Article marketing is most probably the most effective link
building strategy in existence. Picture it this way.

Article directories allow you to include a resource box for
every article you will submit. Inside this resource box,
you could include a link to your website.

If you will submit just one article to 100 article directories,
you'll immediately receive 100 back links to your website.

There are thousands of article directories in the World Wide Web!

Now, if you will submit, say, 5 articles to a hundred directories,
you'll get 500 back links easily! The best part about this strategy
is that quite a number of article directories have high page ranks.


We're talking about PR4, PR5, and on occasion, PR7 websites!

Having a link to your own website in a website which has a
high page rank would give a significant boost to your own
pages search engine standing.

All seems rosy with article marketing, but as with everything
else, there are doubts as to its real nature.

Let's have a no hold barred, truly in depth discussion about
the matter, by asking the questions you always had in your
mind but had no opportunity to set loose. Let's begin.

1. If I will submit the same article to many article directories,
won's it violate a search engine's policy against duplicate content?

No, it won't. Since we're dealing with high ranking websites,
the search engines would assume that the submitted content is their
original work.

This is the reason why a lot of article directories are pretty
confident about the articles they display. The problem that
they encounter, really, is with regards to the credibility of
their services. They don't want to be known as a repository
of junk content, that's why they have outlawed the posting of
PLR articles as well as articles imbued with affiliate links.


2. Does this mean that I could submit articles which I have
already posted in my own web pages?

No! Since the search engines would assume that the higher
ranking websites are the originators of the content, your
web pages would be distinguished as duplicates, and this
could possibly lead to the de-indexing of your website.

You wouldn't want this to happen.



3. Could I submit as many articles as I could to as many
article directories as possible?

Yes, you could! In fact, this is very much advised, to build
up your link popularity and secure for your website a great
page rank.

However, please bear in mind that search engines, and Google
in particular, become quite wary about a website that suddenly
experiences a great increase in the number of its back links.

It is advised that before you submit another article to the
article directories, you have to wait for at least 3 weeks
after your last submission.


4. My page views are quite low. Does article marketing really work?

Yes, article marketing does work! If your article's page
views remain in low levels, ask yourself the following:

a. Is the subject of your article interesting enough?
Does it cater to a wide audience?

b. Is your title enticing enough to merit a reading of
your entire work?

c. Is your article informative enough to merit recommendation?

d. Is your article readable enough to give your audience an
easy time in digesting the information you want to share?


These are the factors that contribute to low page views.

Doing some necessary editing to correct these problems
can dramatically increase the number of times your
article would be viewed. Additionally, some article
directories really attract a few visitors.

But the popular ones like www.ezinearticles.com ,
www.goarticles.com and www.isnare.com should give you
hundreds of readers in a month's time.


5. How sure am I that my article would be kept intact by
people who would use it in their own websites or eZines?

You can never be sure. This is why you have to run your
own check from time to time.

Search for unique phrases in your article, and click on
the results. Determine if the webmaster honored your
resource box.

If he did not, you could ask him to include the same,
or you could file a complaint with the article directory
so that they themselves could act on the matter.


Vigilance is the key!


Cheers,
Winson

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This is great information, thanks.

The last point got me going though. You say to be vigilant regarding other people correctly using your articles from directories. But I would argue that it is best to focus on the job at hand - getting great content out there.

For those just embarking on the article journey though, it is worth noting that if your content is good and topical, sooner or later someone will use it inappropriately.

This happened to me. After trying to contact the user (who had many sites using many of mine and many other writers' articles) many times, I got no joy.

I contacted the directory who claimed to be unable (or unwilling) to help.

It seems the only alternative was to seek the services of a lawyer who specialized in copy writing. Obviously, this just isn't possible for writers just starting out - the bank just isn't big enough.

But this isn't meant to be a negative story, more a timely reminder about the importance of staying focused.

Chasing this article thief cost me months of wasted time. It wasn't until one of my mentors reminded me that "perhaps it is best to take the offense as a compliment and move on'' that I got back on track.

Chasing up copy write violation takes lots of time. Most people are honest. Unless you are looking for a battle, put your effort into writing great content and the rest will take care of itself!

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Nice, It's a informative and I also want to share a the top 5 question.
1.What With articles ezine Hype?
2.Should my article in folders or My first site?
3.Do I really need to write my articles?
4.Can Author Demystifying Box for me?
5.How I advertise my articles in the ezine articles?

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I am agree with you. I also have faced this question but I didn't find the perfect answer. I am impressed with you for sharing a this type of question. I am thankful to you for sharing a this type of information.

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great information!
winsonlim good job...
I got to know many things,
here. Article directory is a place to get more backlinks and more popularity.

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