For the past three years, web marketing how-to books and programs
have emphasized the importance of having your own newsletter.
Apparently, people are listening. There are now thousands of new,
small-time newsletters and ezines out there, ranging from 5 subscribers
to 5,000.
But one of the problems with being small is that it's hardly worth
the effort to generate unique content for such a small readership.
That's why "free content" sites are becoming more and more
popular. They give you all the material you need to fill an entire
newsletter, and you get to reap the rewards of loyal readership without
any of the work.
But the real winners in this arrangement are the people who provide
the original content. By writing a single article, you can get your
message printed in dozens, or even hundreds, of ezines at no charge.
And because each article will contain a small caption at the bottom
with your URL, email address or other contact information, it's like
getting free, residual advertisement for months to come.
And since there are several free content aggregators, such as...
.... you can just submit your articles
and let them do the work of syndicating them. You can find more free
content aggregators by searching for "free content for ezine"
at your favorite search engine.
In the caption below your article, it's wise to add a line about reprinting
the article. If another ezine owner sees your article and wants to
reprint it themselves, they can obtain permission directly from you,
or you can grant them permission in your caption.
Something like...
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Reprinted with permission from Trafficology.com, December 2001 edition.
This article may be reprinted freely, provided this attribution box
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Most people have reported excellent results with this technique, and
provided you offer genuinely useful tips, you can generate a steady
flow of ezine traffic for every article you create.