Noobish question on article marketing.

13 years ago

Absolutely, syndicate your article in the form that its in, don't worry about trying to make it unique. You'll reap the same rewards as you always have, without any adverse affects.

Everyone is up in arms about this new update, but the truth is, NOTHING has actually changed, save for poor content ranking in the serps on the backs of directories, or article directories allowing this content to be placed on their sites in the first place - which shouldn't have been allowed anyway.

Every single site that I own, or have previously owned, ranks just as well or better than before this update. Which means that using the proper SEO strategies, site structure, and having great content wasn't affected.

Article marketing hasn't changed in any way, and the syndication of great content is needed, not discouraged.

If you want to create an additional article intended just for promotion, then that is a great strategy as well.

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Ruth P

13 years ago

You won't be punished for posting the same content on other article directories etc. though you may find that your rankings do better if you have it in unique words for your own site and then post a different version to all the article directories. Plus you don't want your own site and the article directories using the same keyword in the article - that way you'll be competing with all the articles you submit to get the best rankings.

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swilliams09

13 years ago

Thanks guys. I wasn't quite sure as to how that worked. What I will do is write a robust article for my blog and do a variation for syndication.

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bebsicles

13 years ago

In my opinion, articles should not be submitted with different directories if they are all the same. There are many ways to rewrite that. Either you will rewrite it manually or use a software. You can search for "The Best Spinner", thats the best way to rewrite an article.

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bretski

13 years ago

Originally Posted by bebsicles

In my opinion, articles should not be submitted with different directories if they are all the same. There are many ways to rewrite that. Either you will rewrite it manually or use a software. You can search for "The Best Spinner", thats the best way to rewrite an article.

So having your article syndicated or published on other blogs and sites from an article directory doesn't work in your book? You would rather recommend to a newbie that they take their article and make it into an unreadable pile of crap with an article spinner. You would rather suggest to this new person that they publish their articles in spun format that any human being would be turned off by? And I don't buy that it is possible to spin an article so it reads as well as the original.

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Peggy Baron

13 years ago

When you say "writing articles for my customers", you don't mean you're being paid to ghostwrite articles for them, do you? Because articles you write exclusively for a customer become their property and you can't do anything more with them. Hopefully that's not what you're talking about.

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Barry Unruh

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Peggy Baron

When you say "writing articles for my customers", you don't mean you're being paid to ghostwrite articles for them, do you? Because articles you write exclusively for a customer become their property and you can't do anything more with them. Hopefully that's not what you're talking about.

Peggy, I think you may have read that slightly out of context. It actually reads "writing articles for my customers in my blogs". I would guess the wording would have been better if it had said "writing articles for visitors to my blogs". Darn marketers..always turning visitors into customers.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by swilliams09

On one of my sites, I am starting to write articles for my customers in my blog.

With apologies, like Peggy above, I don't quite understand the question.

If you're writing them "for your customers" then what are they doing on your website? And what's the differentiation here between "on one of my sites" and "in my blog"? :confused:

Originally Posted by swilliams09

Will I get smacked down by the Gods of google for posting the same article on article directories and such?

No; absolutely not.

Originally Posted by swilliams09

Do I have to rewrite it with different wording?

No; absolutely not. That would be completely futile. It won't help you; it won't help you site; it won't help your blog; it won't help any readers; it won't help your backlinks; and it's a complete waste of time to re-write in different wording.

This thread will probably answer most of your article marketing questions.

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P.Sharma

13 years ago

I like to rewrite my articles before posting onto my blog. I mean I want to add unique content to my blog so that google treats me as an authority site

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backendbuddy

13 years ago

I have one addition to the discussion here, that, when you submit different content to different directories, it shows the business owner or marketer is actually working hard to prosper or promote it; in common sense this is much appreciable; again if you submit same content to multiple directories, it indicates not loving the business anymore, bit careless! I hope you got my point. Thanks.

Even at some point here, if you see the current status of Eza, you will also realize that content in similar forms and formats, i mean those template things from them, are actually deviating. The content you are to submit needs to be different across directories and different within the articles topic/perspective. Ok?

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Barry Unruh

13 years ago

Originally Posted by backendbuddy

I have one addition to the discussion here, that, when you submit different content to different directories, it shows the business owner or marketer is actually working hard to prosper or promote it; in common sense this is much appreciable; again if you submit same content to multiple directories, it indicates not loving the business anymore, bit careless! I hope you got my point. Thanks.

Even at some point here, if you see the current status of Eza, you will also realize that content in similar forms and formats, i mean those template things from them, are actually deviating. The content you are to submit needs to be different across directories and different within the articles topic/perspective. Ok?

I'm going to send this note off to all of the newswires. They really should stop sending the same stories to all of the newspapers, magazines, and broadcast outlets. All of them need original content.

It just shows those reporters don't love their job anymore.

You have a point that original content needs to be used in many situations, but not for content you are producing for the purpose of syndication. By definition syndication means you intend to have the content reproduced in the same format by many locations.

Of course, Google should probably shut down Google News, too. After all there is not one darn original thing on it.

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earnoncomputer

13 years ago

Only original contents will do the best for you.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by earnoncomputer

Only original contents will do the best for you.

I'd be happy (from the "competition reduction" perspective, you understand) if you could somehow convince all the experienced, successful, professional article marketers currently syndicating all their articles so widely that there's much truth in that ... but I don't think you have any realistic chance of it, because they all know better, unfortunately ...

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by cutemegatron

some directories won't accept your article. because it's not unique. I'd write new articles for article directories.

I'd be happy (from the "competition reduction" perspective, you understand) if you could somehow convince all the experienced, successful, professional article marketers currently syndicating all their articles so widely that there's much truth in that ... but I don't think you have any realistic chance of it, because they all know better, unfortunately.

Oops, sorry, did I mention that already? (Did that make it "duplicate content"?!

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bretski

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

I'd be happy (from the "competition reduction" perspective, you understand) if you could somehow convince all the experienced, successful, professional article marketers currently syndicating all their articles so widely that there's much truth in that ... but I don't think you have any realistic chance of it, because they all know better, unfortunately.

Oops, sorry, did I mention that already? (Did that make it "duplicate content"?!

)

Very punny indeed!

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cutemegatron

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

I'd be happy (from the "competition reduction" perspective, you understand) if you could somehow convince all the experienced, successful, professional article marketers currently syndicating all their articles so widely that there's much truth in that ... but I don't think you have any realistic chance of it, because they all know better, unfortunately.
Oops, sorry, did I mention that already? (Did that make it "duplicate content"?!

)

I'd be happy too

I have no much experience now and need to work more and communicate with experiences marketers. That's why I'm here participaring in discussions.
Btw, thanks for link to nice thrad 'Article on site or EZA first ?'

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pro2pronetwork

13 years ago

As long as the content you are posting fits a category in the article site and it's your own unique content...you will be fine.

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cutemegatron

13 years ago

It depends on what authority your site have. If your articles were posted few moths ago and have backlinks, you can post them to article directories, but some directories won't accept your article. because it's not unique. I'd write new articles for article directories.

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bretski

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cutemegatron

It depends on what authority your site have. If your articles were posted few moths ago and have backlinks, you can post them to article directories, but some directories won't accept your article. because it's not unique. I'd write new articles for article directories.

And which article directories are these? As far as I know Buzzle is the only article directory that demands unique articles... so that would be "one" and not "some".

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cutemegatron

13 years ago

Originally Posted by bretski

And which article directories are these? As far as I know Buzzle is the only article directory that demands unique articles... so that would be "one" and not "some".

Ezinearticles can reject your article if it's not unique. Also, articlebase in their guidelines declare 'all articles must be original articles'
Of cource, the majority of article directories won't check your articles.
If you post the same article both to your site and article directory, google may suppose that article on your site is duplicate content, especially if your site is quite new and don't have authority and backlinks.

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bretski

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cutemegatron

Ezinearticles can reject your article if it's not unique. Also, articlebase in their guidelines declare 'all articles must be original articles'
Of cource, the majority of article directories won't check your articles.
If you post the same article both to your site and article directory, google may suppose that article on your site is duplicate content, especially if your site is quite new and don't have authority and backlinks.

Once again, read up through this thread. There is a lot of good information just within this thread that deals with "syndication" ( which you mistakenly refer to as "duplicate content") that might get your gears turning. Of course, it will require that you read between the lines a bit and think.

In the meantime, you can do whatever you wish or desire... but I will tell you that I also own an article directory and I regularly delete entire accounts for submitting spun articles and DUPLICATE ARTICLES WHICH ARE NOT ORIGINAL OR UNIQUE TO MY SITE THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO MY DIRECTORY. It's fun and very therapeutic! And yes, I do check my site multiple times a day for duplicate content. I could give a crap less if an article is on another site.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by cutemegatron

Ezinearticles can reject your article if it's not unique.

With apologies for the outspoken tone, in the interests of no innocent bystanders believing this, I'm going to point out that it's just not true.

I do this for a living. I have over 1,200 articles on EZA not one of which was unique when submitted to them. They had all been published elsewhere first.

Originally Posted by cutemegatron

Also, articlebase in their guidelines declare 'all articles must be original articles'

Ah, I see: you're confused between the meanings of "original" and "unique". They don't mean the same thing at all.

Originally Posted by cutemegatron

If you post the same article both to your site and article directory, google may suppose that article on your site is duplicate content, especially if your site is quite new and don't have authority and backlinks.

Here, you're confused between the meanings of "duplicate content" and "syndicated content".

Seriously, a long, slow careful read through the thread linked to above will clarify all these terms for you. I promise I don't mean it impolitely, but at the moment you have your facts wrong and are misinforming people accordingly. Sorry!

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cutemegatron

13 years ago

Originally Posted by bretski

There is a lot of good information just within this thread that deals with "syndication" ( which you mistakenly refer to as "duplicate content") that might get your gears turning.

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Ah, I see: you're confused between the meanings of "original" and "unique". They don't mean the same thing at all.

Here, you're confused between the meanings of "duplicate content" and "syndicated content".

Thanks for advice. Obviously, you're right. I need to understand that difference.

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Richard Van 13 years ago

The words "Good" and "grief" spring to mind.

Nice to see Alexa, Barry and Bretski managing to cut through the all increasing misconceptions.
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ArticlePenguin

13 years ago

This thread was pretty useful, I too am in the article business and this new change to Google has made things a bit confusing

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calfred

13 years ago

It's best to write unique (totally different or rewrite the original) articles for each article directories.

On the other hand, there is no problem posting "duplicate" articles either. It's called syndication and getting your content seen, aka more exposure.

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