Article Directory List

As I promised a few days ago I was going to start making some quality lists that people could use as a resource and spread about the net. Here is my first one featuring the best article directories in order by popularity. I also took the time to include a brief description of the site and a direct link to submit. Write your own quality content before submitting, they do not like duplicate articles. Make sure the articles are in the correct category. Some of the most popular topics are health, nutrition, business, and news articles. I suggest writing about one of these if you have interest in that topic.

EzineArticles.com
The most compressive database or articles online with over 75,000 authors writing new ones everyday.
Alexa Rank: 640
People Count: 4,381,823
Submit

SearchWarp.com
Writers community for do it yourself and current events commentary.
Alexa Rank: 7,728
People Count: 407,734
Submit

WebProNews.com
For Articles related to business, search engines, technology and web development.
Alexa Rank: 7,068
People Count: 296,241
Submit

Buzzle.com
Buzzle is comprised of a dynamic network of authors and content contributors who we proudly refer to as our Intelligent Life on the Web
Alexa Rank: 9,375
People Count: 1,035,965
Submit

GoArticles.com
GoArticles is one of more than 15 web sites comprising the Jayde Online Network, most of which focus on niche areas of particular interest to webmasters, marketers, newsletter publishers, authors and entrepreneurs.
Alexa Rank: 7,127
People Count: 73,993
Submit

ArticleBase.com
Featuring over 243,128 published free articles, by 29,241 authors.
Alexa Rank: 10,503
People Count: 171,714
Submit

ArticleCity.com
Large database of quality articles. A known name in the industry.
Alexa Rank: 20,536
People Count: 94,150
Submit

ArticleAlley.com
We have been collecting articles and been writing our own articles since 2002, our collection became so large that we decided the time was right to build a site dedicated to these articles, and to encourage and promote authors to submit fresh content.
Alexa Rank: 19,631
People Count: 78,037
Submit

IdeaMarketers.com
Article community where YOUR ideas shine.
People Count: 50,775
Alexa Rank: 21,399
Submit

iSnare.com
Over 40,000 pubishers and thousands of article sites.
Alexa Rank: 15,949
People Count: 57,277
Submit

Article Dashboard
The Internet’s Premier source for article distribute. Submit articles and start your own article directory.
Alexa Rank: 10,159
People Count: 38,469
Submit

Posted in: Freebies, Ideas, Increase Traffic | Date: November 26th, 2007 | Posted by: Derek | 2 Comments »

3 Reasons Why Making Money Online From Home Is Great

As everyone already knows the Internet is becoming a more popular source to work then ever before. With the jobless at 5.4% and large corporations doing massive layoffs on a daily basis, people are turning to the Internet and self employment for their living. There are many reasons for working at home, but I will list what I believe are the Top 3 Reasons To Work From Home. Think of this list the Top 3 Reasons To Love The Internet!

You Are In Control
You are able to work at your own pace without anyone directing orders to you. Hire whoever you want, control the way the business is run, everything is in your power. Most people love working from home for this very reason alone. Control and pressure can cause results to be stagnated.

Work When You Want
The hours are up to you, sleep in, grab a coffee and read the paper, do whatever you want long as you get the work done that needs to be. Being able to work from home is great because you are right there with family and can spend more time around them. If you are prosperous and doing well you can take vacations when and where you want as well. Heck you can even be working while on vacation at the beach!

You Determine The Income
The hours you work and level of focus is up to you. Work 16 hours a day, 2 hours a day, or hire others to do the work for you. The more time you put into trying out different ways to make money the better you will do. Keep trying new ideas until you have squeezed every last penny out of the business.

Posted in: Blog, Ideas, Make Money Online | Date: November 18th, 2007 | Posted by: Derek | 3 Comments »

5 Reasons The Top Bloggers Are Successful

After reading what Thomas Sinfield  wrote about  5 Reason Why You Will Fail At Blogging I got a great idea for my next post. Why not share the 5 Reasons The Top Bloggers Are Successful. Lists are one of the easiest ways to increase traffic to a blog because people will spread the word to others if they find them helpful. I will be posting one or two lists every week that are motivational and inspiring relating to promoting websites and building more traffic. I may even put a publisher in there once in a while since the majority of the theory’s about them are not true.

Why exactly do the top bloggers make so much money and have such a loyal following? Here are some of the reasons these guys are successful and by following these you will be on your way to joining them at the top!

They write a new post everyday
Although they may have the post timestamped and may have not actually created it at that second they always have new content coming out. Sometimes these guys are way to busy and have “Guest Bloggers” do the posting for them that week. Either way they get the fresh content out there and everyone loves reading it. It is suggest to post at least once a day and most bloggers cannot even find the time to do it once a week. Imagine the surge in traffic and rss subscribers if you posted on a day to day basis. Give it a try, it is the best way to gain exposure.

These guys are the promotion kings
They can promote a product without some people even realizing it. Sometimes they may be a bit deceptive and hide the affiliate links but they still get signups which is more money in their pocket. Then they use this money to further promote the blog until word of mouth takes over.  They are also amazing at hyping contests, Darren of Problogger offered over $54,000 worth of Prizes on Offer in the ProBlogger Birthday Bash Competitions! The great part is that almost all the prizes were donated so it was almost free exposure to his already massively popular blog.

They know what they are talking about
Always do research before making a post, it will give you even more ideas and will make you look like a professional in that area. Even though you may already know a great deal about the topic, the readers may not, posting a tip or trick is a great way to build a loyal reader-base. Surprisingly even the basics of Google Adsense such as adding code to a webpage is difficult for beginners, and if you have that they will be sure to bookmark the site and return in the future.

They build a list of contacts
Every top blogger has a Blogroll or list of other webmasters blogs that they enjoy reading. This is a great way to find other interesting blogs and spread the word about your own. Find the best blogs in your topic and ask them to do a blogroll exchange with you. Some may be nice enough to do it even if you are a new blog, others may other do it with close friends. It’s worth a shot though! This also helps build powerful backlinks that are sitewide most of the time which means a bunch of pages will get indexed, search engine rankings will improve, and you will get that small pagerank boost.

They love what they do
These guys are working as bloggers fulltime and love it. They attend conversions and seminars for the topic and just cannot get enough of it. This allows them to share insider news and tips that other bloggers cannot. They are great at promoting their name and always conduct themselves professionally. Without this type of passion their blog would have never made it. Keep this in mind as a bit of motivation when writing your blog.

Posted in: Blog, Ideas, Make Money Online, SEO, Tutorials, Wordpress | Date: November 16th, 2007 | Posted by: Derek | 6 Comments »

Looking To Find The Next Bigtime Webmaster!

Ready to go bigtime? I am willing to help!

Most of the contest ideas I came up with involved giving away an eBook, high pagerank backlink, or small cash prize for subscribing to my feed. After contemplating that I thought of an even better idea. Why not take a webmaster under my wing and teach him how to be more successful and make more money! It would be even better if I had a number of webmasters send in their application for this and then vote on the best one. What exactly will this consist of?

• The winner will get an unlimited number of tips and ideas for improving their current websites
• They will get to be a guest blogger at my Money Making Blog
• Everyone else will be able to watch you become a better blogger and make more money online
• You will build more contacts, improve search engine rankings, increase pagerank, build more backlinks
• We may create a website together, write an article, the possibilities are endless

  Are you the next Top Earning Blogger?
  Markus Frind. Markus is the owner of PlentyOfFish and he makes over 3 million dollars.
  Tim Carter. Tim is mostly known for AskTheBuilder, which bring in over $500,000 a year from AdSense.
  Jason Calacanis. Jason is another millionair-blogger. It was proven by Google.
  Joel Comm. Joel is an AdSense guru and ebook author, most of his income comes from pitching his ebooks which make him alot of money.

How to apply

Send an e-mail to blog[at]derek-baker.com or post a comment here with a detailed answer to either of the following question:
(Feel free to include an introduction with your age, websites owned, and even a picture if you want!)

What makes you the next up and coming bigtime blogger/webmaster?

Or

What is the reason that you are struggling to make money online? How do you plan on changing this?

The winner will be announced once I have received 15 entries. I will narrow it down to 3 people then ask them more questions to determine the winners.

Terms
I reserve the right to reject any submission for any reason. I do not promise or claim any income from this contest only my help which could take you to the next level!

Posted in: Contests, Ideas, Make Money Online | Date: November 15th, 2007 | Posted by: Derek | 2 Comments »