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by Terri Seymour October 15, 2003

A great way to improve your search engine ranking and attract more visitors to your site would be an Article Trading Center. This is where you would swap articles with other webmasters/article authors in order to benefit both parties. This is done much the same way as exchanging links but with far more effective results ( in my opinion). There are many benefits to adding an article center to your site:

*Adds content to your website
*Builds your reputation and online presence
*Provides readily available ezine content
*Improves your search engine status
*Establishes you as a reliable online presence
*Increases your circle of contacts and networking

What you need to do is trade articles with quality, websites that compliment, not compete, with your website. Join some of the article lists to find the type of article you are looking for. You can also visit websites with article directories.

Article Lists:
mailto:article_announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
mailto:ArticlePublisher-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
mailto:articlesubmission-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
mailto:Free-Content-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
mailto:Free-Reprint-Articles-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
mailto:Free_eContent-subscribeyahoogroups.com

Article Sites:
http://www.ideamarketers.com
http://amazines.com/
http://www.ebusinesshelpsite.com/articles.htm
http://www.boazepublishing.biz/articledir/

When you find the articles you are looking for, contact the author and explain your offer. Let him/her know the benefits of trading articles with you. Be selective in choosing the articles. You want well-written articles that contain helpful information and/or resources.

Compiling a vast and varied Article Center will draw more visitors to your site as well as improve your ranks in the search engines. Having your articles posted all over the net will help build your reputation and increase your online success. Get started today on your new Article Trading Center!

© 2003 Terri Seymour