You probably heard it a million times: “On the Internet, content is king”. What is that supposed to mean? Well, it means that search engines love great content, but most importantly, so do users!
If you are a handyman you can probably write an article on choosing the perfect handyman. If you are a business consultant you can write about business issues. But guess what? It doesn’t matter how good your articles are if nobody reads them!
So, how do you get people to read your articles? Well, you can do it the hard way –post them on your website and try to get as much traffic as you can, or the easy way –leverage the power of other websites that have thousands of visitors every single day and amazing authority as far as the search engines concern.
Although I have my own blog, I also use several Web 2.0 social networking websites to reach thousands of people every day with useful information.
These are some of the social networks that I use:
WordPress – www.wordpress.com
WordPress is an excellent blogging platform.
Squidoo – www.squidoo.com
Create your lens, publish your articles, and network with other users.
Hubpages – www.hubpages.com
Create your own page and spread your content.
Wetpaint – www.wetpaint.com
One of the best Wiki platforms out there.
Clearblogs – www.clearblogs.com
Another awesome blogging service.
Blogspot – www.blogger.com
A free blogging service owned by Google.
MySpace – www.myspace.com
One of the most popular social networks on earth, owned by Microsoft. Use the blog feature to publish your content.
AOL Journals – http://peopleconnection.aol.com/blogs
Another blog service. This one is owned by AOL.
Quizilla – www.quizilla.com
Create your page and show it to the world!
Bumpzee – www.bumpzee.com
List all your blogs here and give them maximum exposure.
Multiply – www.multiply.com
Create your page and list your blogs.
Experience – www.experienceproject.com
Another social networking site that allows you to share your content.
Scribd – www.scribd.com
An amazing service to publish your documents.
NewsVine – www.newsvine.com
A collaboration-based news site.
Facebook – www.facebook.com
I’m sure you’ve heard about this one. Facebook is the biggest social network in the world. Create your own page, join groups and interact in the community, create events, network with others, and create your own group to get the most out of this fantastic tool.
Zimbio – www.zimbio.com
Publish your articles and submit your blogs here.
Wikispaces – www.wikispaces.com
Another amazing Wiki platform.
Tumblr – www.tumblr.com
Post your article with a few clicks only.
Flickr – www.flickr.com
Share your photos and include your articles too!
Twitter – www.twitter.com
Twitter allows you to let the world know what you are up to.
Mahalo – www.mahalo.com
Publish your articles for free.
Associated Content – www.associatedcontent.com
One of the most prestigious article distribution services out there.
Helium – www.helium.com
Post your articles here. It’s very easy to use.
E How – www.ehow.com
Become an expert and publish valuable advice.
Wiki How – www.wikihow.com
Give advice and become a respected member of the community.
Ezine Articles – www.ezinearticles.com
The best article distribution service ever.
Go Articles – www.goarticles.com
In my opinion, the second best article distribution service.
Articles Base – www.articlesbase.com
Another site where you can publish your articles.
Article Alley – www.articlealley.com
Free article publishing service.
Google Knol - http://knol.google.com
An article distribution service owned by Google.
43 Things – www.43things.com
Share that thing that you always wanted to do or your experiences about things that you have done already.
Well, that’s it. The list could be a lot longer but this is a really good starting point. Remember that it’s a lot smarter to leverage the authority and search engine rankings of recognized social sites than trying to accomplish the same with your own website only.
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