Comments on: Does Brute Force Article Marketing Still Work? http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html Internet Marketing, Lead Acquisition, Online Business Strategy and Social Media with Original Opinion and Loads of Attitude Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Raj Krishnaswamy http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-315276 Raj Krishnaswamy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:23:46 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-315276 I started a highly technical niche blog on thermal spray coatings and while it had quite a deep technical spin to it, there was no traffic to speak of until I started submitting articles to ezinearticles and such. Each article submitted was completely unique in content; none of this change a few words and phrases game involved. That was the best thing I ever did, because traffic to my site went up significantly to the point that I decided to start my own article directory. So article marketing does work and the degree of success completely depends upon the quality of the article, I believe. Thank you. I started a highly technical niche blog on thermal spray coatings and while it had quite a deep technical spin to it, there was no traffic to speak of until I started submitting articles to ezinearticles and such. Each article submitted was completely unique in content; none of this change a few words and phrases game involved. That was the best thing I ever did, because traffic to my site went up significantly to the point that I decided to start my own article directory. So article marketing does work and the degree of success completely depends upon the quality of the article, I believe. Thank you.

]]> By: matt http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-299522 matt Wed, 28 May 2008 17:40:52 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-299522 Being the owner of 2 article directories I can say that it still does work. There are several reasons and theories about this - but the least of which is that while the links may not all count in the big 3 serps - there are still users who visit each of the article directories every day and look for new content to syndicate or content to read or stories to use in newspapers. Having a wider distribution base - aka article marketer - benefits you in 2 ways - 1) bigger net to catch interested parties 2) potentially more links. Being the owner of 2 article directories I can say that it still does work. There are several reasons and theories about this – but the least of which is that while the links may not all count in the big 3 serps – there are still users who visit each of the article directories every day and look for new content to syndicate or content to read or stories to use in newspapers.

Having a wider distribution base – aka article marketer – benefits you in 2 ways – 1) bigger net to catch interested parties 2) potentially more links.

]]> By: Peter Leitsch http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-253078 Peter Leitsch Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:29:30 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-253078 First of all, a nice article Andy! Well, I've just started my own article marketing experiments and I hope it will pay off in the future (I hope it still holds true that brute force AM still works). At the moment I use different, keyword optimized articles to gain some backlinks for a niche site I created. So far no positive results, but it takes some time for sure. Bye, Peter First of all, a nice article Andy!

Well, I’ve just started my own article marketing experiments and I hope it will pay off in the future (I hope it still holds true that brute force AM still works).

At the moment I use different, keyword optimized articles to gain some backlinks for a niche site I created. So far no positive results, but it takes some time for sure.

Bye,
Peter

]]> By: Dave Foreman http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-201442 Dave Foreman Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:34:15 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-201442 Does anybody have examples of sites that rank well purely from article site back links? I have one or two that are 90% article back linked and do very well. One is www.legalaidman.com for the search "eye injury lawyer" (no quotes necessary) Does anybody have examples of sites that rank well purely from article site back links? I have one or two that are 90% article back linked and do very well. One is http://www.legalaidman.com for the search “eye injury lawyer” (no quotes necessary)

]]> By: The Freelance Writer's Blog http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-190298 The Freelance Writer's Blog Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:03:49 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-190298 Very informative, in-depth post Andy. I don't think that article marketing is dead, per say, but as you lay out in this article, how you use it has to be custom-fitted to your purpose. With search engines penalizing duplicate content more and more, and the sheer number of free article directories out there, the penalties could easily outweigh the benefits. As a freelance writer, I prefer to sell my content first (eg, on a site like AssociatedContent.com, or as PLR content), then submit it to free article directories at a later date, once I've exhausted all paid methods. Thanks for the indepth examination of this subject. Sincerely, Yuwanda Black, Publisher InkwellEditorial.com Very informative, in-depth post Andy. I don’t think that article marketing is dead, per say, but as you lay out in this article, how you use it has to be custom-fitted to your purpose.

With search engines penalizing duplicate content more and more, and the sheer number of free article directories out there, the penalties could easily outweigh the benefits.

As a freelance writer, I prefer to sell my content first (eg, on a site like AssociatedContent.com, or as PLR content), then submit it to free article directories at a later date, once I’ve exhausted all paid methods.

Thanks for the indepth examination of this subject.

Sincerely,
Yuwanda Black, Publisher
InkwellEditorial.com

]]> By: m07 http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-127336 m07 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:54:51 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-127336 according to me article marketing is not dead.i still use article marketing at ezinearticles. according to me article marketing is not dead.i still use article marketing at ezinearticles.

]]> By: Cooper Murphy http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-114096 Cooper Murphy Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:44:15 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-114096 I think that article marketing takes some time to show results. Usually, especially on a new site, if you through a lot of links at something with targetted anchor text then it hits a penalty. However, if you then leave that site for a few months then you can be sure that it will start ranking for those keywords. On a side-note I feel articlemarketer really went down hill. I stopped using it a couple of months ago. Do some checks on the amount of links your getting from it and you may be suprised to find out it's less than you think. I think that article marketing takes some time to show results. Usually, especially on a new site, if you through a lot of links at something with targetted anchor text then it hits a penalty. However, if you then leave that site for a few months then you can be sure that it will start ranking for those keywords.

On a side-note I feel articlemarketer really went down hill. I stopped using it a couple of months ago. Do some checks on the amount of links your getting from it and you may be suprised to find out it’s less than you think.

]]> By: Ippon Blog Plagiarism With Moves Like A Judo Blackbelt | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-60618 Ippon Blog Plagiarism With Moves Like A Judo Blackbelt | Andy Beard - Niche Marketing Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:25:48 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-60618 [...] If you understand how article syndication works you could look on rss syndication with permission or without as a form of article marketing. [...] [...] If you understand how article syndication works you could look on rss syndication with permission or without as a form of article marketing. [...]

]]> By: articles about writing and submitting articles - article writing tips and techniques - SEO articles and site promotion at ABC Article Directory Blog http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-5580 articles about writing and submitting articles - article writing tips and techniques - SEO articles and site promotion at ABC Article Directory Blog Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:17:08 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-5580 [...] has worked in Sales, Marketing and Localization for the last 15 years. You can read more about my article marketing strategies on my niche marketing blog where this article was also originally published. Article [...] [...] has worked in Sales, Marketing and Localization for the last 15 years. You can read more about my article marketing strategies on my niche marketing blog where this article was also originally published. Article [...]

]]> By: Andy Beard http://andybeard.eu/288/article-marketing.html#comment-4447 Andy Beard Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:48:25 +0000 http://andybeard.eu/2007/01/article-marketing.html#comment-4447 I just submit to one primary place now, Article Marketer, and articles end up everywhere. If I was to suggest an alternative, it would be Submit Your Articles - a similar service. As to sites, I suppose Ezine Articles and Go Articles. After that what I would do is do a search on an author name you know submits a similar number of articles in your niche, and see where his author profile appears in the SERPs on various sites. Also do a search based on article titles for articles submitted around the same time. As an example, if you check my name on the serps http://www.articlealley.com/author_1_3723.html came well above my profile on Ezine Articles, even though they only have one of my articles there (I can't remember the history of that) If you check someone like Jack Humphrey or Willie Crawford, who both do a fair amount of article submission, the mileage varies. Then again, WebProNews who have just started picking up my content from the blog have already sent me 21 visitors. For niche stuff , I use different names I just submit to one primary place now, Article Marketer, and articles end up everywhere.
If I was to suggest an alternative, it would be Submit Your Articles – a similar service.

As to sites, I suppose Ezine Articles and Go Articles.

After that what I would do is do a search on an author name you know submits a similar number of articles in your niche, and see where his author profile appears in the SERPs on various sites.
Also do a search based on article titles for articles submitted around the same time.

As an example, if you check my name on the serps http://www.articlealley.com/author_1_3723.html came well above my profile on Ezine Articles, even though they only have one of my articles there (I can’t remember the history of that)

If you check someone like Jack Humphrey or Willie Crawford, who both do a fair amount of article submission, the mileage varies.

Then again, WebProNews who have just started picking up my content from the blog have already sent me 21 visitors.

For niche stuff , I use different names

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