As you probably know, EzineArticles.com is one of the top article directories online. However, did you know that there’s a trick you can use to make it even more powerful. Here’s what you do… You’ll notice at the bottom of each article a section called “Most Viewed” and “Most Published”. However, did you know that there’s an easy way to get your article into these sections for tons of extra exposure and internal backlinks?

The Most Published section is easier to get into so let’s start with that one. First, you need to grab the EzinePublisher URL for your article. You’ll find this at the top right hand side of the page. You’ll see a list of icons with a printer icon at the top. Well, right below the printer icon that says “Print This Article”, you will see a link that says “EzinePublisher”. Go ahead and click on this link. Now, grab the URL for this link and paste it into a text document because we’re going to be using this URL for a little while.

You see, in order to get into the “Most Published” section, you need to get the most clicks onto your EzinePublisher link. To do this, we will be promoting the link ourselves outside of EzineArticles by using social bookmarking, Twitter, and a few other sources. So, first you will need to submit your EzinePublisher url to all of the different social bookmarkings sites like Digg, Mixx, Delicious, etc.. You can do this semi-automatically at SocialPoster.com.

Once you have submitted your URL to all of the different social bookmarking sites, you can then send it out to all of your friends on Twitter, FriendFeed, and other microblogging platforms. By doing this, you will increase the views on your Publisher page, allowing you to get into the “Most Published” section. Once your article has been placed in the “Most Published” section, it will be placed on every single article within that particular category. This means extra exposure for your article. But more importantly, it means MORE LINK JUICE. You see, the internal linking structure within EzineArticles.com is EXTREMELY powerful for ranking in Google. These internal links are very powerful.

By getting your article in the “Most Viewed” or “Most Published” section, you are increasing the number of internal links pointing to that article, which can make a huge difference in how the article ranks in Google.

Do you see where I’m going with this?

First you need to make sure you’re using the targeted keyword phrases in your article title and sprinkled throughout your article. Then, by getting your article placed in the “Most Viewed” or “Most Published” section, you can dramatically increase your Google rankings because your article now has more internal links pointing to it. If you want to get into the “Most Viewed” section, you use the same technique, but this time you will be promoting the URL of the actual article. If you want to guarantee your spot in the “Most Viewed” section you can use StumbleUpon advertising, which is just 5 cents per view. This is one of the simplest ways to get your article in the “Most Viewed” section. Plus, by using StumbleUpon,
you’re also driving lots of targeted traffic to your article and increasing your exposure.

If you write for the web, whether that be on a blog or any other content site, there is a good chance your content has been scraped at some point, if not on a continuous basis. The good news is that it’s probably not that big of a deal. At least that is what Google’s Matt Cutts imples.

Answering user questions as he so often does, Cutts took on the question, “Is there a way to benefit from content scraped from your site?”

The simple answer to this is yes. You actually may be able to slightly benefit from having your content scraped. According to Cutts, if you make sure the pages on your site have links to you in them, the scrapers may leave the links in and end up linking to you. He says these links can “help you along.”(make more money)

“There are some people who really hate scrapers and try to crack down on them and try to get every single one deleted or kicked off their web host,” says Cutts. “I tend to be the sort of person who doesn’t really worry about it, because the vast, vast, vast majority of the time, it’s going to be you that comes up, not the scraper. If the guy is scraping and scrapes the content that has a link to you, he’s linking to you, so worst case, it won’t hurt, but in some weird cases, it might actually help a little bit.”

It’s the same principle that Cutts talked about when talking about having links in low-quality directories. He says Google tries not to score the low-quality directories too high, but it doesn’t hurt your site at all for being listed there.

He says that most of the time, you don’t really need to worry about scrapers, because they don’t have a large effect in terms of the actual impact on users very often. He does add that if you see a scraper ranking higher than you, you can consider doing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act request (DMCA), or if it’s a true spammer (gibberish, etc.) you can go ahead and do a spam report on them.

Here are few tips about branding your name,when i created this domain i did not think about brand but In today’s world, every marketer in any area of business, online or off, comes to be identified or known by some name, term, logo, or website. Remembering who they are, where they are and what they do is almost always dependent on some sort of predetermined branding. The ultimate goal of any business owner isn’t necessarily always to stay ahead of the competition as it is to be identified in any market as a solution provider – the one remembered when a particular product, or group of products or service is needed,and in the end to make money online,or just to write about something they love.

What part of any “brand” do you remember?

Not only can businesses be branded, but individuals can become a brand in themselves,carrying name recognition in the marketplace for certain products or services, or identified as authorities in any given niche.Just as with an offline business, online businesses should look to building their own brand, label, logo, or identification that others begin to recognize. Then by leveraging that brand, that recognition will translate into additional traffic resulting in additional sales and consequently, increased income. When you start to obtain that online name recognition associated with a certain product or expectation, a buyer usually knows that when they visit your site(s), or purchase your product or service, they will consistently be provided what they expect.

By branding yourself or your business, you become familiar to them. Even when they may not have purchased from you, or subscribed to your newsletter, their perception (assuming you have a positive brand) is that they can feel confident dealing with you in almost any capacity, at times even “knowing” you although you may have never met.

That consumer confidence generated by the additional buzz marketing for your business, allows the consumer to confidently refer others to you or your brand, knowing your positive brand reflects on their own choices positively. But how does a lone website owner begin to build a persona for themselves, or a branding of their own?

Find and develop a persona you feel you want to have your business identified by. This can be a logo, a jingle, a domain name, or any combination thereof. As you go forward use that “brand” in everything you do. You might not always get it right the first time, and all entrepreneurs can make mistakes. Think about the branding you choose from the consumer’s standpoint. Will they remember it? Will they visit? What would be their expectations when they find your business, based on the brand you choose?

Define it. Build it. Expand on it. Determine what your ultimate goal and objective is that you want to portray to the public, and most of all, be consistent in your marketing efforts, using your branding at every opportunity. With a little time, patience and consistency on your part, consumers will begin to identify with your chosen brand or identify you by the product or service you provide. They then begin to tell others. You’ll begin to see an increase in traffic, and before you know it, you’ll be reaping the benefits of the buzz by way of increased sales and income.