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Having an internet site is a great way to generate interestin your business. But with all the hassle of running a business, who has timeto keep it updated? Yet, if you don’t have new content occasionally, peoplewill stop visiting your site, making it a wasted effort.            Of course,you could hire a writer to come up with new content. However, that costs moneyand the writer might not come up with articles that meet your business’ needs.So what do you do?            One verypopular solution is to find articles on the internet. There are many websitesthat offer Article marketing onjust about any subject you can imagine. Even better, there are many sites thatoffer those articles for free. Yes, that’s right – it doesn’t cost you a thingto use them.            Why onearth would a writer offer his or her hard work for free? They do it mainly forexposure. Like any other industry, publishing is very competitive. Even ifsomething is brilliantly written, it is very difficult to get it published.However, submitting the article to an on-line service, that article could verywell get “picked up” by a website (like yours) where more people would see it. That exposure could generateinterest in a writer’s other work. The writer could also be inspired to writemore articles on the same topic. The more articles he or she writes, the betterthe chances are that he or she can land a paying writing job.Well, that’s great for a beginningwriter, but what about the website owner (i.e., you?) You gain by gainingaccess to fresh content on a subject related to your business. Post the articleto your website, and then change it with newer content on a regular basis. Thisencourages visitors to return to your site often. Thus, you build a rapportwith them and the visitor is more likely to use your business in the future.            So, how doyou make this work for your business? First, use your favorite search engine tolook for “free articles”. You’ll be surprised at how many sites offer them.Choose one, then look at the subject categories available, then simply chooseone that meets the needs of your business and website.            Forexample, let’s pretend you are a veterinarian and you want to find articles foryour new website. You specialize in the care of horses so you use the articlesite’s search function to find “horses”. Voila! There’s an article onlaminitis, a very painful malady. Simply select it and follow the site’sdirections and you have your website’s content for the week. Next week, justrepeat the process to find another article.            Of course,as with anything, sometimes free stuff is not even worth that much. Be sure toread the article first to make sure it really offers new information and thatit is well-written. It pays to be cautious: Sometimes people will try to passoff an article as their own work when they really ripped it off of someoneelse. Select a key phrase and enter it in a search engine. If it turns up otherarticles that eerily resemble the article that you are considering, stay wellaway from it. Using a plagiarized article could hurt your credibility, and thusyour business, in the long run.            Also, studentsplease don’t get any bright ideas for using free article sites for an“automatic” term paper. Your professors and teachers have many ways to check ifa paper has been “lifted” from another site. Don’t ruin your grade, and youracademic career, by trying it.            However, ifyou have a paper that received a good grade, or you wrote a professional paperthat generated interest, you might consider submitting it to a free articlesite. Many of these sites allow other users to rate articles. Highly ratedarticles can earn points and even money. Other sites host contests, debates andlist publishers and the articles they are seeking. Who knows? Your articlecould be the start of a whole new career for you.            If you havean article to submit, be sure to check the website’s guidelines. They can bevery stringent. These guidelines ensure that articles are original and areformatted correctly so they appear correctly on the website. Many articlessites have rules about what subjects they won’t accept (such as adult contentor hate-speech). They do check articles submitted and do refuse articles thatdon’t meet the guidelines.            Using free article websites is a greatway to update your website and to gain exposure to your writing capabilities.Give it a try.