My own first foray into the world of Article Marketing was fraught with anxiety, and needlessly so.

The idea of publishing articles alongside the Internet Gurus that I had learned from made Article Marketing seem like I was assuming way too much about my own knowledge.

So I did what many did and rounded up a bunch of PLR stuff and spun the content, and voila'! I was an Article Marketer!

Of course I didn't get the results that I'd read about in all of the reports and ebooks on Article Marketing I had read either.

That was then, and this is now...

Article Marketing is something that anyone endeavoring to make an online income needs to be doing. Maybe our words are not as noteworthy as a Mike Filsaime's or an Alex Mandossian's but they have an inherent value that cannot be ignored.

Why is that?

When you put your own experience into words, that has a power that can be gotten no other way. Marketing with Articles that contain your own struggles, victories and yes even your defeats will motivate people to look at your sites because they are real.

If you think that your grammar or punctuation are not up to par, and that will make your articles look less professional, then write them in Word and watch the prompts. Your Articles will look sufficiently professional to get visitors to your sites.

It is also not really necessary to submit your Articles to hundreds of Article Directories. In most cases I just submit to EzineArticles.com. This is the most widely accessed Article Directory by far, so it's reach is sufficient.

Okay, if you really want to use more of a shotgun approach you can get your Article submitted to over 600 Article Directories at ArticleMarketer.com.

Article Marketing allows you to build traffic, links back to your site, and a reputation as someone to listen to in your market.

Article Marketing is something you need to begin doing now...

Floyd Bogart - SemiLiterate Marketing Thug Floyd's Social Marketing Blog http://floydbogart.com/blog.html