My clients, my critique partners, and my writing buddies know I’ve been writing articles for a long time. Lately I’m getting more and more questions about article marketing.

That might have something to do with the fact that I advise fiction authors to write non-fiction as well. It also might be because right now lots of folks are looking for additional sources of income.

Whatever the reason, I’m getting lots of questions about writing articles. As I was going through my usual advice the other day, it dawned on me that if I wrote down my answers, I could help more writers. If the writing I speak with want to know, you might want to know as well.

There are several reasons you might want to add article marketing to your skills. Some of the more common reasons are

• Make money
• Share your knowledge
• Promote yourself
• Practice writing non-fiction

Sorry, gain fame and fortune isn’t really a good reason. Article marketing isn’t your most direct route.

My advice changes, depending on your purpose. I will go into detail about each reason in follow-up posts. If you don’t see your reason in this list, maybe some of the tips for another reason will apply to you. If these reasons don’t apply to you, leave me a comment, and I’ll add another article (or several) to this series.

What do you want to know about article marketing? Leave a comment and share.

Write on,

Lynn

This week I’ve been sick, REALLY sick, sicker than I’ve been in years sick. Well, you get the idea.

Like you, I set my goals high for the year. I jumped into the Ezine Articles 100 articles in levitra price 100 days challenge. I was on-track with my articles. I’d outlined a series of blog posts. Then WHAM!

A dear friend reminded me that sometimes we need to give our bodies a chance to catch up with our minds. If we don’t slow down, our bodies find a way to force us.

So, I’ve been cocooned, wrapped up in my soft ,cuddly robe, usually with my soft, sometimes cuddly cockatoo, resting, healing, and skimming. Since I’ve been unable to concentrate on too much for too long, I’ve been watching SHORT videos, listening to SHORT audios, and scanning articles and blogs.

While I’ve been ingesting snippets of information, I’ve been getting ideas and taking notes for my own work. I’ve gotten ideas for blog posts, articles, teleseminars, audios, and videos.

I’ve posted comments Erection packs. Viagra, Livitra… on some of the blogs I’ve read. This is a great way to build relationships and connect with new readers. I love becoming part of conversations all over the net.

As my energy returns, I’ll be able to write the articles and posts that I’ve planned. That is much easier than trying to come up with ideas and write at the same time. While I’ve rested, my mind has been busy at work fleshing out my notes. I will still be able to keep up with the 100 article challenge.

The lessons I’ve learned are

• Listen to 5 mg paxil viagra buy online cheap your body.
  • Slow down before you HAVE to.
• Take time to relax and gather new ideas.
  • (Smell the roses too.)
• Write down all your ideas.
  • The palest ink is stronger than the best memory.
• When your energy starts returning, use it to heal first.
  • Jumping back to work too fast leads to relapse.
• Even if you can’t talk, you can still maintain relationships.
  • Emails, blog comments, forum posts, Twitter, and chats all work well without using your voice.
• Sometimes it’s better to be still and listen.
  • Give the universe a chance to bring you what you need.

Even though this illness has delayed my planned teleseminar series, I’ll be better prepared for it when I can talk again.

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How do you make your downtime productive? Leave a comment and share your techniques,

Write on,

Lynn

 

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Most of the time when people find out I’m a writer, they say, “I’ve always wanted to write a book” or “I bet I could write a book” or something like that.

Next they say, “when the kids are all in school” or “when the kids start college” or “when I retire”. They all mean, “when Ifind time to write”.

85% of the population wants to write a book. But only 5% ever started a book.

Why?

Most people try to find time to write in their busy lives. That won’t happen. Writing demands that you MAKE the time to write.

Your muse requires attention or she’ll go work with someone else.

There are some tricks and techniques you can use to make time in your busy life to make writing a priority. › Continue reading…