Henrik Blunck - Denmark writes:

This is VERY good advice, and thanks for sharing this video. I immediately retweeted your announcement to share this video.

I couldn’t have said it any better, so thumbs up.

Keep up the good work. We love sharing articles on EzineArticles because you take us writers seriously.

Thanks. :-)

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Zack Lim writes:

Excellent advice :)

Love reading the EzineArticles blog and watching the video as it always contain top notch information.

I still can’t believe that your team is providing us with so much information and it is like forcing us to succeed if all the writers follow the guides.

I will be retweeting this to my followers too :)

Zack

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

The best thing for everybody is for us to create a win-win-win-win scenario between us, our members (you), your readers and our advertisers.

THE best way to do that is to give our Members like you the tools you need to succeed. From there, everything else should fall into place.

None-the-less, we’re glad you appreciate the effort. :)

May 3, 2010 at 12:06 PM

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Mike Klassen writes:

Good stuff. I just started using EzineArticles, so tips like this are helpful

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Davis writes:

Thanks for the tips and all the useful information you keep on sharing to help us all succeed. This short video was great. Keep up the good work.

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Dave Cleinman writes:

Thanks for this excellent information, Marc. I just sent in my tenth article and am waiting for an upgrade so I can submit more. Knowing this information really helps me plan for my new articles.

Since I signed up for the HAHD, I’ll have a hundred articles before the middle of August!

Thanks again,

Dave Cleinman

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Mary Jane Hurley Brant writes:

Dear Marc,

You are the best presenter. Really enjoy your enthusiastic, direct and clear approach to assist our writing and publishing efforts.

I’m a long way from 100 articles but it’s a goal for me now.

Thanks for helping us out here at EzineArticles.

Kind regards,
Mary Jane Hurley Brant

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

You are very kind. Thank you for the compliments. I can honestly say that I love what I do – that’s the key to everything – and I’m glad it comes through. :)

May 3, 2010 at 2:55 PM

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Steve Duval writes:

Hi Marc

I just viewed your video on 5 tips to writing articles, I must say it was a fantastic video to watch, straight to the point and best of all you looked like you enjoyed making it.

Keep up the good work Marc, Well done.

Steve Duval

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Joseph D. Shiller writes:

Tip number 3 seems pretty elementary. Tip 1 and 2 I thought were in your guidelines, so the article should not even be approved let alone picked up for massive publication. Tip 4, I think was also in the guidelines and would otherwise be plagiarism. Tip 5 is really where all the meat is. I guess you have to really delve into the intricacies of a subject broad enough to fill 100 articles with enough substance , yet not so broad that your out of your league.

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Rob Metras writes:

Clear, Concise and to the point Marc. I like the videos you are doing Thanks

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Cathy Chapman writes:

Now someone can take each tip and write a 400+ word article.

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Teresa Jackson writes:

Marc,

How would you know if an article has been published? It is so difficult to know what works and what does not!

I have been putting my web site and my blog addresses in my resource box. I guess I think about only putting my web site?

Thanks for great suggestions.

Teresa

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Joseph D. Shiller writes:

I think you can track some of where your traffic is coming from in Google analytics. Also you can do Google searches for your own articles to see where they are showing up.

May 3, 2010 at 2:16 PM

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Teresa Jackson writes:

Thanks Joseph for the advice. I did Google some of my articles and found they were coming up pretty quick in Google. Gives me the incentive to keep on writing.

I did not see that they were published anywhere else but I can hope and keep looking!

Teresa

May 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

Teresa,

It’s actually pretty simple. Log in to your Member account. Click on Author Tools -> View My Article Reports. Look for the column in the chart that says “EzinePublisher” – that number is the number of times each particular article has been published.

May 3, 2010 at 2:49 PM

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Jan writes:

Hi Marc & Teresa,
Another way I check to see where my articles are showing up is to copy a paragraph from one of my articles (usually somewhere from within the first 1-3 paragraphs) and paste it into google search.

The bolded words will tell you where (if anywhere) your article has been found/published. What you will often find is a mish-mashed version.

But sometimes you find really nice ezine publishers who have kept everything intact. I like to write a brief ‘thank you’ note to acknowledge their honesty.

But it’s an interesting way to check and please don’t be like me and ‘get your knickers in a knot’ over what you will find sometimes. Remember the law of Karma :-)

Regards to all,
Jan

May 3, 2010 at 7:25 PM

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Gaurav Barot writes:

Heard the rocket-science theory of “getting your articles picked up by ezines and so on” with the awe of a rabbit in the beam of oncoming headlights.

Spectacularly elementary! Surprisingly no-brow!

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Donna Patterson writes:

Excellent video. I’ve written 45 articles. Then couple weeks ago I submitted one that I didn’t think was not quite up to par, but it would do.

NOT SO. EzineArticles refused it. I was thrilled. They actually do watch for content! That along with this 5-step advice for getting published has really fired me up.

Way to go EzineArticles!

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

Donna,

Congratulations! I think that is the first time a member has ever THANKED us for not approving their article! I hope it’s not the last …

Thanks for sharing your experience and insight with everybody. :)

May 3, 2010 at 2:40 PM

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Rob Britt writes:

good stuff here, like always. I never miss your blog posts because there is always take-aways.
Thanks

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Teresa Jackson writes:

Marc,

I appreciate the help in seeing if any of my articles have been published. I was not sure what “EzinePublisher” meant!

Teresa

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Ted Brian writes:

This is a good reminder from when I first read all the Editorial Guidelines posted at EzineAriticles. I would recommend anyone to take another look for additional guidelines and tips when writing and submitting their articles.

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Russell Speed writes:

Great stuff Marc.

It is great to have a nice short and sweet review!
I too take comfort in the fact that you guys will reject an article as it helps somewhat to keep me putting out good content.

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Kym Mulcahy writes:

Thanks Marc. Great advice about self-serving links and the resource box. A reminder that we should always be thinking of improving the article for our audience and their needs.

Kym

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John Miller writes:

Marc,

Thanks for the very timely advice and so succinctly written and spoken.

A question. How do you make such a presentation – with the ‘backgroundless’ video of you talking and the text being imposed beside you? It’s very cool and I’d like to do it on my website(s).

Regards and thanks for the encouragement.

John Miller
Canberra

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

Hi John,

Glad you like it!

Before attempting this yourself, however, you may want to consider this: Prior to shifting into online Marketing, I was a video production pro for 25+ years. Jason, our video coordinator, has also been a video professional for several years. So what you’re seeing is not only the result of hardware and software, it’s also a product of knowledge and experience.

With that said, here’s how we do it: We shoot my segment against a seamless white background using a professional grade camera and cinematic lighting techniques to keep me lit properly while also keeping the background lit evenly.

This footage is then brought into Apple’s Final Cut Pro where the background is luma keyed out and replaced with a pure white background. The text is added during editing and timed to my delivery and placed “between” the layer I’m on and the background layer. Then it’s all rendered out as a finished video.

That’s it in a nutshell.

May 4, 2010 at 8:25 AM

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Gerald J Leonard writes:

Marc, this is a great article. I have seen blogs and sites that have discussed similar advice, but your mix of content delivery is more engaging and concise than what others have provided. Also, I believe that you have to write for your buyer persona segmentation.

Thanks for the tips and for keeping it real with the advice about 100 articles to be seen as credible.

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Raj writes:

Marc,

Great advice.

I would like to add my 2 cents here.

1. As far as possible, present the article with sub-titles and bulleted points and bold them.

Visitors prefer to read an article presented this way.

2. Place in Quote one short sentence which is the most important message / information that you would like to convey through this article.

Raj

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vicky writes:

Hi Marc

Thanks for your helpful guidance information. I believe as a newbie members starter in this article writing industry it may not easy and may not too difficult too. Once have a guideline to follow, that already starting a little small step of action to achieve to success.

cheers.

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Budi Waluyo writes:

Thank you for the clear guidelines. It’ kind you involved resources box in the dashboard. The link in it actually the original sources of the the precious idea include in the article. Thank you.

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Kathy Colaiacovo writes:

Great pointers, and they came on a good day for me.
Can you answer one question on links – if an article has a link to a resource place (ie I say that a certain website has more information and add a link) – and it is NOT my own website, or affiliate or anything like that – is that allowed or not in the body of the article?

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

It is allowed (that’s called a non-self-serving link). However, if you’re looking to have your article “picked up” by a publisher, it’s not recommended for 2 reasons:

1. Some publishers will shy away from any article that has links in the body – especially print publishers.

2. Your link may get “stripped” from your article. If it’s vital to the content, that may be a problem.

May 4, 2010 at 8:32 AM

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Kathy Colaiacovo writes:

Thanks Marc,

Appreciate your taking the time to answer. It was not really vital, more as a support. I can work without them.

May 4, 2010 at 9:04 AM

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Mahendra Sharma writes:

I appreciate the persistence of the author, He provides such an important tips weekly and sometimes daily. Originality in Articles does pay off, I am saying it based on my experience on EzineArticles.

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Marylyn Broomhall writes:

Hi Marc,

Baby Boomer, cyber-dyslexic and having a ball with this medium, I have to say that I am thrilled to have found a professional and Client focused business such as EzineArticles.com

Marc your videos are so easy to follow, easy to understand and easy to implement (and fun to watch).

I am also a long way from 100 articles but having found that I really enjoy writing them, I think that that goal will easily be achieved in the not too distant future.

To you and the crew, I say thank you ever so much for the training and support and I am looking forward to being recognized one day as an Expert in my Niche/Niches.

Marylyn (SuperNan/Nannie CanDo)

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Raymond John Lavin writes:

I will be writing many Articles for the internet :

BOTH FOR PROFESSION AND FOR FUN !!

I am a little confused, as how to set everything up, but thanks to your training, I am starting to gain confidence.

Cheers !! Ray.

Google >> Joyce and Ray Lavin :

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Rena writes:

Great article! Great tips! Another thing to avoid doing is talking down or “writing” down to the reader. While we are experts in our fields, the reader does not want to feel like a their being scolded or condescended to. There is a delicate balance between writing from a point of knowledge but not coming off as a know it all.

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Ricardo Shaffer writes:

Local Marketing- This is a very great article and should help out to increase traffic

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John Treby writes:

Thank you for advice-I was at a point of writing longer articles to a point over 800 words-your tip has made me realize length of article does not compete with content-Great advice

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jack writes:

Thanks for sharing such a nice information.Specially the video is very impressive and helpful.Great work.Keep it up.

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Steve Sponseller writes:

Thanks for the great tips.
I’ve started writing several articles a week for the past few weeks and have seen an increase in visitors to my site.
Now I’m doing the HAHD, so I’m really excited about all the new visitors and exposure to my site.

Thanks!

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Balu writes:

All tips are great. All the information is very useful to everybody.

Thanks
Balu

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Pete Miller writes:

Hi Marc

I am a speakers coach & train exec’s on camera technique.

You are a star my friend! You really understand the medium; if you are being coached, then give them a raise or a big tip!

I have sent your video to a client so he can see how relaxed you are & how much you ae able to enjoy the process

Good stuff from Pete Miller

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

Thanks for the kudos, Pete! I’ll make sure my boss sees this! ;-)

Seriously, I’ve only been coached by my own experience. I was a media producer/director for over 25 years, so I told a lot of people how to behave on camera and in front of an audience. Maybe a little of it sunk into me along the way.

More than anything, though, is that I sincerely enjoy it. I’m having a lot of fun the whole time and I’m sure some of that shines through. My only fear is that my outtakes will go public … sometimes I have a little too much fun.

May 18, 2010 at 3:05 PM

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John Miller writes:

Marc

Love your style and the format. Appreciate the advice.

Regards and best wishes

John

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Sonia writes:

Thanks for these great 5 tips. I’m going to put these tips to good use.

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Denise Martin writes:

Thanks! I wasn’t sure what the best length for articles is. I know that personally, I am more apt to read a short article with bullet points than a long article – unless the information I’m loooking for is there. Many articles seem to be low on actual substance. I hope I can write valuable articles for your readers.

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sewa mobil di surabaya writes:

Thanks Marc. Great advice about self-serving links and the resource box.

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sewa mobil di surabaya writes:

Thanks for sharing such a nice information.Specially the video is very impressive and helpful.Great work.Keep it up.

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George Arthur Burks writes:

These are great tips for everyone. I was writing articles that were less than 400 words. Now I know better. And I have a lot more articles to write to be recognized as an expert.

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jon bone writes:

Thumbs up for this one. Very helpful again EzineArticles!

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