i decided to stop uploading articles to EZA

[NiallR]

Absolutely fantastic idea.

Actually I'm reading more lately than I have in a while and my writing style is definitely improving and is more fluid.

Read more. Learn from those who can and do write for a living :-)


Niall

[rosetrees]

כדוגמה, כתבתי זה באנגלית ואז הרצתי זאת דרך אנגלית אונליין למתרגם של עברית. האם אתה חושב שקוראים בישראל תמצא מאמר שלם כתב כמו זה קל לקרוא? האם הם ירצו לחזור לקרוא את התשלום הבא בבלוג שלי?

For those that don't speak Hebrew - I ran the above through an online Hebrew translator. This is what is said in English:
"As an example, I wrote this in English and then ran it through an online English to Hebrew translator. Do you think readers in Israel would find a whole article written like this easy to read? Would they want to come back to read the next installment on my blog?"

I think it's hard for anyone to understand how what they write in their second language sounds to others. Do you know the UK tv programme Allo Allo. The policeman in there was a great example of how speaking French poorly can sound silly to the French.

[Alex Lin]

Sometime EZA does thing randomly. If you don't like them there are other options.

[JohnMcCabe]

Originally Posted by rosetrees

כדוגמה, כתבתי זה באנגלית ואז הרצתי זאת דרך אנגלית אונליין למתרגם של עברית. האם אתה חושב שקוראים בישראל תמצא מאמר שלם כתב כמו זה קל לקרוא? האם הם ירצו לחזור לקרוא את התשלום הבא בבלוג שלי?

For those that don't speak Hebrew - I ran the above through an online Hebrew translator. This is what is said in English:
"As an example, I wrote this in English and then ran it through an online English to Hebrew translator. Do you think readers in Israel would find a whole article written like this easy to read? Would they want to come back to read the next installment on my blog?"

I think it's hard for anyone to understand how what they write in their second language sounds to others. Do you know the UK tv programme Allo Allo. The policeman in there was a great example of how speaking French poorly can sound silly to the French.

Just for kicks, I ran your Hebrew quote through a Hebrew to English translator. Here's what came back...

"As an example, I wrote it in English and then I ran it through the online English translator of Hebrew. Do you think they call Israel, you'll find an article he wrote as a whole is easy to read? Do they want to go back to read the next payment on my blog?"

Not sure it means anything...

[Shlomi Khutoretsky]

Originally Posted by rosetrees

כדוגמה, כתבתי זה באנגלית ואז הרצתי זאת דרך אנגלית אונליין למתרגם של עברית. האם אתה חושב שקוראים בישראל תמצא מאמר שלם כתב כמו זה קל לקרוא? האם הם ירצו לחזור לקרוא את התשלום הבא בבלוג שלי?

For those that don't speak Hebrew - I ran the above through an online Hebrew translator. This is what is said in English:
"As an example, I wrote this in English and then ran it through an online English to Hebrew translator. Do you think readers in Israel would find a whole article written like this easy to read? Would they want to come back to read the next installment on my blog?"

I think it's hard for anyone to understand how what they write in their second language sounds to others. Do you know the UK tv programme Allo Allo. The policeman in there was a great example of how speaking French poorly can sound silly to the French.

I am not doing it, I am really trying and I do write in English.
My English is not that bad, I have grammar errors and I always double check myself with any available tool I can find.
I guess it's not enough.

Thank you all for your posts, and I am sorry for starting my thread this way. I should have start it asking if anyone know about any grammar tools that i can use to help me in MY own grammar problems.

P.S. Sorry for my grammar

Shlomi

[Mary Gallivan]

Hi Shlomi

Now if you asked that question in the first place... :-)

There's an excellent book - 'Essential Grammar In Use' by Raymond Murphy (Cambridge University Press)

I used to teach ESOL and have used it many times for lessons. Some of the students had their own copies.

It is a self-study reference and practical book for elementary students of English and also has the answers. The copy I have also includes a free pull-out grammar reference pocket guide.

It is not just for other nationalities to learn English but is also ideal for native English speakers to brush up on their grammar.

That book would be a very good investment for you and in no time you should make your money back as your articles improve.

Best wishes

Mary

[Neil S]

I really do not understand all of these problems people are having with EZA. I very rarely have an article rejected by them and if I do only a minor adjustment is needed. Just follow their editorial guidelines and you will get your articles approved. It is as easy at that. If you throw a bunch of crap up there then it should be rejected.

[ildarius]

Take some English classes, you have very strong English schools in Israel.

I'm not a native English speaker either, but I do get around. My articles get accepted
and bring in the sales.

Your English is very descent as it is, just keep practicing, reading and learning. The articles will get accepted in no time.

My 2 cents

[chucknnita]

There are a lot of American immigrants and expats in Israel. Some have kids in school. Write the article and see if you can get a high school kid to just clean it up for a couple of bucks. That way you can get some things published while your straightening out your grammar situation. Don't get too discouraged, there is always a way.

[discrat]

Been Submitting Articles since Sept 1 to EZA. I have gotten 26 Articles approved. My Affiliate Sales have been up moderately. But where I have seen the greatest spike is in Adsense which has tripled !
I plan to keep up submitting a dozen or so a month for many years to come.
Its just a great way to build backlink juice and get organic traffic from Google !! A No Brainer, IMHO !

[aboutalhah]

There are not so many French directories, and even less articles... I think they'll be so happy to see a new article that they may accept yours.

Try it!

Originally Posted by Hamida Pall

I don't think it's beyond the bounds of reason that an English language article directory would only accept articles written in good English. If they're to keep the directory at a reasonably high standard then they have to reject poorly written articles - I for one don't like reading articles with incorrect grammar, spelling etc (maybe that's just me though).

I can write and speak French but I wouldn't expect my articles to be accepted into a French article directory - they just wouldn't be good enough. It's nothing to do with racism.

[aboutalhah]

Just a question: Why only a dozen a month while you know that your sales are growing? Don't you want more sales?

Submit more than a dozen and see how it goes. 50 per month is a good starting point.

Franck

Originally Posted by discrat

Been Submitting Articles since Sept 1 to EZA. I have gotten 26 Articles approved. My Affiliate Sales have been up moderately. But where I have seen the greatest spike is in Adsense which has tripled !
I plan to keep up submitting a dozen or so a month for many years to come.
Its just a great way to build backlink juice and get organic traffic from Google !! A No Brainer, IMHO !

[lpstoops]

Originally Posted by miaroman

they have stricter rules as it is one of the 800 pound gorillas of authority sites...that is why google treats the backlink higher than from other article sites....and you get great backlink juice to help your PR and SEO rankings in the long term so maybe outsource your articles to reduce the frustration.

I have found the outsourcing to be a great end all for this problem. If you have the extra cash to blow on a good writer, then get someone to take your article and write more of them in that niche. I hate writing myself, but as a knowledgeable marketer, I understand the importance of utilizing EZA for my campaigns.

[Scott_Thomas]

I believe it is a good thing that eZine Articles actually reviews and rejects articles that don't meet their guidelines. It lends greater credibility to their site and results in higher quality articles. If they accepted everything without any review it would end up being a garbage dump and the good articles would be buried.

I've had articles rejected and I've had articles accepted. When they are rejected there are always clear reasons indicated for the rejection; which makes it easy to edit and resubmit.