What should I do with my articles?

Use on my site, other sites, or both?

[TimmyMagic]

Hi,

My site is a commercial site and the only content other than the product pages is your general terms, faqs, etc. There is no free content whatsoever. Since all the web experts agree that 'content is king' I've decided to make changes.

I've decided to use a writer to produce articles for the site. I was reluctant to do this because whilst the writer is good (we used her for the product pages) she isn't an expert on the sites topic.

However I came up with the idea of thinking of topics for articles and then doing an interview with my partner, who is the expert. I then send the writer the 5 min audio as an MP3 and she comes back with a good quality article of around 400 words. We've done the first batch, and it seems to work well.

I have a list of around 100 articles, all of which are going to be good quality. However, I am now thinking of the best way to use them. Should I use them exclusively on the website in an article section (as originally planned)? Or should I use some for article submission sites? Or should I use the articles for both onsite and offsite?

I was also thinking it might be an idea to use more than one writer and send them the same audio and then hopefully they'll come back with two different versions. They'll be similar of course, but a different style. Then I can use one for the site, and the other for article sites, etc.

Alternatively I could record a couple of conversations about the same topic, and then the writers will have different words, albeit similar, to work with.

I was wondering what you guys do with your articles? And whether any of you have done what I am thinking about doing? Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Tim

[Go60Guy]

Ideally, go with two different versions of each article, avoiding any duplication. That way, you get the best of both worlds, incoming links and building of an authority site. Over time, your site will really benefit. Make sure you get your articles distributed to the top article directories. Don't do it all at once. Eyedropper them.

[Frida]

Avoid the commonest mistake in article writing and publishing - having duplicates - the original text, let's say, published on your website and the second - submitted to even a top list article directory. Write (in your case - ask your writer) to work on both sire and directory copies - it will help you stay away from serious troubles.

And secondly, I want to greet you for your professional choice - hiring a writer to work for you. Good bet,

Frida

[TimmyMagic]

Thanks for your replies. I think we'll be doing two articles for each, one for the site, and one for article submissions, etc. We've got some planned for the weekend so we'll see how it goes.

[dragsterboy]

use more than one writer at a time. That way your site will be provided with materials on the same topic but with a different style. Use some of them for article submission sites. I am pretty sure that they won't be considered as duplicate content.