Around a year ago I wrote my first article and posted it to ezinearticles, which many people regard as the best article directory/website. Looking back I have to admit that I did not really know what I was doing, and in truth the article was not that impressive. I continued to write more articles and continued to make mistakes.

Unlike other directories who seem to accept any old article, ezinearticles check what you are submitting. I am now spending a lot more time when I write the articles and feel that they have gradually improved, this has been confirmed by Wally himself I am pleased to report.

So do I personally think that article marketing is beneficial? I have had e-mails from all around the world from people who have enjoyed reading my articles, maybe I am a bit sad but this gives me a little buzz. I have gained a one-way link from a number of these people after they decided to include my piece of work on their websites or blogs. They have helped my Please Login or Register to see this special Members Only link. and Please Login or Register to see this special Members Only link. websites to rise up the rankings and has also helped to promote the stuttering therapy service that I offer. I managed to Please Login or Register to see this special Members Only link. a few years ago and as a career I now help other people to achieve fluency.

Each and very person that gets to read the article is a potential visitor to your website - this is traffic you would not have course received had you not written the article. That visitor could of course turn into a client or purchaser of your product/s.

For me search engines are going down the path of seeing one-way backward links as by far the most powerful form of link.It can be far from easy to obtain these essential one-way backward links and this is where the real benefit of writing articles comes to the fore as it has the power to help you to gain an unlimited amount of links.