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Writing articles strictly for EZA traffic

by Sour
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Would it be foolish to write articles strictly for the EZA traffic and not for Google rankings? I want to create articles but not target any specific keywords. I'd just be making content for EZA in hopes of getting sales from the little burst of visitors the articles get for their first few days. The nice thing about this is I don't have to bother with keyword research and articles will be much easier to write since they don't require a specific structure. I can pick any high converting, well paying niche off of CB because this marketing strategy doesn't really directly compete with other affiliates.
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  • Profile picture of the author Slin
    Sorry to say, but this is not the best idea.

    The buying traffic from EZA is generally not that burst of traffic, instead it is the google traffic that goes to the article from SEO.

    I would advise searching for keywords, you will be surprised with what you can find.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jay Jennings
    Keyword phrases are limited to 2% density at EZA - single keywords are somewhat higher although I don't think they've divulged the exact number.

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    • Profile picture of the author Sara Young
      I agree that it is foolish because you won't get visitors.

      And I don't think it takes extra work to write an article with your keyword in it (unless you want to use LSI - that would require a bit of extra work). Just put your keyword there...

      Maybe you can explain why it's hard for you to do keyword research? Maybe we can help you simplify it?
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  • Profile picture of the author Allen Graves
    Why don't you try it for a few articles and YOU let US know?

    All this is doing is keeping you from testing itout for yourself. Who knows, your niche/writing style may fall perfectly into your model...maybe not...you will not know from asking people in a forum.

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    • Profile picture of the author Heuristic
      The first few hundred Ezine articles I wrote in 2007 were not keyword optimized. I was clueless and thought that I'd concentrate on a catchy title and just write whatever came to mind and let the article flow naturally.

      They did okay only because articles used to stay on the most recent page a lot longer back then and I managed to get some good traffic from the site itself. Today, they are sitting there, silent, not generating more than a few views a month from some obscure longtail they just happen to rank for.

      Compare this to the articles I write today and there is a big difference. Just a handful are giving me most of my traffic.

      Of course, you can't rank for everything you try for, but you will hit the odd one that beats the other hundred. And really, it doesn't take that much more time to do keyword research. It is time well spent in my opinion.
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      • Profile picture of the author eibhlin
        Like Heuristic, I wrote many articles in the early days of EZA, quickly became a Platinum writer, and the articles did well... though I didn't think about keywords at the time.

        Since then, I've edited those older articles to include just a few keywords, and the articles continue to attract visitors.

        While it's true that today's "hot" keywords can become stale in a hurry, if you focus on evergreen phrases for your niche, the articles will continue to attract readers... not just while they're (very) briefly on the EZA's "most recent" list.

        If you don't want to play the keyword game, I understand. However, including a couple of evergreen keywords or phrases can give your articles more popularity and endurance.

        The time you spend checking which evergreen phrases do well... it's time well invested, and you'll only need to do this work once.

        If not for sales or popularity, think of this research in terms of your visitors. You have unique, useful information to share with them... right? It would be sad if people didn't find your articles because you didn't include the phrases they tend to use when they search.

        In my opinion, including keywords is a service to those who need good, reliable information in your niche. Relying on blind luck (and how long your articles remain on the newest pages list at EZA) is short-changing your readers as well as yourself.

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