Article marketing is a drag

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I'm implementing a traffic strategy, and never realised what a drag article marketing is. It takes ages for them to approve, and half the time they kick weight loss sites to the curb anyway

Anyone encountered this problem.. or has any idea on how it can be made less of a drag?

So far I've only sent 4 articles off for approval, and I'm lucky if any single one gets through. yeek!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jaymark
    If you use the major submission sites, it can take several days to get the article approved. However once done, it generally can get a good response depending on the quality of the article and the keywords targeted. Sometimes you can get a strong response in as little as 24 hours. This is much faster than what you would otherwise get if you created a site from scratch and then tried to get it to rank in the search engines.

    Keep in mind that as you get more experienced and post more to the article submission sites, the length of time for approval will decrease. Ezinearticles takes about the longest for approval time but if you achieve a level of Platinum or higher, the time is greatly reduced. This is because they get to know your work over time and gain more confidence that it will meet their editorial criteria.

    Yes article marketing can be rather slow but it does work and should certainly be an important part of any promotion strategy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by missmystery View Post

    I'm implementing a traffic strategy, and never realised what a drag article marketing is. It takes ages for them to approve
    "They" are a very, very secondary and minor consideration in article marketing, though. Don't let "approval times" get you down.

    What matters first and foremost, anyway, is publishing them on your own site first and having them indexed there.

    In most places, they do get faster at approval and publication when you submit regularly, and delays feel less annoying and frustrating. It really does get easier once you've "built up a head of steam". Good luck with it.
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    • Profile picture of the author missmystery
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      "They" are a very, very secondary and minor consideration in article marketing, though. Don't let "approval times" get you down.

      What matters first and foremost, anyway, is publishing them on your own site first and having them indexed there.

      In most places, they do get faster at approval and publication when you submit regularly, and delays feel less annoying and frustrating. It really does get easier once you've "built up a head of steam". Good luck with it.
      Yep I've got my article indexed on my site. I think I just need to build up being able to do it faster too.. I've spent ages fixing broken code and reading the terms of service so I don't get it auto disapproved. Since I'm such a newbie it's a little overwhelming.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        Originally Posted by missmystery View Post

        I've spent ages fixing broken code and reading the terms of service so I don't get it auto disapproved. Since I'm such a newbie it's a little overwhelming.
        I hear you.

        Hang in there ... it does get easier, quite quickly ... and you get more used to it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacob007
    I thought article marketing was a pain too... but if you use Triond, I recommend checking out new software I found called Triendster. I posted about it in the Ad Networks - CPA, CPM... forums here on Warrior.
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  • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
    Originally Posted by missmystery View Post

    I'm implementing a traffic strategy, and never realised what a drag article marketing is. It takes ages for them to approve, and half the time they kick weight loss sites to the curb anyway
    Forget article directories and post your articles on your own site.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebsiteDeck
    I very much agree with Jaymark on this one. The major article websites deserve to take time and you should write something good for all of them. Unique if you will. Its worth the wait as they bring out pretty good results.

    On the other hand - you can write a single article and submit it to a 100s of article directories and it might still not do you as much good.

    So hang in there .
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  • Profile picture of the author missmystery
    Yeah all of the articles I wrote myself. I'm more concerned that they don't like my weight loss site or don't want me to advertise on it.
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      Don't just wait for your articles to get approved in article directories. Consider other more targeted outlets such as relevant ezine publishers, websites, blogs, etc. You may find these to have faster conversion results.
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      • Profile picture of the author missmystery
        Originally Posted by myob View Post

        Don't just wait for your articles to get approved in article directories. Consider other more targeted outlets such as relevant ezine publishers, websites, blogs, etc. You may find these to have faster conversion results.
        Its ok if they eventually get approved.. but i'l be gutted if they don't as I've worked so hard.
        I am not sure how to find ezine publishers but i'll look it up
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  • Profile picture of the author WSPcpa
    Some questions about article marketing:

    1) How do you keep track of all the articles you write? Do you just use wordpress to keep them organized or do you have a folder with all the information.
    2) How do you keep track of all the article directories you submit them to? How do you keep track of all the log-in information? is there software that can keep track of this? I'm haven't been very impressed by the "spin your article 20x and submit to 2K directories instantly" method, although I may do outsourcing at some point.
    3)Article syndication: I've been reading your posts, Alexa, about this and it is very intriguiging and I want to really focus on this. My question is, what authority site will pick up your article and use it? I guess I need examples to see what is going on here.

    For example, if my niche is home safety products (smoke detectors, fire extinguishers) will I be writing articles about benefits of the products, general home safety tips, or cover news stories? I just had planned on writing reviews of products and doing some informative, non-sales information on home safety topics. What im wondering is why they would find my information so relevenant and necessary to put on their site, and secondly what "authority site" in this niche would want my information?

    I'm wondering if the ability for article syndication could shift the focus of my niche.

    If anyone could give examples of the syndication types. I could see a dog training article be posted on a dog training authority site, but you get the idea.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

      1) How do you keep track of all the articles you write? Do you just use wordpress to keep them organized or do you have a folder with all the information.
      I'm not a Wordpress user.

      I have a list in my word-processor, arranged niche-by-niche, showing keywords, date written and published on my site, date indexed (that's usually the next day - it might be the same day but I don't check until the next day), which is the same as date it's submitted to EZA (and possibly to one other directory), date published in EZA (again that can easily be the same day but I submit at night and don't check until the next morning, so I record it as the next day) and so on. I give each article a little "reference-number" (like the Dewey decimal system, so I can always add things in, anywhere, without anything getting out of order) and I have another list in reference-number order recording their syndication.

      I don't need most of that in the sense that my income doesn't depend on it: I just do it from habit. Maybe it helps me to be organised. :confused:

      I subscribe to Carbonite (automated online back-up system) so my word-processor documents are always backed up automatically.

      Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

      2) How do you keep track of all the article directories you submit them to?
      I only submit each article to EZA and either GoArticles or ArticlesBase, so that's no problem for me.

      I do actually have a word-processor document which records my log-in and password information everywhere, but I can remember those.

      There's no point at all in submitting to more article directories than that.

      There are people who submit to many hundreds with automated submission software (I used to, before I knew what I was doing) but the backlinks aren't worth having. For me. Others can decide for themselves. :p :rolleyes:

      Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

      My question is, what authority site will pick up your article and use it?
      It varies from niche to niche. Many aren't authority sites in the sense that Wikipedia is an "authority site". But they're well-established, high-quality sites in the niche which have huge numbers of highly targeted readers, so they're "where you want to be" if you're an article marketer. And having a copy deposited in EZA is one way of getting there, because of course that's why EZA exists, and publishers wanting content for ezines/websites do tend to look there first.

      But nobody using article marketing should rely solely on others syndicating their work from EZA. You need to be "pro-active" about it, identify potential sites/blogs/ezines in the niche and get busy offering them content, too. (Loads of publishers are looking for high-quality content).

      Here's a very helpful post explaining "how to get your work syndicated".

      That said, I admit that many people who are now (for my purposes) "part of my syndication network" I did originally find/meet when they first syndicated one or more of my articles from EZA, and I follow them up assiduously (and that "record-keeping" - however you do it - is far more important than what's mentioned above!).

      Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

      For example, if my niche is home safety products (smoke detectors, fire extinguishers) will I be writing articles about benefits of the products, general home safety tips, or cover news stories?
      Sorry, I don't know this niche - but I'd guess "home safety tips", "home insurance (discounts for having safety equipment)", "fire-risk", "domestic security", this sort of thing? I'd be checking out "related searches" on Google, and so on, to see what people are looking for. You'll have done this (and/or similar stuff) already, if you're in the niche?

      Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

      I just had planned on writing reviews of products and doing some informative, non-sales information on home safety topics.
      Product reviews, I would think, would be more for your own site than for syndication (although you never know your luck).

      Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

      I'm wondering if the ability for article syndication could shift the focus of my niche.
      Call me an optimist, but I always assume you can get anything syndicated easily enough, if you write for syndication (that's obviously essential!). It hasn't let me down so far.
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      • Profile picture of the author howinfo
        I have noticed that I have had better results if I submit rewritten or brand new article to article directories, as then they tend to rank better in the search engines and because of the extra visibility I usually get more traffic and they also get syndicated more. I also target slightly different keywords so that the articles are not directly competing with articles on my sites but still provide lot of targeted traffic form different search queries.
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      • Profile picture of the author New Atthis
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Here's a very helpful post explaining "how to get your work syndicated".
        A lot of work it is stripping out hypertext just because I ain't got no 50 posts. But I had to thank you, Alexa, for this enormously helpful post and also for the fine job of including pertinent links within the content of your post to even more helpful related posts! That's going the extra mile, not to mention awesome internal linking! More power and keep on keeping on!

        The book Turn Your Words Into Traffic, from the link you alluded to in the words I quoted from your post above, is a great find for me. I'm really happy to have found it. So big thanks!
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      • Profile picture of the author cypherslock
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        I'm not a Wordpress user.

        I have a list in my word-processor, arranged niche-by-niche, showing keywords, date written and published on my site, date indexed (that's usually the next day - it might be the same day but I don't check until the next day), which is the same as date it's submitted to EZA (and possibly to one other directory), date published in EZA (again that can easily be the same day but I submit at night and don't check until the next morning...
        Alexa, it sounds like you might want to check out Article Architect on here. Good bit of software, keeps things VERY organized. The nice thing is, the database is small (like 4 MB) so backing up to Dropbox is no biggie. I did it similar to the way you do, and then found AA a year ago. Can't live without it. One of my main tools (the others being Market Samurai, Dragon Naturally Speaking and my Yeti Microphone). Just a heads-up
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  • Profile picture of the author H.Miller
    sometimes when you are new to a article directory it can take a little time for them to approve your articles. Just keep submitting them. Once they see you provide valuable content they will get to your articles faster. Currently my articles get approved within 24 hours on ezinearticles. And I'm not a paid member.
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  • Profile picture of the author Daniel Harper
    Hey, one thing i want to add--don't sit around waiting for things to approve. Just write, write, write, write.

    And on the days you don't have it in you to write, submit the inventory you've built and then research ideas for other articles.

    Your stuff will get approved in time. Don't stress yourself out waiting for it--it'll just needlessly sap your energy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Forcefactor
    I think you should make article marketing work in your favor than the directories favor. Ezine has been slapped before and it can happen again.

    The smartest course of action to take is to focus on putting content on your site and promoting your site before anything else.

    I would hate to see you put in so much work on someone else's article site, only to have it disappear for a multitude of reasons.
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    • Profile picture of the author missmystery
      Originally Posted by Forcefactor View Post

      I think you should make article marketing work in your favor than the directories favor. Ezine has been slapped before and it can happen again.

      The smartest course of action to take is to focus on putting content on your site and promoting your site before anything else.

      I would hate to see you put in so much work on someone else's article site, only to have it disappear for a multitude of reasons.
      Article marketing is a way to promote your site. I am looking at traffic methods and that and 2.0 properties are biggies.
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  • Profile picture of the author RatRaceWatch
    I usually try to write one article a day on my site RatRaceWatch - Anti 9 to 5 Community The thing with these article sites, is it looks like you have to write new separate articles? Is there just a way to submit my articles from my website automatically or manually? Or do i have to just copy paste the article all over again.
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  • Profile picture of the author missmystery
    Thanks for the info guys and girls.. I think I'll make the effort to right longer articles, perhaps 1000 words.
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  • Profile picture of the author missmystery
    Yeah I should have picked a better niche.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve Lim
      Just some suggeestion here, you can hire a warrior freelancer to write an article, normally the cost can be quite reasonable about $5 per 500 words.

      Then submit 1 article per day, don't bother when they going to approve. After 2 weeks you might have 14 articles submit in queue right, then let say an article take about 7-10 days to approve, and after 2 week time, everyday you will have automatic 1 article approve per day.

      what you need to do is just keep on write and submit 1 articles per day consistency, and the article directory will approve your article everyday consistency.
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    • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
      Originally Posted by missmystery View Post

      Yeah I should have picked a better niche.
      You have a good niche with your Aspergers Syndrome awareness site. Why not put more attention into it?

      You have a strong youtube channel, but you have not combined your youtube channel and your Aspergers Syndrome site?

      You have block A - your website

      You have block B - your youtube channel

      But you have not used those building blocks to build anything? It looks like they are just sitting there underutilized.
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      • Profile picture of the author missmystery
        Originally Posted by ~kev~ View Post

        You have a good niche with your Aspergers Syndrome awareness site. Why not put more attention into it?

        You have a strong youtube channel, but you have not combined your youtube channel and your Aspergers Syndrome site?

        You have block A - your website

        You have block B - your youtube channel

        But you have not used those building blocks to build anything? It looks like they are just sitting there underutilized.
        Yeah I know, I'm my own worst enemy. Being an aspie myself I will feel like a sell out if I try and profit from them! But I have thought a lot about it maybe promote some clickbank products etc. It's worth a go.
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        • Profile picture of the author ~kev~
          Originally Posted by missmystery View Post

          Yeah I know, I'm my own worst enemy. Being an aspie myself I will feel like a sell out if I try and profit from them! But I have thought a lot about it maybe promote some clickbank products etc. It's worth a go.
          Wordpress blog + youtube account + youtube partner = win

          You dont have to worry all of that clickbank stuff.

          Your a very pretty lady, there is no reason why you can not be making some serious cash off your tube account.
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  • Profile picture of the author mithil
    I am sorry but I don't agree with it. I have done so much of article submission in the past and still doing and recommending it to the people.
    Its a great way to promote your keywords along with getting backlinks for the website.
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  • Profile picture of the author Amod Oke
    @Missmystery
    Article marketing is going to die a slow death soon, so better start working at some other traffic source..
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    • Profile picture of the author DireStraits
      Originally Posted by Amod Oke View Post

      @Missmystery
      Article marketing is going to die a slow death soon, so better start working at some other traffic source..
      This is complete bollocks, and I don't mind saying so given the number of times this statement has been discredited already. Article marketing is not dead, it isn't dying, and it not about to start dying in the foreseeable future.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        Originally Posted by DireStraits View Post

        Originally Posted by Amod Oke View Post

        Article marketing is going to die a slow death soon
        This is complete bollocks
        Very neatly put, with choice wording ... precisely the sentiment I'm so often trying to encapsulate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Coach Louisa
    Article submission is one thing I will do - my last article was approved in 28 minutes - I was pleasantly surprised. I don't think it will die as a marketing tool but it is not new and flashy AND I will be careful not to just do article marketing. I write my own article and I re purpose them into audio and videos, so the different media can reach different people.

    I can't say whether it is dying or that it flies, but it is part of a marketing mix that I use. Don't forget that you can also use your articles and upload theme to scrib and other online magazine directories ...
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacob007
    I just gave you all a gem and it was practically ignored. Anywho...
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    • Profile picture of the author missmystery
      Originally Posted by Jacob007 View Post

      I just gave you all a gem and it was practically ignored. Anywho...
      I was meaning to look but forgot. Thanks, I'll look now

      Quick question.. does it accept articles which you wrote yourself but have spun?
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  • Profile picture of the author altavista
    There are many instant article approval sites like goarticles.com


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  • Profile picture of the author amritrr
    I think SEO as whole takes time. If you consider other components like link exchanges, directory submissions etc. Even paid ones are not instant. You will have to keep patience and keep doing it.
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  • Profile picture of the author decibelgr
    +1 from me. It is a DRAG!
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    • Profile picture of the author kiwiviktor81
      How is article marketing going to die? It is all about content, and content is King, and will be King until the Internet can directly manipulate our neurons. As long as people can read article marketing will prosper.
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  • Profile picture of the author agababryn
    article marketing is long term if you need instant traffic try another tool
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  • Profile picture of the author jaywebdev
    I still trust article submission as long as you submit your own article on a relevant article directory. Which means article directory site that is trusted by SE. This site that has a good PR like 3 above. So if your articles approved, it would still count as one of your quality link.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by agababryn View Post

      article marketing is long term if you need instant traffic try another tool
      This is completely wrong.

      Article marketing can be one of the very fastest ways to get highly targeted traffic, opt-ins and sales. Get your articles syndicated in targeted ezines and you can have a flood of targeted traffic within a few hours.

      Originally Posted by jaywebdev View Post

      .This site that has a good PR like 3 above. So if your articles approved, it would still count as one of your quality link.
      This is also completely wrong.

      All the "PR" measures is the page rank of a directory's home page, but your articles don't go on their home pages. All article directory backlinks are non-context-relevant, PR-0 (or "PR not available") backlinks. They're as far from being a "quality link" as Alpha Centauri is from our own solar system. In link-juice terms, they're just about as low as you can get. 100,000 of those backlinks and $3.50 will buy you a cappuccino at Starbucks.
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      • Profile picture of the author jaywebdev
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post




        This is also completely wrong.

        All the "PR" measures is the page rank of a directory's home page, but your articles don't go on their home pages. All article directory backlinks are non-context-relevant, PR-0 (or "PR not available") backlinks. They're as far from being a "quality link" as Alpha Centauri is from our own solar system. In link-juice terms, they're just about as low as you can get. 100,000 of those backlinks and $3.50 will buy you a cappuccino at Starbucks.

        I guess you didn't understand what I'm trying to say. Google Panda's love unique articles that you can actually say it's your own article. So if you just submit your article to an article directory like "new article directory or an article directory that is not well known and maybe a bad"

        So what I'm really trying to say is pick the right article directory that you need to submit your articles that we can say it has a good impression to Google like articles directory having a good PR

        In short, don't get links to a bad websites.
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        • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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          Originally Posted by jaywebdev View Post

          So what I'm really trying to say is pick the right article directory that you need to submit your articles that we can say it has a good impression to Google like articles directory having a good PR
          Sorry, Jay ... I'm not trying to start an argument with you, but this is just plain wrong.

          You're confused about "article directories having a good PR".

          Here's the thing: article directories are websites, and websites don't "have PR". Only pages have page rank.

          All article directory articles are non-context-relevant, PR-0 backlinks, regardless of the page rank of the directory's HOME page, which us what you're actually referring to, although you don't call it that. Our articles are not published on their home pages. They're published on new pages of their own, which have no page-rank. They start as "page rank not available" and then after a while, when their page rank is allocated, they become PR-0. That's all.

          Originally Posted by jaywebdev View Post

          In short, don't get links to a bad websites.
          This isn't about where you link to: it's about where you get your backlinks from. Whether you submit your article to a brand new article directory which nobody's ever heard of, or to Ezine Articles (as I do every day - though obviously not for their backlinks!), you're getting only non-context-relevant, PR-0 backlinks (at best). 100,000 of those backlinks and $3.50 will get you a cappuccino at Starbucks.
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  • Profile picture of the author mikemeth
    You use ezinearticles? Go for articlebase approval rate is 100x better
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by mikemeth View Post

      You use ezinearticles? Go for articlebase approval rate is 100x better
      That's true, but it's a reason to use Ezine Articles rather than ArticlesBase.

      Who wants their work to appear in a directory where absolutely anything will be accepted? Where's the gain in that? The backlink value, the traffic potential and the syndication chances are ALL worse, that way. However you look at it, whatever your perspective, whatever your reason for using an article directory, you're worse off.

      Call me a pedantic skepchick but some of the "information"/"advice" in this thread really does beggar belief ... it's not surprising so many people wrongly imagine that article marketing's dying, when you look at their apparent information sources ...
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      • Profile picture of the author New Atthis
        Alexa, does the book in the link below the content of your posts include information on how to best get content for websites you are promoting syndicated? I'm looking for additional books to read on this topic. Or do have any other books to suggest that touch on the subject well?
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  • Profile picture of the author magnates
    Originally Posted by missmystery View Post

    I'm implementing a traffic strategy, and never realised what a drag article marketing is. It takes ages for them to approve, and half the time they kick weight loss sites to the curb anyway

    Anyone encountered this problem.. or has any idea on how it can be made less of a drag?

    So far I've only sent 4 articles off for approval, and I'm lucky if any single one gets through. yeek!
    You can't avoid writing articles or content .

    People come to you because they are hoping to get quality content to solve their problems

    Great content is what impresses people and make you want to take you up on recommendations

    It can be a drag if you do use software to get it done quicker

    I use dragon naturally speaking 11 to help with my articles

    Of course , if you don't like articles , employ someone who does . Changes are they would be better than you and get better results than you

    Just saying
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  • Profile picture of the author lame123
    Article marketing is one of the major aspect of internet marketing, though sometimes these article directories are overloaded with sppined and spamming articles.. so do check this aspect also..
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  • Profile picture of the author missmystery
    The problem isn't so much writing them. I don't mind pumping out a few. I just don't like registering for article directories.. filling out profiles, and formatting articles for each directory, and constantly re-doing it when it churns up a problem. Yeek!

    It took me about half an hour to properly format one for ezine, I guess it may help if I copy them from plain wordpad not html. yeek
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  • Profile picture of the author GetMySkin
    Article marketing is definitely a drag. But the more important question to ask is whether article marketing is effective, and serves its purpose of improving your website Google PR, and driving traffic to your website. I used to use article writing and article syndication, but it appears that these days, these methods are proving less useful. Can someone comment on this. Suggestions on useful article submission websites and article syndications will be most appreciated. Thanks.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by GetMySkin View Post

      the more important question to ask is whether article marketing is effective, and serves its purpose of improving your website Google PR
      Most of the successful, professional article marketers I know don't regard "improving your website Google PR" as a primary function of article marketing at all, but simply as something that's going to be an inevitable additional benefit of having their work syndicated to relevant sites for the purpose of attracting highly targeted traffic.

      Originally Posted by GetMySkin View Post

      Suggestions on useful article submission websites and article syndications will be most appreciated.
      My experience of writing for syndication, and the sort of articles which become widely syndicated are explained in this post (the whole thread is a good read).

      Paul has kindly contributed a very helpful post on "how to get your articles syndicated", and that one's here.
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      Originally Posted by GetMySkin View Post

      Article marketing is definitely a drag. But the more important question to ask is whether article marketing is effective, and serves its purpose of improving your website Google PR, and driving traffic to your website. I used to use article writing and article syndication, but it appears that these days, these methods are proving less useful. Can someone comment on this. Suggestions on useful article submission websites and article syndications will be most appreciated. Thanks.
      The best places to submit your articles are: where ever your target market visits. It's really not any more complicated than that. This is not rocket science, despite for whatever reason others may try to make it appear to be so.

      As I posted earlier in this thread consider posting your articles in targeted outlets such as relevant ezine publishers, websites, blogs, etc. You may find these targeted outlets to have faster conversion results than any other free marketing method. The benefits of backlinks are secondary, or as in my highly competitive niches, SEO and SERPs are entirely irrelevant.

      For example, over the years I have developed a syndicated network of now over 25,000 outlets. Every article I write generates an average additional $5,000 - $7,000 in revenue each month when fully distributed within this network. This is what we mean by article syndication - leveraging your articles to be all they can be.
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  • Profile picture of the author swilliams09
    Set a budget and PPC. Test conversion ratios, reinvest profits. Thats what most real businesses do.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Earle
    Submitting regularly is key, if you submit one per day, after about a week you will start having one approved per day.

    Eventually the turnaround time will be down to about 48 hours and you will start seeing some momentum growing.

    Good luck and keep going.
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    • Profile picture of the author celente
      Originally Posted by Mark Earle View Post

      Submitting regularly is key, if you submit one per day, after about a week you will start having one approved per day.

      Eventually the turnaround time will be down to about 48 hours and you will start seeing some momentum growing.

      Good luck and keep going.
      yes correctomundo.

      Article marketing is only a drag when you dont see results.

      But I have thousands of articles all in different niches. When you have over 300 I think you really start to see some good results. More subscribers and more results. Now when i post to EA it takes about 24 hours and its live up and running. But it was a lot of hard work to get to that status.

      JUst keep adding, and submitting quality. i was told EA editors will even put your article up quicker if it is top notch. In fact some warrriors in here can confirm this even with a new account, its not the new account it always comes back to posting something of high calibre.
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  • miss mystery,

    There are literally dozens and dozens of article submission sites, and then there is HubPages, Squidoo, Facebook, Yahoo answers, and hundreds of places for you to put your content.

    Submit to EVERYONE!

    Don't let this little hesitation slow you down.

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  • Profile picture of the author Arock
    This is just anecdotal on my part, but a few months ago, practically every google result page had either ezine or ehow articles on the first page. Now, I rarely see them. I would say that posting the high quality articles you write on your own site as well. Why give them away. I have been ranking very quickly in Google with only good, 500-750 word articles, and a few directory backlinks. But not Bing!
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    • Profile picture of the author DebbieD
      Article marketing is a drag, but if it works - it's worth it.

      I find that a lot of articles work well the first week or so, but after they "lose" some of that first page power (e-zine articles), they don't work as well at all.
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      • Profile picture of the author RubenJames
        MissMystery,

        JayMark said it Best!

        I've found that ezinearticles to be the most productive (so far).

        As I'm writing this, the snazzy coffee cup and coaster with ezinearticle "Expert Author" written on them (given to me by "guess who") is gracing my desk! :rolleyes:

        It DOES take a little time...but I've found it a LOT more productive with time spent overall than spinning articles and sending them to dozens of directories. :p

        And, as far as finding ezines to submit to...there's a guy named Charlie Page...look him up on Google (I can't give links yet) ...he owns a Very good directory!

        Good luck!

        Ruben
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