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Using Article Directories For Content.

by ripley607
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Does anyone out there build blogs and fill them ONLY with content from article directories instead of writing articles themselves?

If so, do you lose too much of your traffic to these articles?

Just a thought.
#article #content #directories
  • Profile picture of the author Devin X
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    It's a bad thought.
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  • Profile picture of the author RobinInTexas
    You could add some content to a blog by filling it out with content from article directories, but unless you have some original content, you will not rank well.

    You would be better off paying for a few original articles.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Schuman
    I wouldn't use articles from article directories for content for my blog anymore. You could use it for content ideas that you write in your own words. Also, you could use the exact article and bio box as ezine content if you need an article for your newsletter.
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    • Profile picture of the author Devin X
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      Originally Posted by Jeff Schuman View Post

      I wouldn't use articles from article directories for content for my blog anymore. You could use it for content ideas that you write in your own words. Also, you could use the exact article and bio box as ezine content if you need an article for your newsletter.
      You can certainly use content from article directories, I mean, that's the other side to article marketing in the first place! The problem lies in where he said he ONLY wants to use content from directories, with no original content. Sounds like a lazy man, and lazy men are poor men.
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      • Profile picture of the author virtualprincipal
        I agree with the assessments but don't want to be harsh enough to use the term lazy.

        What I do is use PLR articles and rewrite them for fresh, original content. That way, the research has already been done. Takes just a few minutes to generate a nice 400 word article....

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        • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
          Originally Posted by virtualprincipal View Post

          I agree with the assessments but don't want to be harsh enough to use the term lazy.

          What I do is use PLR articles and rewrite them for fresh, original content. That way, the research has already been done. Takes just a few minutes to generate a nice 400 word article....

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          Sounds like you don't waste time on fact checking that research. Or did you leave that part out by accident?
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        Originally Posted by TheRealDudeman View Post

        You can certainly use content from article directories, I mean, that's the other side to article marketing in the first place! The problem lies in where he said he ONLY wants to use content from directories, with no original content. Sounds like a lazy man, and lazy men are poor men.
        If you only knew how many hours I've spent trolling through EZA (and other directories, to a lesser extent) looking for usable content (and talent), you wouldn't call me lazy.

        I have built sites using only content from directories. But the work involved in finding content that meets my (admittedly high) standards makes writing my own the lazier approach.

        To answer the question in the OP, yes, you will lose some visitors to the links in resource boxes. That's the nature of the beast. On the other hand, the resource box is a minimal part of the content on a page.

        Look at EZA itself. On any article page you have the article itself, along with up to two links in the resource box. Surrounding it, you have multiple Adsense blocks, links to other articles, author links and more.

        And even if you only published original content on your site, the door isn't locked. People will eventually leave, many of them without doing what you want them to do.

        If you do decide to go down this path, the best advice I can give you is to keep your standards very high. Be very selective about the articles' content and quality, as well as the value of the destinations they link to.

        As for the people who claim Google won't rank such a site, take what they say with enough grains of salt to raise your blood pressure.

        [Let's see how long before someone posts that same tired old Matt Cutts video...]
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        • Profile picture of the author Devin X
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          Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

          If you only knew how many hours I've spent trolling through EZA (and other directories, to a lesser extent) looking for usable content (and talent), you wouldn't call me lazy.

          I have built sites using only content from directories. But the work involved in finding content that meets my (admittedly high) standards makes writing my own the lazier approach.
          Probably not, but I'm also not sure the OP would exercise such diligence in this case. I'm now curious as to why you'd opt for that approach, when the latter would be easier by your own admission.
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          • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
            Originally Posted by TheRealDudeman View Post

            Probably not, but I'm also not sure the OP would exercise such diligence in this case. I'm now curious as to why you'd opt for that approach, when the latter would be easier by your own admission.
            Back before I got my Adsense account nuked (long story, told elsewhere on the forum), I created sites based on the payouts of various niches. I did just enough research to tell who had a clue and who was writing SEO slop. I didn't care enough about the niches enough to become an expert, but I tried to learn enough to recognize one.

            Now I only work in niches which I have both interest and knowledge in. I still look for others to supplement what I write, especially if they have a unique style or point of view. Credentials and/or obvious deep expertise doesn't hurt, either.
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            • Profile picture of the author Devin X
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              Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

              Back before I got my Adsense account nuked (long story, told elsewhere on the forum), I created sites based on the payouts of various niches. I did just enough research to tell who had a clue and who was writing SEO slop. I didn't care enough about the niches enough to become an expert, but I tried to learn enough to recognize one.

              Now I only work in niches which I have both interest and knowledge in. I still look for others to supplement what I write, especially if they have a unique style or point of view. Credentials and/or obvious deep expertise doesn't hurt, either.
              Ahh I see. Looks equatable to the "bum marketing" rage back in 2007/2008. Even if your account hadn't been nuked, I'm not sure that approach would work today. Thanks for taking the time to answer my curiosity.
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        • Profile picture of the author virtualprincipal
          Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

          If you only knew how many hours I've spent trolling through EZA (and other directories, to a lesser extent) looking for usable content (and talent), you wouldn't call me lazy.

          I have built sites using only content from directories. But the work involved in finding content that meets my (admittedly high) standards makes writing my own the lazier approach.


          [Let's see how long before someone posts that same tired old Matt Cutts video...]

          Makes sense to me. (note the sarcasm) Work harder to find content written by others than write it yourself?
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        • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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          Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

          If you only knew how many hours I've spent trolling through EZA (and other directories, to a lesser extent) looking for usable content (and talent), you wouldn't call me lazy.

          I have built sites using only content from directories. But the work involved in finding content that meets my (admittedly high) standards makes writing my own the lazier approach.

          To answer the question in the OP, yes, you will lose some visitors to the links in resource boxes. That's the nature of the beast. On the other hand, the resource box is a minimal part of the content on a page.

          Look at EZA itself. On any article page you have the article itself, along with up to two links in the resource box. Surrounding it, you have multiple Adsense blocks, links to other articles, author links and more.

          And even if you only published original content on your site, the door isn't locked. People will eventually leave, many of them without doing what you want them to do.

          If you do decide to go down this path, the best advice I can give you is to keep your standards very high. Be very selective about the articles' content and quality, as well as the value of the destinations they link to.

          As for the people who claim Google won't rank such a site, take what they say with enough grains of salt to raise your blood pressure.

          [Let's see how long before someone posts that same tired old Matt Cutts video...]
          This. All of it.

          You got in before me, today. (Busy here!).

          Perleeeease, not the so-widely-misunderstood Cutts video again (funny how it never has anything to do with what people purportedly post it to try to claim/illustrate!) ... :p :rolleyes:
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        • Profile picture of the author SunilTanna
          Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

          If you only knew how many hours I've spent trolling through EZA (and other directories, to a lesser extent) looking for usable content (and talent), you wouldn't call me lazy.

          I have built sites using only content from directories. But the work involved in finding content that meets my (admittedly high) standards makes writing my own the lazier approach.

          To answer the question in the OP, yes, you will lose some visitors to the links in resource boxes. That's the nature of the beast. On the other hand, the resource box is a minimal part of the content on a page.

          Look at EZA itself. On any article page you have the article itself, along with up to two links in the resource box. Surrounding it, you have multiple Adsense blocks, links to other articles, author links and more.

          And even if you only published original content on your site, the door isn't locked. People will eventually leave, many of them without doing what you want them to do.

          If you do decide to go down this path, the best advice I can give you is to keep your standards very high. Be very selective about the articles' content and quality, as well as the value of the destinations they link to.

          As for the people who claim Google won't rank such a site, take what they say with enough grains of salt to raise your blood pressure.

          [Let's see how long before someone posts that same tired old Matt Cutts video...]
          Even if an article page doesn't rank on the syndicated (host) site, it doesn't necessarily matter. The host site can pick-up traffic through its other pages, and used syndicated content to increase page views, stickiness, visit duration, etc.
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      • Profile picture of the author ripley607
        Originally Posted by TheRealDudeman View Post

        Sounds like a lazy man, and lazy men are poor men.
        Big talk from someone who hasn't got a clue if i'm either lazy or poor.

        If you actually read and understood the OP properly you would see that i did NOT, I repeat NOT say I was about to do it I was just curious if anyone tried doing it.

        Point taken but you didn't have to add a crap statement like that!
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        • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
          Originally Posted by SunilTanna View Post

          Even if an article page doesn't rank on the syndicated (host) site, it doesn't necessarily matter. The host site can pick-up traffic through its other pages, and used syndicated content to increase page views, stickiness, visit duration, etc.
          Preaching to the choir, my friend. Preaching to the choir...
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      • Profile picture of the author KuhNoodle
        Originally Posted by TheRealDudeman View Post

        You can certainly use content from article directories, I mean, that's the other side to article marketing in the first place! The problem lies in where he said he ONLY wants to use content from directories, with no original content. Sounds like a lazy man, and lazy men are poor men.
        I completely disagree there are a lot of lazy men that are rich. The goal in life is to work smarter not harder. If the original poster finds some benefit for using content from article directories I say go for it.
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  • Profile picture of the author MonitorScout
    Its indeed a bad thought, since if you are into online business you should know that duplicate content / plagiarism is a very big issue. So if you just copy others content to fill your blog it will do more harm you instead.
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