Way Better Than Ezine Articles...Why Aren't More of Us Using This?

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I just got signed up today at Examiner.com. They are an article site, kind of like EzineArticles. Associated Content is probably a better comparison

However, they pay for content. Some people are making over $3000 a month just from author income there.

AND you can backlink to multiple sites in your article

AND they allow affiliate links.

AND they don't check if you have used the article previously

AND you keep your article rights

AND Google loves this site (especially Google News)

Anyways, head over to Examiner.com and click on the Write for us link on the right side. You have to pick a city and topic. When you sign up, on page 2 there is a "referred by" area. I would be honored if you mention that you were referred by as they also pay author referral bonuses.
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  • Had a look, looks quite professional. For some reason newer heard of it before.
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    • Thanks for the share going to check it out now.
  • With eZine cracking down over the past few months, this looks like a rock solid alternative.

    Thanks for posting this.
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    • Do they pay upfront for articles or only for views? I've already started the application anyway but couldn't find a link to what the payment is.

      Tina
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  • Thank's Carlos---The site does look nice and I will give a try!
  • Thanks for the information. Surely I will try now.
  • Looks interesting,

    I'm gonna check it out
  • Dunno if mentioned before, but another place asking for articles. Paying $20/article if accepted. Have never used them, just passing the info along. LoveToKnow - Everything you would LoveToKnow
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    • thank you for sharing, I will definitely check them out..
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  • Thanks going to check this out..
  • Sounded good but tried a few pages and most of them won't even load. Ratty site !! I could easily be wrong but nothing worked with it so far.

    I left 3 tabs loading in ff and went through a few other tabs doing other things. Half an hour later came back and the tabs were still waiting. Also seems to be set up in a goofy way.
  • Thanks for sharing, going to sign up under you Carlos.
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    • Thanks for Sharing, I'm about to check it out now
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    • Thanks I appreciate it!
  • Looks like an interesting site, cant wait to delve deeper into it.
  • Is it really an alternative? I dont see how you can post articles pointing to an affiliate website. I picked my local city, but most all the openings were just for local news.

    Anyway, I just went through the initail process. It says it could be TWO WEEKS before some one reviews my application.

    We will see.
  • "Some people are making over $3000 a month just from author income there."

    Who?

    Not saying I disagree with you....but, are these very rare case studies, or are quite a few people earning this much?...

    The reason I ask is because some of the highest ranking sites parade around $1,000+/month case studies, however, they are very rare...intended to suck people into writing and submitting content to their site....
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    • People make over $3000 per month there because they pay fifty dollars for a referral. I can't understand why they would pay that much, but they do. So, refer 60 authors and you are done. They pay about $.01 per view, which is pretty good. The only problem is that you really can't stray from your examiner position. If you are the Tucson gardening Examiner, you have to write about Gardening in Tucson.
  • Ye nice one mate
  • cscarpero,

    I will openly admit that I don't write for Examiner....I do/have written for quite a few other websites though, and some shady dealings and poor business ethics, have caused me to openly research and be skeptical of ANY website where one can submit content to....

    I just see writing as a pretty time consuming endeavor sometimes, and where I come from time=money. Besides, I think for myself, and other Warriors may feel this way as well, I think it's important to thoroughly research ANY website before agreeing to submit content.

    Along with your post, I immediately jumped over to their site and have been reviewing their TOS/FAQs...

    How exactly to they share revenue, if you don't me asking? Is it on a flat-fee-per article, or residual (lifetime or not) basis?

    These things are important to know...
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    • They pay by the page view and from subscribers. I'm averaging about a penny a page view. There's also a $1 an article bonus for local articles that meet certain qualifications and other bonuses if your article gets sponsored.

      Top person makes actually about $10k a month with it and this is documented in their forum. I read about one person that wrote about a hot topic (Michelle Obama) and made $300 in just a couple days from the one article when Google News picked it up.

      Do most make less? Well, yeah, but honestly I'm just using this to drive traffic to my blog and the $$$ is just a nice bonus. I'm making about 14 cts a day from my first article there which isn't bad considering I just cut and pasted an article from my blog and haven't promoted it at all yet.




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    • Anniefang,

      For quite some time, internet marketers have promoted Ezine Articles.....they have been around for a while, and as a result have some GREAT search engine authority that have proven to be beneficial....

      The funny thing is, while they do give IMers a tremendous amount of search engine authority (and great visibility of their businesses), there are emerging business models that do the same thing BUT also offer a % of revenue share from all their hosted advertisement...

      (EZA doesn't give writers any cut of their ads...)

      Now, I know there are individuals (who need to earn a living) that are behind these websites....however, I am just pointing out that there is PLENTY of room for emerging competition to swipe away market share and writers....

      Ultimately, people go wherever they receive the MOST in return. When one of my friends contacted EZA about how much revenue share they gave to writers, they responded with something similar to "Why should we give people anything? We already give them enough...."

      They do give ALOT...however, emerging websites (I can name a few right now), give MORE....and, as the internet continues to evolve, you'll find that EZA will either have to adapt or innovate in order to stay competitive...
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  • I have my own article directory and look to get it going BUT I must say over the years there have been sooo many people putting EZA down but over time they continue to stand the test of time. The very fact that they are so picky makes them what they are IMO.
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    • Of course, the higher the PR, the better. But all backlinks are good as long as they aren't from "bad neighborhoods". It's best to have a mix of high and low PR links to look more natural, anyway.

      Tina
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    • Why have people put them down?

      I don't use them....but, if they are interested in ensure the quality of their database, then KUDOS to them!
  • Thanks for this share never heard about the website before will look into it
  • good share, will take a look to see if it delivers what it promises
  • Examiner isn't like EzineArticles.com.

    To apply, you have to select topics from the list available in your city. You can also suggest a topic if it is not available for your city. They usually only have 1-2 people per topic, and a lot of the good ones are already taken for the bigger cities.

    If you get approved, you are only approved to write about that one topic. You can't just sign up and then write about anything you want like you can at EzineArticles.com Later on, you can apply for a second topic, but I've heard most people never hear back when they apply for a second one.

    The pay is monthly, and it's "per view." Not sure about the rates, because I do not write for them. I am simply passing along information from several of writers who do write for them.

    This site is more for writers wanting to earn a residual income from their articles getting viewed, not from affiliate links.
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    • Any idea HOW MUCH "per view", or is that based on a "secret algorithm" like a few other sites?

      EDIT: Apologize...I missed that you had said you aren't sure about the rates...

      Does anyone else know?
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    • What she said. (Because in my experience, "Kecia" is a woman's name. If it's supposed to be "Kevin Edwards from the CIA" or something, I apologise.)
  • Some time has passed. Did anyone write an article for examiner.com and get pricing? Also, the backlinks always help too.
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    • Some time has passed? Looks like less than 24 hours by the timestamps - it takes up to two weeks just to get approved.

      And if you look above, you get paid for views so that wouldn't be something you could tell right off the bat.

      Tina
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  • Sounds good thank you for the post it really looks like a website that I can use for a long time, articles are very good way to make some extra money online, wonder why I have never herd about this site before but thanks again.
  • Seems like an interesting alternative, thanks. Will post back any successes.
  • You have to be in USA or Canada
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  • Hopefully this wasn't posted simply to generate referral income from potential author sign-ups.

    How exactly is this "Way Better Than Ezine Articles"?

    With Ezine, I can create multiple author names, write about any topic I choose (within reasonable guidelines) and add a resource box with a backlink at the bottom.

    From what I see on Examiner.com... I choose one topic for one city and write about that. How am I going to promote my Inflatable Missouri Bass Boats if my topic is supposed to be Restaurants in Des Moines? It might be better for generating income from writing, but it isn't even close as an article marketing resource.
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    • Sweet, thanks for this it looks great.
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  • I think I figured this out.

    I was just accepted as an "Examiner." Even after being accepted, I have no idea what I will get paid. It was a confusing explanation.

    One interesting thing I learned was, if some one reffers you to them, and you are accepted - the reffering person gets $50. I just made the OP $50! And I have no idea what I would get per article

    This is what their email states as payment:
    " ...makes no guarantees as to minimum payment. Focusing on providing robust, useful, topic-specific content that grows your readership and encourages your readers to want to read more than one article is the surest way to maximize your earnings. Payments are processed monthly. As we work to reward Examiners in more ways, we are continuing to offer a referral bonus program, which pays $50 to an Examiner each time one of their friends is selected to be an Examiner. The details and rules of the program are available on our Examiner support site, Epicenter. Only Examiners who have posted their first article and have been activated qualify to participate."

    Why would I post articles if I do not know how much I will get? I think it is time for the OP to come back and explain some things. Or, was this a clever way to get affiliate commissions for him.
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    • Sure is interesting...

      Apparently they have to rely on their referral incentive to expand the website because their transparency certainly isn't doing the trick...

      ....lesson learned, Charles....you'll find that ALOT of sites follow in Examiner's shoes and don't tell writers how much they are REALLY earning.....

      Doesn't mean that some rare case studies don't do well, just that I can't seem to find more data on how exactly earnings are distributed....
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    • Given that they don't even request content to be original there doesnt seem to be anything stopping people posting PLR articles, perhaps with a new title and a couple of links to their own money-site.
    • Greetings Charles

      If you write anyway, give it a spin... what can it hurt? I am sure that it will be fair, especially if they are giving a referral fee of $50. I love to write and write for many article directories FOR FREE.. however I do receive traffic to my blog or whatever link I provide, so there is the trade off.. however thats just my humble opinion..

      Good luck..
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  • I dont know what examiner com is.
    Well I have tried and tested Ezinarticles and document sharing site Docstoc and the results with ezinarticles have been far better.
    I shall never use docstoc or similar again.
  • this is "interesting", but then i dont remember anything ranked in Google being on examiner.com? Or maybe i just didnt look for it...
  • Hmm...I was going to join yesterday, but decided to do it today.

    After checking back on the posts, I'm having second thoughts about this.
  • Looks like an interesting site. Thanks for sharing!
  • Is scam program?
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    • Depends on how you define "scam"....

      Unfortunately, what Examiner appears to be doing appears to be really quite common in the content submission industry....

      I NEVER sign up for a website if I don't have a full understanding of how their revenue share model works. Fundamental transparency seems to be lacking....

      I haven't joined their site.
  • Dya reckon if you outsourced your article writing for cheap, then got paid to submit it to this site, you'd make your money back and more?
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    • There is a science behind article writing, jrichy...

      This is actually a very plausible idea (if you don't like to write, or don't have the time, to do it yourself).....

      What I would recommend is:
      I do believe you can outsource your article writing, however, I wouldn't just throw up whatever you have someone write for you.....instead, I would give them proper (detailed) guidance in order to ensure your final product is the closest to what you NEED....

      THEN....I would really work with keyword density/SEO/LSI/LSA, and perfect that product into a product that is highly searchable by search engines and humans alike....

      Master controlling this process, as much as possible, from beginning to end....and, theoretically, you could pay $5-$10 to outsource a piece of writing, submit an article, and have it earn hundreds of dollars over it's lifetime in residual revenue alone.....

      Unfortunately, Examiner isn't very clear on it's payment scheme....

      On the other hand, you will find that many websites in this industry either operate under a flat-fee per article payment scheme, or a lifetime residual payment scheme....

      PERSONALLY....if you are to outsource, my preference would be to submit for lifetime residuals, rather than just selling an article for a $15 flat fee (seems to be most common....)....

      Of course, one may need that $15 RIGHT NOW, however, suppose you could outsource article writing for $5, then, earn $20 consistent residual income on that ONE article for it's entire lifetime......which would you choose?
  • Many thanks for this as iv'e been looking for other good article sites due to EZA tightening up it's rules recently, looks very promising
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    • Not to discourage you from writing for Examiner, but, I would recommend you read the entire thread (if you have time, of course...)

      I have been reviewing their website/TOS, and I can't seem to find exactly HOW much they pay writers....

      That is an issue to me, however, it may not be to you...in which, good luck!
  • Instead of speculating what they pay, I'm going to call them and ask them:

    Examiner.com
    555 17th Street, Suite 400
    Denver, CO 80202
    Phone: 303-291-8800
    Email:

    RoD
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    • Would be interested in hearing what they say, Rod!

      ....I don't mean to make a mountain out of a mole hill, but I went on a bit of a personal crusade researching and pin-pointing areas of non-transparency in the business models of websites in this industry...

      There are ALOT of websites out there that essentially do the same thing....some with high search engine authority, others with not quite so high authority....

      Examiner appears to have a high search engine authority....but, that can, more than likely, be traced back to just how generous their referral commission is...

      $50 is a pretty decent initial payment just for referring one person....

      It causes people to make very very compelling cases in support of the platform (even, downright lie?) to others.

      Unfortunately, for example, there is a site out there called Suite101....I'm sure you've heard of it...alot of people have....

      It's TOS are embroiled in vagueness when it comes to how much writers are actually paid.....I emailed them up to 5 times, in a polite and professional manner, and was never responded to when I inquired about how revenue is distributed....

      I'm really tired of these websites acting in this manner.

      Why can't writers know how/how much they are paid? Unfortunately, we won't get it unless we demand it...

      And, considering the massive amounts of people that write for these sites, people get sucked into the huge case studies, and potential to earn, that they never even give a thought to question the practices. They see a nice appealing website, and they figure that everything must be on the Up-and-up.....

      Sad. But, true.
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    • Any word on this Rod?
  • I'm going to try this, seems like it can be good, although you can only pick one niche and only in your City. Make sure its a good one

    RD
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    • From what I've read, they seem open to allowing multiple topics from the same author but I've never tried it. You would probably have to be established with them for a while to pull it off.
  • thanks for sharing, it looks great
  • Looks good ill deff give it a try
  • screw it. I signed up anyway - the site's decent. If I make something, great. If not, big whoop. And as for OP, more power to him - hope he makes a crap load of money. You can bet I'll be writing a post about the site and asking for people to use me as the referral too.
  • I signed up too. Thanks for the great info, I look forward to seeing how it goes.
    If anyone gets paid for an article, let us know!

    thanks
    Dev
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    • ok---I signed up for this, sent my photo and bio as instructed...

      and now they want me to send my social security number so they can do a background check on me and make sure I have good credit and am not a sex offender. *rolling eyes*

      Ummm....can we say scammy scam scam?

      Whom would I report this to? It looks like this company should be looked at closely.

      Anybody here hand over their SS#?

      I sure hope NOT!
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  • Terry, I couldn't have said any of what you posted better myself. There are legitimate reasons why they are asking for this information.

    I had a thread a while back that I think fits here. Why Men Fail - The Hazards Of Cynicism.

    Brian
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