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I'm having a problem with Article Marketing! I need help please....

by marktheonlinesurfer
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Hello fellow warriors,

I've become a big fan of article marketing and have learnt some great techniques by reading the works of a few big warriors in the field.

It all has been going well but I'm now stuck at a road block. I could really use your help.

Here is my problem:

My understanding is to pick low competition keywords with at least 50 daily searches a day. Low competition meaning less than 10,000 websites competing for the chosen keyword on Google.

I then am to submit an article on ezinearticles of the chosen keyword and make sure the chosen keyword is mentioned four times in the article. Once in the title, once in the intro paragraph, once in the body and once in the conclusion. Also to make sure that there is an anchor link of the chosen keyword in the article.

I have strictly been following the above steps with no results. My articles are not ranking on page 1 of Google but rather on page 2 or 3. I always seem to be losing out.

Am I missing something?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Mark
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  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    "I then am to submit an article on ezinearticles of the chosen keyword and make sure the chosen keyword is mentioned four times in the article."

    Well...this isn't entirely true. It depends on the length of your article. I would shoot for a 2.1% keyword density, though...

    You should REALLY consider looking into Market Samurai, for sure...

    Do you use it?
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    • Profile picture of the author marktheonlinesurfer
      Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x View Post

      "I then am to submit an article on ezinearticles of the chosen keyword and make sure the chosen keyword is mentioned four times in the article."

      Well...this isn't entirely true. It depends on the length of your article. I would shoot for a 2.1% keyword density, though...

      You should REALLY consider looking into Market Samurai, for sure...

      Do you use it?
      Thanks. So you are saying if the article is around 400 words then the keyword(s) should be mentioned around 8 times? But wouldn't that be too much for EZA and they wouldn't accept the article?

      Haven't used Market Samurai as of yet. I'm curious about it though.
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      • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
        Well...this isn't entirely true. It depends on the length of your article. I would shoot for a 2.1% keyword density, though...
        Not sure where you get this figure? LOL. EZA currently allows no more than a 2% density and that includes the resource box.

        Mark, it's difficult to guess the problem without seeing the articles or knowing the keyword you are targeting. One thing I would look at is the strength of the competition, not just the amount of it. Use TrafficTravis or a similar tool to see what the top ten sites are for your phrase. If all the front page sites are big players, you'll have to work a lot harder to get those articles ranked well.

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      • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
        Originally Posted by marktheonlinesurfer View Post

        Thanks. So you are saying if the article is around 400 words then the keyword(s) should be mentioned around 8 times? But wouldn't that be too much for EZA and they wouldn't accept the article?

        Haven't used Market Samurai as of yet. I'm curious about it though.
        Ah...I apologize...I don't use EZA (although, I know alot of people here swear by it)...so, I wasn't really familiar with that rule.

        I'd highly encourage you to look into Market Samurai. I believe it is at $97 for the time being, at least until they begin launching new additions/modules for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
    I'm having a problem with Article Marketing!
    How about you pick something that you enjoy doing, open a site on the topic, and post the articles on your own site.

    Anytime you upload articles to a site that does not belong to you - your giving your work away. You can not build an authority site by not uploading articles to it.

    Its kinda like saying - "I want to build a home, but I'am going to give all of my lumber, nails, and hard work away." I just do not see the logic in that.

    My personal opinion on the matter - your putting too much effort into giving your work away.
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    • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
      Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

      How about you pick something that you enjoy doing, open a site on the topic, and post the articles on your own site.

      Anytime you upload articles to a site that does not belong to you - your giving your work away. You can not build an authority site by not uploading articles to it.

      Its kinda like saying - "I want to build a home, but I'am going to give all of my lumber, nails, and hard work away." I just do not see the logic in that.

      My personal opinion on the matter - your putting too much effort into giving your work away.
      "Anytime you upload articles to a site that does not belong to you - your giving your work away."

      We've touched on this in other threads....not to derail this thread, but, there are Pros and Cons to doing both, whether you upload articles to your own site, or other Web 2.0 properties. The optimal approach is to use them in conjunction.

      Kev,

      You don't believe people should use Ezine Articles, either? (Do you use them at all?)
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      • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
        Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x View Post


        We've touched on this in other threads....not to derail this thread, but, there are Pros and Cons to doing both,,,,,,,,,,,.

        Kev,

        You don't believe people should use Ezine Articles, either? (Do you use them at all?)
        I do not want to derail the thread, I just think the OPs overall strategy needs to be looked at.

        To answer your question about article sites - no, I do not use them at all. I firmly believe that if I'am going to put effort into something, I better get some kind of benefit from it.

        On the other hand - I am an active youtube blogger. But since I'am a youtube partner, I get paid to post videos on youtube. Since no other video site has revenue sharing enabled, I upload only to youtube.

        If an articles directory is willing to share the revenue with you - upload there.

        If the articles directory is not willing to share the revenue - do not upload.

        Sunday (July 18, 2010), I wrote a 1,700+ word article that included 2 videos and 4 images - it only took about 5 hours to write. The article contained 100% original content, I made everything - the videos, the images and the text. I just can not see "giving" that kind of work away.
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        • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
          Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

          I do not want to derail the thread, I just think the OPs overall strategy needs to be looked at.
          I agree. Neither of us appears to use EZA, and even though I have a ton of reasons why I don't use them, at least for the time being, they do have great search engine authority....and, people here rely extensively on them. Some people struggle with them, while others earn thousands. I don't want to 'bash' one single method or approach...which EZA is....

          Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

          To answer your question about article sites - no, I do not use them at all. I firmly believe that if I'am going to put effort into something, I better get some kind of benefit from it.
          That's where I think we diverge a bit. Right now, I have an article sitting on a Web 2.0 property, that now has in excess of 10,800+ views. It is ranked above 300, on Google, for a keyword that is searched in excess of 30 million times, worldwide, each day. If/When I get that article on the front page of Google, I can retire, strictly from the revenue share from it.

          Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

          On the other hand - I am an active youtube blogger. But since I'am a youtube partner, I get paid to post videos on youtube. Since no other video site has revenue sharing enabled, I upload only to youtube.

          If an articles directory is willing to share the revenue with you - upload there.
          I agree. EZA doesn't, and, while many love them, that has been one of my criticisms of them. In return for not exchanging revenue, they give writers tremendous search engine authority. Unfortunately, as I've mentioned many times here, I'm not sure why I should post to EZA when, in fact, I can gain similar search engine authority elsewhere AND earn a revenue share on all my article's hosted advertisements. When I say that EZA has some issues to address ASAP, they are sitting pretty with a Premium Google Adsense account (which mean, unlike ordinary publishers, they can not only host MORE ads, but they can also negotiate revenue share directly with Google....even with being a Premium Publisher, they still don't share any of that revenue with their writers)

          Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

          If the articles directory is not willing to share the revenue - do not upload.

          Sunday (July 18, 2010), I wrote a 1,700+ word article that included 2 videos and 4 images - it only took about 5 hours to write. The article contained 100% original content, I made everything - the videos, the images and the text. I just can not see "giving" that kind of work away.
          I certainly wouldn't give THAT kind of work away. There is work that I WOULD give away though....for the revenue share AND search engine authority that I would have alot of difficulty gaining on my own. I suppose my approach is different than many here.
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  • Profile picture of the author Louise M.
    Mark, just writing an article and expecting it to be well ranked can't work. Ezine and Articlesbase (goarticles as well) are well ranked by Google in general but you need to help your article by creating backlinks to it with your keywords in the anchor text. You can use social bookmarking sites to do this or even other article directories.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Jackson
    Originally Posted by marktheonlinesurfer View Post

    I've become a big fan of article marketing. It all has been going well but I'm now stuck at a road block. I could really use your help.
    First of all, don't limit your article marketing universe by submitting exclusively to EZA. Submit to all the top directories. Submit to ArticlesBase, GoArticles, IdeaMarketers, Buzzle, Searchwarp and more.

    Second, when interspersing keywords throughout your articles, be careful not to repeat them so often they looked forced. Overdoing it with keywords (known as keyword stuffing)will make your articles read unnaturally, and will lead to an unpleasant reading experience for your readers.

    Whenever possible, you should use your primary keywords in your title. Also, use your primary keywords in the first paragraph of your article, and then, throughout the rest of your article, including the closing paragraph.

    Again, don't force anything. Never place a keyword somewhere it doesn't belong - where it doesn't fit. Just write naturally, so your articles have a nice rhythm and flow to them. After you complete your articles, in addition to reading them yourself, let a couple of people you trust look them over to make sure they read naturally.

    Third, after you write your articles, your work is really just beginning. Because then you have to promote the daylights out of your articles. Promote them on article directories, promote them on your website or blog, promote them through social media, promote them on bookmarking sites, promote them on RSS directories, promote them in your newsletter. Promote, promote, promote!

    And then, after you do all that...promote them some more!

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  • Profile picture of the author NicoleBeckett
    I hope you listen to David's advice, because it's awesome!

    If you're going to spend your time article marketing (which I highly recommend, both to build backlinks and establish yourself as an expert in your niche), there's alot that goes into it.

    There are some great directories out there besides EZA. Try Amazines, the American Chronicle, Go Articles, Rysite, Idea Marketers. Try out as many of the top sites as you can, and see what works for you.

    And, you can't write with keyword density in mind. Start by getting the facts down, and then move onto the keywords. If you go into every article thinking that you have to insert your target keyword 4 times, your content is going to look forced and unnatural.

    Remember, write for your readers first, and the search engines second. The search engines want it that way, or they wouldn't frown on keyword stuffing.
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