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I found someone to write articles for me, now what?

by dsbusiness23
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So I just found someone that I can outsource some of my articles too It's for a pretty hot niche, but I'm not sure exactly what to do now? Like do I set up a new account with EZA, Suite101 ect. to Submit these articles too? SInce I already have my own author account.

I guess since I'm not the writer I'm not sure how to go about it. Also should I submit the same article to multiple directories or just stick with the two I mentioned? Would I be penalized for this?

Thanks in advance
#articles #found #marketing #outsource #write
  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by dsbusiness23 View Post

    should I submit the same article to multiple directories or just stick with the two I mentioned?
    You didn't mention two.

    You mentioned only one. Suite101 isn't an article directory. It's a site on which one can post articles (so are many other things that aren't article directories, including your own site).

    I'm not being pedantic for the sake of it, I promise. It's really important, before doing all this sort of stuff with articles, to understand clearly what an article directory is, why you're using them, what benefits you're trying to get and then (after that) how to do so.

    Look, here are two threads which will get you started successfully on the very necessary learning-curve in this context:-

    In this mega-helpful thread, a whole group of experienced, successful pro-article marketers explain in detail, with great unity and clarity, their reasons for how they do what they do (and the incidental chat in the thread will also answer 30 other article marketing questions which you'll have at some point, even if not right now).

    And this much shorter thread, another really good one, explains fairly clearly the important and significant aspects of the differences between "duplicate content" and "syndicated content" (which is what you need to know, to understand what you've asked about) and even includes as a bonus the brief appearance of some dissenting views on the subject, which are then efficiently dealt with and explained by others with a clearer understanding of the subject.
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    • Profile picture of the author dsbusiness23
      I mentioned Ezine Articles, is that not an article directory? Also thanks for all the informative help. I did think that suite101 was an article directory so I'm kinda confused. Are we talking about like Goarticles or what? I have used all of these in the past without much success. I made about $1.37 on Suite101 in like 4 months lol

      Thanks again for the help.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        Originally Posted by dsbusiness23 View Post

        I mentioned Ezine Articles, is that not an article directory?
        Yes - that was the one that is.

        Originally Posted by dsbusiness23 View Post

        I have used all of these in the past without much success. I made about $1.37 on Suite101 in like 4 months lol
        Suite101 isn't an article directory. It's an entirely different model.

        Really, it'll help you enormously to read carefully through those two threads linked to above, so that you can understand "what's what" and exactly what you're trying to do and why, before starting planning to do it. It'll take up some time, but it'll be worth it.
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  • Profile picture of the author MBizInc
    Promote the articles on different directories.
    Also, try and get in touch with buyers, clients - direct ones, not intermediates.

    Launch a few blogs and publish articles on them.
    Promote them in the social media environment.

    There are a lot of things you can do. Just believe in yourself and trust your writer. And don't forget to proofread his/her articles before submitting them.

    Cheers,
    Roxanne
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  • Profile picture of the author mikeroosa
    You could just set up a different pen name for these articles. The writer should let you own the article and put your name on them though.
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  • Profile picture of the author dsbusiness23
    Yes the writer is a friend of mine, so that won't be a problem I did read through those threads and among some petty bickering lol I did get some good information. I just want to make sure I do this right this time.

    I have a website that failed that I had written like 40 articles from and sent to all sorts of "article directories" I don't want to make that mistake again. It literally doesn't get a single visitor anymore. I did pick low search keywords though. Many mistakes were made lol.
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    • Profile picture of the author NicoleBeckett
      Originally Posted by dsbusiness23 View Post

      I have a website that failed that I had written like 40 articles from and sent to all sorts of "article directories" I don't want to make that mistake again. It literally doesn't get a single visitor anymore. I did pick low search keywords though. Many mistakes were made lol.
      40 articles may not have been much to make a dent. Before you get going on your article venture, it's important to realize that article marketing can take some time to give you results.

      However, it's also a marketing tool that can give you results indefinitely. After all, you never know when someone is going to stumble upon one of your articles, like it, head to your site, and become a loyal customer - or simply like your article enough to publish it on their own site (with your links intact, of course ) I regularly find new links for articles that I wrote a year ago, because someone just found them and decided to syndicate them.

      Go into this article marketing campaign promising yourself that you're only going to focus on publishing quality content. Publishing stuff just to publish it (if it's subpar) won't do you any good. In fact, it will lessen your credibility - and that's never a good thing.

      If I were you, I would go through this list and check out some of the top directories. Then, when you get your first batch of articles from your writer, you will know exactly where you want to publish them.

      Keep in mind, though, that the directories you pick in the beginning may or may not be the right fit for you. When I first started article marketing, I probably tried a dozen different directories before I got a few that I really liked.

      And, don't forget about the power of guest blogging. Be on the lookout for blogs in your niche that accept guest posts. Since you've already hired a writer, it will be no problem to get some guests posts written, in addition to your articles.

      Above all else, your goal should be to establish yourself as an expert. If you can prove that you really know your stuff, more people will syndicate your articles and consider you an authority... and we all know that people are much more willing to buy from someone they deem an authority
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      • Profile picture of the author myob
        You mentioned that you are targeting a "hot niche". I think you will be greatly disappointed in the results as far as ranking by submitting to article directories and other untargeted sites for reasons given in the references provided by Alexa and the advice from Nicole. It appears you are on track for repeating the same mistake as before.

        Most likely it will be some time before you start seeing any significant traffic from the search engines. For this and all the other reasons mentioned, look beyond just submiting to article directories and aim for the type of quality attractive to publishers of your articles. Especially in the highly competitive niches, article syndication can be quite rapidly effective in leveling the playing field for competing against the higher ranking websites.
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  • Profile picture of the author joyfulwraps
    Here are some places to get you started that are great to submit articles:

    knol.google.com
    ehow.com
    eqinearticles.com
    squidoo.com
    hubpages.com
    articlebase.com
    buzzle.com
    examiner.com
    suite101.com
    associatedcontent.com (now yahoo contributor network)
    Technorati.com

    You will want to submit the articles on a consistent basis. Don't be alarmed if some sites reject your articles, this happens. Try to make a schedule of when you sit down and submit articles to keep the momentum going.
    Make sure you read posting guidelines to insure that your articles are more likely to get accepted.
    It is also good to use a tracking system so that you know which article directories are bringing you traffic and which ones are not working for you.
    Remember that your time is valuable so don't be submitting to sites that are not giving you a good return on your investment.
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  • Profile picture of the author mr.gaurabborah
    This is what I do. Follow these steps and I am sure you will start getting traffic as well and higher rankings in SE's:

    1) Get a good article spinnes like MAGIC ARTICLE REWRITER. Create 5 unique versions for your article.
    2) Convert all your articles to pdf's, videos, podcasts.
    3) Submit to top 10-15 article, document sharing, video and podcasting directories.
    4) Repeat the process.

    Suppose you got just 1 article, get 5 by spinning it, subitting to different directories will acquire you (10+10+10+10)*5=200 backlinks.
    See the power of it. Just keep on doing this for a month or so. Traffic will come along with higher SE rankings

    All the best!
    Just a piece of advice
    Stay Focussed!
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