Member Password Tips

Password security is something we take very seriously and you should as well.

Here’s what we have done behind-the-scenes to enhance password security:

• We increased the requirement of all new members to have an alpha-numeric password, increased the min. # of characters to 6 & added a password strength meter to help new members create a more secure password.
• Member passwords are encrypted and access to the back-end database is restricted to Sr. Developers.
• All EzineArticles Team Members have signed an extensive confidentiality agreement.
• Passwords forgotten must be reset to a new password.
• When you update your password, your new password must now meet our new 6 character alpha+number standard.

That’s what we’ve done to protect your password privacy.

Here’s what you need to do or consider when choosing/using a password:

• Never use the same password you use for other sites of any kind.
• Choose a password that has no connection to your past history or personal info.
• Never share your password with others.

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on February 13, 2008 at 10:19 am

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Article Post Frequency

Vince asks:

Is there an optimum number of articles that we should submit per week/month for our best market exposure?

Answer = Depends on your goals. I’d recommend a minimum of 5-20 articles per week, every week if you want an excellent yield… however, if you’re just starting out, 1-5 articles per week for your first 3-4 months is a great start before you evaluate what kind of results you’re achieving.

Also read:

• Post Frequency
• Why & What Is The Booster Rocket Effect?

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on February 10, 2008 at 11:54 pm

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Use of Controversy in Your Articles

Using controversy as a vehicle to create interest in your unique article content is one way to *stir the pot*, attract traffic and be entertaining…

However, if the high majority of your articles are all controversy-position-taking, it will be difficult for you to maintain a level of credibility over the long haul.

Nine (9) Article Writing Tips To Consider When Using Controversy:
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Posted by Christopher M. Knight on February 8, 2008 at 8:34 am

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E. Raymond Rock - Author Spotlight

EzineArticles expert author and meditation guru E. Raymond Rock is today’s Author Spotlight.

E. Raymond Rock is an expert in mediation and enlightenment and is the co-founder and principal teacher at the Southwest Florida Insight Center.

An EzineArticles member since January of 2007, Raymond has already amassed over 340 articles in over 39 categories with over 55,000 page views. This shows a high level of article submission consistency (something that is as important as quality and quantity when it comes to article writing and marketing) and his expertise shines in each of his original quality articles.

In addition, E. Raymond has uploaded a professional author photo and extended author bio, plus added the ISBN of his first book, A Year to Enlightenment-365 Steps to Enriching and Living Your Life. He even links from his website for the Southwest Florida Insight Center to his EzineArticles expert author bio page listing his articles…further enhancing his credibility as a true expert.

His articles are clearly original content with an intent to enlighten in an easy to read format that makes you want to learn more about what he has to offer. Nice job E. Raymond Rock!

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on February 7, 2008 at 9:31 am

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Social Networking Day

Interested in networking with me in any of the following platforms?

Here’s your invite:

1. http://twitter.com/chrisknight - Follow Me for an intimate look into my day.
   
   
2. http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisknight - Best business networking platform.
   
   
   
3. http://www.myspace.com/ezinearticles - Add Me As A Friend
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4. http://www.facebook.com/people/Christopher_Knight/1019011209 - Registered under “Christopher Knight”
   

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on February 5, 2008 at 12:15 pm

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What To Write About?

Vicki asks:

“What to write about??? Do I have to write the article, does the article have to relate to what I am selling? Help me please”

Chris Knight Responds:

• You don’t “HAVE” to write the article, but you “GET” to write articles. Small, but importance difference.
• YES, the article should/must relate to your area of expertise. It should be very obvious to your reader that you are the expert in the niche of the products and/or services that you also sell.
• If you sell ski equipment, I’d expect you to write about skiing and ski equipment expertise.
• If you sell more than one type of product or service, then each article you write should relate to the product or service you pitch in the Resource Box at the bottom of each of your articles.
• To avoid: Never write an article about one product and pitch another unrelated product. Example: Writing an article about your power tools expertise and then pitching your yoga website URL in your Resource Box.

For everyone else: How do you decide what to write about?

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on February 3, 2008 at 7:17 am

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Keyword and Keyphrase Abuse Guidelines

Over the past (3) months, we’ve had to draw some lines in the sand due to the increased volume of article submissions that included high keyword/keyphrase repetition to full-out blatantly keyword abuse.

We’ve made mistakes by rejecting a few hundred articles that turned up as false positives for keyword abuse when in fact, the author wasn’t trying to hit any keyword density metrics. This went on for a (4) week period in the middle of December 07 through the middle of January 08 until we eased the restrictions to lower the rejection mistakes on our part.

FACT: 2,416 articles were not accepted in the last 30 days due to keyword/keyphrase abuse.

Worse, I can’t tell you specifically what our internal criteria is for when we’ll reject an article for keyword & keyphrase repetition vs. abuse because we need to be deliberately vague to prevent gaming of the system.

Here are some guidelines to help you AVOID having your article rejected for keyword and/or keyphrase abuse:

• Don’t make repetitive key phrases and keywords bold or italics.
• Don’t use software to assist yourself to meet keyword and key phrase density metrics.
• Don’t repeat key phrases more than once per sentence.

An example (changed to protect privacy) of a paragraph from an article we rejected for keyphrase abuse of the word “Massage Table”:

For the members who we rejected their article for keyword and/or keyphrase abuse when in fact you didn’t use any software or weren’t aiming for any keyword density score, I and we apologize.

If you’re one of the good members (the greater majority are good) and want to increase the chance of having your article accepted when you know you naturally write very keyword dense, here are some guidelines to consider:

• Aim to ensure your target keyphrase is not repeated more than once every 100 words.
• Example: Your article is 700 words and your keyphrase is “Yoga Mat” should not be repeated more than (7) times in the entire article body.
  
  
• Know that our sensitivity is less about natural keyword repetition and more about blatant keyphrase abuse.

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Posted by Christopher M. Knight on February 1, 2008 at 11:32 am

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