Ezine Articles is getting picky.....

Are you saying that the links the bio box has they are starting to get picky about that?

Ed

Interesting. They refused two of my articles this week for the url, on a site on which I've never had a problem before. I checked the "editorial guidelines" they are referring to and as far as I can tell, I am not breaking them at all. I sent them a support message, but they've yet to get back to me. We'll see what they say.

I'm hoping it is a new editor being overly picky, and not some new rule they are putting in place because nothing has been mentioned on the blog and I don't see anything new in the guidelines.

I've noticed that ezine has been getting a little stricter. I had a few post rejected.

It is a good thing. If people keep abusing the site, sooner Google will drop a bomb and they are out of the business.

That means people can't tap into such a great way to "steal" traffic anymore.

I think as article marketing starts to catch on even more, there's going to be more 'bad' articles as a result. Personally, I wouldn't like to read any poor quality articles, so I can understand their pickiness.

It's funny what is being called content. Technically it does fill the page, so I guess that does constitute content. Whether it has any value is, I suppose, in the eye of the beholder.

This beholder says not so much.

It seems like G would penalize you in the rankings for a site like that, no matter the content. If you sprinkled the ads around in the content a bit you'd probably still get a good CT, maybe even better than you do now. My 1st reaction was to hit the "back" button (not an ad), which I would have done if I wasn't specifically checking out the site layout as per your post. You can probably improve your SER, get your articles approved, and benefit your readers at the same time with a layout change. You could even try a split test to check your ads CTR with the different layouts.

This tends to happen when a site getting stronger and more popular. They dictate how you work with them. Remember the good old Google Slap? That's the reason why strategies are not fixed and we have to change accordingly. Also, we have to build our online business with as much control as possible that are within our grasp.

I submitted an article 8 or 9 days ago. Finally, they reviewed it today and rejected it! Reason: Title does not relate to the article!

Err... I re-checked the article and title and I am seriously struggling to come up with a more relevant title!

Why does it always seem that when someone comes here whining about mean old EZA, it turns out that they either are breaking one or more of EZA's rules, writing crappy articles, or directing their links to absolutely crappy sites?

Further, why do they continue to bitch, moan and argue even after the truth is pointed out to them?

I am guessing that the best strategy is a good user experience. If we would like to come to our own pages, that might be a good indication.

Such an ad does not rely on tactics and will probably not be banned if Google or EZA change their TOS (which is their right to do).

It only helps all of us if they are picky with content and link pages.

Charles

I think it may have to do with their paid submission program. Seems like they have been stricker since that started up.

Hello Everyone,

Right now we're one of the top 25 authors in Ezine Articles, and we aren't on the paid plan either. Articles at this point are the largest part of what drives our enterprise. My best suggestion is to write more and submit the EA rejections to the other main directories and don't get discouraged when you don't get your way each time. And with about every 10 submissions, we usually have to edit one for something minor. But we do it, re-submit and bang, it's in the directory no problems.

In the last MONTH the only rule we've noticed them enforce is the 2nd link in your double bio (if you have one) can't go directly to the landing page, so we now send them to section pages. If you can get the hang of using their system and rolling with their rules they have an awful lot to offer. Over 1,000 people per day view our articles, and that's all free traffic.

This wasn't achieved overnight of course, took just over a year, but we've developed a very good relationship with them over this time. And with all the views the articles get, we're sure they're making good adsense income off us. So it's a win/win relationship. Over time you provide more value to them, they WILL be there to provide value to you and your websites. You also won't need to worry at that point about getting bumped off. It's a give them what they want and they'll give you what you want scenario, which works long term.

Yes I've disagreed with some of their decisions regarding which articles they accept or don't accept, but count your blessings with EA. They are still imho the most liberal for accepting a wide range of articles and getting immediate traffic from these.

Brian Garvin
Top 25 EA Authors
Ezine Articles Top 100 Authors

GoArticles has the SAME Page Rank as Ezinearticles. They don't make you jump through these hoops and your article is accepted within 24 hours. With the right backlinks and keywords, you can be on page one of Google in a very short amount of time. Why does everyone worry so much about Ezinearticles?

Trust me, EZA isn't the be-all and end-all of article directories. Other article directories have just as much (or more) to offer you than the one that "everyone" posts on.

I had a couple of articles rejected as well. One was rejected after I followed the same structure of another article that earlier had been accepted. They told me, "no selling in the body". I simply emailed them and they apologized for the mistake and accepted it.

I don't mind that they are being more picky. Their articles get a lot of clout with Google so they don't want just any spammy looking article that's just out to sell in their database. It forces me to step up my game and write better articles if I want an article on their site. Overall, it makes me a better article writer because they are forcing me to be. Plus, it's free, everyone in their mother tries to post articles on there, they have to be more picky if they want to keep their rep for good quality articles.

There are lots of article submitters out there. If you don't get on Ezine then post somewhere else. They do what they do for a reason and sometimes they do make mistakes. If you feel your article meets the guidelines after they denied it, call them on it. The worst that happens is that they deny you again.

And with the sheer volume of articles they must be getting on a daily basis, be patient. They've always responded to me and gotten my articles up in a timely fashion. I can't complain about EzineArticles one bit.

I actually wrote an article by myself and they told me it ws a duplicat.Im like how

We also like GoArticles.com since they accept your articles instantly, they go live once you submit them. Article Dashboard is also a PR 6. They do seem to have a few days delay time before they accept your articles.

Brian Garvin
http://www.imreviewkings.com

Just checked out your site, your content is drowning in Adsense ads.

Unless you were to scroll down to the actual make money content on your web page, viewers could be forgiven for thinking they were sent to an Adsense farm page. Give people what they expect. If you offer content on how to make money have it there above the fold so its readily accessible. Don't make people go hunting for it, not when the next website is a one second click away. Just my 2 cents.

Is EA getting strict on the webpage link to your resource box ?

What are their new guidelines for the link/your webpage in your resource box?

ie, the page in the link cannot have this, that, cant have adsense links- it cant be an affiliate link to a clickbank product..

Is a squeeze page/opt-in page ok? or they are becomming strict with these?

What are the new EA guidelines for the webpage/link in your resource box?

- and are there any things to avoid doing when submitting to EA that can lead to a banning of your account? - like common things people mess up,and get their account banned on EA ?