Article Marketing For Those Who Are Too Lazy to Write

by Joshua Rigley Banned
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So you want to be an article marketer, but you don't want to write? Fine by me. Oh, and you can forget about submitting to ezinearticles. They're a great traffic source to be sure, but it takes a LONG time to get accepted, if you get accepted at all.

Alright, ready to get down to the nitty-gritty?

Step 1: Do a search in Google.com for "your niche PLR/Public Domain". Yep, the secret for not writing has been revealed! Surprise!

Step 2: Find 5-10 Articles that are REALLY GOOD. This can be hard, but contrary to popular belief, there ARE high quality PLR articles out there.

Step 3: Compile said articles into an ebook. You can do this using openoffice.org software, or some other software you like to use.

Step 4: Submit said ebook to high-traffic directory sites, such as scribd or docstoc. Also search for ebook directories to submit your site to.

Step 5: Submit a link to your directory listing to popular sites within your niche (such as blogs and forums). In the case of blogs, add a comment or email the owner. In the case of forums, add a link to your signature.

Step 6: Rinse and repeat until you reach your desired income level.

That's it. I suppose if you wanted to get extra power out of this, you could do keyword research, submit your RSS feed to directories, and create a squidoo lens to act as your own personal directory for your ebooks. Whatever.

Funny just how flexible marketing is, innit? Just play to your strengths, and you'll be fine.

Joshua
#article #lazy #marketing #write
  • Profile picture of the author scortillion
    Also you can give it away for free and let others do it also. You would have 4 to 5 affiliate links in the ebook and let others personalize it for a fee. Income from affiliate links and personalizing it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by Joshua Rigley View Post

    Oh, and you can forget about submitting to ezinearticles. They're a great traffic source to be sure, but it takes a LONG time to get accepted, if you get accepted at all.
    When did you last try, Joshua?

    How does between 2 hours and 2 days sound to you, to get accepted (that's very recent, for a brand new author submitting articles already previously published elsewhere online)? I get my articles published there within 1 day, myself (no, I'm not a "premium member").

    This thread might interest you, next time you feel like telling people to "forget about EZA". :rolleyes:
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    • Profile picture of the author Joshua Rigley
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      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      When did you last try, Joshua?

      How does between 2 hours and 2 days sound to you, to get accepted (that's very recent, for a brand new author submitting articles already previously published elsewhere online)? I get my articles published there within 1 day, myself (no, I'm not a "premium member").

      This thread might interest you, next time you feel like telling people to "forget about EZA". :rolleyes:
      Hi Alexa, I'm glad to hear EZA is working for you. I'm just pointing out that not everyone cares for them. Like I said, they're a great traffic source.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by Joshua Rigley View Post

    I'm just pointing out that not everyone cares for them.
    No, Joshua: we can all see that you were not "just" doing that.

    You may have intended that, but it wasn't what you said. You were very clearly giving advice. Your words were "Oh, and you can forget about submitting to ezinearticles. They're a great traffic source to be sure, but it takes a LONG time to get accepted, if you get accepted at all."

    You were advising people not to bother with it, because it's too slow and difficult. Wrong on both counts.

    Good luck with your system!
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    • Profile picture of the author Joshua Rigley
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      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      No, Joshua: we can all see that you were not "just" doing that.

      You may have intended that, but it wasn't what you said. You were very clearly giving advice. Your words were "Oh, and you can forget about submitting to ezinearticles. They're a great traffic source to be sure, but it takes a LONG time to get accepted, if you get accepted at all."

      You were advising people not to bother with it, because it's too slow and difficult. Wrong on both counts.

      Good luck with your system!
      :rolleyes: I'm not going to argue with you. If someone wants to use EZA, more power to them. I still personally think they're not worth bothering with, due to the fact that everyone and their dog is marketing there, you have to wait for approval (which can take a long time), and there are quite a few ads. Not to mention the overly tight restrictions.

      For the record: I have used EZA, and I have made money with them. They're jut not my favorite place to submit content, and I certainly don't recommend them if someone is looking for the best places to submit their content.

      I wish you the best of success.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        Originally Posted by Joshua Rigley View Post

        I still personally think they're not worth bothering with
        Then say that, instead of what you did - give opinion, not factual misinformation. :rolleyes:

        Originally Posted by Joshua Rigley View Post

        I wish you the best of success.
        Thank you, and you also. And thanks for posting to share your method with people.
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        • Profile picture of the author scortillion
          Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

          Then say that, instead of what you did - give opinion, not factual misinformation. :rolleyes:



          Thank you, and you also. And thanks for posting to share your method with people.
          Love your posts, direct, honest and to the point
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    • Profile picture of the author Joshua Rigley
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      Originally Posted by Terry Gorry View Post

      Joshua,
      there is no difficulty in getting articles accepted at Ezine provided you have a passing acquaintance with the English language and abide by their rules.

      Yesterday I had one accepted within 20 minutes.

      There is enough erroneous information on the Warrior Forum without adding to it

      Respectfully

      Terry
      Perhaps I was wrong then. But in my experience (granted, I haven't used them in a while) it takes a long time for articles to get accepted.
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    • Profile picture of the author COBSolutions
      Originally Posted by Terry Gorry View Post

      Joshua,
      there is no difficulty in getting articles accepted at Ezine provided you have a passing acquaintance with the English language and abide by their rules.

      Yesterday I had one accepted within 20 minutes.

      There is enough erroneous information on the Warrior Forum without adding to it

      Respectfully

      Terry
      Terry,
      20 minutes :rolleyes: i thought for that turnaround time we need to have our cousins working with them :p
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      • Profile picture of the author JonAlfredsson
        I can't really imagine the system as EZA also works for me but best of luck on this.


        Originally Posted by COBSolutions View Post

        Terry,
        20 minutes :rolleyes: i thought for that turnaround time we need to have our cousins working with them :p
        Haha! Internal connections within EZA! This made my day. :p

        In addition, I think take time in approving articles especially if they're within the popular niches in the market and are discussing almost the same information.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gavan
    Interesting strategy, thanks for sharing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Palusko
    EZA is a great directory - if you own it. Must make for a nice adsense income. The problem for the writer is the fact, that the article is just completely surrounded with ads and links to articles of other authors. So the link juice is diminished and the reader is distracted (plus, we all know that many of the views come from fellow marketers).

    EZA may still work for bum marketing, but I think the future of actual article marketing is in private directories/membership sites, where your article is sitting on a ad-free page, using a few links directly in the body of the article, and is syndicated to sister sites and bookmarking sites. To me, article should not only drive traffic directly to my site, but also support the site with backlinks. And although EZA still can rank the article itself, the benefit of backlinks and syndication is not there.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kierkegaard
    If you're sending in a steady stream of articles you don't notice how long they take to be accepted (because you're busy writing and submitting the others).
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie888
    Joshua, this seems to be a well laid-out plan, but you're not really explaining how you're monetizing this though. Are you just posting a few pages/snippets from your PLR ebook, in the hopes of creating enough interest for the reader to want to purchase the entire ebook from you?
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    • Profile picture of the author Joshua Rigley
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      Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

      Joshua, this seems to be a well laid-out plan, but you're not really explaining how you're monetizing this though. Are you just posting a few pages/snippets from your PLR ebook, in the hopes of creating enough interest for the reader to want to purchase the entire ebook from you?
      That's up to you. You can put in affiliate links, upsell an ebook, or send them to your blog.
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