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“The goal of many of our ranking changes is to help searchers find sites that provide a great user experience and fulfill their information needs. We also want the “good guys” making great sites for users, not just algorithms, to see their effort rewarded.” - Matt Cutts


Making great sites for users, not just algorithms. That’s an important distinction.


It’s also something we
ALL know by now, but many of us ignore. Google’s definition of good content – the content that they want at the top of their own rankings, and the content that gives websites the best chance for success – is content designed for readers, not for the search engine itself.


So why is it that so many people still fill their website with articles and blog posts clearly written for quantity instead of quality, often times centered around keywords that don’t actually make any sense in the context of a sentence?



It’s a fact: The days of fluffy, keyword stuffed articles
are gone. Have you adapted?


We all know about Google Panda. If you don’t then you
really need to read up on it.


This cute panda was born and raised with no purpose in life other than to look at your website and decide whether he, as a user, likes it or not.



If he does, you’re in a good place. If he doesn’t, you’re f***ed! Alright, that may be a bit extreme, but you get the idea. You don’t want to be on the panda’s bad side. He’s a bear after all!



So let’s take a quick look at what makes this panda angry, and what makes this panda happy!









Look how pissed off that top panda looks! That is
not the panda you want deciding where to rank your website.


The happy panda is the one you want to be friends with.



So the question is, does your content sound more like the kind that will make the panda happy, or the kind that will make the panda mad?



For a lot of you, if you really examine your content objectively, you’ll find that it’s the kind that makes the panda mad.



That’s because for years content creation in the internet marketing world was all about creating as much content as possible in order to index as many pages as possible and rank for as many keywords as possible.



Quality came second, and the cheaper and faster content could be produced, the better.



That just isn’t going to cut it anymore. It makes the panda really upset.



So what’s an internet marketer to do? After all, not everyone is a writer, and researching and putting together strong, information rich, authority-quality content is both
hard and time-consuming.


Just as it has been for a long time, the solution is to outsource your content creation. BUT...
there’s always a ‘but’...here’s where the change has to happen.


You need to stop picking your content providers based on who can deliver the most words for the least money. That kind of content procurement might have worked before, but now, that kind of content just doesn’t fly, and can even be highly damaging.



I mean think about it. The cheapest, most penny-pinching magazines out there still pay their writers ten cents per word for articles. So why on earth would any qualified, skilled writer work for
one cent per word or less?


Seriously though, think about that for a second. I know it sounds great when you’re sending someone five bucks on PayPal and hotly anticipating the 500 word article you’re going to receive in return, but what do you
really expect quality wise?


When you buy an article on Fiverr that gets outsourced twice before any writing begins to happen, do you really think that you’re going to get the kind of
quality that is going to make your site rise to the top in the eyes of the panda?


Or more importantly,
in the eyes of your readers?


The answer is obviously a resounding no.



Imagine your favourite informational website and the kinds of articles you read on it on a daily basis. Whether it be ProBlogger, Engadget, IGN, CNN, ESPN, Women’s Health, or any other site you consider an
authority.


Can you imagine any of them using the kind of articles that come out of these article writing services? Can you imagine any of them buying content on Fiverr? Can you imagine any of them choosing their topics based solely on keywords (not to mention keywords that don’t make sense)?



Again, the answer is no. So, why not? After all, they
could! So why don’t any of the big, serious authority sites out there procure content in the same ways that so many internet marketers seem to think is the right way to do it?


The answer is that these sites understand that
what makes them successful is not the number of articles they put up, or the number of monthly searches that their keywords get, it’s the quality of their material.


The
quality is what keeps readers coming back. The quality is what gains them inbound links. The quality is what makes them trusted. The quality is what makes people share their sites through social media.


So if the big players clearly know that quality is the key to making money on the web, why are
so many internet marketers still so focused on quantity? And are you one of them?


The odds are that you fall into one of three categories;

  1. Internet marketers who already know that quality is the key and base their content around that.

  2. Internet marketers who’ve previously gone for quantity but now realize it’s time to change.

  3. Internet marketers who still think cheap, short, thin articles are good enough to rank, and that’s all that matters.

If you’re number three, I can’t help you, but I wish you the best of luck. If you’re number one or number two, then this offer is for you.


I’m launching a content writing service and my mission is to provide website owners and internet marketers with the kind of material that is going to make their websites stand out, make their readers come back, and make the panda very,
very, happy.


I’m not the cheapest. Not by a long shot. I’m also not the fastest. But if you’ve read this far, then you’re probably one of the people who understand very well that cheap and fast are
not what’s important.


At least not if you’re looking for
high quality, authoritative content.


So who the hell am I?



My name is Ryan Healy and I’m a writer and marketer in Toronto, Ontario. I’ve been writing for a long time, in a lot of different fields, from small circulation magazines, to web content, to corporate materials and even the occasional birthday card.



Throughout my long – grueling, if you will – tenure as a university student, I studied fields ranging from aerospace engineering, to business, to history, to politics. That’s significant, because it means that
I know how to do research.


Stylistically, I’m versatile, and can write in just about any tone you’d like, from the most straight-faced and technical pieces to the silliest and most absurd. I’ve even had an animated television comedy concept optioned by a major production company!



Needless to say, I’m also a “native English speaker.”




And what exactly am I offering?



I’m offering to write your content for you and I’m
guaranteeing that you’ll be satisfied with the work.


Whether you need shorter blog posts, feature length articles, how-to pieces, product reviews, auto-responder series, humor pieces, or just about anything else, I’m your guy.



Like I said, I’m not the cheapest. At
six cents per word, I’m potentially six times more expensive than the penny-word writers you might be used to using – but I can also guarantee you that the quality of my work warrants it. (And in reality, that's STILL dirt cheap!)


It’s really that simple
. A very simple offer. You tell me what you want me to write about, what your goals are for the content, and how long you’d like it to be, and I’ll write it. Oh, and you pay me. Gotta eat!


BUT...
there’s always a ‘but’...there are some differences with this offer that you might not be used to from other content providers. Let me lay them out for you.


1)
I choose what I will and will not write on.

That doesn’t mean that I can’t write on just about any topic. And I’ll rarely turn you down. But it does mean that quality is my utmost concern. So if you want me to write on a Clickbank product that claims to cure cancer, I’ll have to politely decline.

Likewise, if you ask me to write an article that focuses on the term “Best Pet Food House for Horses”, I’m also going to decline. I don’t care how many monthly exact match searches you think it gets. It doesn’t make sense.



2)
I will not sacrifice readability.

When I write, I write for the people who are going to read the article, not for search engine algorithms. I’m not going to stuff the article with keywords and I’m not going to do anything that sacrifices the quality and readability of the article for the end reader in an attempt to game search engines.


3)
I’m not going to outsource your article!

This is a really important one. When you decide to have me write an article for you, you can be absolutely certain that it’ll be me doing the writing. Once again, this is about quality. I want to be in complete control of the quality of your article, and I want you to be able to deal directly with the person writing your content.


4)
I don’t offer discounts for higher word counts.

I can already hear your gasp! Listen, I know the norm is to offer lower rates for longer articles, but again, it just doesn’t make sense. It’s significantly more difficult to write a longer article than it is a shorter one. A 2,000 word article requires much more research than a 300 word article, so it makes no sense for the per word price to drop.


5)
I won’t take on more work than I can handle.

Another important one. I know my limitations, and once again, I’m not interested in sacrificing quality. That means there will be times when I’ll be booked up and won’t take on any more work until I clear my existing writing responsibilities. You won’t get this on Fiverr!



Are you still with me? GOOD. You are my ideal client.



I’ve attempted to make this a bit scary for a reason. I’m only interested in working with people who are looking for top quality, and if you haven’t checked-out by now, that means you’re probably that type of person.



So please contact me, either via PM or by leaving me a message in this thread. I’d love to talk to you about your content needs and how we can work together as a team to fulfill them. Let’s make
your website the kind of website that readers return to, trust, and recommend to their friends and colleagues.


I’ll leave you with some samples – a list that will be ever growing as I find more time to put them up.


Samples:



The Suitability of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightening II
For the Royal Canadian Air Force - 3,341 Words - Military Opinion Piece


RIM Hopes Marmalade Will Solve Its App Woes - 452 Words - Technology Current Events Piece


EVH Wolfgang USA Custom Set Neck Guitar Review - 1,151 Words - Musical Instrument Product Review


The Fun House Mirror: Trying to Appear Like More Than You Are - 525 Words - Business/Marketing Opinion Piece


No-Limit Hold'Em Theory: Starting Hands for Early Position Play - 1,588 Words - Poker Instructional Piece


Broncos' Osweiler Nearly Makes Debut in Dying Seconds of Monday Night Football - 381 Words - Sports Current Events Piece


I hope you’ll take me up on my offer, and I guaranteed that if you do, you’ll be floored by the quality of the work that you receive.
And your readers - not to mention the panda - will be ecstatic!


Cheers,

Ryan Healy


HEY WHERE’S THE BUY NOW BUTTON???


There isn’t one! Again, I want to talk to you first. This isn’t just a push-button, factory-style article service. This is a serious content service, for people serious about quality. So if you’d like to take me up on the offer, let’s start by talking about what you need!




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How much for 5 or more in bulk?

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How much for 50 article bulk order?

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Originally Posted by warriortx View Post

How much for 5 or more in bulk?
Depends entirely on the size of the article. It's six cents per word, and as mentioned there aren't any length discounts. So basically it would be however many words you'd like per article x number of articles x .06

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Originally Posted by ichl13 View Post

How much for 50 article bulk order?

Depends entirely on the size of the article. It's six cents per word, and as mentioned there aren't any length discounts. So basically it would be however many words you'd like per article x number of articles x .06

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Hi

Looking for some top quality website content for a web design website.

Could you please PM:

Your price for 100 words
Some examples (website marketing if poss.)

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