Articlebase Stoops To New Low

machia · 11-20-2009, 11:48 AM

Not sure when this change went into effect but Articlebase now presents an entire page of Adsense ads before you ever see any article content. These pages now look wose than any MFA site I used to make...and that's saying something!

If you haven't seen this change yet yourself, be sure to have a look to what they're doing with your articles.

Scott Ames · 11-20-2009, 11:58 AM

Ha ha.... All I can say is "Pigs get slaughtered"

pheonix44 · 11-20-2009, 11:59 AM

That is because they know that alot of people are jumping from EZA to them and they want to capitalize. Soon they will probably take EZAs spot when it comes to search engine placement.

11-20-2009, 11:59 AM

Yep looks just like many other article directories.... Why you should spend your time on article directories that are 100% ad free ... lol

James

Desdichata · 11-20-2009, 12:00 PM

It does look a bit like overkill. I guess they are more concern on getting adsense clicks than displaying our articles.

Scott Ames · 11-20-2009, 12:02 PM

Google will stop it. They have 5 ad groups on one page. Last I knew you could have 3.

Heuristic · 11-20-2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

Yep looks just like many other article directories.... Why you should spend your time on article directories that are 100% ad free ... lol

James

Because those directories aren't making it to page one on Google for anything worth ranking for.

11-20-2009, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve39

Because those directories aren't making it to page one on Google for anything worth ranking for.

Say what ?????? I beg to differ there...

James

11-20-2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desdichata

It does look a bit like overkill. I guess they are more concern on getting adsense clicks than displaying our articles.

98% of the article directories are more concerned about getting those ad clicks.. It's a trade off that some see as good while others see it not so good..

Depends upon how you look at it..

James

machia · 11-20-2009, 12:10 PM

Actually, this is the layout I saw when I checked - which is even worse. It's literally all Google Adwords Ads.

If you post there...enjoy!

StepOneWeb · 11-20-2009, 12:10 PM

Think I somehow down the line thought my brain to completely ignore google ads so never really noticed. Now that you mention it you realize they kinda went insane. I wonder how much of a clickthrough increase they see from cramming in that 5th google ad group

VinnyBock · 11-20-2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

Say what ?????? I beg to differ there...

James

I also "beg to differ" the smaller directories are often over looked, some of them are real diamonds in the ruff.

11-20-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by machia

Actually, this is the layout I saw when I checked - which is even worse. It's literally all Google Adwords Ads.

If you post there...enjoy!

That could be due to your screen resolution why they show that way ... But I agree it is over-kill..

James

machia · 11-20-2009, 12:17 PM

Either way, they ensure you get a facefull of ads before you see any article content.

GeorgR. · 11-20-2009, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by machia

Not sure when this change went into effect but Articlebase now presents an entire page of Adsense ads before you ever see any article content. These pages now look wose than any MFA site I used to make...and that's saying something!

If you haven't seen this change yet yourself, be sure to have a look to what they're doing with your articles.

what's that "adsense ads"? I think i might need to disable my firefox adblocker so i know what's bothering you so much

Edit: IM and using an adblocker...i know...i know...

same page w/o adblocker:

I agree, its an utter horrible eyesore. And there's even more on the bottom i just see...

Zeus66 · 11-20-2009, 01:41 PM

Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam eggs and spam.

Scott Ames · 11-20-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeus66

Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam eggs and spam.

Oh no!!! Ha Ha...

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AverageGuy · 11-20-2009, 03:08 PM

something weird. I use Opera and IE, both show the same page, and they look the same. BUT, they are both different from what you guys showed. no this big ads.

david

Steven Carl Kelly · 11-20-2009, 03:48 PM

Somebody has got to pay AB's bills. Seriously, I avoid article marketing in the big online directories. For me personally (not necessarily for everyone), it's not worth the trouble.

KirkMcD · 11-20-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AverageGuy

BUT, they are both different from what you guys showed. no this big ads.

Yeah, I don't see the ads on the top either. Just on the side and the bottom.

ajbarnes777 · 11-20-2009, 04:00 PM

I think they just removed those big ads up top. Hopefully it stays that way... I was just starting to really like using them as one of my primary directories...

Jeremy Kelsall · 11-20-2009, 04:53 PM

If they are going to do that...all the more reason to treat them like a link farm.

animator21 · 11-20-2009, 05:02 PM

Even I can't see the big ads at the top. Normal old layout.

Tony X · 11-20-2009, 05:32 PM

my articles at articlesbase don't look like that. Not sure what's going on.

Tom Goodwin · 11-20-2009, 05:36 PM

So odd, when I just viewed about 10 articles at articlesbase (both old and new), and none of them look like the ones scraped onto this post. They all look like they have for ages (i.e., no adsense block at the intro).

Chucky · 11-20-2009, 05:39 PM

Someone said above all this article directories want their ads to be clicked. Well said! Do you think they let us publish on their directories because they love us? Do you think they give all these tips on how to optimize our articles because they want to teach us how we can rank our articles on Google?
NO! They want us to do a good SEO job so that our ranked articles will get them Adsense clicks. How many of us have CTR's > 10%? Where do you think the other 90% clicks go? I would think that at least 30% would go to those ads.
But now surely, discouraged authors will stop writing for Article Base! They better have a plan for that!
Chucky!

KristiDaniels · 11-20-2009, 05:42 PM

It is a little tacky.

It isn't easy making money with an article directory these days though.

Probably over 99% of submissions are spam or otherwise junk.

Kiwigal · 11-20-2009, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeremy Kelsall

If they are going to do that...all the more reason to treat them like a link farm.

Ahhh... this would be correct.

hotftuna · 11-20-2009, 05:58 PM

Looking at my latest article on ezine, I count 6 adsense spots.

bgmacaw · 11-20-2009, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Ames

Google will stop it. They have 5 ad groups on one page. Last I knew you could have 3.

Unless they've made a special arrangement with Google. Google allows certain high traffic volume sites a certain amount of leeway when it comes to "da rules".

wiley1 · 11-20-2009, 07:52 PM

Hey Zeus 66,

Very, very funny! There's nothing like English humor, especially Monty Python.

11-20-2009, 07:56 PM

I count 2 adsense spots on mine .... Maybe they fixed it dues to authors making complaints ..lol

James

yesacpow · 11-20-2009, 08:21 PM

Yea I just checked my articles and I am not seeing the extra ads either!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

I count 2 adsense spots on mine .... Maybe they fixed it dues to authors making complaints ..lol

James

Intrepreneur · 11-20-2009, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Ames

Google will stop it. They have 5 ad groups on one page. Last I knew you could have 3.

Darren Rowse says: "No have as many as you want. heck I have nearly 10.. o wait "maybe it's more. Woops who cares Google let me" Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging - ProBlogger All if not all sidebar ad's are served by Google. hmmmm.

Oh and this is the reason why you don't play the article directories game of fame and instead make your own site that holds you own conent. My speculation is that article directories are becoming outdated. AND Good riddance when they die off!

11-20-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepreneur

Oh and this is the reason why you don't play the article directories game of fame and instead make your own site that holds you own conent. My speculation is that article directories are becoming outdated. AND Good riddance when they die off!

This is why you go to article directories that have no ads.. As far as them going to die off.. Nope, that is not going to happen because there are some that will survive and improve. Technology is changing and many article directories need to change with it.

Those that don't will die off...

James

11-20-2009, 11:48 AM	#1
machia Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Articlebase Stoops To New Low Not sure when this change went into effect but Articlebase now presents an entire page of Adsense ads before you ever see any article content. These pages now look wose than any MFA site I used to make...and that's saying something! If you haven't seen this change yet yourself, be sure to have a look to what they're doing with your articles.

11-20-2009, 11:58 AM	#2
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TheRichJerksNet Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Articlebase Stoops To New Low Yep looks just like many other article directories.... Why you should spend your time on article directories that are 100% ad free ... lol James
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11-20-2009, 12:00 PM	#5
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machia Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Articlebase Stoops To New Low Either way, they ensure you get a facefull of ads before you see any article content.

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11-20-2009, 07:56 PM	#32
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