A Blatant Sales Pitch and a Freebie

Today I have an unashamed blatant sales pitch to put to you.

There are two sales that I wanted to tell you about and both could be of great benefit to you as a writer. There is also a free offer of an MP3 Download and free ebook.

Does Article Marketing Still Work?

Article marketing used to be a great way to market any website or book.

But then, a few years ago, along came Google Panda and Penguin which wiped the article directories off the SERPs (Search Engine Results Page).

Before the changes it was easy to write an article for directories such as EzineArticles.com and soon your article would be republished and indexed all over the internet.

After the changes it's hard to find your directory articles in the search results even if you search the exact heading through Google.

So everyone said that article marketing is dead.

But is it?

Act Like a Publisher

The world of publishing has changed, especially for self published authors.

Gone are the days when you could leave all the publishing details up to your publisher (if you were lucky enough to have one).

Now writers not only write their own books but publish them as well. And if there's one thing that I've learnt over the years, it's that if you want to be a successful writer you need to act like a publisher.

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This is just a quick reminder that today is the last day to take advantage of HostGator's Summer Sale.

They are offering up to 75% off some of their hosting plans and only $8/year for a domain name.

But this offer ends on Sunday 27th July 2014.

If you're thinking of starting up a new website or looking to change hosting or registration companies, now is a good time to do it.

I use HostGator myself and until midnight tonight you can get

• 75% off all new Shared hosting packages with 1-6 month terms.
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