Can someone please let me know the best way of writting a 'author bio box' on article directories please. At present all I have is my website address but I feel it needs more. Any help would be appreciated thanks.
For starters, you need to give people a reason for visiting your website. What's unique or different about your website? Why would I want to go there? I usually follow conventional headline writing techniques for signature boxes because that is really what it is, a short teaser designed to intrigue the reader into clicking the link. Google "types of headlines" or something like that, and you'll get some good ideas on how to word it.
Hi Master Yoda, Here's an article from my blog on the subject. One of the main goals in writing and distributing articles is to get traffic back to your site. Because many article directories don't allow you to place links in your content your have to make the most of your resource box when it comes to linking back to your site. Creating a killer resource box The most powerful element of your resource box is to offer an irresistible benefit to your reader by clicking on your link. This may be a report, ecourse, audio, video or other information product that contains value for them. If your goal is to collect subscribers then "free" works best. The value in using anchor text Rather than using an ugly website address its been shown that readers are more likely to follow in context anchor text links. Anchor text is the term used for 'normal' text that is linked to your site. For example: instead of 'http://www.howtouseplrarticles.com/best-plr-articles' you can link the term 'best plr articles' to your desired destination. This is obviously more attractive to the reader. Your anchor text appears as a link, normally in blue. Maximize your sites backlinks The number of links you can include may vary with the article directory you are using. This is normally 2 or 3. Make the most of them because each one provides a backlink to your site which is very important for your site's search engine optimization. These will need to have different destinations on your site. For example to your incentive - which may be an opt-in page, your home page, your about page or a deep link to an article. Don't mislead your readers Tell your readers exactly where each link will take them. Remember that this is only the next step in building a relationship with them. Start as you mean to go on. If you require your reader to opt-in before they get the freebie, tell them up-front. Otherwise you are misleading them by saying free because these days giving your email address is not regarded as 'free'. Include a call to action Along with your anchor text include a call to action. This is just another way of saying: ask your reader to follow your link with a reason why. Making your reason why a powerful benefit to your reader will make it irresistible for those interested in what you have to offer.