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Although content is important when you are trying to leverage social media sites like Netscape or Digg, the story title used for the submission maybe as important if not more important. Here are a few types of titles that I have found to be effective.
1. Increase Your [Blank] within [short time period]
1) Trade A Percentage Of Your Sales For An Ad
You could ask e-zine publishers to run your ad in return for a percentage of each sale. They could just join your affiliate program. The offer is usually more successful if your product is brand new.
We all know the importance of a powerful headline. However, writing a great headline isn’t as easy as it sounds.
1. Create a directory of web sites on a specific topic. Give people the option of adding the directory to their web site by linking to it. Put your business advertisement at the top of the director’s home page. This technique will get lots of people to linkto your web site and give you free advertising.
1. Turn your ad copy into a story or article. Your visitors won’t be as hesitant to read your ad and will become more interested in your product.
Many of us have been asked to write an article at one time or another. Maybe it’s a contribution to the company newsletter. Or a promotional article to gain publicity for ourselves or our companies. Some of us write articles regularly for clients.
1) COMMUNITY TOGETHERNESS
Allow other web sites to use your online community for their web site visitors. Just have them link directly to the discussion board or chat room. Include your web site’s ad or banner ad at the top of the page.
1. Sell your products at a wholesale price to retail web sites. You could sell them individually or in bulk.
