Are You Ready for the NEXT Article Challenge?

Make a name for yourself as a freelance writer or other business professional in 2008 by accepting the quarterly Lieurance-King Article Challenges, and build your platform all year long. Not sure it's for you? Click here to read the FAQ.

Our current article challenge, the Lieurance-King New Year's Article Challenge, began January 17, 2008. Listen to a free teleseminar about how to succeed with article marketing with Suzanne, Kristen, and Jeff Herring, The Article Guy.

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Feb 11

Article Challenge Success Story From Fall 2007 Winner Diane McLain

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Diane McLain completed the Fall 2007 LK Article Challenge and recently had this to say about her experience:

I have to tell you a wonderful outcome of the fall challenge. When I wrote for the fall challenge I was inspired to do a blog and website about changing the world. My job got even more stressful after that time and I did nothing with the idea. I met an IT man recently and told him my idea. He liked it so much he said he would help me put up a blog. He thinks the world needs something like this to inspire them to take action. Anyway, I am going to an internet seminar on the 21st and I would like to promote my blog and website there. If it had not been for your fall challenge to inspire me to write, I would have not had enough time to get it all together. Because I had it all written, I will have enough time to be prepared for the seminar. I owe you a huge THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay, Diane! Thanks for sharing with us. :)

- Kristen

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Jan 18

Lieurance-King Article Challenge Frequently Asked Questions

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Still not sure what this whole Article Challenge thing is about? Check out the frequently asked questions. Feel free to add your other questions as a comment so everyone can share in the learning.  Mmm, learning…

Q: What is article marketing?
A: Article marketing is using your expertise in a particular subject to build a platform and gain attention for your business, products, and services by submitting brief original articles to free article directories. As e-zine, website, and newsletter editors read and reuse your content, you get free publicity and visibility in new audiences and markets. Each article takes only a few minutes to write, but it will keep working for you indefinitely with no extra work on your part. Think of it as a tiny, no-cost sales force singing your praises 24/7/365.

Q: Giving stuff away for free seems counterintuitive. Does this really work?
A: We’re not talking feature-length articles here, more like 300-word previews of what you can do for your potential clients. The time commitment is minimal, but the returns can be huge if you’re consistent and you provide quality content. In other words, yes, it really does work.

Q: Why should I join the LK Article Challenge?
A: The Article Challenge is geared for folks who are just getting started with article marketing or those who may have some experience but could use a boost and the motivation to keep at it. By setting a specific goal for each Challenge (usually 30 articles each time) and providing lots of personal support and encouragement, the Challenge hosts and the participants all help one another to achieve personal goals and work toward receiving the Golden PJs Award by meeting the Challenge goal. If you want to use article marketing more effectively and more consistently, the Challenge is for you.

Q: How does the Challenge work?
A: When you sign up for the Article Challenge at www.lkarticlechallenge.com, you’ll receive a free e-book called 21 Tips: A 21-Day Course in Effective Article Marketing and an invitation to join the Challenge e-mail discussion group. Participating in the group is recommended but NOT mandatory. All you have to do to participate in the Challenge is write and submit articles for article directories. Any articles submitted before 11:59 p.m. EST (GMT-5) on the last day of the Challenge count toward your Challenge total. Those meeting the goal will receive a Golden PJs graphic for their website or blog, and all participants will receive a certificate of participation.

Jan 17

Go!

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StartWelcome to Day 1 of the Lieurance-King New Year’s Article Challenge.

This challenge runs from today, January 17, 2008, to February 29, 2008. The challenge for you is to write a total of 30 new articles to submit to article directories during this time.

If you have not already done so, read yesterday’s post (below) and use the link to sign up for our discussion group for this challenge. That way, you will be able to communicate with all the writers who have accepted the challenge. You’ll also receive periodic updates about the challenge.

If you’re brand new to article marketing, and don’t even know what we’re talking about, be sure to read our free e-book, 21 Tips: a 21-day course in Effective Article Marketing, which will be available to everyone tomorrow.

Jan 16

Join The Discussion Group

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With the next round of the Article Writing Challenge starting tomorrow, there’s excitement buzzing in the air! If you haven’t signed up for the discussion group yet, head on over there now and pull up a seat. You’ll find great support from fellow challenge participants, as well as fabulous ideas, inspiration and encouragement. Click here to join the discussion group now…

Jan 15

Ready…Set….

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starting lineOkay, so it’s not time yet for GO!

But it soon will be.

That’s because the Lieurance-King New Year’s Article Challenge starts this Thursday, January 17th, so be sure to sign up to accept the challenge if you haven’t already done so. Just fill in the information in the boxes, above.

Jeff Herring, The Internet Article Guy, will help us kick off the challenge with a free teleseminar designed to give you a quick start with your article writing so you’ll be sure to meet the challenge and crank out plenty of quality articles for article directories.

Dec 11

Wrapping Up the Fall Challenge and Looking Forward to the New Year’s Article Challenge in January!

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Looking Forward to New Writing Success in 2008!Congratulations again to our winning Challengers! We are so proud of you, and we’re also proud of everyone who participated. Whether you wrote one article or 100, accepting the LK Fall Article Challenge was a step toward greater success in your writing career.

The winners will receive their Golden PJs via e-mail later this week. Because everything is so hectic with the holidays coming up, and because attendance has been low lately, we’re going to forgo the tele-ceremony this time around and instead do a KILLER kick-off for the New Year’s Article Challenge.

The next Challenge will kick off on January 17 and run through February 19, and you’ll be challenged to write 30 articles to earn a Golden PJs. But this time around, with so many experienced article marketers in the group, we’re going to emphasize the strategy behind article marketing and how you can monetize your efforts. And that, my lovelies, is the whole point! Writing articles is fun, but we want to get paid, too, not just write for free. :] We’ll help you figure out how to best use your existing and new articles to make some moolah and move your writing career forward.

You can expect article series on the blog, regular blog features, and focused, encouraging disucssion on our Yahoo! Group e-mail conversation list as an added bonus. Signing up will also net you an e-book version of the 21-Day Article Writing E-course, currently in production.

So use the sign-in box at the top of the screen to register for the New Year’s Article Challenge, and we’ll send you your e-book just as soon as it’s finished. And start thinking NOW about your writing goals for 2008. Suzanne and I are here to help you achieve them with the help of our awesome designated discussion list leader and co-blogger Hope Wilbanks and incredible article marketing expert Jeff Herring.

We can’t wait to help you reach your career goals next year! Enjoy your break, and don’t stop writing!

- Kristen

Dec 05

Congratulations to This Season’s Winners!

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trophies-on-car.jpgThe Fall Article Challenge ran from November 1 to November 30, 2007, with a goal of writing 15 articles. Many participants set personal goals as well. The following are Challengers who met the 15-article minimum — and many beat it! Congrats to all for your hard work.

Fall Challenge Golden PJs Recipients (in no particular order):

  • Anita Revel
  • Dan Goodwin
  • Christina Sponias
  • Marion Ryan
  • Lynn Jordan
  • Neil Sawers
  • Deirdre Morris
  • Damaria Senne
  • Felicia Slattery
  • Diane McLain

If you completed the Challenge and your name isn’t on this list, it means I didn’t get your announcement. Please e-mail me and let me know if you need to be added. More info soon on the Golden PJs Award Ceremony!

-Kristen

Dec 01

Crossing the Finish Line!

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The Lieurance-King Fall Article Challenge ended yesterday. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Finish lineThis time we had several writers who met the challenge of writing and submitting 15 new articles to article directories during the month of November.

Those who “crossed the finish line” will be receiving the Golden PJs Award for the fall challenge later this month.

Congratulations, article writers!

Look for our next article challenge - the Lieurance-King New Year’s Article Challenge to begin after the holidays.

Nov 01

Ready, Set, Write!

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article writing tipYipee! The Lieurance-King Fall Article Challenge starts today! The challenge this time is to write and submit 15 NEW articles to article directories by the end of the month.

Sign up for the challenge in the boxes, above, then start writing! Also, in the next day or so, look for an email invitation to the new online discussion group for this challenge.

Good luck and happy writing!

Oct 09

The Golden PJs Award Ceremony!

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fireworksThe next Golden PJs Award ceremony will take place on Wednesday evening, October 17th, at 8:00 CST, when awards will be presented for winners of the Lieurance-King Summer Article Challenge, which ended on September 30, 2007.

Email invitations will be sent soon to everyone who took part in the Lieurance-King Summer Article Challenge.

We’ll have one final article challenge for 2007 - the Lieurance-King Fall Article Challenge. This will be a shorter challenge since we know writers will be super busy with other things in December.

Plan to accept the Lieurance-King Fall Article Challenge and write just 15 new articles during the month of November.

Sign up for the challenge above.

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