Everybody's welcome to our community, you don't have to know anything special. Just think of your favorite topics and write about them. The more you write, the better you'll become, this is the rule in any discipline and writing makes no exception. All we ask you is to keep your articles family-friendly, because we have children who read this site.

Word Wolf is addressed to all professional writers and to those who have writing as their hobby. Be it you are a beginner or you've already published books, you are welcome to publish and share your knowledge here, with our community. Writing for the web requires different skills and techniques than writing for newspapers or magazines or writing hardcopy books. People aren't too patient online, so you have to make sure that you give them what they want, when they want, and if possible, at the speed of light.

That's what Word Wolf is going to deliver to online readers: quality information and speed.

So you've found a great keyword (Part 1) and written an informative WordWolf article (Part 2) for your reader but no one is finding it! What's up? Well to get your article noticed you need to get some links from other sites. Some links will occur naturally from satisfied readers and these are the best links you can get, but there are some other things you can do to help yourself along.

The first place you can get yourself some links is from some sites that are a lot like WordWolf. All of these sites offer revenue sharing of one kind or another so they can boost your earnings both by helping your article ranking here, and by giving you some more web real estate. Just like at WordWolf you should always write good content and provide value to your readers with your links.

Site 1: Hubpages is a site that allows you to build a social page on almost any topic. You can include everything from videos to google news feeds. Build a solid page here and link it to a similar WordWolf page to get some link juice.

Site 2: InfoBarrel is a bit more of a basic article site but it too has some social features as well. They take a while to approve articles but offer a good source of linking.

Site 3: Squidoo is the most social of the three of these sites and likely has the least linking value, but it is a fun place to build a site. This is where I got my start building sites like these online.

Article directories are another great source of links, but the problem is that most of them have very little trust in the eyes of the search engines. There are a couple of places though that can still provide you pretty good bang for your buck.

Directory 1: EzineArticles is a good site that has a lot of trust because of its high editorial standards. They allow you to place a couple of links in your signature that can give you a good boost.

Directory 2: GoArticles is another article site that has managed to keep some authority and is a great place to get links. Their editorial standards aren't as high as Ezine and your posts are automatically approved.

When you're link building the general rule is just get them, but there are a few things you should keep in mind to get the most out of your links and to make sure you don't send off any google red flags.

Tip 1: Vary your links with different anchor text. Use different tenses of your keywords and anchor some long tails as well. This looks a lot more natural, and it will help you rank your article for more than one term.

Tip 2: Send link from similar articles on similar topics. It doesn't look natural if you send a NASCAR link from a site about baking, so don't do it. Links should always be sent from pages that are about similar things. The closer the better.

Like I say, build your links. Getting links is the most important off page factor when you try to get your articles ranked high in google and the other search engines. The key is to keep your links natural and organic.

Ok so you've got yourself a good idea about some keywords (Part 1) you want to write articles about, so now onto the fun part, actually writing them! There are a few tips you should keep in mind when writing articles, some for your reader and some for the search engines.

The biggest thing you need to keep in mind is your reader should be #1. Provide value to them and you will get value in return. People will link naturally to your article when it is useful, and this is the type of information that the search engines are trying to provide to their searchers.

Reader Tip 1: Write naturally! If you read the article and it's awkward because you are trying to make it search engine friendly then you're doing it wrong.

Reader Tip 2: Use paragraphs. Nothing turns a person off an article quicker then when it's poorly formatted. Start with an introduction, then move into the meat of your articles, and end with a conclusion.

Reader Tip 3: Give your article an interesting topic. No one wants to read an article called "Good Toothpaste", but they might be interested in one called "What is a Good Toothpaste For Your Kids".

The second thing you need to keep in mind is the search engines. There is nothing wrong with doing some things to help the search engines pick up your article and rank you well, but I can't stress enough that you should always keep your reader foremost in your mind.

Search Engine Tip 1: Use your keyword in your article a couple of times. The search engines use math to rank your article and they will have a hard time knowing what your article is about unless you include your words.

Search Engine Tip 2: Use your keyword in your title and as a tag.

Search Engine Tip 3: Use variations of your keyword. There are lots of different words that people will search for related to your specific keyword. Try tossing an extra word onto your keyword at the start, end, or somewhere in the middle, or even consider using a different tense of your keyword.

Search Engine Tip 4: The longer the better. What provides more useful information a short article or a book? It only makes logical sense that a longer article provides more information to its readers so it may get some benefit in googles eyes.

On top of these tips there are a few rules you should follow to make sure you stay out of trouble with the search engines.

Rule 1: Don't keyword stuff. Excessive use of your keyword not only looks spammy and makes your article hard to read but it can get your article deindexed. I wouldn't suggest using your keyword or even related keywords more than once per hundred words.

Rule 2: Don't use duplicate content. All articles you write need to be original works. The search engines try to not return the same article in the results multiple times so if your article isn't one of a kind you might not ever make it into the rankings.

Rule 3: Don't link out excessively or to bad (spammy) sites. Too many links out of an article can look bad on an article, so only post links out that provide more useful information to the reader. Don't link to sites that are junk, or thin affiliate sites.

I'll reiterate one last time that the best thing you can do is write for your reader. Provide them some value and the search engines will reward you with traffic. Combine that mindset with all these tips and rules and you'll reap the rewards of favor in the eyes of your readers and the search engines. Now you're ready to do some promotion and link building (Part 3).