Article Marketing is still one of the most undervalued forms of internet marketing and most who try this method fail. This article will help you rate yourself as an article marketer. Are you as good as you think? Answer the questions honestly and select one answer for each question and add up the points to give you a final total.

Article Titles / Keyword

You always research keyphrases for your article titles and keyword. 1 Point

Sometimes you research keyphrases for article titles and keywords. 3 Points

You never research titles and keywords because you write great articles. 5 Points

Article Length

You always make you articles as long as possible so they are full of quality content. 5 Points

You always try to write at least 500 words. 3 Points

You always try to keep articles between 250 to 300 words. 1 Point

Article Summary

I always put the best part of the article in the article summary box. 5 Points

I always put part of the first paragraph in the article summary box 3 Points

I start the article summary with my article title. 1 Point

Resource Box

I always have my name in the resource box with a link to my homepage. 5 Points

I sometimes have my name in the resource box. 3 Points

I never have my name in the resource box. 1 Point

Promotion of Your Article

I never promote my article as I have great writing skills. 5 Points

I promote my article on my website. 3 Points

I always promote my article. 1 Point

Now add up your points for all questions and let’s see how you rate!

Over 15 Points – Novice Article Writer

Looks like you are making mistakes that are costing you traffic and sales. Fine tune your article marketing skills ASAP.

6 to 14 Points – Competent Article Writer

You are nearly there! You have one or two articles that get decent regular traffic but many that do not. Make a few changes and you will see much more traffic and many more sales!

5 Points – Pro Article Writer

I’m not even sure why you are reading this article? Well done!

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