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Ezine Change The Link Policy?

by rashamba
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I was going to do some article marketing for a new niche I am in. I went to research similar articles on ezine. I notice there are links to websites at bottom of articles, instead of resource box. Last time I did article marketing the links were always in the resource box. Maybe I am old school, but can I just paste my links within article body now? Perhaps I was mistaken before. TIA
#change #ezine #link #policy
  • Profile picture of the author danceswithwords
    Do you mean ezinearticles.com? If so, my links are still showing up as before. You might have to use html code to make the links active...
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  • Profile picture of the author patey88
    No, the policy has not changed. If you saw a link at the bottom of an article, not part of the resource box, it's probably because the link is to a site that is clearly, from EZA's perspective, not affiliated with the article author. For example, a link to Wikipedia can be allowed. EZA's rules say you can have links like this below the 4th paragraph of an article, as long as the author receives no benefit from the link.

    Another possibility is that the article was approved a long time ago before the current rules were solidified. You'll often see things in existing articles, including coarse language, that would never pass today. When EZA changes their rules, they don't go back and approve/disapprove existing articles. The old articles just stay the way they are.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Non-self-serving links have always been allowed in EZA articles (just not near the start of the article). It's difficult to see the advantage to the author of doing this, though.
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Non-self-serving links have always been allowed in EZA articles (just not near the start of the article). It's difficult to see the advantage to the author of doing this, though.
        It depends somewhat on why you are linking out. If I'm making a point on, say, a health issue, and I can link to an article in JAMA or Lancet that supports my point, it's a nice credibility booster. On my own sites, these always open in a new tab or window, and the alt text usually warns of this.

        A lot of people misuse the chance and link to Wikipedia or something for a short definition that they could have added to the article itself in a sentence or two...
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
    Originally Posted by precious007 View Post

    I've never seen anyone linking to Wikipedia but that will greatly decrease traffic since so many people will click off to Wikipedia and probably never bother with that article again.
    With a growing number of more sophisticated article marketers, I don't see it much on the directories anymore. I see it more these days on blogs, and you're right - people start following links from Wikipedia or wherever and never come back again.
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    • Profile picture of the author 2ndopkate
      I noticed this too, but I found it was usually older articles, though it wasn't always the case. I know of one article marketer that consistently adds one self-serving link in the article and then one in the resource box. I think Ezinearticle is ok with this because she is a good writer. You can always try it out to see if they toss it back. First establish yourself with 10 or so articles then give it a go.

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