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WHY EZA OVER GOARTICLES.

by buffblaze
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i mean why is eza any special. Those guys are a pain to work with.
#eza #goarticles
  • Profile picture of the author JRCarson
    There's just more visitors to each article...at least from my experience.
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  • Profile picture of the author jonbeebe
    If you've done enough google searches, you'll see that there are WAY more first page EzineArticles listings than GoArticles... in fact, I can't remember the last time I saw a GoArticles page on the first page of the SERPS... but I see Ezinearticles there just about everyday.

    But I submit to both anyway :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    Originally Posted by buffblaze View Post

    i mean why is eza any special. Those guys are a pain to work with.
    Longer time around = More Search Engine Authority

    ...I've said it before, but the internet is evolving, and EZA will be force to change/adapt and innovate in order to stay on top....
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    • Profile picture of the author JRCarson
      Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x View Post

      Longer time around = More Search Engine Authority

      ...I've said it before, but the internet is evolving, and EZA will be force to change/adapt and innovate in order to stay on top....
      Yeah, and it seems that EZA has a real communication with Google going on. I say this because of the recent changes at EZA, like how unless your article is 400 words or more, you can't be put on the "most viewed" section. And if your article is under 400 words= 3 word anchor text, over 400= 5 word... etc...
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        I have no problem with the recent changes - it adds some limitations to those who have been submitting masses of 250-300 word "articles". Instead EZA is focusing attention on more substantial submissions. They have gradually been increasing their quality standards and I think that will continue.

        EZA gives enough juice to published writers to make it worth jumping through a few hoops...at least for me it does.
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      • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
        Originally Posted by JRCarson View Post

        Yeah, and it seems that EZA has a real communication with Google going on. I say this because of the recent changes at EZA, like how unless your article is 400 words or more, you can't be put on the "most viewed" section. And if your article is under 400 words= 3 word anchor text, over 400= 5 word... etc...
        I think, as the internet evolves and more competition emerges, websites are learning what works and what doesn't work...

        Squidoo learned the hard way and was slapped by Google a few years back....ultimately affecting the visibility (and earning's potential) of writers and their lenses....

        ....length of articles, in my own experience, seems to be weighed quite heavily by Google....in fact, very few of my last 50 or so articles are even under 1,000 words....

        Now, I know that may be a stretch for some to write an article that is 1,000 words....but, like I said, in my own experience, and after talking to a few others, I think websites that openly encourage long articles (and even incentivize them), will ultimately end up emerging as very valuable places for writers to submit content online....

        EZA is learning.
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          • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
            Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

            Well said - I completely agree with all of this. (I also get articles of about 900/1,000 words gradually re-published all over the internet far more than shorter ones, which is a huge advantage. And I don't mean in a bunch of other "article directories" most of which won't still exist this time next year.) I stopped writing 300/350-word articles a long time ago, when I realised that "getting your resource-box higher up the page" was a total fallacy.
            I agree with your agreement of my post, Alexa....lol.....

            I think articles that are at least 1,000+ words give search engines ALOT more 'stuff' to work with when determining the value of an article....

            Of course, as with anything, length of the article isn't the only thing that will determine the success or failure of an article.....it's a real tricky science to master, but, for those who have been there and engaged in ALOT of experimentation and trial and error can more than likely testify to the benefits of longer articles....
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    • Profile picture of the author AnneM86
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      have higher editorial standards than other directories do
      They may have higher editorial standards than other directories but I have still seen some really bad articles on there.
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  • Profile picture of the author zoulkifl
    Why?
    Why do you single out eza and goarticles.

    From personal experience, and yes I really have been paying close attention, in most cases when you submit an article on eza there are many chances you will find it listed on the first few pages on google.

    Ezine articles ranks faster, then other article directories and the links you get from them are heavy and give authority to your website. I have seen many of my articles on eza achieve a page rank one and even 2. All I did was simply bookmark each article linking to my websites.

    Here comes another question for you to consider.
    Have you tried other article directories?

    I was shocked to find out that articlesbase will rank better then ezine articles in some cases.
    I haven't tried many article directories but if you search your keywords on
    google I guarantee you will find some article directories that rank articles well.

    It doesn't end there. There are many high traffic websites where you can leave your content and get more visitors then you would from article directories.

    Ezine articles is the big dog when it comes to article directories, but make sure you consider other places as well.


    (Although I don't like goarticles, it ranks well too)
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    EZA over GA for the simple reason that it ranks better. I have about 800+ articles on EZA and about 50 on GA ... no contest IMO. I have noticed that GA responds well to backlinking initially but over time it fades - just my experience.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Ho
    EZA has better reputation, is more popular and the articles are ranked quickly as compared to GO.
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by buffblaze View Post

    i mean why is eza any special. Those guys are a pain to work with.
    Every time I read "goarticles" my brain malfunctions and I think it says "goaticles" which my diseased mind translates into "goat testicles" and dammit I am not writing articles for goat testicles.
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  • Profile picture of the author entrepreneurjay
    Articlesbase is just as good as Ezinearticles.com and you do not have to wait 2-3 days to get your article approved.

    Goarticles is just O.K good for backlinks thats about it.

    Articlesbase.com, Ezinearticles.com. Ehow.com, and Hubpages.com rank the best in the search engines use those 4 ....
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  • Profile picture of the author jzmoore
    Ezinearticles.com has a more stringent acceptance process, and although crap articles can slip through, the bulk of articles are of good quality. Many of the smaller directories will pull from ezinearticles for content. When performing google searches you will frequently find ezinearticles with high rankings.

    Goarticles will allow affiliate links I believe, while ezinearticles must land on a main page, affiliate links are not accepted for submission. and now Cdark is making ME think of Goat darn it!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author tyroneshum
    EzineArticles has always got it big when it comes to quality of the articles as well as originality - that makes them a lot more strict than the other article directories. But as you follow their terms and conditions and regularly you come up with relevant and reliable contents, they will also make sure you'll get big results when it comes to being targeted by the search engines because they're highly respected. Once you've written the articles flawlessly and with the right keywords in place, it gives out good amount of traffic to your website as you "give" it through your resource boxes.
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    • Profile picture of the author genietoast
      EZA is the highest ranking article directory out there, and they know it.

      Article directories by nature are designed so that you can submit content in the hopes that some blogger will copy it and paste it to their own blog because they need the content, but they have too keep your resource box in tact.

      This serves as a win-win-win situation. The blogger gets content to attract more readers. The Article directory gets more content to attract more bloggers, advertisers, backlinks and search engine visibility. You as the article writer get exposure.

      You can put articles on GoArticles, but you'll find that EZA is a higher ranking site therefore seems to fair better ranking on the first page of Google. People use their articles to capitalize on the backlinks that EZA already has to get visibility to their keywords. Not guaranteed because it depends on the backlink authority of the competitor search results, but it's a pretty good shot.

      Since the purpose of writing an article is so that blogs pick it up, why not write the article and submit it as a guest post to a blog in your niche that already has readers from your targeted audience?
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  • Profile picture of the author Marakatapolis
    What I dislike about GoArticles is their crappy URL structure, a bunch of Social Bookmarking sites won't even accept them because they use the lame code version instead of making them SEO friendly URL's.
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    I just Googled "goat testicles".
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    Read the comments.
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  • Profile picture of the author Melanie Bremner
    I use EZA, GoArticles and ArticlesBase as my three main directories. I like EZA because they are popular, loved by Google, and fast to accept the articles-plus it is nice being on the main page for featured article, etc.

    I like ArticlesBase because they have actually the quickest turn around time for accepting articles, I find anyways. They rank pretty well and I have had pretty good success with them.

    GoArticles, I like but find that I don't get as many views as the other ones. Also I had my account hacked there and someone put up articles under my name that I did not write. They have pretty good customer service though and were prompt to deal with things. Still have no idea who did it, but am now on the ready.
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    • Profile picture of the author Marketing Merit
      Originally Posted by Melanie Bremner View Post

      GoArticles, I like but find that I don't get as many views as the other ones. Also I had my account hacked there and someone put up articles under my name that I did not write. They have pretty good customer service though and were prompt to deal with things. Still have no idea who did it, but am now on the ready.

      I know this is an oldish thread but thought I'd add a note of caution, just as Melanie has.

      I too have recently had my account hacked at GoArticles and all my articles have been deleted. As I tend to write long, quality articles, I'm rather gutted about this.

      I'm pretty sure it's a competitor of mine who has done this, as I have discovered that he has been syndicating my works albeit with his own links, instead of mine.

      Without the original publication dates on GoArticles, I'm rather stuffed to say the least.

      Also, unlike Melanie, I have received no response from their Customer Support, other than to delete my account in it's entirety!!


      EZA are becoming more and more of a pain to deal with, but perhaps, as has been said before, that can be used to the advantage of quality writers.


      Regards,

      Cheryll
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  • Profile picture of the author MarkAse
    That is unfortunate for people that counted on EHow for part of their income stream.

    That being said, it's a good reminder that we all need to diversify as much as we possibly can, even away from individual products and websites (yes probably even our own)

    Go Articles doesn't give me anything as far as traffic, but it's auto approve which I appreciate, even if only for the backlinks.

    I've had an excellent experience with Buzzle thus far as well, even though I'm new over there.
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    • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
      Originally Posted by MarkAse View Post

      That is unfortunate for people that counted on EHow for part of their income stream.

      That being said, it's a good reminder that we all need to diversify as much as we possibly can, even away from individual products and websites (yes probably even our own)

      Go Articles doesn't give me anything as far as traffic, but it's auto approve which I appreciate, even if only for the backlinks.

      I've had an excellent experience with Buzzle thus far as well, even though I'm new over there.
      Mark,

      This is why it is so imperative, I believe, that people thoroughly research sites before submitting content and writing for them....

      By researching, I mean, delving into their TOS/ FAQs.....talking to other members.....even contacting the owners....

      Every website I currently submit content to, I have personally had more than 15 conversations with the owners.... (Most of the conversations have been over 20-30 minutes long...)....

      ....UNFORTUNATELY....I think a majority of people just sign up for sites because they think its cool that they can see a business/IM benefit from it, or these websites (like eHow) have also been renown for sharing a % of revenue with writers (even though eHow was notorious for operating under a "secret algorithm"....)

      Yes, it's good to diversify...but, I think it's also important to research, ESPECIALLY if you are going to be trusting content into the hands of someone else....some crank out 10-15 articles a day for websites that they have no idea what is offered or how they operate.....
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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    I don't agree with the OP's premise. There are plenty of people who prefer GoArticles to EZA. Personally, I submit to both. Sometimes EZA gives me better results and sometimes GoArticles does. It also depends if you build back links to your article and what you do with the RSS feed.

    Though a directory that now gets my first and best submissions is Promote My Articles Article Marketing Service

    I love having a content page, other than my own sites of course, with ZERO ads. While they have no tolerance for crap like EZA does, I have definitely found them (and their owner whos a cool Warrior) a lot more reasonable to deal with. If you submit more than a couple articles a day they are the way to go.

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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Downward
    Like Meainie, I tend to use those three myself. Though I really have not seen much happen for me with GoArticles. The othere to have worked really well for me. Both Ezine and ArticleBase articles stick and they get ranked well.

    And I don't find that Ezine takes too long to approve an article. I have submitted articles in the morning and by 5 they are live. that is not to bad for someone to actually look at it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adam Goldman
    They have great support, and the articles there are
    usually of higher quality,

    because they have strict rules
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  • Profile picture of the author PCRoger
    I use both Ezine & Goarticles, along with many others.

    But if I could only choose one of the two, it would be Ezine.

    Why?

    Because I get more sales from EzineArticles than GoArticles.

    Isn't that what it's all about, sales?? (and commissions into YOUR pocket)

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    • Profile picture of the author Aussie_Al
      I use Ezine Articles and Articlebase

      I have never really had a problem getting articles accepted by EZA btw
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  • Profile picture of the author buffblaze
    so can articlebase compete with EZinearticles
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    Ofcourse you get more traffic than the other one.
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    • Profile picture of the author lonicera
      In my experience ezine articles rank better, get more traffic and a better CTR. Articlesbase articles get also indexed very fast, usually in less zhen 15 minutes,and with the right keywords in your title and some backlinks you can rank pretty good.

      I don't like goarticles that much since I never got good rankings with them.
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  • Profile picture of the author amujtabaa
    Google likes EZA over go articles
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  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    Does anyone ever plug these sites into Quantcast.com, alexa.com, or compete.com?

    Site Profile for ezinearticles.com (rank #99) | Compete

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    ....it just seems like Ezine Articles traffic is getting progressively less and less...

    Now, don't get me wrong...they still have a TON of traffic...

    but, I can't help but wonder why....
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  • Profile picture of the author Caiden
    Originally Posted by buffblaze View Post

    i mean why is eza any special. Those guys are a pain to work with.
    TRAFFIC!!

    Plus, I can honestly say that I have never had any real issues 'working' with them. The VERY occasional article that gets rejected normally only requires very minor alterations to the wordings and it's good to go!

    Plus the sheer volume of traffic available is reason enough to jump through the occasional hoop!
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    I noticed that EZA is a PR6 and GA is a PR4. I also noticed that GA is not using AdSense but affinity. I wonder if GA took away their account?
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  • Profile picture of the author ContentArticleWriter
    Originally Posted by buffblaze View Post

    i mean why is eza any special. Those guys are a pain to work with.
    AS SIMPLE AS THIS:

    Ezine has been around longer. They have real people reading the articles and approving them. The quality of the articles is superior to other directories.

    Goarticles has an automated approval and that leaves much to be desired about quality. With software automatically accepting articles you are bound to find a lot of crappy articles that simply won't get indexed.

    If it has become a headache to deal with them, maybe you need to consider hiring a native speaker or someone that can write better to write your articles. :rolleyes:
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    • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
      Originally Posted by ContentArticleWriter View Post

      AS SIMPLE AS THIS:

      Ezine has been around longer. They have real people reading the articles and approving them. The quality of the articles is superior to other directories.

      Goarticles has an automated approval and that leaves much to be desired about quality. With software automatically accepting articles you are bound to find a lot of crappy articles that simply won't get indexed.

      If it has become a headache to deal with them, maybe you need to consider hiring a native speaker or someone that can write better to write your articles. :rolleyes:
      The websites that manage to maintain the quality of their database, will emerge on top.... (So many websites DON'T)
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Gordelo
    EZA follow some guidelines before posting to their directory which is good from SEO purpose because google loves quality content.
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