In 2001 I began researching online jobs and found plenty of scams and other unethical practices making the first page of google. I knew from my initial research that I was not getting the results I had hoped for. Then I began researching how others were using the internet to make an income.

When I first starting working from home as a virtual assistant, I created and sold primitive crafts. I absolutely love the primitive flare, but within a year of being an online business owner I knew that this was more of a hobby than a business. This fact made me dig even deeper into researching business ideas online. It didn’t take long before I saw that the only real, legitimate “job” was one that I created for myself in the form of a business.

My first client taught me how to use my skills as an internet research assistant to help her find authors in her niche along with possible Joint Venture partners to host an online teleseminar, among other important business growing facts that she needed for her upcoming book. She knew the value that would be added to her business by actively outsourcing the research needs of her growing business.

If you currently have an online business the information you might be interested in knowing more about may include:

• Who your competitors are?
• What are they doing to grow their business?
• What keywords are they using on their website pages?
• How do you go about increasing your webtraffic?
• Who should you Joint Venture with?

Maybe your research isn’t about your competitors, perhaps you are looking to start an online business that compliments your offline business. You might want to know:

1. What are others in your field doing online to increase their offline customer base?
2. What does their website look like?
3. Do they blog?
4. Are they on any social media networks?
5. Do they offer any products online?

As an online business owner, the very foundation of your business requires research.  You can add more time to your week by outsourcing this specifics of your research to an assistant that have has the experience you need to fulfill this basic business task.

In closing, business owners need research for numerous other reasons. Finding the time to complete an internet research task is not always feasible for business owners. Hiring a third party, such as an internet research assistant, to research your specific business needs can not only save you precious time, it can give you the advantage of an objective point of view.

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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A. provides quality virtual marketing services to a variety of business owners who need more time in their week. Contact Stephanie today for current services and rates.

“10 Reasons to Market Your Business with Articles”

Outsourcing (delegating) a minimum of 5 hours of article marketing per month can benefit your business.  Perhaps if you have a better understanding behind the “why” you should be marketing your business with articles, then this task will never see the end of your to-do list again.

Day 10:  Recap Your Article Marketing “Why”

In the previous 9 days you’ve learned some very powerful “why’s” of article marketing and how it plays an important role in your business. So let’s recap what you’ve read:

1. You build relationships with potential clients you may not have otherwise met.
2. You use your article marketing to build trust wit h your readers.
3. You become known as the “expert” in your chosen field.
4. You generate publicity.
5. You gain pre-qualified website traffic.
6. You feed your “content hungry” target market.
7. You have the potential to be seen by thousands of people in your target market.
8. Article marketing allows you to pre-sell your products or services.
9. You market your business without having to meet face-to-face.
10. You reap the benefits of continual web traffic for years to come.

My hope was to inform and educate you, the professional business owner, on how powerful article marketing can be for your business. If you market your business on a consistent basis, perhaps as little as 5 hours per month, you should reap the benefits for years to come.

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Please contact me, today, for a free 30 minute consultation to see which service you can use for your business needs!

“10 Reasons to Market Your Business with Articles”

Outsourcing (delegating) a minimum of 5 hours of article marketing per month can benefit your business.  Perhaps if you have a better understanding behind the “why” you should be marketing your business with articles, then this task will never see the end of your to-do list again.

Day 9: Free Advertising Space?

Once your article is published by an article directory, it should be seen as a living piece. In other words, once a target client reads what you have to say, that person may copy it into their ezine or on their website for their readers to read, that equals to free advertising!

So basically, once you submit that article, its “out there” for all the world to see..over and over and over again! Take this one step further and let your readers know that they can use your article but they have to leave it “as is” and not change it in anyway (this info can go in your resource box.)

Oh, and if you are contacted by someone that has used one of your articles to educate their market, make sure to thank them! Virtual hand shakes can go far.

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Please contact me, today, for a free 30 minute consultation to see which service your business needs

“10 Reasons to Market Your Business with Articles”

Outsourcing (delegating) a minimum of 5 hours of article marketing per month can benefit your business.  Perhaps if you have a better understanding behind the “why” you should be marketing your business with articles, then this task will never see the end of your to-do list again.

Day 8: Pre-Sell Your Services or Products

Article marketing allows you to pre-sell your products or services. You don’t even have to meet face-to-face in order to sell your business. By article marketing on a consistent basis, your message will be read by your potential clients. Those potential clients then follow the link in your resource box, come to your website and hopefully sign-up for your mailing list. Maybe they will also contact you for more information about your product or service and want to place an order. You never know who is going to pick-up your article!

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Please contact me, today, for a free 30 minute consultation to see which service your business needs!

“10 Reasons to Market Your Business with Articles”

Outsourcing (delegating) a minimum of 5 hours of article marketing per month can benefit your business.  Perhaps if you have a better understanding behind the “why” you should be marketing your business with articles, then this task will never see the end of your to-do list again.

Day 7: I Spy!

Are you and your potential clients playing “I Spy”? Can your next client find you? Perhaps they are googling your field of expertise,  but they can’t find you or your services. Did you know that the more articles you market, the better your search results will be? That could mean, that all of those clients you know that you can help, can’t find you if the search engines can’t find you either. So stop playing “I Spy” and get “found” by your potential clients.

Write that article to educate and inform your next client and win them over!

“10 Reasons to Market Your Business with Articles”

Outsourcing (delegating) a minimum of 5 hours of article marketing per month can benefit your business.  Perhaps if you have a better understanding behind the “why” you should be marketing your business with articles, then this task will never see the end of your to-do list again.

Day 6: Business Advertising that Works?

Not all advertising comes in the form of banners, flash ads or yellow page inserts. Let’s think outside of the “advertising block” for just a moment. Did you know that article marketing IS a way of advertising? Advertising that is mostly free, except that it costs you time. If you are consistent with your article marketing, your potential clients will start to view you as the expert in your field. They will begin to see you as someone that they can trust.  Now what other type of advertising will show you as a possible expert in your expertise?

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Please contact me, today, for a free 30 minute consultation to see which service your business needs!

“10 Reasons to Market Your Business with Articles”

Outsourcing (delegating) a minimum of 5 hours of article marketing per month can benefit your business.  Perhaps if you have a better understanding behind the “why” you should be marketing your business with articles, then this task will never see the end of your to-do list again.

Day 5: I Need Leads?

Article marketing can bring you leads of quality that are relevant to your specific business needs. Perhaps a potential JV (joint venture) relationship can be started simply by having the right person read one of your articles. This is another reason why you need to have a specific call-to-action in your “Author Bio Box” (a.k.a. resource box).  Don’t be afraid to send your readers to a different page than your home page. You can invite your reader to visit any page of your website. Be creative!

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Please contact me, today, for a free 30 minute consultation to see which service your business needs!

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“10 Reasons to Market Your Business with Articles”

Outsourcing (delegating) a minimum of 5 hours of article marketing per month can benefit your business.  Perhaps if you have a better understanding behind the “why” you should be marketing your business with articles, then this task will never see the end of your to-do list again.

Day 4: Get Me Exposed!

Once your article is published, it can easily be seen by thousands of people around the globe.  Make sure you include a “call to action” in your author bio area, at the end of each article. This “call to action” should specifically state that you want your potential client to visit your website.

Having your website visited by thousands? Now that’s exposure!

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Please contact me, today, for a free 30 minute consultation to see which service your business needs!

“10 Reasons to Market Your Business with Articles”

Outsourcing (delegating) a minimum of 5 hours of article marketing per month can benefit your business.  Perhaps if you have a better understanding behind the “why” you should be marketing your business with articles, then this task will never see the end of your to-do list again.

Day 3: Bring Me Traffic!

Another benefit of regular article marketing is the potential it has to increase your website traffic. Having a professional website is important but it doesn’t stop there! You have to get your website seen by the search engines, but most importantly, your potential clients. Once your article is published via an article directory, that reader may decide to place your article in their ezine , blog or website. When your reader places your article in-front of their readers, those readers have the option to visit your website via the information in your Bio.

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Please contact me, today, for a free 30 minute consultation to see which service your business needs!

I used to ask this same question, at first it just seemed to be another business task on my weekly to-do list. It was also the one task that got pushed to the bottom of the list every week. It wasn’t until my virtual assistant coach explained the benefits of article marketing to me during one of our coaching sessions.

She said that article marketing is a must-do for any online business that wants to:

1. Increase website traffic
2. Grow their subscriber list
3. Been seen as an expert in your field

Well, I know that I as a business owner, you want all of the above! Don’t you?

If you could use more web traffic, newsletter subscribers and paying clients, then article marketing may be just what you need to do on a consistent basis. If you don’t have the time to submit your articles, please contact me today.

If you are struggling to find the time to write articles, how about recording your articles using audio or video, then have me transcribe them for you?

To Your Success!

Stephanie