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So does Google slapping Article Directories mean article marketing is dead?

by Bozigian
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Ok, I know that their are so many article marketing is dead threads here. But for me, I am an article writer and have to change a couple of my article to have a higher word count, but thank God more than half of my articles are 500 words and more. I was frustrated that I would have to add more content to all my article but now that I checked, spending those long minutes writing a good +500 word article may have paid off, since I wont have to go back to them and write more. So does this mean.................

1. Is Article Marketing dead? (For the lazy writers)

2. Can article marketing specifically ezine still be used to generate a number of traffic?

3. Is article vomit (spun articles) and spammed articles the reason that Google slapped article directories?

4. Does Ezine still allow do follow links on your resource box?
#article #dead #directories #google #marketing #slapping
  • Profile picture of the author Timothy Scotch
    Hello.

    In regards to article marketing it seems logical to me that if it's not dead it will at some point. Google have a vested interest in providing good quality content to it's search engine consumers. The only reason this is ever conflicted is if they are making money from adsense clicks. While perhaps I may be naive, I don't think Google would ultimately be wanting to draw profit from adsense at the expense of giving their consumers decent search results (ie cutting off other profits).

    As for article vomit, I don't think that would be the primary factor. Of what I have read it seems to be an attempt to deal with content farms. I'm sure Google have no interest in article vomit getting to the top of the search results though.

    I read that Ezine had a good think about making all their links no follow, at the time of reading it seemed like a logical thing for them to do. I do not know the real answer though
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  • Profile picture of the author MrDoughBoy
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    I heard article marketing was dead 2 years ago. This is the final nail in the coffin IMHO.
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  • Profile picture of the author ShaneM686
    When you say the difference between 500 and less than made a big difference in their ranking... do you see that on a mass scale?
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  • Profile picture of the author TimG
    Originally Posted by Bozigian View Post

    1. Is Article Marketing dead? (For the lazy writers)

    2. Can article marketing specifically ezine still be used to generate a number of traffic?

    3. Is article vomit (spun articles) and spammed articles the reason that Google slapped article directories?

    4. Does Ezine still allow do follow links on your resource box?
    1 - Yes it is but honestly, it was never alive for lazy writers.

    2 - Yes it can - My articles are still generating page views and traffic to my websites. Some are doing better than others so I am isolating what is the reason behind this.

    3 - Yes and no....if the spun content was generated by a lazy writer and had a garbage seed article then yes......if it was done properly then no. However, spun content should never have been used on EZA to begin with. Instead, it should have been used on 2nd tier article directories.

    4 - Yes, they still allow "Do Follow" links but they are making other changes within their TOS.

    Respectfully,
    Tim
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    Here it is in a nutshell...

    Lots of people are going to assume the final nail has been driven into the article marketing coffin.

    They are going to quit article marketing in droves.

    That is a good thing for those of us who are serious about our craft.

    Think about the way things were in 2004, before people figured out that they could game Google with junk content.

    We are on the threshold of being able to return to a marketplace, where we have much less competition for getting our content syndicated, seen and read by our target audiences.

    With less competition, we will naturally find more eyeballs. And at the end of the day, isn't that what serious writers have always wanted -- more eyeballs?

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    • Profile picture of the author Bozigian
      Oh tpw, you said what I never thought I would hear.

      Yes, the more people think that article marketing is dead, the more people will stop using it. And that is where we still do, write articles and have less competition for us.
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    • Profile picture of the author ryanjm
      Originally Posted by tpw View Post

      Here it is in a nutshell...

      Lots of people are going to assume the final nail has been driven into the article marketing coffin.

      They are going to quit article marketing in droves.

      That is a good thing for those of us who are serious about our craft.

      Think about the way things were in 2004, before people figured out that they could game Google with junk content.
      While it may feel good to believe this, it's just not going to happen. For one, article marketing will remain popular and suffer from the same junk content problems it has always had if it still works. If it doesn't work to boost rankings and get viewers, then you can have it all to yourself and write as much as you want, but it's not going to change the fact that it doesn't work.

      Articles are a victim of their own popularity. If they work well, they get spammed. If they don't work well, then only the people who truly enjoy writing (or the clueless and hopeful who are hoping it works) will remain.

      I'm not saying whether article marketing is dead or not, I'm just being realistic in saying that if something is not popular, it's likely because it sucks.
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      • Profile picture of the author tpw
        Originally Posted by ryanjm View Post

        While it may feel good to believe this, it's just not going to happen. For one, article marketing will remain popular and suffer from the same junk content problems it has always had if it still works. If it doesn't work to boost rankings and get viewers, then you can have it all to yourself and write as much as you want, but it's not going to change the fact that it doesn't work.

        Articles are a victim of their own popularity. If they work well, they get spammed. If they don't work well, then only the people who truly enjoy writing (or the clueless and hopeful who are hoping it works) will remain.

        I'm not saying whether article marketing is dead or not, I'm just being realistic in saying that if something is not popular, it's likely because it sucks.

        And all I am saying is that people like to take shortcuts with their marketing campaigns, and those who stick to shortcuts will fail and leave the marketplace, and those who invest in their readers will see a bonanza of activity around the next bend.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mohammad Afaq
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  • Profile picture of the author Rachel Incoll
    I tend to agree that article marketing with 'rubbish' is dead (or at least taken a hard knock), but article marketing with quality articles/content is well & truly still alive.

    EA might have had some of the higher standards for article directories in the past, but still there was an awful lot of worthless junk getting through. I think tightening things up the way they have will be great for quality article writers...less competition , as some people who can't, or don't want to write quality articles will just give up.

    Cheers

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    • Profile picture of the author Praney Behl
      Originally Posted by Rachel Incoll View Post

      I tend to agree that article marketing with 'rubbish' is dead (or at least taken a hard knock), but article marketing with quality articles/content is well & truly still alive.

      EA might have had some of the higher standards for article directories in the past, but still there was an awful lot of worthless junk getting through. I think tightening things up the way they have will be great for quality article writers...less competition , as some people who can't, or don't want to write quality articles will just give up.

      Cheers

      Rach
      I agree with Rach's statement, if you can provide some quality writing, can surely sell your product(s). But don't think autoblogs work anymore, also they nothing more than spam.

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      • Profile picture of the author rmoore
        I Was Told Squidoo Was Dead 3 Years Ago...

        ...and since that time, I have built several lenses that crush for traffic.

        But they are good valuable lenses to people who are interested on the topic.

        Putting out high-quality content IS the shortcut

        Article marketing is still alive and well!

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        • Profile picture of the author DonDavis
          Of course article marketing is alive and well. If you produce quality content, then the world is still your oyster. If you don't, then you were on borrowed time anyway.
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  • Profile picture of the author caksut
    Article marketing will survive; i think uselees article only will be slapped by google algorithm. So that spammer won't win the game!
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  • Profile picture of the author pea
    I believe the 'Internet' is on a slow spiral towards highly relevant, high quality content/results/SERPs, however you want to label it, at least as far as Google is concerned.

    It seems like common sense to me that people producing relevant, quality content will be rewarded with more people seeing that content. As tpw mentioned above, a lot of people doing 'article marketing' seem to be mostly interested in finding a short cut to generating articles that may not be so relevant or high quality.

    Is article marketing dead... I don't think so. It's just going to require more work. Those people cranking out good content will be handsomely rewarded for their effort. I would expect to see a lot less competition for article marketing.

    Just saying...
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  • Profile picture of the author pnidoc
    Good thread. Thanks All.

    Peter
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