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Atricle Dump - Article Writing for Internet Marketing - A Myth
You are not alone. Tons of people are nervous that their e-book will be stolen and put on the black market (hmm, or the cyber black market, I guess you’d call it). Now, stealing is never right or fair, but in this case theft means one good thing, at least they have heard of you! Cyber thieves or not, they know your name and think your knowledge is coveted enough to steal (again, I do not condone this, but there is always a bright side, right?)There are a few measures you can take to safe-guard your work from wholesale theft. If you use a good shopping cart system, the download links that your customers get to your e-books are good for only 24 hours. This will help prevent someone from posting the link on a discussion board, which would allow an unimaginable amount of people to download your work for free. Another idea is to put links to your web pages inside of your e-book.
Some article directories have software that checks for the type of duplication that you would get with Private Label Articles (lucky them). Other Article Directory owners just use their eyeballs and common sense and the delete button is always a handy tool.
But wait - IS the first way so much easier to get quick links back to your site? I recently went to do a check on some articles that I submitted in March and April. Sure, the article titles show up when you search for them, however, when you check t
Architectural firms with any sense of marketing at all have long used the internet as a portfolio. Both commercial and residential architectural firms publish beautiful photographs of their work, many of them employing professional photographers in order to maximize impact. Architects that specialize in restoration projects will often post pictures of the project before and after their work as been done. For most established architectural firms, this is standard fare.A website can also be utilized to emphasize an architect's problem solving skills. Spatial challenges and structural complexities can be illustrated both though the use of photographs and drawings. Blueprints are too detailed, but simplified versions of drawings can be very helpful to the browser with a development or redevelopment project.Building Revitalization - an Illustrated Guide<
Mark Daoust said in this article The Misunderstood Marketing Method, that most people use articles in completely the wrong way to promote their sites. I completely agree with him and in fact, the research that I've done into the success of various of my article submissions is bearing this out.
Since the concept of 'Article writing is the best way to promote your website' became the vogue recently most people think that it is enough to dash off a couple of words and then mass submit these articles to the slew of Article Directories that has recently sprung up all over the place. Even worse, they think that it is enough to string together a bunch of keywords and submit them to the Article Directories.
Being an Article Directory owner myself, I can attest to the amount of garbage that is submitted under the guise of 'articles'. Frankly, I am actually quite happy to see these types of spammy articles since I can press the 'delete' button with a clear conscience. But they just keep on coming regardless. As with all good ideas, article writing has fallen prey to the spammers and scammers of the world.
Let's take a good hard look at article writing as a marketing method.
There are really two reasons to write articles
1. To get as many cheap and easy (or is it cheap and nasty?) links to your website as you can with the least amount of effort.
2. To establish yourself as an authority in your field (with the added benefits of getting more traffic and getting high quality links back to your website).
Unfortunately it IS easier to do the first than to do the second. Writing a good article is hard work. And I suppose that it all depends on what you want to achieve. If your aim is to promote your 'Adsense trap' website then a couple of low quality or Private Label articles might do the trick. But forget about building a reputation. But then, that was never the intent, was it?
So let's look at some guidelines: If your primary aim is to get more links back to your 'cheap and nasty' Google Adsense website then I recommend that you write the highest standard of article that you can in the shortest timeframe. Do still write proper English, do not string spammy keywords together, do not use all capitals in your title, do not use exclamation marks and words like 'easily' and 'cheaply' anywhere in your title or summary and try not to use Private Label articles. Yes I know it is tempting since they are so readily available (heck, I am sitting with a whole folder full of them that I don't really know what to do with!), but even if you use the software that changes the wording here and there, frankly, they still stand out a mile and often the software that changes the words really messes up the sentence context.
Some article directories have software that checks for the type of duplication that you would get with Private Label Articles (lucky them). Other Article Directory owners just use their eyeballs and common sense and the delete button is always a handy tool.
But wait - IS the first way so much easier to get quick links back to your site? I recently went to do a check on some articles that I submitted in March and April. Sure, the article titles show up when you search for them, however, when you check th
Many healthy companies fall into the trap of their success. They tend to be more ‘technology’ driven mode rather than being ‘market’ driven. Many companies developed the product first then start out looking for the market. Successful companies look at the market first then start developing the products.Exxon Chemicals was the first largest faxed machine supplier in the world. But Exxon Chemicals was ahead of its time and after making horrendous financial losses, decided to give up. Instead the late entrants, Japanese companies such as Canon, made a success of the fax technology. In the 1980s, many videotext services such as the Singapore Telecoms Teletext made losses. The technology of videotext appeared very promising, with each household been able to access electronic data and information from the television screens. The only problem was that the market a
Being an Article Directory owner myself, I can attest to the amount of garbage that is submitted under the guise of 'articles'. Frankly, I am actually quite happy to see these types of spammy articles since I can press the 'delete' button with a clear conscience. But they just keep on coming regardless. As with all good ideas, article writing has fallen prey to the spammers and scammers of the world.
Let's take a good hard look at article writing as a marketing method.
There are really two reasons to write articles
1. To get as many cheap and easy (or is it cheap and nasty?) links to your website as you can with the least amount of effort.
2. To establish yourself as an authority in your field (with the added benefits of getting more traffic and getting high quality links back to your website).
Unfortunately it IS easier to do the first than to do the second. Writing a good article is hard work. And I suppose that it all depends on what you want to achieve. If your aim is to promote your 'Adsense trap' website then a couple of low quality or Private Label articles might do the trick. But forget about building a reputation. But then, that was never the intent, was it?
So let's look at some guidelines: If your primary aim is to get more links back to your 'cheap and nasty' Google Adsense website then I recommend that you write the highest standard of article that you can in the shortest timeframe. Do still write proper English, do not string spammy keywords together, do not use all capitals in your title, do not use exclamation marks and words like 'easily' and 'cheaply' anywhere in your title or summary and try not to use Private Label articles. Yes I know it is tempting since they are so readily available (heck, I am sitting with a whole folder full of them that I don't really know what to do with!), but even if you use the software that changes the wording here and there, frankly, they still stand out a mile and often the software that changes the words really messes up the sentence context.
Some article directories have software that checks for the type of duplication that you would get with Private Label Articles (lucky them). Other Article Directory owners just use their eyeballs and common sense and the delete button is always a handy tool.
But wait - IS the first way so much easier to get quick links back to your site? I recently went to do a check on some articles that I submitted in March and April. Sure, the article titles show up when you search for them, however, when you check t
While working in the direct mail industry for a company whose clientele was 75% real estate, I witnessed the production and distribution of more than 70,000 real estate marketing pieces each week.A common but unfortunate trend I noticed was the overburdening of marketing messages. In other words, many of the marketers wanted their messages to do more than they were capable of doing.I'll elaborate. But first, a quick marketing primer:Creating an effective marketing message usually calls for a three-step approach. You must define your audience, your goal and, ultimately, your message — in that order.1. Define your audience Who are you marketing your services to? Who are you hoping to motivate and persuade? Sure, you want to reach homeowners or homebuyers — but get more specific than that.Go beyond the obvious. Take notes about each clien
There are really two reasons to write articles
1. To get as many cheap and easy (or is it cheap and nasty?) links to your website as you can with the least amount of effort.
2. To establish yourself as an authority in your field (with the added benefits of getting more traffic and getting high quality links back to your website).
Unfortunately it IS easier to do the first than to do the second. Writing a good article is hard work. And I suppose that it all depends on what you want to achieve. If your aim is to promote your 'Adsense trap' website then a couple of low quality or Private Label articles might do the trick. But forget about building a reputation. But then, that was never the intent, was it?
So let's look at some guidelines: If your primary aim is to get more links back to your 'cheap and nasty' Google Adsense website then I recommend that you write the highest standard of article that you can in the shortest timeframe. Do still write proper English, do not string spammy keywords together, do not use all capitals in your title, do not use exclamation marks and words like 'easily' and 'cheaply' anywhere in your title or summary and try not to use Private Label articles. Yes I know it is tempting since they are so readily available (heck, I am sitting with a whole folder full of them that I don't really know what to do with!), but even if you use the software that changes the wording here and there, frankly, they still stand out a mile and often the software that changes the words really messes up the sentence context.
Some article directories have software that checks for the type of duplication that you would get with Private Label Articles (lucky them). Other Article Directory owners just use their eyeballs and common sense and the delete button is always a handy tool.
But wait - IS the first way so much easier to get quick links back to your site? I recently went to do a check on some articles that I submitted in March and April. Sure, the article titles show up when you search for them, however, when you check t
I grumpily survey my Monster resume stats. Despite my diligent efforts (like updating resume every day to ensure high circulation), only 12 people have looked at my resume since I posted it six weeks ago. For a moment I’m afraid that I’m just not qualified, that my resume sucks, that I’ll never find another decent job again. As usual, my friends come to my rescue. It turns out I’m not alone. Several friends who are also using major job search engines have the same complaints, and my friend Celeste, who recently found a high paying job working in marketing, has a solution. “Potential employers get lost sifting through resumes on the bigger sites. It’s a better idea to find a job board that plays up to your individual skills. The employers who go to that site obviously value your skill above all, and are probably willing to pay for it.”Apparently more and more people have th
So let's look at some guidelines: If your primary aim is to get more links back to your 'cheap and nasty' Google Adsense website then I recommend that you write the highest standard of article that you can in the shortest timeframe. Do still write proper English, do not string spammy keywords together, do not use all capitals in your title, do not use exclamation marks and words like 'easily' and 'cheaply' anywhere in your title or summary and try not to use Private Label articles. Yes I know it is tempting since they are so readily available (heck, I am sitting with a whole folder full of them that I don't really know what to do with!), but even if you use the software that changes the wording here and there, frankly, they still stand out a mile and often the software that changes the words really messes up the sentence context.
Some article directories have software that checks for the type of duplication that you would get with Private Label Articles (lucky them). Other Article Directory owners just use their eyeballs and common sense and the delete button is always a handy tool.
But wait - IS the first way so much easier to get quick links back to your site? I recently went to do a check on some articles that I submitted in March and April. Sure, the article titles show up when you search for them, however, when you check t
How many of you people are bored of your current career? Is the grind of working nine to five with the same people day in day out getting you down? Have you had enough of that long commute to the office and all of those traffic jams? If you have answered yes to any of these three questions it may well be the time to think of an alternative career. This is what I and many other people have done, I have managed to turn one of my hobbies into a career. In this article I will of course explain more.A couple of years ago I was on the way to work when for no apparant reason I became stuck in what I call non moving traffic. I phoned the office where I worked to let them know that I was likely to arrive slightly late. Do not worry commented my boss, you can make up the hours before you leave. This angered me some what, it was not my fault that I was in all of this traffic, it was ju
Some article directories have software that checks for the type of duplication that you would get with Private Label Articles (lucky them). Other Article Directory owners just use their eyeballs and common sense and the delete button is always a handy tool.
But wait - IS the first way so much easier to get quick links back to your site? I recently went to do a check on some articles that I submitted in March and April. Sure, the article titles show up when you search for them, however, when you check the links back supposedly generated by those articles, only 4 links out of the 500+ that I would have expected, based on the number of article titles displayed, were showing in the Yahoo link results.
If you check in MSN, the picture is slightly better, but even MSN only shows 11 links out of the potential 500+
What is going on here? There could be a couple of explanations:
1. The various individual pages containing the body of the article and the link back are just not indexed yet. The question is why not? MSN, in particular, seems to be very good with indexing these days, so you would at least expect the links to show up in MSN. These articles were submitted in March and April respectively. Why are the search engines not fully spidering or indexing these articles in the article directories?
2. The other option is that the dreaded 'duplicate content' filter had struck again. I personally do not think that the duplicate content filter is such a big bogeyman as we are lead to believe. There is duplicate content all over the Internet. The argument though is that you might find an article that has been written by someone and submitted to be published on various websites. Now, it is said that the article might either only show up (depending on whose theory you believe) on the site that it was published first, or on a higher PR site offering the article as more 'relevant' content. The problem with this theory in this situation though is that the four articles that did show up as being fully indexed in Yahoo, are published on Article Directories that variously have a PR of 3, 5 0 and 2. Neither of them is the site on which the articles were published first. Scarcely a pattern, I would say.
But based on these results I would say that people are wasting their time writing and submitting their articles to article directories in order to get quick and easy links back to their websites. But then, common sense seems to be singularly uncommon when it comes to snake oil in the SEO and Internet Marketing space.
What I have seen is that some people write a LOT of articles, in other words, they basically spam the article directories with low quality articles. If you write enough of these low quality articles, SOME of the links will start to show up. But the chances that these spammy types of articles are going to be picked up and syndicated on other websites (apart from 'Adsense trap' websites!) are virtually nil; which means that the only links that will be pointing back to the website will be from the actual article in the article directory - and these are not indexed very quickly at the moment .
In summary therefore:
If you want to write articles purely for the sake of getting a lot of low quality links back to your website, you are go
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