There are many benefits to be gained from writing articles, one being that your site receives a higher ranking in search results of certain keywords and keyword phrases. Your articles will also help to increase the number of visitors to your site.

They provide interest and increase people's trust and confidence in you, therefore increasing your potential online sales. When readers enjoy your articles they are more likely to tell their friends and family, recommending your website to them. The power of article writing should never be underestimated. Articles are beneficial for your online home based business success.

However, coming up with fresh, interesting articles on a weekly basis can be hard work. And let's face it, not everyone enjoys writing articles. Most people would prefer to spend their time on something else. But the fact still remains that articles are the best way to increase your online traffic. So, what do you do if you just hate writing articles?

If you can't afford to hire a writer to do the job for you, don't worry. There are other free means of obtaining articles.

Public domains contain articles that are free for the public to use. You may place these articles on your website or in your newsletters, just be sure that the articles that you choose are relevant to your website.

With public domain articles, you do not have the worry of plagiarism and copyright infringement. However, as these articles are free for public use, you may find that many have been republished a number of times already.

As it is necessary to be original and provide unique content, then you may want to consider editing the articles. This also enables you to make use of your relevant keywords and keyword phrases. As long as you are able to change at least 30% of the article, it will be considered unique.

Another option is to find competitors in your niche that are willing to submit their articles on your website. This is a win win situation for both parties. Your website is being constantly updated, meaning it will be crawled more often, increasing your search engine rank. Your competitor is also getting backlinks to their own website. Just remember, when publishing another author's articles, always keep their resource box intact.

There is a downside though, and that is that the people who read these articles are likely to click on your competitors links moving them away from your site. Once they have clicked onto another website, you will have lost a potential customer. Definitely not what you want! This is why it is so important to have your own articles.

To truly gain the benefits of article submissions, they need to be original. You may want to consider hiring someone to write your articles for you. There are many freelance writers that are able to supply you with good articles at a very reasonable price.

By supplying your freelance writer with all of your chosen keywords and keyword phrases, they will be able to create original, content rich articles that meet all of your requirements.

As you are the owner of these articles you hold copyright to them, they are yours to do with what you wish. The small investment you made for these articles could very well pay you back over and over again.