Use Eli’s Amazon Link Generator.  [Link]

When I use the book search part of the form, it never works for me.  That might be my browser, or the phrases I’ve searched on.

However… the rest of the page is pure gold.  Type in the ISBN and your Amazon affiliate name and — bingo — lots of options for linking to books.

If you’re an Amazon.co.uk affiliate, you may prefer the code created at Kingsley-Hughes.com, though it doesn’t provide the graphic of the link above.  (I use both sites for my links.)

Add the Star Ratings for Reviews plugin [Link] and you’ve got an instant, professional-looking review!

I don’t mean press releases.  I mean actual articles.

One of them is Ezine Articles, at http://www.EzineArticles.com It’s one of the largest online. Their quality is generally better than many other “free articles” sites.  (Also, I write for them.)

To use their articles, their main requirements are simple.

First, you can’t change anything in the article, including the author’s copyright and information at the footer of the article.  Second, you can only use 25 of their articles per year, per unique domain name.  (For more terms of service, see this Ezine Articles page.)

If you need to fill your site with articles quickly, Ezine Articles is one place to start.

Many sites insist that paragraphs must be three sentences or less. Those shorter paragraphs are easier to read online. They’re easier to skim for what’s important.

Write short paragraphs when you can.

Use bulleted lists when you can, to summarize the important points.

When you do, people will read more of what you write.

(This is a “do as I say, not as I do” post.  I tend to write stream-of-consciousness and, only about a month later, edit it to be more readable.)