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Have you ever just sat down and added up how much money you have spent on-line trying to promote and market your site or product? What you would come up with is probably hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars, right? Looking back was it really worth all that money or could you have gotten the same results, if not better, some other way? Most likely some other way, would be your answer.

There are many good ways of marketing something but the thing is that it costs a great deal of money to put together a marketing plan which will actually work for you. For someone who is not very good at marketing it can be quite hard to put together a marketing plan that will work for someone else. With this in mind it might be a good idea to consider doing some of your marketing on your own.

The greatest benefit by doing your own marketing is of course the cost involved. On your own you can reduce your cost to almost nothing except for a little of your time. You have no clue, do you? Well, the head line says it all and it is true. Writing articles is a fantastic marketing tool if you want to generate traffic to your website or to let people know about your product or service. You do not need to be an expert to write your own articles.

If you are not certain how to go about this all you have to do is visit an article directory to see how others are going about it. Basically all you have to do is to write an informative article about what you want to market but the article can not be seen as an advertisement.
There are so many article directories out there that you will probably never be able to submit your articles to all of them but you can try and find those who will work the best for you

Every directory will do some good for your marketing although the very best thing for you would be to find a niche article directory which handles only the subjects regarding your interest. The reason for this is that you are bound to be seen by readers sharing your interest and who perhaps would want to visit your website. The more articles you write and get out there to the different directories, the more exposure you will get as well as link backs to your site.

Why not give this a try since article marketing has proven to be a great way to increase traffic to once site. You will also find that you are not just throwing your money away and by doing your own marketing it is all up to you how much time and effort you want to put into it. It does not take much to see some good results but the more articles you write and submit, the better results you will see.