blogging. His new blog on Article Marketing is fast becoming popular, as it is comprehensive and well-researched.
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