[cjp]

Hi,

My name is Chris and I have only been in PIPS for 6 weeks, so am still finding my way.

It seems that the best thing for getting traffic without any outlay is Article Marketing. I have so far struggled to write a couple of articles. Today I visited a website for Instant Article Wizard that looked as though it might help me with at least the bear bones - I would feel more comfortable editing and adapting an article rather than start from scratch.

If anyone has any experience or advice on this softwear I would be pleased to hear from you.

[Matt Helphrey]

Hi Chris,

I don't know anything about the software you speak of but you are right, article marketing over the long run can bring you a steady flow of traffic.

Don't worry so much about making your articles absolutely perfect, rather find some long tail keywords to go after and just start writing.

It is understandable that it will take some time to learn to write "real good" articles but lets face it, this business is going to require you to write ALOT. So you may as well just give it a shot knowing that your first few articles are not going to be an easy task. I promise you though, it does get easier.

So point being here, if you have to spend money on the software, I wouldn't recommend doing so.

Best,
Matt

[lakelover]

I agree with Chris as well. I tried an article submitter, and I get more traffic from ezine articles. And as well, the submitter is so damn picky, and then you post the article to later find out that something is wrong with it. I never had any trouble manually submitting my own articles. I personally found that the one that I used was a pain, and I feel like I wasted alot of precious time.

[Matt Helphrey]

Yup...

It's gonna take time either way you look at it. There aint no easy way out here. Just start writing and write alot!

Matt

[Steve Gitto]

Chris,

I've used the IAW and have mixed reviews about it. Essentially the software searches the web and finds pieces of articles and/or sentences based on the keywords that you enter. You can the use the interface to piece together sentences for your intro, main part of your article, and the conclusion. The one thing I found is that the articles you create may not flow naturally and you will have to rewrite them in your own voice. I use it primarily as a research tool if I need to gather some ideas for my next article. The $67 you pay for the program is a little steep for what I use it for but You can actually do your own research just by using Google and various article directories. Its not the magic bullet you may think. My advice would be to buy only if you can afford it.

Steve

[zirkamer]

Chris,

I own a copy of IAW. I like the software however if you are trying to write 10 different
articles on the same subject it is hard to come up with enough content sometimes to fill 10 different articles.

I found it pretty slick for coming up with one or two articles quickly. You just change it up a bit and thats it.

Zirkamer

[cjp]

Thanks very much for the replies, it's good to know that help and advice is their just for the asking.

Thanks,

Chris.

[kkchoon]

You can easily rewrite any article from different angles and words. Use Microsoft words autosummary tool to help you rewrite your article, very easy and fast!

[Alan Mater]

I own IAW as well. As Zirkamer pointed out, sometimes it doesn't fetch enough information on your keywords to write a whole lot. That can be good and bad. Re-writing will be required... there's no way around that.

I never thought I would be writing articles, but trust me it does get easier over time. The main thing is as you learn more and become more knowledgeable, the more you will be able to write about.

My advice to you is just learn and read up on different marketing methods. Put them into practice for your business and also write about them.

Alan

[Jason Fulton]

IAW is great for researching keywords and i use it alot , it helps me get kicked started as all the research is in one place.

[Stephen Meyer]

I have used both Instant Article Wizard and Instant Article Wizard Pro. Personally I like the standard non pro version much better. But to be more honest I don't use either of them anymore. I will look up my keywords at Ezine Articles or Idea Marketers and find related articles then use them to write a new article. It is just as fast and much easier in my opinion. Saves some money also.

[dang]

I have my own copy of Instant Article Wizard and I used to use it but not anymore.

In my opinion you can make it without the software. If you don't feel confident grab other articles from the web and rewrite them. You can do it free with similar results instead of paying for a program that will generate ready sentences that you will have to rewrite anyway.

Best Regards
Dan

[chngoi]

Hi chris,
Matt has made his point, don't stress yourself too hard to produce a perfect article initially. Here is what I did when I first started my article writing, I learned this from Ezinearticles.com. Search few articles related to the subject you are going to write and read it, note down points that you find interesting and ideas you like the most from your subject. as you learn and read on, your brain will loaded with lots of information about your subject. Once you are fully loaded or overloaded with this information, you may want to split it out, then your hands will starts to move around on your keyboard, now open your MS word or notepad and start this:

1. Article Title-Example.How to Operate Your Internet Business?
2. Article Abstract/Introduction-Example.What is this Internet Business all about?
3. Article Content/Body-Example.What is the tools or software required to operate this Internet Business?(In point form/Ordered list)?
4. Article Conclusion-Example.What is your overall view/opinion on this Internet Business? Wrap it up.
5. Article Resource Box-Get ready your business website information URL and related keywords for your resorce box.

Quickly write and edit later, I used MS word because it hepls me alot on my Engilsh spelling and phrases, otherwise you just use Notepad because notepad is much easier when you want to copy & paste your article to the article directories submission form, some article submission form don't accept MS word text directly, need to convert. the blue bold font/text are those major article directories submission form requirement. the abstract/introduction usually is your first 3-4 sentences introduction. Once you have edited and happy with your article, copy & paste your article to the article submission form accordingly. take note Matt advised"long tail keywords", it helps alot in terms of search results when your article is approved and live published.
There is a different between this article software wizard and own writing article, you learn more and faster through research and writing, it is your own business asset once you own this writing article skill. Internet Article Directories is our biggest information library. So, go get your FIRST article live ONLINE. Never try,You never know! Cheers............

Brian Ngoi

[Jonathan Lin]

Somehow writing your own article is still the better way to do. You can feel the satisfaction from writing one on your own. I know it is a painful process to write their own articles, but it does get easier each time you write one. I wouldn't recommend writing from scratch. It is best you could get inspiration from some offline books.

[veejay]

Wow Guys!!!

I must thank you you all for your input on this thread. After joining PIPS and going through 30 days to success training I discovered that there two choices to run this business successful. Either hire people to do things for you or learn and sweat.

I chose the latter cos of cash constraints. I started with blogging to my market my site. I didn't know a thing about it but now I enjoy it. I always look forward to write another blog though not an expert as yet but getting there.

My next step is writing and submitting articles. I'm very happy that all the information I was searching for is available on this thread.

Again thanks to you Chris for your initial post.

Thanks Matt for your input on "long tailing of keywords"-will do that when I write my first article

Thanks Stephen for "where and how to find article writing ideas".

Thanks Dang for "grab and re-write". I did that with my blog. Read emagazines, ebooks rephrased some sentences etc, it works.

Lastly thank you Brian Ngoi, for your wonderful summary. This is an article/ebook on its own.

I am going for my first article writing this week.

Cheers,
John Shelembe