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What makes a article high quality?


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  • The most important thing in an article is GOOD ORIGINAL CONTENT.
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  • 1. helpful information 2. good grammar and spelling
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    • i can agree on that one too
  • Good so far

    come on guys

    help out the newbie im trying to find ways to make my articles better

    i only have a few out there but they r doing poor to almost ok

    open to all advice!

    thank you
  • I think having something to say is important... There are plenty of unique articles that are just bland content.
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    • the worst is wen im looking around for something in my niche to rewrite and i start to skim through those articles that are like why did you write this
      and they have one view and were written months ago
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  • This thread http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-business.html has tons of useful information that can potentially help improve your article marketing efforts.

    In the thread I mentioned above, the OP recommends you read The Elements of Style if you're struggling with grammar and spelling. Here's a free online copy of the book. Strunk, William, Jr. 1918. The Elements of Style
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  • It's always a matter of opinion. I think a quality article has few instances of passive voice along with good grammar, but the most vital aspect is the ability to engage the reader. Give them information that they haven't heard before or put a new spin on an old idea.
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    • This is very general... but:
      -a good title to pull in curious readers

      -a "voice" & idea throughout that matches & reinforces the thoughts they had when they came to your article in the first place and makes them feel like they've "really landed on something here"

      - it keeps them engaged & reading through the end

      - and then a resource box that either hits their hot buttons or makes them salivate for more.

      Bam! ... awesome article.

      Sure, they don't always go that way, and it's easier said than done... but that's how I imagine an awesome article.
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  • I believe an article should havу an attractive and clear headline. So you should fit what you mean to say in a couple of words elegantly)

    And it should be structured. A How-To article will have the steps in details, all in separate paragraphs. Depending on the message and the information brought to users the article will have some logical parts, visible thought development.

    Also to write a good article one needs to do research. The ability to work with information, chooose the most important and then combine the bits makes a writer professional.

    + My own preference goes to the articles where author doesn't avoid expressing his viewpoint and adding examples from his life. It makes the article live)
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  • I agree with all of the above.

    I'd just like to add that what I DON'T like in articles is when they come across as very sales pitchy.

    Good Luck with your writing. There are many great writers on here so you'll learn alot.
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  • A detailed story that people want to read.

    Most $5 article writers beat around the bush for 500 words and never say anything meaningful to the reader at all.

    Those who write quality content, in my book, are putting the wants and needs of readers ahead of the need to drop a link to their website.

    While good spelling and grammar is helpful, some of the best articles I have read fall short on perfection.

    Bottom line: Does the article writer tell me anything of value in the article? OR do they tell me the same sentence in 15 different ways without divulging any details important to me?
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      Well, it depends what you mean by "high quality", doesn't it?

      As an article marketer, I define "high quality" as meaning "produces plenty of income for me".

      The articles that produce plenty of income for me are the ones that get most widely syndicated, of course. So, for me, the parameters of "high quality" are the same four parameters as for syndication. So high quality articles are (i) long, (ii) entertaining, (iii) controversial and (iv) iconoclastic. If every article I ever write fulfils those four parameters, my business will keep growing nicely.

      It's as simple as that.
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    • That sounds like me many years ago, my grammar used to be rubbish (I would use your when I should have used you're for example) but I always knew how to get my point across.

      I've got my act together recently though, although I do copy and paste what I write into Microsoft Word beforehand to see if any errors are identified.
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  • What most people would regard as "high quality" articles are not necessarily the ones that get the most views, as a visit to the "most viewed" section of ezinearticles.com wil bear out.
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      Indeed. What a visit to the "most viewed" section bears out is which authors have sent cheap/free traffic/clicks to their articles to try to get them on the "most viewed" list, for the backlink it provides. They tend, collectively, to be rather poor quality articles - surprise surprise. :rolleyes:

      Depending on my mood, it either irritates or amuses me whenever (as rather often!) I see threads started here by people recommending that article marketers ought to be trying to copy the techniques of the articles on those "most viewed" lists, presumably imagining that in some sense they're likely to be "successful" articles (which is nonsense, of course).
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      Do you mind not giving all my little secrets away, please?!

    • how many of you tried to rape that click here link


      good work norb
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  • To be high quality, it must get results. If it doesn't get results, the other things mentioned really don't matter much.
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    • As the others have said:

      1) Well written original content
      So relevant content, written in an appropriate style with perfect grammar and spelling, above all the article must flow.

      2) Correct use of keywords
      Most people recommend a density of 1.5% - 3%, but EzineArticles will only accept 2% and requires all keywords to be 100 words away from each other, the article should adhere to these requirements.

      Hope that helps

      Sam

      Apollo Articles
    • What is that? :confused:
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  • Keyword Density is so 2005... LOL

    Instead of focusing on one keyword, try focusing on a family of related keywords. I suspect that is more valuable in the current Google algorithm, and my experience tends to bear that out.
  • 1.Content
    2.Coherent
    3.Enjoyable

    In my opinion, of course
  • I agree with most of what has been said here.

    Quality content.

    No spelling errors (spelling errors seem to jump out at me when I am reading and turn me off - maybe that's just me?).

    Grammar? - good grammar is good but there are a few things that I regularly do that wouldn't be considered good grammar but make for more interesting reading. That is what you want, to keep your readers interested.

    Keywords - knowing how to use them, how much to use them, where to use them are all "key" to successful article marketing.

    Original.
  • I think a quality article is one that has been researched, has a good angle that appeals to readers, an attention-getting headline, and is written in a way that gives information in a people-friendly style.

    Go over the articles you wrote that you say are doing well. Try to figure out what the difference is between those and the other ones not doing so well. This will help you learn what your best personal writing style is.
  • Good and original content.

    It also should have an interesting tone rather than an encyclopedic approach.

    Quality SEO keywords but not an over-saturation.

    Stephanie
  • Something that helps me, this is just food for thought.

    Once in a while, I go to the bookstore, go to the aisle somewhat related to my niche, and pull out two or three interesting-looking books.

    Then I sit down and write why I picked that book. What made that title interesting? Forget about the content, what is it that jumped out at me and made me consider it?

    If you can write great titles, your foot is in the door. Not all of your content is going to be top-notch, but when it is, the returns will be huge.

    Just thoughts
  • High quality article is something that influences the reader to buy your product, that's it.

    Let's be real, most people in IM are not in it to help people with there problems, there in it for the money. Yesterday I submitted 10 articles on penis enlargement to article directories, an obvious scam that targets desperate insecure men. You can't enlarge your unit, and If you can, I certainly don't know how, yet I still wrote some articles on it and submitted them.

    Reality Reality Reality
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  • The only thing that matters is the conversion rating of your article. It doesn't have to be original or good content, just convertible content. If you want to speak about reality, then make your content bad, because if it's good, they will just read your article, learn, and run off.
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      I don't agree with this.

      I agree just with the first part: about the income your article produces.

      But the income an article produces is far, far higher if it gets widely syndicated in front of targeted traffic on high quality sites. There's just no comparison at all.

      That simply doesn't happen with bad content.

      Marketers who are not experiencing syndication (I mean targeted syndication, not just in article directories!) are mostly unaware even of the potential income from article marketing, let alone its reality.

      You're effectively comparing the results of one article with the results of many, because quality breeds and multiplies and brings increasing future income. Some are too busy "writing for clicks" and "rinsing and repeating" to be aware of it.
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  • read the article after you wrote it, if you got bored then it's not good enough.
  • The headline has got to be the most important to begin with, if it is poor, then no one will click on your article.

    Otherwise same as above original content, helpful content etc etc

    But what about using some of yourself in your articles, telling your story within your article, how what you're writing about helped you or changed the way you do things etc. People love a story especially if it is personal.

    Just an idea

    Regards

    Rob
  • i want to thank everyone who gave advice you are the best


    keep it coming
  • The title of the article is important when you are trying to attract viewers. People looking for articles are often looking for help with a problem, so your title must be enticing and offer a simple, step- by-step solution, such as, "The Three Secrets of House Training your Dog Overnight", or the "Six Steps Guaranteed to Teach Your Bird To Talk"
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      Just a suggestion for you, Mark: it's very, very worthwhile, for SEO purposes, to have your major keyword at the start of the title.

      "House Training Your Dog Overnight - The Three Secrets" would be much better than "The Three Secrets of House Training your Dog Overnight"; Teaching Your Bird to Talk in Six Guaranteed Steps" would be much better than "Six Steps Guaranteed to Teach Your Bird To Talk".

      Chris Knight, the owner of Ezine Articles, explains this very well in EZA's Editorial Guidelines, where he gives this example of a bad title:

      "Top 9 Ways to Acquire Fractional Jet Ownership".

      Whereas this would undoubtedly be ideal for someone wanting to rank highly for the keyword "Top 9 Ways", the much better realistic title example he suggests instead is:

      "Fractional Jet Ownership - 9 Strategies to Help You Acquire Your Private Jet".

      I've certainly found this very helpful advice.
    • Title: make it compelling

      Main Keyword: Use it in title and 2 to 3 times in article.

      LSI Keywords: Use 4 or 5 related keywords.

      Resource box: Make them want to click on it.

      Above all make your content readable, useful, informative, argumentative and a pleasure to read.

      Pete
  • Good structure eg: paragraph, line spacing, intro, body related to intro and conclusion. Imagine you're writing an essay in school/uni
    Ensure you've carried out research and you give value not pitching yourself or your business.
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    High view, high click through rate, and good conversion.

    An article is worthless to me, from an article marketer's point of view, if it does not convert. Yes, an article is of high quality if many people view it, click on the resource box, and follow the link to buy a product which the article marketer promotes.
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  • Thanks again guys
  • If the article is highly relevant to the topic, and is ordered out in easy to follow guidelines
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    • Without doubt, it's the Article Title... or as I prefer to call it the....Article Headline.

      If you have and interesting and compelling headline to your articletitle, it will catch people's eye every time as they scan the page, and entice them to want to read it

      And that all that counts to start with.
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  • Don't write just for traffic or for backlinks.

    Write for SYNDICATION!

    Quality articles are the ones that someone recognizes as being worthy of sharing with others. There are many people actively searching for original, creative and meaningful articles to feed to their subscribers.

    I still get thrilled when an article gets picked up from many sources, most I had never even heard about. And guess what? Soon the traffic and backlinks come pouring in to your website.

    When I first start an article I always have my target audience in mind. However, I also ask myself how can I compose this in a way that will motivate a syndicator to want to distribute this content?
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  • "High Quality" is fairly subjective but I would say it informs the reader on how to solve or approach a particular issue in a way that it leaves them feeling that the headline(which likely drew them into the article in the first place) delivers what it promised.

    It doesn't have to be unique since the best solution(s) to an issue(s) may in fact not be unique.
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    • It's not so much about the underlying informational basis of an article having to be completely original; it's more about finding a way to make the delivery or presentation of it unique and more interesting than everyone else.

      Look at all these TV-manufactured pop bands. Are they really so unique? If someone was to play a new record of each of theirs without telling you who it was by, would you really be able to distinguish between them? Probably not.

      But visually, on a "superficial" level, you maybe could. They're dressed/styled differently, have different dance routines, and all the rest. It's not what arguably should matter, in an ideal world, but realistically it's what counts and makes all the difference.

      You'd hope, think and expect that to matter less than if they were to be truly unique, but obviously, it doesn't - they're making good money for the record companies. They're different enough to be "new" and interesting, but not so fundamentally original and pioneering in their sound/music that they'll sell their material off its own merits, even if they had facial warts, greasy matted hair and looked like a pig's arse (hey wait - did I just describe Motorhead? ).

      It'd be good to be truly unique in all aspects, I think, but it's often not that easy. Unless you're working on the fringes of pioneering research, all you can really do is rehash or consolidate all that's been said before, but try to deliver it in such a way as to make it more interesting and superficially attractive. Done well, that may give people the impression that what you're saying is in fact original - even if it's not.

      If you've got something truly and groundbreakingly innovative to say, then it probably doesn't matter so much how you present it - the fact it's new, exciting and pioneering will make it hot. But if not, it's old news, and it's your job to spice it up and get people to take notice anyway. This is when the style of presentation and delivery matters more.
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  • An article that answers a question one has or brings a solution to a problem. It should address what one is looking for.
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  • In my opinion, the title should be attractive, the content should be helpful, orginal and creative.
    In addtion, the layout should be clear.
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  • One of the biggest turnoffs when I am reading an article would be grammar and spelling mistakes. I have a difficult time believing the message if it looks like a third grader wrote it.
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