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14 years ago

That's a very good tip. I'll admit I've been guilty over the years of not aggressively working on my articles with a pathetic CTR but that was partly due to having to take the article offline to make the changes.

Now, with EZA's improved modification rules it only makes sense to go back and turn the strikeouts into base hits and possibly even home runs.

Small digression - Whenever I am conducting research on EZA and I come across other authors articles that link to a site that no longer exists I try to see how many total articles link back to that non-existent website. If it's a sizeable amount I try and register the domain name in order to capture the traffic that is generated by the articles but going nowhere. End Digression

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howinfo 14 years ago

It can be and should be done to all the articles submitted by the article submission services as well. Of course it would be lot easier if you have well written resource box from the start.
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mr2monster

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TimG

That's a very good tip. I'll admit I've been guilty over the years of not aggressively working on my articles with a pathetic CTR but that was partly due to having to take the article offline to make the changes.

Now, with EZA's improved modification rules it only makes sense to go back and turn the strikeouts into base hits and possibly even home runs.

Small digression - Whenever I am conducting research on EZA and I come across other authors articles that link to a site that no longer exists I try to see how many total articles link back to that non-existent website. If it's a sizeable amount I try and register the domain name in order to capture the traffic that is generated by the articles but going nowhere. End Digression

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Way to give another secret away Tim! haha.. I do this too.

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TimG 14 years ago

Originally Posted by mr2monster

Way to give another secret away Tim! haha.. I do this too.

Lol............just wanting to pay you back for your tip...

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Warrior Markets

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TimG

That's a very good tip. I'll admit I've been guilty over the years of not aggressively working on my articles with a pathetic CTR but that was partly due to having to take the article offline to make the changes.

Now, with EZA's improved modification rules it only makes sense to go back and turn the strikeouts into base hits and possibly even home runs.

That was my issue, too - the fact that in order to re-submit the article, you'd have to take it offline. But does your comment regarding EZA's modification rules imply that that's not the case anymore? In other words, can we change, for example, the resource box of an article without it going offline (for too long)?

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mr2monster

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Warrior Markets

That was my issue, too - the fact that in order to re-submit the article, you'd have to take it offline. But does your comment regarding EZA's modification rules imply that that's not the case anymore? In other words, can we change, for example, the resource box of an article without it going offline (for too long)?

As far as I understand it, they keep your current article up until the change is approved, and then switch them. So, there's not a whole lot of downtime.

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TimG

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Warrior Markets

That was my issue, too - the fact that in order to re-submit the article, you'd have to take it offline. But does your comment regarding EZA's modification rules imply that that's not the case anymore? In other words, can we change, for example, the resource box of an article without it going offline (for too long)?

That is correct - See this blog post on the EZA blog for the details - Articles Remain LIVE While You Make Changes

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Warrior Markets 14 years ago

Originally Posted by TimG

That is correct - See this blog post on the EZA blog for the details - Articles Remain LIVE While You Make Changes

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Tim

Thanks for that, Tim - that linnkwill come in handy.
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14 years ago

Originally Posted by TimG

Small digression - Whenever I am conducting research on EZA and I come across other authors articles that link to a site that no longer exists I try to see how many total articles link back to that non-existent website. If it's a sizeable amount I try and register the domain name in order to capture the traffic that is generated by the articles but going nowhere. End Digression

Wow. That just sparked a new software idea.. imagine that process automated.

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TimG 14 years ago

Originally Posted by SniperSoftware

Wow. That just sparked a new software idea.. imagine that process automated.

Build it and they will come -
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Steve Holmes

14 years ago

Exactly, when are drafts any good anyway!?

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mr2monster 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Steve Holmes

Exactly, when are drafts any good anyway!?

I wasn't talking about drafts, I was talking about articles that are already published but just getting crappy CTR's.
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  I wasn't talking about drafts, I was talking about articles that are already published but just getting crappy CTR's.
  
  yup, that was my point.
  
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Dennis Gaskill

14 years ago

Marc and Tim, two great tips you shared. Both based in common sense and offer an excellent return on the time investment. Two thumbs up!

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14 years ago

For some of us who do not have as many articles but are in the process of submitting them, it is a good reminder just how important that resource box is.

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TheNightOwl

14 years ago

Great tips! Yes, the updated article-editing policy at EZA makes this a no-excuse job now, I think. {Note to self!}

Thanks for the reminder, mr2monster.

Also, neat trick that, TimG!

I thought of an add-on: If you work in the same or a similar niche to the author you've discovered with a lapsed domain name, you can now take 25 of them (I think the limit at EZA is 25 or 50 resydications per year, isn't it?) and send them out in your autoresponder sequence (or at least a link).

The link is unaltered, but it now goes to a site you control, of course.

Cross-promote your other main site in that niche and put a few affiliate banners there, a sign-up form and good reason to opt-in. Could all be done in an hour.

@TimG: Or would you just do a top-level redirect?

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TimG

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TheNightOwl

Great tips! Yes, the updated article-editing policy at EZA makes this a no-excuse job now, I think. {Note to self!}

Thanks for the reminder, mr2monster.

Also, neat trick that, TimG!

I thought of an add-on: If you work in the same or a similar niche to the author you've discovered with a lapsed domain name, you can now take 25 of them (I think the limit at EZA is 25 or 50 resydications per year, isn't it?) and send them out in your autoresponder sequence (or at least a link).

The link is unaltered, but it now goes to a site you control, of course.

Cross-promote your other main site in that niche and put a few affiliate banners there, a sign-up form and good reason to opt-in. Could all be done in an hour.

@TimG: Or would you just do a top-level redirect?

The reprint limit according to EZAs terms of service for publishers is 25 per website for a maximum of 250. It is under section 1 part J and reads as such:

"Agree to limit the number of articles reprinted to no greater than taking 25 articles from our site per calendar year per unique domain that you own. In addition, for domain owners of many domains, you may not reprint more than 250 articles per year (10 sites x 25 articles reprinted per domain)."

Regarding your question, I think either method is fine as you control the domain and can do as you see fit.

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HCLee

14 years ago

It is a good habit to review some of your EZA articles. In one of my reviews I found out many of my articles still had the bio with links pointing to some domains that I did not want and never renewed them. I then changed the links to my present sites. Not only is this good for traffic, you get backlinks too.

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mr2monster

14 years ago

Originally Posted by HCLee

It is a good habit to review some of your EZA articles. In one of my reviews I found out many of my articles still had the bio with links pointing to some domains that I did not want and never renewed them. I then changed the links to my present sites. Not only is this good for traffic, you get backlinks too.

I'm going to need to do this sometime soon. This will mark the first year that i'm letting a lot of domains expire, including some that I've actually marketed to but just don't see any results.

I'll have to go back and change those links to something else.

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by TheNightOwl

Great tips! Yes, the updated article-editing policy at EZA makes this a no-excuse job now, I think. {Note to self!}

Thanks for the reminder, mr2monster.

Also, neat trick that, TimG!

I thought of an add-on: If you work in the same or a similar niche to the author you've discovered with a lapsed domain name, you can now take 25 of them (I think the limit at EZA is 25 or 50 resydications per year, isn't it?) and send them out in your autoresponder sequence (or at least a link).

The link is unaltered, but it now goes to a site you control, of course.

Cross-promote your other main site in that niche and put a few affiliate banners there, a sign-up form and good reason to opt-in. Could all be done in an hour.

@TimG: Or would you just do a top-level redirect?

That's a pretty decent idea... not sure why I haven't done it.

When I find an abandoned domain in a niche that I'm currently in, I generally just redirect it to my main site unless it's got a huge potential to outrank mine, or some other long term benefit like a higher PR or something.

Like i said in the original post, I'm lazy.. haha. Redirecting and getting the traffic from the current promo is good enough for my $7.

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Mrs S

14 years ago

I was trying to do this myself last week as I've swapped domains on a site and wanted to update the links in the bio box. But it would not let me submit the changes as I kept getting a crazy message about keyword saturation even though I was being able to submit new articles with the exact same bio box. I wonder if it was a bug and I should give it another go...

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by Mrs S

I was trying to do this myself last week as I've swapped domains on a site and wanted to update the links in the bio box. But it would not let me submit the changes as I kept getting a crazy message about keyword saturation even though I was being able to submit new articles with the exact same bio box. I wonder if it was a bug and I should give it another go...

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EZA has changed their limits on allowable keyword density a coupe of times. And now they have an automated system that checks for it automatically.

So if you are modifying an old article, there's a chance that the automated system will "catch" an article that has a phrase with a keyword density above 2.0 %.

It's not a bug with EZA's system. You just have to do a little minor editing.

I had the same message come up when I modified about 8 of my old articles. I just changed a couple of words, re-submitted, and hoad no further issues.

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Mrs S

14 years ago

Originally Posted by KateD

Hi...

EZA has changed their limits on allowable keyword density a coupe of times. And now they have an automated system that checks for it automatically.

So if you are modifying an old article, there's a chance that the automated system will "catch" an article that has a phrase with a keyword density above 2.0 %.

It's not a bug with EZA's system. You just have to do a little minor editing.

I had the same message come up when I modified about 8 of my old articles. I just changed a couple of words, re-submitted, and hoad no further issues.

KateD

Thanks Kate - I did go back and try another article and it went through in a breeze. I'll set aside some time to do the others in case any of them need to be edited

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14 years ago

This is a great idea - now why didn't I think of that myself?

I didn't even know about the improved modification rules over at eza - I always avoided editing any article before but now this opens up a whole new way of leveraging articles.

Small digression - Whenever I am conducting research on EZA and I come across other authors articles that link to a site that no longer exists I try to see how many total articles link back to that non-existent website. If it's a sizeable amount I try and register the domain name in order to capture the traffic that is generated by the articles but going nowhere. End Digression

That's just pure genius!

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Caiden

14 years ago

Mr2monster I have been considering doing the exact same thing for a while now! U have just convinced me into it! Thanks!

Tim, that 'small digression' is very crafty.... I like it!

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TimG 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Caiden

Tim, that 'small digression' is very crafty.... I like it!

Over the years it has been my experience that identifying and implementing the crafty things is the difference between a 5 figure a year business and a 6 figure a year business.

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by Caiden

Mr2monster I have been considering doing the exact same thing for a while now! U have just convinced me into it! Thanks!

Tim, that 'small digression' is very crafty.... I like it!

Right on man, let us know how much it helps!

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