On his blog, Tellman Knudson offers some tips for using articles to build your list. In the post, Knudson talks about article "spinning", and when its beneficial to do so. He advises that "you can take the article that you just spun and upload one version to your list building web site or you can use the original there. It’s up to you.", says Knudson. "Just don’t use the same article on your site and in directories because duplicate content only produces credit for one site, and it may not be yours."

Read Tellman's full commentary on his blog.

Copywriter Michael Fortin's latest blog post covers his 4-step system for creating articles and/or blog posts. The second step of his system is where Fortin creates the article's skeleton outline. "This allows me to see, at a glance, the flow of the article and then reorganize them so there’s a better structure and organization of ideas", says Fortin. "As you know, some points within an article are best mentioned in strategic locations within the article, and the outline allows me to do exactly that, even before I start writing." Read more about Fortin's 4-point system on his blog.

On this weekly WebMasterRadio.fm show, Brian Caldwell and Robin Walsh of Commission Junction discuss topics of interest to both advertisers and publishers at 4 pm ET today. Both beginning and advanced strategies are covered. Visit WebMasterRadio.fm to tune into the show with Windows Media, iTunes or Real Player.

Evelyn Grazini posts on the Affiliate Classroom blog some tips for generating ideas for article topics. Grazini offers techniques and resources for searching the blogosphere to get one's creative juices flowing. Read her full post here.

In his latest blog entry, Jason Katzenback explains how to get more from your article distribution. He provides three tips about the title, the topic and the resource box (including how to link back to your site). Read the entire discussion of article marketing.

Join Kelly McCausey on August 2nd at 2 p.m. EDT as she hosts Nicole Dean to share some of their best article writing tips. McCausey and Dean are co-authors of Easy Article Marketing, which is a system that helps "internet-based business owners get started in writing articles." To register for the event, visit HotSeminarSeries.com.

The current issue of Affiliate Classroom covers article marketing best practices including the most important criteria when creating an article, how to target your article, how long to make the article, and the best ways to distribute. Other articles discuss tips for non-writers and how to customize private label articles. This issue also includes a discussion of tag and ping with Technorati. Read the July 2006 issue here.

Orwell allows Internet marketers to search for articles and content. The latest version includes a new feature called "article saturation check", which determines how often an article has already appeared on the Internet. The software also includes a "commentary" option that can be used to improve an article's overall keyword density through the addition of editorial content about the article. The latest version can be downloaded at OrwellPro.com.

Jim Daniels in his latest "Website Marketing Tip of the Week", praises the benefits of PLR articles. Daniels states in the article that he is not a big fan of PLR rights per se, but he makes an exception in this case due to the unique advantages a PLR article can provide. He also reveals a site where you can share PLR articles written by other authors. See this issue of Jim's BizWeb e-Gazette for the full story.