Tuesday, December 2, 2008

How Writing Articles Can Lead To A Profitable Income

By Rob Metras

When you are viewed as a subject matter expert in a certain category, you are elevated to a position of authority. People will come to you and seek you out for advice and ideas on how to use your knowledge and implement it in their own lives.

Naturally, the next logical question is: aHow do I become an expert?a One of the best ways to begin building your reputation as an expert in any area is by writing and publishing content online. Things like press releases, to aHow-Toa guides and general articles will begin to increase your reader base and showcase what you know.

For example, if itas your goal to be an expert on internet marketing, then you should focus your writing to an article of internet marketing guides and strategies as a starting point. Part of the reason that you want to put your initial focus on writing guides for other individuals is because one of the most common things that people search for on a daily basis are guides on how to something that has sparked their interest. In your case, a success guide to an article of internet marketing knowledge is what will answer queries directed to that subject.

When you are writing to showcase your article of internet marketing, it is also important to note answers to common questions that solidify your experience as an expert in that arena. I would suggest using information like the length of time youave been doing internet marketing and showcasing some of your personal success. After all, no reader is going to want to hear about something you donat have first hand experience with or knowledge of. The more content you can include that comes directly from personal successes or failures will be the more readers you are able to capture.

Grabbing your readers attention with your resume is important to gain credibility as an expert in your industry, however, itas also important to keep them coming back for more. Once you have given them an introduction to the wealth of knowledge that you have stored away, let them know what you will be writing about next, so that you know they will come back to read your information again, and hopefully share it with others.

Once you have gotten your name out and had an article published on the basics, itas time to showcase your depth of knowledge a little more. Taking your internet marketing prowess to the next level, you could write an article about internet marketing SEO. Titles like these require your readers to gain a pre-requisite knowledge of the subject, which will take them back to referencing your first article. Now you are officially on your way to being the subject matter expert using articles as a vehicle.

This applies to any subject you may be writing about. The idea is to gain success by branding. You want to become known as the person to go to for information and advice. Like high school, it is all about popularity.

It is important to note that building a reputation as an expert takes time and patience. Experts werenat found over night, in any industry, but the more you work at getting published and the places you showcase your content, the easier it will be to build that reputation. - 16890

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