How I Got More Than 20% Clickthru For Ezinearticles

Thanks for sharing and giving us a heads-up!

Wow, thats pretty cool. I am off to eza to change mine!
Thanks

Hi ebizman87,

I totally agree that the first resource box approach isn't likely to get many clickthroughs. But I do wonder about the second one too...

Making it part of the article is great. And tying it in with a good transition is what makes that work. I've got to try yours ;-)

Also, a strong call to action and especially a compelling "ethical bribe" are essential. And they have to work for the audience that's likely to read your article or else it still won't work.

BUT you don't seem to mention your name anywhere in your resource box...

I'm not so sure about that one. When people republish your articles, the resource box is often the only place where your name is mentioned, so I think it's important to include your name in a way that makes it clear that this is YOUR article.

And yes, EZA only allows a max of 3 words per anchor link, and of course only 2 links per resource box. That's a new rule as of a while ago (don't remember when they switched).

So before you all go out and "fix" your resource boxes, do this:

Take a close look at your old resource boxes. If any of them have either an anchor link with more than 3 words or more than than two links, and the anchor link (or the third link) is important to you, you may want to leave well enough alone. They let you keep them as long as you don't attempt to resubmit them. Once you do, you're bound by the new rules, i.e., 3 words or fewer per anchor link and 2 links max to "self-serving" sites.

Elisabeth

Yep, i completely agree with ebizman, John and Matt above.

I got into the habit of my article "ending" and then adding a mini bio! (not good). Now the bio acts as a continuation of the article. Within my bio, i like to remind the reader once again of their problem, tell them the solution and them give them a link to the solution of their problem (my site).

My clickthroughs sky-rocketed using this technique. My main niche now, i have around 136 aricles at EZA written since i started using this technique about 2 months ago. My overall CT rate is at 34%, however, the more i write now - i actually feel disappointed if an article has below 40%-45% CTR. (hard to please! )

Cheers
Partha

Thanks for sharing this good technique. I would say the title and the resource box are 2 areas where you can make the greatest impact on your readers.

Thanks for the tip. Lots of great comments, too.

I can see where another webmaster might find your article more appealing to re-publish because, without your name, it might appear more like original content from them. Do you have any idea if leaving your name out of the resource box has resulted in any increase in traffic and/or backlinks from other 3rd party websites?

Thanks,

Mike