EzineArticles Problem : Articles Rejected

13 years ago

I think they're trying to say that your article is too alike to the content on your site. This usually happens if you just copy/paste text from your site into the article you submit.

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rosetrees

13 years ago

It sounds as if you are linking your eza article to the SAME article on your own site. The link in your eza article should go your site's home page, or another relevant page not to the same article you submitted

If your site is thin and it contains very little content apart from the article(s) you submitted, then add some more content. Make sure it is content that you have written, not articles republished from elsewhere.

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by rosetrees

It sounds as if you are linking your eza article to the SAME article on your own site. The link in your eza article should go your site's home page, or another relevant page not to the same article you submitted

This.

You need to think like your potential customer.

If you found my article on EZA and it intrigued you and you clicked the link, what would you think when you got to my site for more info and found the same article?

It defeats the whole object of having got them to your site in the first place.

As Rosetree's has said, link to your homepage or a page that offers more valuable information so they do what you want them to do next, most likely sign up to your list, where you can provide more value and offer them useful things they might like to buy.

Originally Posted by jekis4sv

They consider this as a non-unique article, that may afect their own rankings. They are strict about that after the google Panda update, as their rankings have dropped after it

Sorry chap that's not true at all.

They even recommend you publish the article to your own site first. It's what I have done and many other article marketers do and Alexa will no doubt be along soon to explain that she's done this with well over 1500 of her own articles.

The reason this has happened has been explained above.

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jekis4sv

13 years ago

They consider this as a non-unique article, that may afect their own rankings. They are strict about that after the google Panda update, as their rankings have dropped after it (google penalized them for being a so-called content-farm).

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rosetrees

13 years ago

Originally Posted by jekis4sv

They consider this as a non-unique article, that may afect their own rankings.

Ooooooh - Alexa's going to have a field day when she gets to this thread

That is just WRONG. EZA don't, and never have, asked for unique content - you are encouraged to publish on your own site first (it's in their T&Cs somewhere, bu right now I can't find it). What they ask is that the site your article links to is relevant and has enough content to be interesting and that the article is something you have written yourself.

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jekis4sv

13 years ago

Originally Posted by rosetrees

Ooooooh - Alexa's going to have a field day when she gets to this thread

That is just WRONG. EZA don't, and never have, asked for unique content - you are encouraged to publish on your own site first (it's in their T&Cs somewhere, bu right now I can't find it). What they ask is that the site your article links to is relevant and has enough content to be interesting and that the article is something you have written yourself.

Please read posts more carefully before repliing. I didn't say that it requires unique content. I said "non-unique article, that may afect their own rankings". Anyone familiar with google Panda update to your siteknows that some kinds of non-unique content may hurt their ratings. I mean placing an article that is linked to the same article on your site. This is considered as a content farm.

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by jekis4sv

Please read posts more carefully before repliing. I didn't say that it requires unique content. I said "non-unique article, that may afect their own rankings". Anyone familiar with google Panda update to your siteknows that some kinds of non-unique content may hurt their ratings. I mean placing an article that is linked to the same article on your site. This is considered as a content farm.

So you do agree that the OP should publish to there own site first?

That is after all what EZA recommend.

We're not here to build EZA's site for them are we?....and nor does Chris Knight expect us too.

I can also assure you Rosetrees is very much familiar with the Panda update.

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GoodnightSweetRatRace 13 years ago

I just had this..

"Your article or parts of it were found published elsewhere and is attributed to another author name other than yourself or was published with no name."

Strange that, considering I wrote this article 3 days ago, and my site is the only site to have indexed it?

Somebody clear this up for me :confused:

Edit: And my Pen name is the same as on my site.
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- DireStraits 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by GoodnightSweetRatRace
  
  And my Pen name is the same as on my site.
  
  On your site, is it published somewhere you'd expect their editors to find it quickly?
  
  If so, contact them and explain the problem. Such oversights can't very well be rectified through WF: if you're sure you're 100% in compliance with their policies, you need to take it up with them directly.
  
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wolfmmiii

13 years ago

Originally Posted by jekis4sv

Please read posts more carefully before repliing. I didn't say that it requires unique content. I said "non-unique article, that may afect their own rankings". Anyone familiar with google Panda update to your siteknows that some kinds of non-unique content may hurt their ratings. I mean placing an article that is linked to the same article on your site. This is considered as a content farm.

The fact that it links to the same article on your site (or not) has no bearing on whether or not it is unique. Either the article is unique or it is not, regardless of where it links to. Your definition of "unique" appears to be skewed based on the post I quoted above.

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- zzman 13 years ago
  
  I got this message from ezinearticles, I submitted a high quality article linking back to my homepage and inner page. It is a new site with just 3 content pages and adsense at the top of each content page. It is a product site. This is what ezine had to say: I am figuring they are saying that my website is not content rich? That is why they rejected? Please advise... thanks
  
  "We would like to help you get this article approved but there is an issue which needs to be resolved first.
  Your article has been placed in problem status because the link was found to be lacking in quality content. Please check your link and ensure that: • Your link does not contain more than one exit pop-up. • Your link's landing page is content-rich beyond advertising or products for sale. • Your link contains content that is relevant to the article's topic. • Your link contains the same content as your article body. Please edit your article to link directly to the content-rich pages on your site, or edit the link to add additional relevant informative content and resubmit for review."
  
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CDarklock

13 years ago

Originally Posted by SahBros

What did I do wrong?

READ WHAT THEY TOLD YOU

"...your article links to the site which contains the same content as your article ... ensure that your links go to content that is new and unique..."

Where does the article on your own site link? Maybe you should link the one on EZA to the same place. If it links to itself, you are really not getting this whole article marketing thing.

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thebitbotdotcom

13 years ago

Of course the problem with all of this is that Google states directly to do the exact opposite:

"Syndicate carefully: If you syndicate your content on other sites, Google will always show the version we think is most appropriate for users in each given search, which may or may not be the version you'd prefer. However, it is helpful to ensure that each site on which your content is syndicated includes a link back to your original article. You can also ask those who use your syndicated material to use the noindex meta tag to prevent search engines from indexing their version of the content."

As per Google Webmasters: Duplicate content - Webmaster Tools Help

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by thebitbotdotcom

Of course the problem with all of this is that Google states directly to do the exact opposite:

"Syndicate carefully: If you syndicate your content on other sites, Google will always show the version we think is most appropriate for users in each given search, which may or may not be the version you'd prefer. However, it is helpful to ensure that each site on which your content is syndicated includes a link back to your original article. You can also ask those who use your syndicated material to use the noindex meta tag to prevent search engines from indexing their version of the content."

As per Google Webmasters: Duplicate content - Webmaster Tools Help

I'll explain for you chap, how I syndicate stuff, so you and others who think that religiously listening to the big G, isn't always a good idea nor the be all and end all of internet marketing. However, you are free of course to follow their rules and advice to the letter. Good luck though.

Ok, I don't mass publish to directories for backlinks, I get very little traffic and I'm not doing it for backlinks because, guess what? I don't give a monkeys where my site ranks....yup, I don't rely on Google at all now for any of my new projects.

Ok. I find, lets say, 10 sites, ezines and newsletters in my niche, they all have a reader base for examples sake of 5000 each. They publish my very nice article with a link back to my presell/sales/sign up page.

Now lets say just 5% decide to visit, that's 10 x 5000 = 50000 @5% = 2500 visitors in one hit for free.

No Google, backlinks or anything else required. I can do this as often as I like in any niche I operate in.

This is why I syndicate articles and I don't care what Google have to say about it because it has no effect on me at all.

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Alan Ashwood

13 years ago

Originally Posted by SahBros

Hi all,

I read the massive thread about EZA and the advice I took away was to index the article on your own site first, then post to EZA without spinning.

However, all my articles were rejected for the following reason:

Problem: Your article links to a page that does not contain enough relevant informative content.

You must remember that Ezine is checked manually by real people, and they are very strict on content. I had quite a few rejected in the early days before I got the hang of their regulations.

They obviously decided that your article did not have sufficient releveant information to make it a valuable article. This is entirely their perogative, so I suggest you reread, and possibly rewrite the article to make it acceptable. Content is king in article marketing.

I messaged EZA and their response was:

Your links are considered problematic because they link to the same article that was submitted.

For example, your article links to the site which contains the same content as your article. To provide your readers with the best experience, please ensure that your links go to content that is new and unique from the content that they just read. This in turn will keep your readers on your site as they are more apt to want to search for more information because the content they were provided was fresh and new.
What did I do wrong?

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Now THIS I don't get at all. I often write an article as a post on one of my blogs, whaih I then publish verbatim to Ezine Articles. Therefore, the authors description will automatically link back to the original.

If, however, you have placed LINKS in the text body which link back to the original article, I suggest you remove them. EA don't like links in the text, and it serves no purpose if it simply takes readers back to your original.

If someone picks up your article to use it themselves, they MUST publish your author's information. THEN when the article is read on someones else's site, they can link back to your site via the authors description.

Hope this helps
Alan

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by supershoesclub

I think it means you should post the unique content to EZA which is different the articles on your own page.and EZA would like the fresh content,not the ones which post elsewhere already,Even it is in your own website.

In that case I'd recommend you don't think in future, instead, do what I do and take action, that way you can talk with experience rather than stuff you make up.

...Alexa has over 1500 articles on EZA all published on her sites first. So do we look at that factual evidence or what you "think"?

Incidentally, the site in your signature, is it yours?

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SahBros

13 years ago

Thanks for all your replies regarding this.

As for the linking query, I provided two links in the resource box.

One to the homepage, and the second to the original source (thought maybe it was good to show where the article came from).

So if I remove the source link and leave the homepage link (or perhaps replace the source link with a different related article) this should be ok ?

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by SahBros

Thanks for all your replies regarding this.

As for the linking query, I provided two links in the resource box.

One to the homepage, and the second to the original source (thought maybe it was good to show where the article came from).

So if I remove the source link and leave the homepage link (or perhaps replace the source link with a different related article) this should be ok ?

Just have a link to your home page and assuming it's relevant and useful for the reader, EZA should be fine.

If not they will tell you, like they have here.

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SahBros 13 years ago

Thanks Richard.
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- Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by SahBros
  
  Thanks Richard.
  
  Well done. You joined us very recently, and have as yet made only 5 posts, but evidently you already know whom to listen to, when there's a difference of opinion in a thread. (That's most of the skill of using the forum to learn - I wished I'd known that so quickly when I got here!). Good luck, and we look forward to hearing more from you.
  
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13 years ago

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by lastreporter

There is no doubt things are getting tougher. I find myself no longer trying to cut corners and have resolved myself to writing original articles linked to other original articles. Lengthens the process, but they get approved.

Why do you link to other articles?

What are you trying achieve when they get to your site?

I like my customers to buy things and sign up for my lists, you seem to want them to read more articles.

Also, when you've finished commenting on every thread in this part of the forum, which forum section will you attend to next?

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colinwood07

13 years ago

Hello,
Ezine Article staff delete Article if not follow the that's guidelines.

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by webgranth

In my point of view if the content is good then the article can not be can be rejected.

It can if it breaks their rules, as the OP unwittingly did, so your advice isn't very good.

AbbotMiller - I think you post duplicate content OR keyword stuffing in your posted content that is the main reason for rejected....

You didn't read the OP where EZA clearly stated why the article was rejected, so your advice is useless, most likely a post count bump.

Devid Smith - your article contain duplicate content that content found in other website so your article is rejected.

You clearly have no idea what duplicate content is or what the EZA TOS are, so your comment was also useless.

But then again, I guess you don't mind that what you've said is nonsense, so long as your signatures are seen and your post count goes up. :rolleyes:

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Daniel Evans

13 years ago

As mentioned, they want original content.

Simple guideline which makes sense.

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Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by webcore

As mentioned, they want original content.

No, Webcore; this is wrong.

Article directories do not require previously unpublished content.

You're confusing duplicate content and syndicated content.

And that was not the problem here, anyway: that was not the reason for rejection, nor would it ever be.

Anyone who imagines that EZA won't accept an article because it's already been published somewhere else need look no further than this post, for enlightenment. If they're willing to learn something rather than spread misinformation, that is.

What's the matter with everybody, today?
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- Richard Van 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Alexa Smith
  
  What's the matter with everybody, today?
  
  People are just reading the thread title then ignoring the OP and any other comments.
  
  You only have to look at the OP and read what EZA has said is the problem in black and white.
  
  Trouble is, people just comment without reading. :rolleyes:
  
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  Sandor Verebi 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Richard Van
  
  People are just reading the thread title then ignoring the OP and any other comments...
  
  ...Trouble is, people just comment without reading. :rolleyes:
  
  Richard,
  
  Well said... and this kind of behaviour is repeated every day, unfortunately.
  
  Taking the present case; Alexa, rosetrees (Carol), and you Richard are perfectly know what you are talking about. You manage your business as you say, and you are successful with your methods.
  
  And you clearly tell what you are doing as syndication your article. I also follow this syndication method and know, it works.
  
  People become susceptible not to give advice, because of careless contributors. It seems, they overlooked what experienced fellows advise, and only repeated their own obsession.
  
  I don't think this is wise. But, who know... I may be wrong.
  
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  Marian 13 years ago
  
  Would you allow to make a WSO out of this thread? From one (I thought) simple question so many opinions, tips, ideas, some good, some wrong..
  
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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by webcore

As mentioned, they want original content.

Simple guideline which makes sense.

Hi Webcore,

You don't mean you're not allowed to put articles on your own site first are you?

Please no, we have to go through this so much.

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CarmenDA

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Richard Van

Hi Webcore,

You don't mean you're not allowed to put articles on your own site first are you?

Please no, we have to go through this so much.

Eek so you CAN post your OWN site content as an article if you want?

Won't that lower your OWN PR for that site tho?

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by CarmenDA

Eek so you CAN post your OWN site content as an article if you want?

Answered in this post.

And in much more detail in this longer thread.

Originally Posted by CarmenDA

Won't that lower your OWN PR for that site tho?

No.

Duplicate content and syndicated content are two very, very different things.

Originally Posted by Richard Van

People are just reading the thread title then ignoring the OP and any other comments.

It's particularly unhelpful when four or five people have already given the right answer, clearly and unambiguously (actually nobody more so than Caliban, above!) and then the thread will just fill up with further, totally misguided and untruthful comments from people who simply have no idea what they're talking about, have read only the OP and misunderstood even that, but still - unaccountably - want to "explain" it.

It would make me want to lock the thread after a few people have given the information sought.

But obviously you can't do that, because it would be inhibiting "freedom of speech". And as we all know, freedom of speech with no quality control means freedom to be totally misinformed and misled by people who don't know what they're talking about ... :rolleyes: :p

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Daniel Evans

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

No, Webcore; this is wrong.

Article directories do not require previously unpublished content.

You're confusing duplicate content and syndicated content.

And that was not the problem here, anyway: that was not the reason for rejection, nor would it ever be.

Anyone who imagines that EZA won't accept an article because it's already been published somewhere else need look no further than this post, for enlightenment. If they're willing to learn something rather than spread misinformation, that is.

What's the matter with everybody, today?

There is a significant different between original and previously unpublished content and linking to the same content that a person has just read.

Simply put, they don't want two same articles back to back. The site is intended to portray deliverance of original content - not to mention having two same articles back to back is pointless.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by webcore

There is a significant different between original and previously unpublished content and linking to the same content that a person has just read.

Yes; I'm well aware of that, thanks, Webcore.

Your statement above that "they want original content" is just plain factually wrong.

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Daniel Evans

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Yes; I'm well aware of that, thanks, Webcore.

Your statement above that "they want original content" is just plain factually wrong. (And that was also not the problem, here.)

No problem.

Edited above for extra clarity.

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by webcore

There is a significant different between original and previously unpublished content and linking to the same content that a person has just read.

The only thing I see wrong with people today, is them jumping in and trying to rip apart posts before actually understanding them.

Not really when it was in response to this....

As mentioned, they want original content.

Simple guideline which makes sense.

How are we supposed to know when you say the above, what you really mean is "don't link your EZA article to the same article on your site"?

Sorry but that's not very clear and to me,

don't link your EZA article to the same article on your site

...sounds a bit different to...

they want original content.

Not picking your post apart but Alexa wasn't the only one that mistook what you were trying to say.

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Richard Van 13 years ago

Originally Posted by CarmenDA

Eek so you CAN post your OWN site content as an article if you want?

Won't that lower your OWN PR for that site tho?

No it won't.

It's on your site first.

By your own thinking, if EZA needed unique content, wouldn't their own PR be in constant decline as people took those articles and syndicated them on their own site?
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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by devid smith

your article contain duplicate content that content found in other website so your article is rejected.

No, Devid; this is nonsense.

Article directories do not require previously unpublished content.

You're confusing duplicate content and syndicated content.

And that was not the problem here, anyway: that was not the reason for rejection, nor would it ever be.

Anyone who imagines that EZA won't accept an article because it's already been published somewhere else need look no further than this post, for enlightenment. If they're willing to learn something rather than spread misinformation, that is.

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DireStraits

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

No, Devid; this is nonsense.

Article directories do not require previously unpublished content.

You're confusing duplicate content and syndicated content.

And that was not the problem here, anyway!

Come now, Alexa ... that's no way to talk to your brother.

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NicoleBeckett

13 years ago

Wow! Y'all have been busy since I went to sleep! :p

To the OP, you've gotten some great answers, particularly from Richard. The only thing I can add to drive home the point is to tell you that if people are clicking through to your site from EZA, it's because they want to see more from you. If you don't give them more (in the form of another article, some sales copy, a sign-up box, etc), you're simply telling them to leave. No one wants to read the same exact article they just read.

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