Submit to EZA or blog first?

Thank you, Jeff -

That clears things up a bit.

Logic would have it that you don't want the EZA and the blog post to be the same thing. I suppose too, you could look at it as:

The ezine article gives a taste of what is to be found at the source (your blog,) where you get to expound on that article and much, much more; including a lead-in to go check out the sales page.

I'm getting it.

Thanks again.
Mitch

Here's my two cents for what it's worth as someone who does both...

All the advice was good, but I think JL Melvin has the best suggestion and here's why:

Both article marketing and blogging are done mostly to get traffic going to where ever you want it to end up (in this case your landing page). So, ideally you want both the articles AND the blog to generate as much traffic as possible.

But - you want (and need) to limit duplicate content (which is a whole new debate by itself). And you're correct by saying that EZA will take a week or so to approve your article (AT LEAST a week).

So:

1. Create your article using standard Best Practices.

2. Submit it to EZA AND the other sites (don't forget there's more than EZA). Here's some great software that will automate the process: http://www.thearticlecorner.com. Remember, the more sites you submit the article to the better.

3. Rewrite your article slightly and add a personal or humerous story. Post it to your blog. Remember - you're blog should be entertaining and engaging. Let your audience know you'll be blogging about the topic again shortly and give them a reason to want to look forward to reading it when it's posted. Put the landing page link on the blog if you want. Then ping the post so the SE's will pick it up faster. And the slight rewrite will avoid any dupe content issues if you're concerned about them.

After your article is approved, go back to your blog and post Part II on the topic, this time making it very brief (only one or two lines) and point to the article. Ping the post again to get attention by the search engine spiders.

It might seem like this is a long procedure, but it really only takes about 5 extra minutes of your time, and the results will be well worth the time spent.

With this method you'll:

*Get your landing page in front of people faster
*Get extra content for your blog
*Expose more people to both your blog AND your articles (increasing your credibility and potential buyers)
*Increase your SE rankings faster

Hope it helps and good luck!

The Crazy Internet Dude