Comments on: Article Marketing News – Chris Knight’s Fight For Sanity In An Insane World

By: Jennifer Akers

Jennifer Akers — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:19:38 +0000

Thanks for the update on Ezine Articles and their shift to clear out substandard work. However, Ezine’s tougher standards are the minimal standards for many marketers, including myself. I believe in providing valuable content, and my articles (on Ezine, Squidoo, Hubpages, and various websites) always start with that premise. This is a “win” for everyone involved.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:23:33 +0000

It has always baffled me how Article marketers claim to be able to churn out (correct wording I think) several articles an hour! It takes me hours sometimes to write a good article, but then I am not playing a numbers game but a quality game.

Article marketers need to remember that they need to “sell the click” and you cannot do that with junk. If they want more spam links I guess they’ll spam the Social media even more.

Thanks for this Steve, I did not know of it but had noticed a load of junk articles.

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:37:18 +0000

Having higher quality articles in EZA is only good for everybody. I’m glad this is the stance they are taking and I’m looking forward to the improvements in the site.

By: Ed Dejoliet

Ed Dejoliet — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:16:24 +0000

Steve, thanks for giving us the straight scoop on the EZA changes. I got wind of them through a post on one of the forums I monitor, but your explanation provides a sound and clear business basis for the changes Chris is making.

I think the changes will make article marketing more effective by eliminating the substandard clutter from the site.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:11:02 +0000

I do think this is “about time” – as I have seen a lot of rubbish – or as Chris states “Need I say more …” It is a peculiar world, this internet marketing thing. To be able to rank well with Google, there are too many strange things that are done with a view to appear natural (as in “natural link growth”) that are totally unnatural. Spam articles is one of these.

By: John Higgins

John Higgins — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:42:30 +0000

Thanks for this incredibly useful information, Steven. I have been writing articles that are at least 550 words and that have good quality content for some time. I simply thought that high quality was the way to go for long term success. It seems this may be coming true.

Please keep us up to date with developments.

By: Brennan Kingsland

Brennan Kingsland — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:01:35 +0000

Thank you, Steve,

This post came at the perfect time for me, as I have recently decided to restart article marketing. I have only a few articles on EZA, but I am confident their quality will stand me in good stead.

Now, as I launch the next phase of my “article adventures”, I am forewarned about length and quality.

I’ll put my writing up against anyone’s, but I’m grateful to learn that 250 words is much too short. I’m actually glad to hear this, because I prefer more detailed articles myself.

Have a wonderful day!

By: Jorge Chavez

Jorge Chavez — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:16:37 +0000

I’m another of those who is not at all worried. I write good articles, aim
for high readership and high click-through rates. Get both. Average
over 300 views per article, 25+% click-through rate. Had cut my
submissions to EZA recently because the writer company there was
embarrassing to be around.

When all they are looking for is a backlink, writers turn out crappy text…
Can’t blame them, I blame the editorial policies and approval system.

Let’s hope Chris does clean it up and make it more useful to all…

By: John and Annette

John and Annette — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:14:30 +0000

Excellent post Steve and Thank You. When submitting an article it us usually no less than 400 – 500. words. For some sort of reasoning I can see the point to all this and we do agree.

By: Jo de Jong

Jo de Jong — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:48:56 +0000

This Ezine Articles move is long overdue. Despite guidelines requiring correct punctuation and grammar, I’ve never seen more than a half dozen articles that I would consider reprinting on my own site–simply because of ignorance of punctuation. Add ‘your’ for ‘you’re,’ ‘bare’ for ‘bear,’ etc., and content becomes irrelevant. I have begun to feel guilt by association when I submit an article–not a good thing!