This is a great question and is best answered by a number of different reference ebooks out there. Basically, to get ranked in google with your article, you will need to have the following characteristics.

1) Your article must contain the keyword phrases you want to get ranked for, preferably include these keyword phrases in the title

2) Your article must be published on web sites that already rank in google.

3) Your article must be on an authority site (a site that is looked favorably on by the search engines)

4) Your article must be of interest to your target market

5) Your article must have a compelling call to action to get them to go to your website.

Those are the basic steps with what you need for your articles to get them ranked and get traffic. If you want to find out more about this process, check out the following resources.

Earning cash from your articles

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