Part 1 of this article dealt with the aspects of writing for Pleasure, Publicity or Profit.
We shall now explore the aspects of writing for Productivity and achieving your goal as a smart webmaster.

The article writing craze is on. There is a glut of articles everywhere. Article Directories have sprung up like mushrooms. In fact some of them have come up with very special innovations and benefits for their subscribers. The old and popular directories too have restructured with outstanding features to keep up with the present surge in demand.

Hundreds of articles are written and submitted to article directories and distributors everyday but how many of these are being read and published by webmasters is anybodies guess.

Articles are written to achieve certain goals and if you are unable to achieve those goals then why waste your valuable time in this exercise. In fact you should get maximum productivity from your effort. In other words you should get maximum quality return for the time and effort you put in.

What then are these goals your article should achieve?

1. To obtain maximum one way links.
2. To increase your link popularity.
3. To get maximum traffic.
4. To make your presence felt in the internet world.
5. To be acknowledged as an expert.
6. To secure sales.

To achieve good productivity there are certain strategies you have to adopt. Unless you adopt these strategies you will not reap the full benefits of writing your articles.

These strategies are;

1. Select a Popular Topic related to the theme of your website.

2. Have a Catchy Title that will make the eyes pop up.

3. Have a Powerful Introduction that will entice the reader to continue reading.

4. Write Good Content for Content is King.

5. Write a Captivating Conclusion that will tempt him to read the resource box.

6. Have a Powerful Resource Box with your URL that will make him click your URL.

7. Choose Good Keywords and place them in strategic positions.

8. Comply with Instructions of Article Directories and Article Distributors or else your article will be rejected.

9. Submit to High Traffic and Popular Article Directories, Announcement Lists and Websites to start a viral effect and explode traffic to your site.

The above strategies are dealt with in detail in the article 'Powerful Article Writing Strategies for Exploding Traffic and Link Popularity.' which can be viewed at, http://www.business-fromhome.com/article459.html

All the above mentioned strategies deserve special consideration and attention. The Webmasters who skillfully incorporate and adopt these strategies are bound to achieve high productivity and attain the goals mentioned earlier.