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400 word Minimum for EA article now? Hmmm

by celente
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I noticed now that when I posted a short 350 words article on EA today. They are now asking or requiring them to be 400 words.

Is this right? or am I just seeing things? Must have been changed recently.

Maybe it is because they are receiving lots of junk short article, and are trying to put a stop to this??
#400 #article #hmmm #minimum #word
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    • Profile picture of the author Bozigian
      What if I have 20 articles waiting? They are not under 400 words. Will I have to make them longer?
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      • Profile picture of the author Doug Wakefield
        If they are not under 400 words then why would you need to make them longer?

        As far as EZA, they got slapped hard with the last Google algo change. This is an effort to make Google happy. Today was day 1.
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      • Profile picture of the author NateRivers
        Originally Posted by Bozigian View Post

        What if I have 20 articles waiting? They are not under 400 words. Will I have to make them longer?
        Yes. They sent out the email today letting everyone know they changed their policies. 400 word minimum is one of them.

        It is a good thing...
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanT
    I believe this is due to the Google update.

    The new Google update is kicking everyone's ass so Ezine is trying to keep their awesome reputation by making their authors provide quality content. This is in hopes of removing the crap and keeping their good ranking.

    Just my thoughts
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    • Profile picture of the author celente
      Originally Posted by RyanT View Post

      I believe this is due to the Google update.

      The new Google update is kicking everyone's ass so Ezine is trying to keep their awesome reputation by making their authors provide quality content. This is in hopes of removing the crap and keeping their good ranking.

      Just my thoughts
      Ryan, you might be right. Obviously there are going to be a few changes coming this year as they said.

      but just because they make you post 400 word articles does not mean they will be quailty. I have seen really good 300 word articles. And then I must say, i have seen really crappy 600 - 700 articles.
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  • Profile picture of the author Peter Gehr
    New guidelines for EZA were just posted on their blog today and are effective as of today--well worth reading the latest blog for details.

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    I think it's a great plan to work towards improving content right across the internet, as it's going to lift the otherwise low standards.

    EZA is basically making adjustments to keep up with the recent changes from Google--which is causing a stir.

    It's going to be a challenge for those who rely solely on spun articles--and perhaps those that sell the software and services too.
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    • Profile picture of the author celente
      Originally Posted by Peter Gehr View Post

      New guidelines for EZA were just posted on their blog today and are effective as of today--well worth reading the latest blog for details.

      Quality Matters

      I think it's a great plan to work towards improving content right across the internet, as it's going to lift the otherwise low standards.

      EZA is basically making adjustments to keep up with the recent changes from Google--which is causing a stir.

      It's going to be a challenge for those who rely solely on spun articles--and perhaps those that sell the software and services too.
      I do not spin articles, never have. But yes you correct... google is always about good content. I am not sure that spun articles count as good content. What if the article (that was spun) was crap from the start....LOL
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    • Profile picture of the author Karan Goel
      Originally Posted by Peter Gehr View Post

      New guidelines for EZA were just posted on their blog today and are effective as of today--well worth reading the latest blog for details.

      Quality Matters

      I think it's a great plan to work towards improving content right across the internet, as it's going to lift the otherwise low standards.

      EZA is basically making adjustments to keep up with the recent changes from Google--which is causing a stir.

      It's going to be a challenge for those who rely solely on spun articles--and perhaps those that sell the software and services too.
      Seems like a good step to me.

      Now, people will be deemed to provide quality and so the articles will show better results, after the Google's algorithm change.

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    I'm glad I stopped using them ages ago as their effectiveness is not the best. There are many more directories that rank much higher and deliver more traffic than them.
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    • Profile picture of the author thedog
      Originally Posted by Sleaklight View Post

      I'm glad I stopped using them ages ago as their effectiveness is not the best. There are many more directories that rank much higher and deliver more traffic than them.
      Can you please let me know which ones, I'm about at the end of my rope with ezinearticles!
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      • Profile picture of the author Karan Goel
        Originally Posted by thedog View Post

        Can you please let me know which ones, I'm about at the end of my rope with ezinearticles!
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  • Profile picture of the author woonkiat
    Just received a email detailing changes to their new qualification.
    Check it out at Quality Matters
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Sammut
    fair enough by EA, I read their articles and only want good stuff
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberSorcerer
    It was always good to make your articles over 400 words anyway, because, that's the requirement if you want your article to qualify for any of the Top Viewed or Top Published listings.
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  • Profile picture of the author A P Geofrey
    Originally Posted by celente View Post

    I noticed now that when I posted a short 350 words article on EA today. They are now asking or requiring them to be 400 words.

    Is this right? or am I just seeing things? Must have been changed recently.

    Maybe it is because they are receiving lots of junk short article, and are trying to put a stop to this??
    No you are not making anything up, they have changed the requirements and goes effective today.

    I got the message in my email this morning informing me of the situation. And also they have up their quality control so many more articles will be declined in the future as from today.

    I think they made four new changes on the requirements I just can't remember all four but I might just check my email and post the whole email i received here so that everybody can read.
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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Marker
    All this means is that the multitude of bad writers will add extra padding to their 'articles'.

    The problem is that everyone and his dog went mad throwing articles at directories because they knew they'd get back links. Now google is doing something about it ezine is trying to get back to the old days before it was swamped (and happy to be) with waste.

    They should take the idea of article seriously. Something that isn't just 5 things I hate about autoresponders (or similar) but serious articles written by people with something to say.

    They should get rid of the google ads and sell their articles to websites with a revenue spilt for the authors.

    People will only buy the best articles and this will serve as quality control enough.
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