The Article Tool by Howie Howie Schwartz-Review

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Product:
Item Name: The Article Service
Cost:$177.00 USD for each month
URL:The Article tool
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On the sales page, they promise access to great software and good quality articles that does not exist.Just Google doc form where you can submit 5 keywords,email,short description and anchor text for your link.I thought,OK,if article is good who cares,right.They write you 400 word article and deliver it to 350+ directory's.On the sales page[http://www.thearticletool.com/] I had impression that I will be able to access that software,they show you pictures of it.
After that you wait for them to deliver article in the word doc form into your email box with links where it was submitted on the net.

Yesterday,I have received my first article and it was extremely poor quality:You can download original in the attachment but this is how it goes:
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"List building videos for fast results is something that really helps in making a lot of money. It is a good way to market your products and services. It is way to attract more customers as you can say with videos. These are very effective as they give you an all round scope to interact with a potential customer. They get an audio and visual presentation of your products and services.
Now a way to make money online is by email list building videos. What is this all about can be explained in short like this, it is a way to communicate with others about your products and services in details. However this detailed information of your business has to be attractive and to the point.
The first step in email list building videos is that opt in list building videos. Through this system you need to give access to others who could view your products and services without any fail. That way they can get a fair idea about your business and you can also understand are your products needed in the market or not!
Well for this you can join an email list building video course as well. This will give you an edge over the others. You can learn how to handle different queries about your products and services. At the same time you will know how create a program with words which will give all the information of your business.
The best part about these opt in list building videos is that they give you a higher conversion rate. It is a fact as people can see and understand you well like that. This is great help as you see that people listen to what you have to say. So the moment they listen to your words the get molded.
Not only this, it is way to be creative and sell your products. The best thing about this kind of a marketing tool is that you are directly approaching a potential customer. They can hear you and see what you have on offer. This way you can claim to be transparent and get going with your business. This is an incredible way to market your products and services. It is innovative as well.
Yes you can make it big in this business provided that you have the patience to do well. Another thing that you need to know is that you should have the time. You cannot become rich within a fortnight. List building videos for fast results is a sure shot way to make money and this will help a lot of people in the near future as well."

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I was trying to track all submissions online and cancel them but some were out there already doing damage with my name on it.
I couldn't believe Howie would do something like that. I love and respect his work.In the emails I would get from him, he would say that the same team is doing his work but I don't think so.
They outsource this work for pennies on a $ in some 3rd world country and then sell it to you and me.I don't know who was the writer but it wasn't English speaking person as promised.
You can download members area pictures and article word doc if you don't believe this.I just want to warn others who think that this service is a good thing. I guess Howie is doing to many things at a time and don't really know what is going on.My native language is not English and this article was that bad that I was amazed how Howie can support or sell something like it.

In my opinion,this service does not deserve 177/month.
#article #howie #schwartzreview #tool
  • Profile picture of the author pavionjsl
    You love and respect his work? That looks like a serious quality control issue and probaly a spun article. Shame, I would think his product would be at a different level with out asking him to give what you expect service wise from what he has his name on. Good heads up though.
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    • Profile picture of the author katarina1
      I must say that they reacted fast and solved the problem.

      Message from support:

      "Howie apologizes for the poor quality of articles. He would like to offer you all new articles and then we will do another submission for you free of charge. Will this be something you would be okay with? Please let me know and I will get this in motion. Looking forward to your reply. "

      We all make mistakes,I hope this time they do it right way. Soon as I get articles I will let you know. If done well, this could be great service.
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      • Profile picture of the author Darren Yates
        >Soon as I get articles I will let you know.

        Katrina, was there an improvement in the articles?

        I've also signed up to this service and found the articles to be
        very poor. To be fair I was more concerned with getting the
        back links than the quality of the article consequently I didn't
        have more than a glance at the finished articles.

        This post has spurred me to check the quality of the two
        I've received so far and it also seems like they
        were written by a none native English speaker. It's
        evident that they didn't understand the subject they
        were writing about at least.

        I've also had a mix up with my subscription which I
        emailed support with around 12 hours ago. No response
        as of yet but I've just switched the priority from 'Low',
        which was the default in the back end, to 'High'.

        The problem was my subscription disappeared in the members
        area, before I could finish submitting my quota of article
        details for the month. To be fair I was close to the wire
        and the time zone is the main issue.

        Logging in just now and the service is no longer
        an article writing and submission service but a
        submission only service.

        The sales page has also completely changed.

        The initial sales page offered article writing, submission
        to the top 10 article directories and further submission
        to 350+ (can't quiet remember this last figure exactly)
        other article directories.

        Now it's just access to submission software.

        So far I've had two poor quality articles returned each
        with a submission report to the top 10 directories only.
        I was a little disappointed but fine with this. The main
        directories offer the most PR juice and exposure.

        The change of service is worrying and probably representative
        of the problems customers are having with the quality.

        I'm now thinking unless they can sort out the subscription
        and open up the writing service again with better articles
        then I'm going to have to request a refund.

        A disappointing service overall from Howie and not
        up to his usual high standard. I have noticed a huge
        increase in mailing from Howie over the last few months
        with numerous offers for varying services so I guess
        he just has too many fingers in too many pies.

        This doesn't bode well for the other service of Howies
        I signed up for the recent mobile money sites offer.
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        • Profile picture of the author chilote77
          i was also curious to find out if changes had been made. the article shown is garbage, no excuses.
          Katrina, please update, thanks
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          • Profile picture of the author perswealth
            Since he took out the article writing and just made it submission only that he lowered the monthly fee as well, correct?
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            • Profile picture of the author katarina1
              To close this topic. They did send me article with better content but they were submitted without anchor text in the link. I couldn't update anything in the members area so I posted support tickets. After that nothing was changed in the way I wanted and I did provide anchor text in all of them just as the form requires. Articles were submitted on the 8 article directory's and I had to go and remove everything.So,I decided to cancel. I think the week link is that you can not communicate well with people writing articles. Stuff is nice but they couldn't do what I asked and what was on the sales copy. I am sorry but I expected better service from Howie. For that price I can get great articles on guru.com and submit them online.
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