Comments on: Should I Submit my Article to my Site and Article Directories? http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/ Making Money through Ethical Internet Marketing. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vezycash|traffic http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-12211 vezycash|traffic Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:03:49 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-12211 This last comment by Janathan makes perfect sense. I can now see why even though they were all linking to my site, my site does not show up in first page for my article "blogging its never been easier" . This last comment by Janathan makes perfect sense. I can now see why even though they were all linking to my site, my site does not show up in first page for my article “blogging its never been easier” .

]]> By: Jonathan@Friends&Money http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-9947 Jonathan@Friends&Money Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:24:33 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-9947 Google sticks to it's duplicate content rule quite rigidly, but I can understand why from a users perspective because when I do a Google search I don't want 150 of the same articles appearing I only want one. However the common misconception is that Google actively penalises sites for duplicate content and this isn't true. All that will happen is that Google will default to the site where the article was first posted. However Google will penalise blatant spam sites that have no original content, but mixing duplicate with original content won't harm anything. Google sticks to it’s duplicate content rule quite rigidly, but I can understand why from a users perspective because when I do a Google search I don’t want 150 of the same articles appearing I only want one. However the common misconception is that Google actively penalises sites for duplicate content and this isn’t true. All that will happen is that Google will default to the site where the article was first posted. However Google will penalise blatant spam sites that have no original content, but mixing duplicate with original content won’t harm anything.

]]> By: Michelle Adams http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-8964 Michelle Adams Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:09:05 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-8964 Hi Josh, Thanks for sharing your experience on whether to duplicate articles on my site and the directories. It is all cleared up for me now and I know exactly where to put my energy. As a newbie it is so great to read the posts from others when they share their little tips and experiences too. Real people sharing real honest experience, can't beat it, thanks all! Now off to write a whole load of articles:) Hi Josh,
Thanks for sharing your experience on whether to duplicate articles on my site and the directories. It is all cleared up for me now and I know exactly where to put my energy. As a newbie it is so great to read the posts from others when they share their little tips and experiences too. Real people sharing real honest experience, can’t beat it, thanks all!
Now off to write a whole load of articles:)

]]> By: Gary http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-8844 Gary Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:36:56 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-8844 Hi Josh, Thanks for clearing the air on the task of article marketing. I have asked similar questions on different forums only to get no reply or not clear answers. Thanks again Hi Josh, Thanks for clearing the air on the task of article marketing. I have asked similar questions on different forums only to get no reply or not clear answers.
Thanks again

]]> By: Tom At The Home Business Archive http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-8836 Tom At The Home Business Archive Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:25:48 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-8836 Good points. Posting the same article on your blog and submitting it to article directories will only produce duplicate content.I always re-write the article that I submit to article directories. Good points. Posting the same article on your blog and submitting it to article directories will only produce duplicate content.I always re-write the article that I submit to article directories.

]]> By: Grand Rapids SEO http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-8776 Grand Rapids SEO Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:20:00 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-8776 I like to think of everything I write as an "article" that links to bring customers as well as the search engines. Many of the social sites will give you a faster and stronger backlink than most article directories. Now, when you use wordtracker to get your 25 or more keywords and traffic guesstimates, keep in mind that your root search phrase will have variations with prefixes and suffixes that you can use in an 8-10 keyword title that reads well and nails down a slew of search phrases. Then, if you really need 25 articles, they can all be pointing at the same selling page. You simply develop the relationship in one or more articles chaining into the central money page. I like to think of everything I write as an “article” that links to bring customers as well as the search engines. Many of the social sites will give you a faster and stronger backlink than most article directories.

Now, when you use wordtracker to get your 25 or more keywords and traffic guesstimates, keep in mind that your root search phrase will have variations with prefixes and suffixes that you can use in an 8-10 keyword title that reads well and nails down a slew of search phrases.

Then, if you really need 25 articles, they can all be pointing at the same selling page. You simply develop the relationship in one or more articles chaining into the central money page.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-8775 Matthew Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:16:58 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-8775 Hey Josh, thanks for the answer. As a bit of a sidenote, I just want to say that to me, you are the best Internet Marketer, period. I've come across a lot of people that try and "teach" internet marketing to others, but I don't know, you start to see the fakeness. And in some cases, people that act like wise asses. I won't mention any names. You on the other hand are the most down to earth Internet Marketer I've come across. And trust me, I've come across many. Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know that. I'm just so tired of "following" people that truly play the part as the phony "guru." You, on the other hand, are real, and I really appreciate that. Thanks. Matthew Hey Josh, thanks for the answer. As a bit of a sidenote, I just want to say that to me, you are the best Internet Marketer, period.

I’ve come across a lot of people that try and “teach” internet marketing to others, but I don’t know, you start to see the fakeness. And in some cases, people that act like wise asses. I won’t mention any names.

You on the other hand are the most down to earth Internet Marketer I’ve come across. And trust me, I’ve come across many. Anyway, I just thought I’d let you know that.

I’m just so tired of “following” people that truly play the part as the phony “guru.” You, on the other hand, are real, and I really appreciate that. Thanks.

Matthew

]]> By: Dan Blackburn http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-8774 Dan Blackburn Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:44:00 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-8774 Article directores are not there to provide back links, they are there to provide a resource of content for website publishers. The real benefits of article marketing come when your articles are republished on other sites or mailed out in e-zines. Your content is king! Submitting aritcles "spun" by a robot, will do your business a lot more harm... That's just a nice way to make your potential customers think you are an idiot. Article directores are not there to provide back links, they are there to provide a resource of content for website publishers.

The real benefits of article marketing come when your articles are republished on other sites or mailed out in e-zines. Your content is king! Submitting aritcles “spun” by a robot, will do your business a lot more harm… That’s just a nice way to make your potential customers think you are an idiot.

]]> By: Josh Spaulding http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-8770 Josh Spaulding Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:58 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-8770 @ Nancy Boyd - Yep, that's the whole point. But you need traffic to those articles. There will be some initial traffic right away, but if your article doesn't end up ranking for a good phrase it's going to die off. Sounds like you're doing well with what you're doing though, so keep on keepin on ;) @ JR - I prefer laser targeting one keyword, but you can certainly go for 2. Thanks for the kind words on the Formula. @ Jennifer (~PotPieGirl) Yep, exactly. Article marketing isn't the best technique for every model. It's primary benefit is conquering long-tail phrases. If your site already has an increasing growth of authority and visitors, Article marketing is not going to do you a whole lot of good. If you want to make some money on high paying niches with a few mini-sites, article marketing is an excellent way to do that. @ Mat - Like I said, it all depends on your business model. If your site already has good authority you're probably better off putting the content on your site. If you want to profit from high paying markets with mini-sites, article marketing is very powerful. I didn't say the links didn't hold some weight... I just said they aren't very strong :) @ Mike - the good thing about article marketing is that you don't have to be Hemingway :) The articles just need to hold ones interest for about a minute. @ Cheap - The primary benefit to article marketing isn't in the links you obtain, but you can certainly build links with it. If you're using your articles for that though, you need to build links elsewhere along with it or you're never going to conquer a phrase that is anywhere close to being competitive, not by my standards and definition of "competitive" anyway. @ Evan - True, I guess I don't know exactly what you're saying. I can tell you that there are many markets (mortgage, mesothelioma, debt consolidation etc.) that pay over $1 per click with Adsense though. @ Stocks - Whether the keyword phrase is short or long doesn't matter. What matters is the search volume the phrase receives and it's competition. @ Charlie - You could certainly do that. I just used a 5 page mini-site as an example. The more content you have, the more landing pages you have and the more chances you have to rank in the SE's. @ Matthew - I've never heard that and I know for a fact it's not true. They may give multiple backlinks from one site a little less authority than if there were only one, but the links still count. But, whether they are devalued or not doesn't make much difference to me. It's not all about the links anyway. It's about getting those articles to obtain top 10 rankings and receiving that long-term traffic. @ Internet Marketing - Unfortunately content gets scraped all the time... it's going to happen. True, a link is a link. The links are good. I'm just saying they aren't the primary benefit to article marketing. @ Juhani 1. Sure, <a href="http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/15-article-directories-worth-submitting-to/" rel="nofollow">here are 15 of them</a>. 2. The ultimate goal with my mini-sites is to earn $5/day per mini-site. You can see my mini-site strategy at http://www.5dollarformula.com/ The articles that obtain top 10 rankings for phrases that get searched provide long-term traffic. @ Nancy Boyd – Yep, that’s the whole point. But you need traffic to those articles. There will be some initial traffic right away, but if your article doesn’t end up ranking for a good phrase it’s going to die off. Sounds like you’re doing well with what you’re doing though, so keep on keepin on ;)

@ JR – I prefer laser targeting one keyword, but you can certainly go for 2. Thanks for the kind words on the Formula.

@ Jennifer (~PotPieGirl) Yep, exactly. Article marketing isn’t the best technique for every model. It’s primary benefit is conquering long-tail phrases. If your site already has an increasing growth of authority and visitors, Article marketing is not going to do you a whole lot of good. If you want to make some money on high paying niches with a few mini-sites, article marketing is an excellent way to do that.

@ Mat – Like I said, it all depends on your business model. If your site already has good authority you’re probably better off putting the content on your site. If you want to profit from high paying markets with mini-sites, article marketing is very powerful.

I didn’t say the links didn’t hold some weight… I just said they aren’t very strong :)

@ Mike – the good thing about article marketing is that you don’t have to be Hemingway :) The articles just need to hold ones interest for about a minute.

@ Cheap – The primary benefit to article marketing isn’t in the links you obtain, but you can certainly build links with it. If you’re using your articles for that though, you need to build links elsewhere along with it or you’re never going to conquer a phrase that is anywhere close to being competitive, not by my standards and definition of “competitive” anyway.

@ Evan – True, I guess I don’t know exactly what you’re saying. I can tell you that there are many markets (mortgage, mesothelioma, debt consolidation etc.) that pay over $1 per click with Adsense though.

@ Stocks – Whether the keyword phrase is short or long doesn’t matter. What matters is the search volume the phrase receives and it’s competition.

@ Charlie – You could certainly do that. I just used a 5 page mini-site as an example. The more content you have, the more landing pages you have and the more chances you have to rank in the SE’s.

@ Matthew – I’ve never heard that and I know for a fact it’s not true. They may give multiple backlinks from one site a little less authority than if there were only one, but the links still count.

But, whether they are devalued or not doesn’t make much difference to me. It’s not all about the links anyway. It’s about getting those articles to obtain top 10 rankings and receiving that long-term traffic.

@ Internet Marketing – Unfortunately content gets scraped all the time… it’s going to happen.

True, a link is a link. The links are good. I’m just saying they aren’t the primary benefit to article marketing.

@ Juhani

1. Sure, here are 15 of them.

2. The ultimate goal with my mini-sites is to earn $5/day per mini-site. You can see my mini-site strategy at http://www.5dollarformula.com/

The articles that obtain top 10 rankings for phrases that get searched provide long-term traffic.

]]> By: Juhani Tontti http://www.ethicalim.com/article-marketing/should-i-submit-my-article-to-my-site-and-article-directories/#comment-8768 Juhani Tontti Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:25:41 +0000 http://www.ethicalim.com/?p=290#comment-8768 One more question: how long the traffic lasts with these 20 articles? Juhani One more question: how long the traffic lasts with these 20 articles?

Juhani

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