Comments on: Article Marketing Benefits Changes http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Vicki Flaugher http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5329 Vicki Flaugher Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:50:21 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5329 As an SEO trained internet marketer, I couldn't agree more with your stand on article content. Any SEO expert worth their weight will tell you that content--good, engaging, informative, and relevant---is THE most important thing. I use my SEO skills now to promote my own woman focused website and I can assure you that these ladies do not want BS. Modern people have busy lives and if you speak to them in a voice they are drawn to, you will get traffic. Sure, keywords are important but they aren't the product. Knowledge and enjoyment are the products. People must love you to want to do business with you and proliferating good quality content to relevant sites is key to getting known and being heard. Bravo to you for your contribution to making the Internet better! As an SEO trained internet marketer, I couldn’t agree more with your stand on article content. Any SEO expert worth their weight will tell you that content–good, engaging, informative, and relevant—is THE most important thing.

I use my SEO skills now to promote my own woman focused website and I can assure you that these ladies do not want BS. Modern people have busy lives and if you speak to them in a voice they are drawn to, you will get traffic. Sure, keywords are important but they aren’t the product. Knowledge and enjoyment are the products. People must love you to want to do business with you and proliferating good quality content to relevant sites is key to getting known and being heard. Bravo to you for your contribution to making the Internet better!

]]> By: Christopher M. Knight http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5100 Christopher M. Knight Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:10:08 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5100 Dina, It's cold and I feel a breeze... someone throw me a towel. ;-) Transparency is needed to keep offering our members the confidence that their voice is heard and that they can see the issues we're dealing with to offer appropriate counsel. Phillip, Thanks! Yes, it is largely about trust. Dina,

It’s cold and I feel a breeze… someone throw me a towel. ;-)

Transparency is needed to keep offering our members the confidence that their voice is heard and that they can see the issues we’re dealing with to offer appropriate counsel.

Phillip,

Thanks! Yes, it is largely about trust.

]]> By: Phillip Davis http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5097 Phillip Davis Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:24:08 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5097 As a branding guy, I tell clients that a company needs to exhibit certain identifiable attributes in order to stand out from the crowd. In the case of EzineArticles, I recognize one of those attributes as integrity. It can build client confidence to the point where the company serves as a gatekeeper. Since I've dealt with Chris and been exposed to his writings, I've come to trust his judgment. At a certain point, I begin to accept some actions and decisions just on merit alone, without a lot of supporting detail. And that's a great type of energy to build in a company... a culture of trust. It's also why I don't use submission software to blast out articles to whoever takes them. I've come to selectively post on just two sites now... EzineArticles.com and IdeaMarketers.com, both of which have demonstrated a hands-on commitment to the long term interests of their client customer base. As a branding guy, I tell clients that a company needs to exhibit certain identifiable attributes in order to stand out from the crowd. In the case of EzineArticles, I recognize one of those attributes as integrity. It can build client confidence to the point where the company serves as a gatekeeper. Since I’ve dealt with Chris and been exposed to his writings, I’ve come to trust his judgment. At a certain point, I begin to accept some actions and decisions just on merit alone, without a lot of supporting detail. And that’s a great type of energy to build in a company… a culture of trust. It’s also why I don’t use submission software to blast out articles to whoever takes them. I’ve come to selectively post on just two sites now… EzineArticles.com and IdeaMarketers.com, both of which have demonstrated a hands-on commitment to the long term interests of their client customer base.

]]> By: Dina http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5096 Dina Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:20:27 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5096 Since the course of this conversation has turned to site metamorphosis, I will say that I'm seeing a similar shift in priorities over at Lockergnome.com. To be honest, I was comfortable with their technology niche and can't quite focus on whatever they're trying to achieve. I think they run the risk of losing readers this way. Don't make the mistake of being all things to all people. Although I don't know why I'm dishing out advice. Chris, you're like the last person that would ever need it, you slick marketer you. It's interesting to watch you uhh, shall we say change your clothes right out in the open. Since the course of this conversation has turned to site metamorphosis, I will say that I’m seeing a similar shift in priorities over at Lockergnome.com. To be honest, I was comfortable with their technology niche and can’t quite focus on whatever they’re trying to achieve. I think they run the risk of losing readers this way. Don’t make the mistake of being all things to all people. Although I don’t know why I’m dishing out advice. Chris, you’re like the last person that would ever need it, you slick marketer you. It’s interesting to watch you uhh, shall we say change your clothes right out in the open.

]]> By: Christopher M. Knight http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5089 Christopher M. Knight Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:26:32 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5089 Hugh, I think you may have missed the point. Buks is trying to make money directly from his content as a freelance writer. He's mis-understood the EzineArticles.com model of contribution for exposure and traffic. I think you thought that Buks was trying to figure out how to share knowledge for sharing knowledge sake alone. This isn't the case because he only wants to share knowledge when he can get paid for that knowledge. People who do not have a profit motive for writing and submitting articles do make us pause and question their intentions. There is nothing wrong with not having a profit motive, but 98-99% of our authors have a profit motive and they are easier for us to understand their intentions. Yes, Hugh, on your 2nd comment, you have figured out better what this thread is about. :-) I like what <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert_bio=Yaro_Starak">Yaro</a> wrote in his blog when he said: <blockquote>"Instead they are now focusing on promoting the raw traffic pulling power of EzineArticles.com itself, regardless of whether your article is syndicated to other places or not. Simply put, Ezine Articles is getting a ton of traffic and having your articles at the site means you get some solid exposure."</blockquote> Yep, that sums it up. Hugh,

I think you may have missed the point. Buks is trying to make money directly from his content as a freelance writer. He’s mis-understood the EzineArticles.com model of contribution for exposure and traffic.

I think you thought that Buks was trying to figure out how to share knowledge for sharing knowledge sake alone. This isn’t the case because he only wants to share knowledge when he can get paid for that knowledge.

People who do not have a profit motive for writing and submitting articles do make us pause and question their intentions.

There is nothing wrong with not having a profit motive, but 98-99% of our authors have a profit motive and they are easier for us to understand their intentions.

Yes, Hugh, on your 2nd comment, you have figured out better what this thread is about. :-)

I like what Yaro wrote in his blog when he said:

“Instead they are now focusing on promoting the raw traffic pulling power of EzineArticles.com itself, regardless of whether your article is syndicated to other places or not. Simply put, Ezine Articles is getting a ton of traffic and having your articles at the site means you get some solid exposure.”

Yep, that sums it up.

]]> By: Lance Winslow http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5084 Lance Winslow Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:49:30 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5084 Hugh, yes this seems to be the main point. Of course those are good benefits, but those who abuse the system, those are the benefits they would want the most. By not advertising them, perhaps they will not be attracted to post BS crap, vomit articles or junk, which would in fact dilute the credibility of the site and take away from all the GREAT writers and article authors who really are pulling thier weight and doing some spectacular things out there. I mean when reading some of these articles it is almost immediately obvious that there are some Heavy Hitters here who really are top of their fields and well, having them all in one place, well who but EzineArticles can claim 36K authors sharing their best articles? Hmmm? I cannot think of another place to go to find it all under one roof. Pretty excellent use of the Internet and the sharing of human knowledge and expertise if you ask me? Hugh, yes this seems to be the main point. Of course those are good benefits, but those who abuse the system, those are the benefits they would want the most. By not advertising them, perhaps they will not be attracted to post BS crap, vomit articles or junk, which would in fact dilute the credibility of the site and take away from all the GREAT writers and article authors who really are pulling thier weight and doing some spectacular things out there. I mean when reading some of these articles it is almost immediately obvious that there are some Heavy Hitters here who really are top of their fields and well, having them all in one place, well who but EzineArticles can claim 36K authors sharing their best articles? Hmmm? I cannot think of another place to go to find it all under one roof. Pretty excellent use of the Internet and the sharing of human knowledge and expertise if you ask me?

]]> By: Hugh Mooney http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5080 Hugh Mooney Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:25:45 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5080 Ok, finally, I get the point. Where I have I been? Chris is only removing the "Notice", the "Pointing To", of the benefits to hopefully eliminate abuse. The "real" benefits are still there for legiitmate writers. They just aren't being "identified." Am I on the right track? Ok, finally, I get the point. Where I have I been? Chris is only removing the “Notice”, the “Pointing To”, of the benefits to hopefully eliminate abuse. The “real” benefits are still there for legiitmate writers. They just aren’t being “identified.” Am I on the right track?

]]> By: Hugh Mooney http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5079 Hugh Mooney Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:14:16 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5079 "Buks Bruwer" offers himself/herself as a perfect example of what Chris, and legitimate writers/members of ezinearticles.com, as I perceive them, wish to eliminate. I, for one, offer a great, "Thank You", to Buks for pinpointing the issue so perfectly. PS I don't have a website I'm trying to drive traffic to. I just appreciate the opportunity to submit stories that someone might enjoy - that, to me, is my fulfillment, my pleasure and remuneration enough. “Buks Bruwer” offers himself/herself as a perfect example of what Chris, and legitimate writers/members of ezinearticles.com, as I perceive them, wish to eliminate. I, for one, offer a great, “Thank You”, to Buks for pinpointing the issue so perfectly.

PS I don’t have a website I’m trying to drive traffic to. I just appreciate the opportunity to submit stories that someone might enjoy – that, to me, is my fulfillment, my pleasure and remuneration enough.

]]> By: Lance Winslow http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5076 Lance Winslow Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:01:30 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5076 On this page; http://www.ezinearticles.com/benefits/ I think I, http://ezinearticles.com/?expert_bio=Lance_Winslow , can vouch for all of the benefits and the stats obviously speak for themselves. And if removing some of the benefits which do exist, but you do not wish to promote, it should change your type of article author a bit. But the word is out that EzineArticles.com works and so, even if you ditch some of those benefits above, people still know they exist. Still, all-in-all, I completely concur with your move to move away from those who abuse the article writing venue, which hurts the entire industry sub-sector. So, that is an additional comment. On this page;

http://www.ezinearticles.com/benefits/

I think I, http://ezinearticles.com/?expert_bio=Lance_Winslow , can vouch for all of the benefits and the stats obviously speak for themselves.

And if removing some of the benefits which do exist, but you do not wish to promote, it should change your type of article author a bit. But the word is out that EzineArticles.com works and so, even if you ditch some of those benefits above, people still know they exist.

Still, all-in-all, I completely concur with your move to move away from those who abuse the article writing venue, which hurts the entire industry sub-sector. So, that is an additional comment.

]]> By: Christopher M. Knight http://blog.ezinearticles.com/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5067 Christopher M. Knight Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:08:47 +0000 http://ezinearticles.com/blog/2006/11/article-marketing-benefits-changes.html#comment-5067 Buks, Sorry, no, we don't pay for articles. No, the readers don't pay you for them either. If you need to get paid for your articles, you are looking for buyers of content of which we are not. The way we pay our authors is via exposure and traffic back to your website. Many of our authors tell us that after major search engines, we're one of their highest traffic referral sources and that's one of our goals. Sorry, I think you've found the wrong place for your articles because of your need to be paid for them and I wish you the best. Buks,

Sorry, no, we don’t pay for articles.

No, the readers don’t pay you for them either.

If you need to get paid for your articles, you are looking for buyers of content of which we are not.

The way we pay our authors is via exposure and traffic back to your website.

Many of our authors tell us that after major search engines, we’re one of their highest traffic referral sources and that’s one of our goals.

Sorry, I think you’ve found the wrong place for your articles because of your need to be paid for them and I wish you the best.

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