Article Marketing Tip

[David Jackson]

Did you try e-mailing them and pointing out that it was 100% original and just on the same topic?

That won't make any difference. EZA uses sophisticated software to check for plagiarism and/or duplicate content. So they know what's original and what isn't. Apparently, there's something about Phil's article that is tripping off the alarm.

If the article was indeed 100% original like Phil says, that means EZA has a problem with the article's quality.

David Jackson

[David Jackson]

Quick question - are you guys posting articles at EZA and the same articles also on your own sites? Is that allowed?

Yes, it's allowed.

How do I know? Because I just had an article titled, The Seduction of Internet Marketing Newbies accepted by EZA. Not only did I publish that article on my own website first, it was also published by SiteProNews, and many other sites, before I submitted it to EZA.

David Jackson

[David Jackson]

Awesome. I knew that years ago we could do that, but I figured that things had changed. Thank you, David.

No problem, Shel.

David Jackson

[jkgourmet]

Yes, it's allowed.

How do I know? Because I just had an article titled, The Seduction of Internet Marketing Newbies accepted by EZA. Not only did I publish that article on my own website first, it was also published by SiteProNews, and many other sites, before I submitted it to EZA.

David Jackson

It was a great article, too. David's too modest to post the link here, so I will:

The Seduction of Internet Marketing Newbies

(One comment: I didn't think much of Mike Mertz's im4newbies site - the forum was largely a place for using your signature for backlinks and rather spammy. I spent nearly an hour there last night, and really didn't get anything of value out of it. Otherwise, there were some good resources and terrific viewpoints in David's article.)

[David Jackson]

It was a great article, too. David's too modest to post the link here, so I will.

Thanks for the compliment, Jeanette - and for posting the link to my article.

The reason I didn't post the link is because it would have been blatant self-promotion - and that's against forum guidelines.

David Jackson

[DianaWalker]

Oh, this is great to know. I didn't know that Ezine Articles are cleaning out. I have quite a few articles there but have not submitted any since March 2009, and have been thinking I will write more, but I hadn't gotten to it. I see all my articles are still there, thank goodness!
Diana

[David Jackson]

Thank you for posting the link. I just read the article and it got me to researching more. My bookmark folder is on fire. Great article, David!!

I bookmarked your forum, too, David.

Thanks, Shel! I look forward to seeing you at my forum.

David Jackson

[David Jackson]

Oh, this is great to know. I didn't know that Ezine Articles are cleaning out. I have quite a few articles there but have not submitted any since March 2009, and have been thinking I will write more, but I hadn't gotten to it. I see all my articles are still there, thank goodness!

I suspect the other mega article directories will soon follow suit, and start cleaning out their garbage articles.

David Jackson

[David Jackson]

I need a clarification about article marketing. Let's say you find 5 keywords with decent search volume and low competition in your niche. Do you have to write 40 to 50 articles for each keywords to see results?

Nope! One quality article published on an authority site trumps 50 articles published on non-authority sites.

David Jackson

[David Jackson]

Thanks David!

You're quite welcome, Maya. Anytime.

David Jackson