Why You Should Not Submit To Ezine Articles Only.

by rahulr
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I have been closely watching the traffic trends of Ezine articles for the past Few Months.They have dropped from 13M visitors to 10M within 9 months.

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It makes me wonder as more than half of their traffic consists of authors who submit articles.

Good news is articlesbase(My fav) has a traffic increase most of them organic traffic.

http://siteanalytics.compete.com/www...e.com/?src=3ss

So it would be a better option for all of us to submit articles to different article directories rather than ezine articles.
#articles #ezine #submit
  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    Originally Posted by rahulr View Post

    I have been closely watching the traffic trends of Ezine articles for the past Few Months.They have dropped from 13M visitors to 10M within 9 months.

    Site Profile for ezinearticles.com (rank #89) | Compete

    It makes me wonder as more than half of their traffic consists of authors who submit articles.

    Good news is articlesbase(My fav) has a traffic increase most of them organic traffic.

    http://siteanalytics.compete.com/www...e.com/?src=3ss

    So it would be a better option for all of us to submit articles to different article directories rather than ezine articles.
    Even though I don't personally use them, in all fairness, I do believe they have been performing a bit of a self-imposed 'gutting' of some of their garbage content. Theoretically, the decline in traffic 'could' just be brief, as a result of gutting out garbage content. As a result, Google 'could' look upon them more highly, and 'award' them accordingly, in a manner that could ultimately make up for that lost traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author rahulr
    I believe it would be their editorial guideline.A article from a Basic author would get a week to get published.
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  • Profile picture of the author Vcize
    Isn't articlesbase nofollow?
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    • Profile picture of the author Verena
      Originally Posted by Vcize View Post

      Isn't articlesbase nofollow?
      Yes, they're nofollow. But if our articles get rank on Google first page, it doesn't matter. We're after the Google ranking, not the link juice. Hope this helps ;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author H.Miller
    Yea articlesbase is ranking much higher than ezine these days. I also noticed that the articles I post to articlesnatch out rank the one I post to ezine. So you can check them out as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    I agree that it is more of a commentary on the eradication of junk articles on EZA's part. I do however think Article Base is running neck and neck with EZA. The problem I have with Articlebase is the layout of the article section.
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    • Profile picture of the author phmoisan
      I have read so many times that EZA is the way to go, I'm glad I have found here good reasons, and more importantly actual statistics, as to why it's good to consider alternatives to EZA.

      Now, I wonder : where do you get those statistics ?

      Update : I was in too much of a hurry, I hadn't noticed you had given the links to stat-analytics.
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  • Profile picture of the author ArticlesThatRock
    EZine is still at or near the top of the list of best article directories, and they require you to submit to them first. iSnare is a distribution service that every article marketer should consider.
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    • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
      Originally Posted by ArticlesThatRock View Post

      EZine require you to submit to them first.
      That is not true.
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    • Profile picture of the author CliveG
      Originally Posted by ArticlesThatRock View Post

      .... they require you to submit to them first. ....
      This is not the case. If you have published the same, or substantially similar, article elsewhere they try to determine whether it is yours or not - if they can't they reject it. All you need to do is put your author name on it and all will be OK.

      Clive
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  • Profile picture of the author NicoleBeckett
    EZA is the biggest, but it is certainly not the end-all-be-all that some people make them out to be. I've found success with Go Articles, Articles Base, Amazines, Idea Marketers, and Article Snatch. Plus, I love American Chronicle. I've gotten some good results from them, and it's more "high class" than the stereotypical article directories. At American Chronicle, you have to be accepted as a writer, and it takes 2-3 days to get articles approved, but it is well worth it.

    The key is - you need to be well-rounded in your article marketing. Just submitting to 1 place is not going to be enough. You have to find places that work for you, and you have to consistently publish unique, quality content.
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  • Profile picture of the author seoed
    I would be more interested to know if ArticleBase's articles do rank in Google or not. I did a quick check for some articles with long tail keywords but apparantly they dont seem to rank in the top10 at least for the keywords I checked. Do anyone has checked that too?
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    • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
      Originally Posted by seoed View Post

      I would be more interested to know if ArticleBase's articles do rank in Google or not. I did a quick check for some articles with long tail keywords but apparantly they dont seem to rank in the top10 at least for the keywords I checked. Do anyone has checked that too?
      Yes they do.
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  • Profile picture of the author Authentic
    Thanks. I needed to know this.
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  • Profile picture of the author Caiden
    As far as ranking goes, yes EZA has slipped recently. But, if your looking for instant traffic then EZA is still the only real choice!
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    • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
      Originally Posted by Caiden View Post

      As far as ranking goes, yes EZA has slipped recently. But, if your looking for instant traffic then EZA is still the only real choice!
      Nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone who has done well with article marketing would never say that EZA is the only "real choice". If one has a comprehensive content marketing strategy they wouldn't just submit to article directories. Especially not just one.

      We submit to:

      PromoteMyArticles.com (CTRs are insane because they aren't any ads - totally worth the low monthly fee)
      IdeaMarketers.com
      Articlebase.com
      SelfGrowth.com (for certain niches)
      Buzzle.com
      AssociatedContent.com
      GoArticles.com

      To name a few.

      If you can combine article submissions with press releases and video submissions (using TubeMogul, Videobot, etc.). You'd amazed yourself at how much traffic you will get in a 3 to 4 month period if you do your keyword research and remain consistent.

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  • Profile picture of the author johnmags
    In my case, regardless of the page rank, when I submit fresh articles to Ezine I can get sales compared to submitting articles to Articlebase (without Ezine submission for a certain period).
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    • Profile picture of the author rmolina88
      Originally Posted by ochiboy84 View Post

      Ezine article editorial guideline standards are high so it not that easy like the other article sites to get your article accepted, so this may be one of the seasons. personally i would chooes the easier one hence driving more traffic to that sites
      Not as high as you think..

      I got 80+ crappy written and spun articles on there.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarkSherris
    I like Articlesbase because they rank just as high if not higher than EZA and the approval time of articles it's way quicker! - There's also less guidlines / regulations!

    The reality is that if you really want more traffic and search engine/niche domination then you need to be submitting unique articles to all the different directories :-)
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        It's also possible that some of the "downturn" you think you see is due to summer months which are always slower for most of us in IM.

        I know I don't work as hard in the summer and visitors are often down as are sales in the summer.

        Just saying there may be variables affecting the numbers you see.

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      • Profile picture of the author Janice Sperry
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        If I put the same article in both (changing only one word or one punctuation-mark so that I can later identify the source)...
        This is a great tip hidden in your post. What a simple way to identify the source of the syndication of your article.
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  • Profile picture of the author clark.angus
    Ezine is getting lower rank because they don't want to accept new articles this is why they just ignore articles or mention surprising issues in your articles . ( its my experience). so mostly people are going on Articlebase
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    • Profile picture of the author ironwood
      Originally Posted by clark.angus View Post

      Ezine is getting lower rank because they don't want to accept new articles this is why they just ignore articles or mention surprising issues in your articles . ( its my experience). so mostly people are going on Articlebase
      I am not sure I understand this statement that EZA does not want to accept new articles. I have submitted 95 articles in the past two months fulfilling my personal goal to compete in their 100 article competition and everyone of them has been accepted and strangely enough some are approved in minutes.

      Chet Hastings
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  • Profile picture of the author jim90677000
    Originally Posted by rahulr View Post

    I have been closely watching the traffic trends of Ezine articles for the past Few Months.They have dropped from 13M visitors to 10M within 9 months.

    Site Profile for ezinearticles.com (rank #89) | Compete

    It makes me wonder as more than half of their traffic consists of authors who submit articles.

    Good news is articlesbase(My fav) has a traffic increase most of them organic traffic.

    http://siteanalytics.compete.com/www...e.com/?src=3ss

    So it would be a better option for all of us to submit articles to different article directories rather than ezine articles.
    Agree ! That is why we should submit to various article directories as possible.
    However, submission to Ezinearticle is a must, as it really can draw in traffic, maybe not to your expectation.
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  • Profile picture of the author stephan231
    yes I think EA is going in decline because of there waiting time and strict rules. However if you are looking for link juice , then I think it remains no.1 because it is Dofollow unlike articlesbase.
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    • Profile picture of the author Vogin
      Well, why would someone put all the eggs in one basket? Since you don't need unique content for most of the article directories, just choose like 5 and submit to them - one of them should bring the desired results.
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  • Profile picture of the author nitesh
    Yes, you are correct. We should depend not only on Ezinearticles but also other article directories such as Ideamarketers.
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