Ezine Articles: How to approve your article on the Ezine

George channels his own source energy and his understanding of the interconnectedness of the world to share his knowledge. His positive attitude keeps him inspired and acts as a source of creativity for writing.
He also used that inspiration to write the book A Journey Into the Self: The multi-dimensional nature of being human. For George, article writing and marketing is a way to share his expertise with a growing number of people who look to the Internet first for answers.
As a part of our ongoing Expert Author Case Study project, we asked George to share his own thoughts on article writing and marketing.

1. What sets you apart from other Expert Authors?

   I think it's my deep understanding of spirit and self. After 35 years of practicing and studying yoga and meditation, I make a good connection to my own source energy.

2. What's your secret to article writing and marketing success?

   I write when I'm inspired and have something useful to say. I enjoy writing to share my knowledge and unique way of seeing the world. I feel I'm almost in a different dimension than most people who I meet and interact with. Though I realize we are all one and connected to each other on many different levels; including through EzineArticles.

3. How do you stay motivated to write articles?

   I choose to be in a good mood and happy each day. I don't make my happiness dependent on what is happening in my life. I find happiness helps to inspire me and to come from one's own source of creativity and love, deep within the heart.

4. How do you decide what to write about?

   I write about things I'm interested in, knowing that we are all one. So if I am interested in what I write, I know my readers will also be interested.

5. How do you balance writing for quality and quantity?

   I choose to write for quality and know that if I do this, a little and often, that the quantity will build up over time. I think it's more important to write inspiring articles with useful information. Quality and purpose are more important to me.

6. How has using EzineArticles affected your traffic?

   I am receiving many clicks to my website from EzineArticles each month and notice that a lot of the traffic stays quite a while and looks at many of the nested pages, too. People do research and go deep into the site, using the many resources there.

7. How does article marketing fit into your overall marketing plan?

   I use EzineArticles as a subtle form of marketing/advertising, getting myself to be a household name, where people turn to for information and advice. I notice that a lot of people visiting my website go on to request healing or purchase my book.

8. What EzineArticles tools do you find the most beneficial?

   I like the RSS Feeds and XML. It's helpful to know that when people choose to watch my RSS Feed, they receive my new articles automatically. I also have the RSS feed on my website, so it updates automatically when I publish a new article with EzineArticles.

9. If you had to start over again, what would you change?

   I would have all my articles proofread professionally before publishing. The quality of my work has improved, as I have become more professional. Though, some of the earlier articles may benefit from being proofread and reworked with my current understanding of life and living.

10. What advice would you give newbie article marketers?

    I would suggest just starting from where you are now. Don't be critical of yourself and your writing. Just let it flow and get it on paper/computer. Check it a few days later and adjust. Then, upload it to the EzineArticles website for publication. EzineArticles has also been evolving and will let newbies know what is needed to bring their article up to a professional standard. Working as a team, we can achieve much more than by ourselves.

11. Anything else you'd like to share?

    I find the EzineArticles team very professional and helpful. I know they are always looking for new ways to be innovative and creative in their approach to expanding EzineArticles, which has become a major knowledge base in the world.

Here is a summary of George's thoughts:

1. Stay Positive - Starting the day off in a positive mood is the first, and sometimes most important, step to a productive writing session. Be positive and happy about your ability to share great content. That happiness will translate in your writing. Negativity, on the other hand, can really slow you down and prevent you from reaching your goals.
    
2. Try Incorporating RSS - With RSS feeds, the content becomes available automatically for people interested. You can also incorporate it into your website and show visitors your published article inventory.
    
3. Don't "Second Guess" Yourself - If you are too critical of your ideas before they even have a chance to get down on paper, think of the tough time you'll have in writing 5, 10, 50 or more articles. When you "second guess" an idea, you are stopping it dead in its tracks and giving yourself more work than you need.
    
4. Let it Flow - Get your ideas down, then give yourself some time to step away from each article. This will give you a chance to see your writing with a fresh and open mind. When you become too involved in rewriting and revising without that break, you're probably not going to make as much progress as you'd like.
    
5. Write When Inspired - We all have those "Ah-ha!" moments from time to time. Use them to the best of your ability. Have a notepad of some type nearby at all times so that when these moments happen, you are prepared and ready to harness the energy of the idea and turn it into an article or set of articles.