Comments on: The 3 “Key” Characteristics of an Effective Article Signature http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/ Making Money through Ethical Internet Marketing. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sue Hanson http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13431 Sue Hanson Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:18:11 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13431 Hi Josh, I just stumbled upon your blog. It's great. I also noticed you are a veteran. Thanks for serving. Happy New Year. I wish you and your family a prosperous and healthy year. Sue Hi Josh,

I just stumbled upon your blog. It’s great. I also noticed you are a veteran. Thanks for serving. Happy New Year. I wish you and your family a prosperous and healthy year.

Sue

]]> By: Ann @ How To Make A Website http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13308 Ann @ How To Make A Website Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:06:00 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13308 Yes this is a common mistake of newbies to link to their home page twice in the resource box. I agree with you Josh and your great tips, that using the resource box to link to internal pages is the best option, sometimes it's best to just link to 2 internal pages instead of the home page because it's better for SEO to balance link amounts among the site. Yes this is a common mistake of newbies to link to their home page twice in the resource box. I agree with you Josh and your great tips, that using the resource box to link to internal pages is the best option, sometimes it’s best to just link to 2 internal pages instead of the home page because it’s better for SEO to balance link amounts among the site.

]]> By: Herschel Lawhorn http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13237 Herschel Lawhorn Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:56:13 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13237 Hi Josh, I too had not thought of the importance of using the the full URL. I didn't know it made any difference. But I will take you word for it and do that from now on. Hi Josh,

I too had not thought of the importance of using the the full URL. I didn’t know it made any difference. But I will take you word for it and do that from now on.

]]> By: Beth Partin http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13217 Beth Partin Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:36:03 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13217 Josh, thank you for the tip about including the URL itself. I would never have thought of that. P.S. I am reading this article while baking Christmas cookies! Josh, thank you for the tip about including the URL itself. I would never have thought of that.

P.S. I am reading this article while baking Christmas cookies!

]]> By: Internet Marketing http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13214 Internet Marketing Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:13:15 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13214 Thanks for the article and the suggestions. I’ve been using two anchor text links in the resource box, one to my article and one to my main page. Looks like maybe I should make my main page link a full URL with no anchor text. I’ll change my format and let you know results. Thanks for the article and the suggestions. I’ve been using two anchor text links in the resource box, one to my article and one to my main page. Looks like maybe I should make my main page link a full URL with no anchor text. I’ll change my format and let you know results.

]]> By: Jason Hommel http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13212 Jason Hommel Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:19:51 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13212 The best part of your post is there should be an effective call to action. Gone are the days when "Click Me" works. Now, there should be a reason why they should click on it and what's in it for them. However, some article submission sites doesn't allow it. I'm personally not too sure about not putting your name though. I believe that people usually follow experts that has the solution for them. The best part of your post is there should be an effective call to action. Gone are the days when “Click Me” works. Now, there should be a reason why they should click on it and what’s in it for them. However, some article submission sites doesn’t allow it.

I’m personally not too sure about not putting your name though. I believe that people usually follow experts that has the solution for them.

]]> By: Tim http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13205 Tim Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:10:32 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13205 Excellent post. I agree with 100%. I started doing it that way and had better results branding the website versus my name. It is especially good to do that if you are in several niches. Excellent post. I agree with 100%. I started doing it that way and had better results branding the website versus my name. It is especially good to do that if you are in several niches.

]]> By: Gary http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13192 Gary Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:12:38 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13192 Thanks for posting this Josh. The most effective resource box may depend on the type of niche you are in and as quite a few have already said, testing is the key. If folk are desperate for a 'quick fix' to their problem, they'll be more happy to buy straight from a sales page and you could use wording like Josh suggested or even try an adwords style resource box, such as: Cure Acne Overnight Want That Zit gone by morning? Everything You Need Is In the Kitchen! http://yourdomain.com Link your keyword (Cure Acne) and the URL. Get ideas for your own niche by searching your keyword in Google and study the adwords on the page. If you didn't want to try this style you could still just use adwords to get ideas for your own wording, such as: Believe it or not, everything you need to Cure Acne by this time tomorrow can be found in your own kitchen. Visit http://yourdomain.com for more details. PPC advertisers spend big money on getting their ads clicked on - just as we want readers to do in our resource boxes, so it makes sense to use their hard work for guidance. If the article deals with something less urgent, readers will probably need more pre-selling on a related blog article, review, free short report, mini-series, video etc: For example, your article could discuss a few 'whys' and 'whats' about your keyword, and then use a resource box like: Want To Find Out More? If you want free tips and and advice on how to cure hay-fever you'll find a wide variety of natural cures that we've tested and proved work. Why not visit http://yourdomain.com and grab our free report. You could be 24 hours from being hay-fever free. Again, link your keyword (in this case, cure hay-fever) and yourdomain.com. Sorry this comment is a bit long but I thought it would give some useful ideas. Thanks for posting this Josh. The most effective resource box may depend on the type of niche you are in and as quite a few have already said, testing is the key.

If folk are desperate for a ‘quick fix’ to their problem, they’ll be more happy to buy straight from a sales page and you could use wording like Josh suggested or even try an adwords style resource box, such as:

Cure Acne Overnight
Want That Zit gone by morning?
Everything You Need Is In the Kitchen!
http://yourdomain.com

Link your keyword (Cure Acne) and the URL. Get ideas for your own niche by searching your keyword in Google and study the adwords on the page.

If you didn’t want to try this style you could still just use adwords to get ideas for your own wording, such as:

Believe it or not, everything you need to Cure Acne by this time tomorrow can be found in your own kitchen. Visit http://yourdomain.com for more details.

PPC advertisers spend big money on getting their ads clicked on – just as we want readers to do in our resource boxes, so it makes sense to use their hard work for guidance.

If the article deals with something less urgent, readers will probably need more pre-selling on a related blog article, review, free short report, mini-series, video etc: For example, your article could discuss a few ‘whys’ and ‘whats’ about your keyword, and then use a resource box like:

Want To Find Out More?
If you want free tips and and advice on how to cure hay-fever you’ll find a wide variety of natural cures that we’ve tested and proved work. Why not visit http://yourdomain.com and grab our free report. You could be 24 hours from being hay-fever free.

Again, link your keyword (in this case, cure hay-fever) and yourdomain.com.

Sorry this comment is a bit long but I thought it would give some useful ideas.

]]> By: Jaime Lim http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13179 Jaime Lim Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:45:51 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13179 Hi Josh! Again, another very informative post for information-hungry newbies like me. And I didn't even know EzineArticles allow 2 links in their author resource box. And you are correct about keyword research on every article you plan to submit. I get a high every time I see articles I submitted landing on top 10. I sometimes even see 4 article directories carrying the same article landing on top 10. Now if I can only convert those top 10 articles into more traffic. Hi Josh!

Again, another very informative post for information-hungry newbies like me. And I didn’t even know EzineArticles allow 2 links in their author resource box.

And you are correct about keyword research on every article you plan to submit. I get a high every time I see articles I submitted landing on top 10. I sometimes even see 4 article directories carrying the same article landing on top 10. Now if I can only convert those top 10 articles into more traffic.

]]> By: Michelle Adams http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/the-3-key-characteristics-of-an-effective-article-signature/#comment-13178 Michelle Adams Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:36:21 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=1008#comment-13178 Thanks for the reminder on the importance of the resource box Josh and how to make the most of it. :) Thanks for the reminder on the importance of the resource box Josh and how to make the most of it. :)

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