Subtle Ways Articles Generate Income

Digital SWAG or Subtle Ways Articles Generate Income occurs when an article or collection of articles is used to induce a visitor to stop, and better yet, shop. One of the most common examples of digital SWAG is what readers find in article directories. The article itself can be informational, entertaining, and have economic benefits that are shared between writer, reader and publisher.

A promotional item is merchandise given away free of charge to the public in an effort to promote a business or increase interest in, or sales of, a product or service. Often distributed at trade shows, used in direct mail and as part of guerilla marketing campaigns, these items are also referred to by the slang term "swag"."

Readers, more often than not, can find helpful tips and techniques relevant to their search for information in the content and links that appear in the article or author's resource box. Alternatively, a popular argument is that useless content and links to questionable products are forms of spam and scam.

Overall, the ideal of relevant content and genuine offers far outweigh the small percentage of flim-flam con artists. After all, they exist in every walk of society and there is not a day that goes by without some media coverage of the dirty rotten scoundrels that get caught.

While some may wonder about the obvious persistence of spammers, scammers and malicious hackers that don't get caught, I would argue they are in a minority. The majority report is that the quantity of good and pertinent information is still a majority and accessible. Content is getting better with internet marketers that set out to do something constructive like the Alliance to Refine Content.

Nevertheless, since it is the benefits we are all after, lets look a bit closer at what authors and publishers can get out of digital SWAG. For example, by following the link in the resource or credit at the end of this article you can jump to my site where I am developing my own swag and digital products and services. If you choose to click the link, I get the benefit of you as a new visitor and thus increase the traffic to my site.