Submitting articles -- should I post to my blog first?

12 years ago

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TiffLee

12 years ago

1. Should I post it to my blog first? So Google knows it originated on my site? Or will this not make any difference?

Yes, make sure it is indexed on your site first.

2. How do I tell Google to crawl my site, so it sees the article there before it sees it elsewhere?

Ping your article's URL. Additionally, I have Google Webmaster tools installed on my site so that I can submit sitemaps. Seems to speed up indexation once the ball gets rolling.

3. To check Google has crawled the article, if I copy-paste a paragraph of the article into Google, if a link to the article on my site appears in the search results, does that indicate that Google has crawled the article?

Yes, if the exact URL as you created shows up in Google, your post has been indexed.

I like to venture on the safe side, though, and go into 'private mode' on Firefox to make sure I'm not getting personalized results through Google.

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Joseph Robinson

Banned 12 years ago

1. Yes, yes, yes a million times yes.

2. I hear people talk about "pinging" it or something like that. I don't do anything special. Google always gets to my articles within a few days at most. Also, this article talks about manually asking Google to crawl your site.

3. Yes, if it appears in the SERPs, it has been crawled.

Again, the search feature would reveal that these questions have been answered

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On the bright side, you are keeping me sharp when it comes to finding relevant smiley gifs.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by applegreensnake

1. Should I post it to my blog first? So Google knows it originated on my site? Or will this not make any difference?

Yes, collectively, over a period of time, it makes a big difference.

This post will help you (it covers this point, too): http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post5068872

And if you take a look through this older, longer thread you'll find (among a lot of other useful, helpful information) a whole succession of experienced, professional article marketers explaining at length and in detail why they always publish all their articles on their own sites/blogs first, and have them indexed there, before submitting them anywhere else.

Originally Posted by applegreensnake

2. How do I tell Google to crawl my site, so it sees the article there before it sees it elsewhere?

You can submit your site to Google to be indexed, or you can build a few backlinks to it, or you can wait patiently. All three will work. (The first option, which always sounds attractive, may well not make it any quicker).

Originally Posted by applegreensnake

3. To check Google has crawled the article, if I copy-paste a paragraph of the article into Google, if a link to the article on my site appears in the search results, does that indicate that Google has crawled the article?

Yes, exactly so.

Originally Posted by Joe Robinson

On the bright side, you are keeping me sharp when it comes to finding relevant smiley gifs.

Always an added attraction ...

Edited to add: wow, you have to be quick, in this place - three people got in before me!

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TiffLee 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Edited to add: wow, you have to be quick, in this place - three people got in before me!

In my defense, I have been 'off the grid' for a while now.

... feels good to be back to the daily grind of correcting syndication myths/answering the same questions day-after-day-after-day.
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ElijahBrewer

12 years ago

1) Absolutely without any doubt, always and forever. No other option.
2) In each post, link at least 1 page on your site, and link to another page outside that has similar content. You can cloak the link, but the bots want to see it there, this will help boost your PR.
3)google-> site:www.yoursite.com this will show you if your page has been indexed.

Good luck, let me know if you need anything else!

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danr62

12 years ago

Originally Posted by applegreensnake

I'm going to submit an article I wrote to a place where other people can pick it up and use it for content. (Not sure yet where I'll submit it.)

1. Should I post it to my blog first? So Google knows it originated on my site? Or will this not make any difference?

Yes, do this. The first site to index the article will be seen as the originator.

2. How do I tell Google to crawl my site, so it sees the article there before it sees it elsewhere?

Don't post it elsewhere until Google finds it. Also, Google is pretty good at crawling new sites if you have a ping set up. Posting a quick backlink on Dig, StumbleUpon, Twitter, Facebook, G+, and the like work well for me to get my content indexed immediately.

3. To check Google has crawled the article, if I copy-paste a paragraph of the article into Google, if a link to the article on my site appears in the search results, does that indicate that Google has crawled the article?

Yes. Search like this:

site:mysite.com "full title of the article here"

This will tell you if Google has noticed it yet.

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See my responses in bold.

Edit: I've been ninja'd by 4 people here!

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Joseph Robinson Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Always an added attraction ...

Edited to add: wow, you have to be quick, in this place - three people got in before me!

Originally Posted by danr62

Edit: I've been ninja'd by 4 people here!

I literally speed type every time thinking to myself "They're gonna see it. They're gonna finish their post before me. I'm going to look foolish saying the same thing."

Must...type...FASTER!
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- Alexa Smith Banned 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Joe Robinson
  
  Must...type...FASTER!
  
  You guys all have an edge on me there: fast typing and fingernails are not the most convenient combination.
  
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  Joseph Robinson Banned 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Alexa Smith
  
  You guys all have an edge on me there: fast typing and fingernails are not the most convenient combination.
  
  Perhaps taking your fashion cues from Peter Griffin wasn't the best idea :p?
  
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