Article Marketing - Is It Still Alive?

I write articles that people want to read, and syndicate them to publishers who want to publish them.

Article Marketing seems to work for me just fine.

I have had no problems in the article marketing field..unique content is key for me while focusing on niches that solve a problem.

Well for every person that seems to say article marketing is dead 2 more will tell you its alive and kicking. In the end from my perspective its still remains a very important source of traffic in terms of SEO and as a form of branding/authority building.

The truth really lies in how you use article marketing. As mentioned above with the farmer and Panda updates the quality of your articles is paramount and simply throwing up non-unique articles will not cut it. On the other hand those of us taking the time/effort/expense to create good solid articles with great content are seeing great results with article marketing. One of the core features about article marketing which still appeals to everyone especially those just starting out is that it can be a 100% free form of traffic generation. I guess the old adage still holds true 'you get back what you put in'.

If article marketing was dead I would have to go back to working behind a bar. It is very alive and I am making more money now than ever before. Sure you can spin articles and use them all you want, but the real money and the longevity of article marketing is in the quality and unique content.

You are right that you need to find someone that will give you quality content that is not spun.

Benjamin Ehinger

I'm happy you brought up this topic. I believe article marketing is still alive if you find the right group of people to outsource your articles to. I made the mistake of joining a company that said they would only provide quality articles written by humans but I think they've been spinning the articles. The reason I think that is that Ezine rejected a whole bunch of the articles I outsourced and the main reason my articles were "problem articles" was because there wasn't enough original content provided. So I'm going to look for quality writers from now on and drop the membership for the company I'm currently with.

I am new to WF, and I have had this in the back of my mind pushing it way to the front, after talking to a friend of mine go on and on about how he was spinning content all across the web to sell bear pong tables, yet only selling 1 or 2 every 30 days or so.

I asked my self if he had really good content on the subject would he get much better results.

I am going to try AM as a part of my SEO efforts and see if it helps in my rankings and traffic.

Mr. C.

I think it is still good as long as you will make original articles.

With the new Google Author Rank Changes - QUALITY article marketing is going to be back in town big time

I also believe that article marketing is still alive. And it does give many benefits for driving traffics to your website but make sure that you submit original and quality article.

It's only dead if you suck at it, but if you pay that extra dollar per article you can easily make it work using the methods and services everyone already knows.

Article marketing is thriving, flourishing, booming and increasingly attracting converts from the people who were previously doing article directory marketing instead.

It seems that nobody's switching back.

I really, really don't understand this question.

Content is... everything. The method by which one publishes content is vast and varied, of course, but the rule of thumb still remains that unless you're spamming; how can it fail?

Take your time, write good content and it will most likely be syndicated by people who visit your site (it's happened to me a lot). You can nudge this along by asking people to publish your content or syndicating on leading directories after your publish to your own site first.

It really is that simple. Articles are textual content and thus, will NEVER die.

/thread.

Article marketing works. And furthermore it's the only kind of marketing that I believe is going to work even in the face of all these search engine updates. But in order for it to work effectively it has to be good. In other words, article marketing takes work it's not a magic bullet. Spray & pray is not good article marketing.

It's time consuming, it's very Web 1.0, and as I said, it will take a lot of work. Which is why most people don't like it. It's not sexy, it's not fast, but it is effective when used properly.

Mercedes
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Article Marketing is still alive for me, since I have been writing some articles until now. Although I am just a part-timer, but still, I am able to submit some quality articles from time to time. I don't see the point why article marketing will die, since quality articles are needed.
And I would have to agree to fellow warriors here, it seems that the question to this thread is somewhat confusing, but hey, I'm game to any question,lol.

As an echo of what Steven said, I've noticed some sales of a $7 guide come through, which I only ever promoted with article directory marketing.

Now, because my tracking was bad (i.e. non existent), I have no idea how the traffic came to the site, but I do know I wrote the guide years ago, and have not written an article to promote it for years.

That shows that the logic still stands up today, because articles still online have drawn traffic, sent it to a sales page, and converted into sales.

Fast forwad to right now, and I'm posting articles and getting listed on my site first - that's a direct result of reading Alexa on the issue. Then I follow up with some directories.

I also agree with Steven that's it's all about the quality of the content.

Cheers,
Gordon

I wanted to expound on what Steven wrote because some people seem to miss it. Something else to think about is when you write quality content that people want and that it solves a very specific problem for the reader, over time you are going to build a solid reputation. This is why I like using the mutual fund metaphor because over time you are going to start seeing the results of your compounded efforts. Steve is living proof of this, he no longer has to write content and he couldn't stop the traffic if he wanted to.

The more quality articles you crank out the more you build a reputation with your readers and other publishers. The more places you distribute your articles the more diversified you become, which minimizes your risk. Think of your article as your pre-sales person (Tim Gorman likes to refer to them as his "soldiers", hey that works too!).

Your article is not there to make the sale, in most cases, it's there to get the visitor to take a specific action. The action that you want them to take, generally, is to get them to a specific webpage or blog page that you want them to go to. From there you want them to place an order or to opt-in somewhere with their e-mail address or subscribe to your podcast or subscribe to your RSS feed. This will all depend on how you set up your marketing funnel.

How you market, promote, and distribute that article is key to making article marketing work. It isn't just about submitting articles to directories (for you newbies that is a very small aspect of article marketing). Though it's not as effective as it once was, it still works very well for us regardless of what Yahoo, MSN, Google does or what new app comes out for any smart phone because we've already built a solid reptuation with enough authors and webmasters, meaning that Google could shut down tomorrow and the traffic would still come.

We've also built our own network of blogs and websites that get return visitors by using simple, timeless list-building principles. Yes, this is a lot of work which is why most people give up on it, but remember, if you do this right your traffic will not be dependent on Google or any other search engine. This core strategy is going to work 10, 20, and 30 years from now because it's principle-based, not "technique" or "submission"-based.

A huge mistake people make when they first get started is that they'll write a few articles, submit them to directories, and then complain with a thread here titled "Where are the sales?" or "Article marketing is dead!", when nothing could be further from the truth. That's not even an appetizer for a full 18 course meal! How could anyone judge an eclectic assortment of dishes from a chef if they're leaving the table after only one bite?

And like any mutual fund, your results get bigger and bigger over time, but you've got to be consistent when you're first starting out and Steven is a prime example of consistency. How many times has he shared with this forum, publicly, on how many hours he put into his business?

Now, as a hypothetical question using a somewhat arbitrary number......if you knew you could obtain a full time income by writing (or outsourcing) 300 quality articles, how quickly would you write and distribute them?

It's a rhetorical question, but if in your mind you answered "that's too much work" then chances are, article marketing isn't for you because it's not something you can build up overnight, in a week, or even a couple of months. It takes real work, but the long-term benefits are worth it; at least it was for me.

RoD

as you can see my click through rate has been increasing, even though i have stopped adding articles to that account for more than 6 months, in summary, article marketing is very much alive, for me

Article marketing is a form of content syndication. Just make sure you're conveying content. You can spread content through videos, software, games, social media, discussion forums, etc. without doing a formal article. Just don't get caught into the ezine ratwheel. It works for some people quite well but make sure it is the only tool in your traffic handbag. Learn to test and find what works for you.

Loads and loads of good ideas and information I got here. A friends of mine has started this topic, same topic thread on v7n forum and he had loads of impressions about it. I google for this thead: Google

I decided to start the thread again in this house, and look it seems almost 99% of content writers as well as warrior members agree this method is still alive.

I am now planning to start an Article Direcitory that I will put all of my effort and time on this directory to make it happends.

What are the things do all the Awesom Warriors suggest or advice me to do in order to start this New Article Directory up?

Thank you for your always supports and impressions!!!

Amoor

So which article directories currently work best for gaining backlinks and getting traffic.

Article marketing is still an effective traffic generation and back link building method that is relevant today.
Is Article Marketing Still Alive?
Of course! But it has to be done right. Write and submit quality content to directories that count and you will see a substantial return for your efforts. If you feel that you lack the knowledge to do it properly then hire a freelancer to do it for you. Do not neglect Article Marketing

I'm curious - has anyone actually pulled the articles off of EZINE and put them on their own blogs? I have never seen any when I visit blogs.

Article writing is still alive and kicking. . . and it will always be. You just need to have a good content, one that people would get something of value from. Once they do see that they are getting something from your articles, you would definitely build up followers and thus create the much needed traffic.

It is always in the quality of the content of the articles that keeps readers glued to it and makes them want some more. By providing the quality articles, you then in turn build credibility. . . something that indeed takes time and effort to accomplish.

Spinners, well i have no objections using them but again it all boils down to quality. Best thing to do about spinners is to do a QA on the articles as well and hell, editing and correcting the articles being spun would go a long way if you are inclined to using spinners. Also with spinners, it does not hurt to add a couple of sentences to make it more uniquely your own as well as make it more enticing to the readers.

It's good to write your own articles and try make it enjoyable in the process. Once you are happy with something that you are writing about then the readers would feel that aura and would enjoy reading the articles as well.

Just my two cents.

Hello, There are many benefits of article marketing like link popularity, how to attract visitors to your site, increase search engine rankings and returned again to gain traffic to your site, Article marketing as one of the top strategies for promoting website. This is a self-generating marketing machine that produces a steady flow of visitors.

So We can say that this AM is Still Alive and a Big Part of SEO.

Article marketing will die soon...

When you publish an article on let say Ezinearticles or Articlebase, the others will use those articles on their blog or auto blog. Some get the articles from article directories and put them into spinning tools then publish them into thousands. Normally, they spin only 30% - 70%, that means any amounts of percents (let say 40-60%) will be marked as duplicated by Google.

Time after time your content will become rubish. Correct me if I am wrong...

Article marketing is still alive for me as long as I know that there are writers like me who writes articles as their passion.

still and always alive. the best white hat way to achieve a respectable google ranking. However, it can not stand if not connected to some serious seo work

Well that's the idea behind it, isn't it?

Richard,

no one sane is putting an article on Ezine and is expecting that the article is NOT re-distributed in some way or the other. Article re-distribution is one essential aspect of putting articles on articleranks/ezine etc...it's simply *implied*.

A writer simply needs to be aware of this.

Article marketing has taken a massive drop since Panda and its updates, the article directories are now tightening their requirements to ensure that articles are still up to par

I like to think of it this way...

Let's say you're going to have a dinner party. You go to the store and buy the cheapest quality food you can buy. Nothing fresh, just the old produce that's been sitting around for awhile. You don't like to cook yourself so you hire the cheapest cook you can find. Then you ask the cook to prepare the dinner in 30 minutes because you're in a hurry.

Your guests show up, eat a few bites, then leave and never return to another one of your dinner parties.

Dinner parties must be dead.

I'm not sure what you meant by "Article marketing Is It Still Alive". Are you asking us if anyone even read them? I think so, I see a lot of them reading articles that reach first page of google or first page of the article's website.

Is it worth writing and are people still writing articles? Yes and For back links. You will always need backlinks no matter what if you want your website to always rank on the top for many years to come.

I can't even remember how many times this question has been asked due to some SEO change or stuff like that.
The interesting thing is that each and every time that this was asked before, the answer was Yes, Article Marketing is still alive.

Cheers

Article marketing is the good way to get traffic and rank in google so we should focus on good pr top site like ezinearticle

Article marketing is still very much alive. However, it has just changed.

Just like everything on the Internet article marketing has evolved in changed. It is up to you is on the north to adjust to those changes and move forward.

Here's the biggest change that I have noticed with article marketing…

Article marketing was once a great way to get ranked on the first page of Google using the authority of the actual article directory. However, that is no longer the case.

Now you can get your own website ranked on the first page by borrowing the credibility of the actual article directory through the back links in your signature.

I've read that article marketing has actually DIED a few times this year. So it seems to be immortal in some sense.

I agree with UTBOC!

Well, I don't think it's dead at all! I am actually making a parttime living with writing articles for different places and it's a nice supplement to my other income right now. Hopefully, in the future, I will be doing my own website just for this type of thing.

It is alive for those who want to put in the time and write content that is useful. Spinners need to close up shop.

Even though everyone seems to say that video is the way to go, text based info will still always be important -- and content that is relevant and well written will have a place in google

Article marketing will always be alive for these two specific reasons:
1. It can become viral as more and more publishers pick it up and if your information is in the resource box, you will get traffic for years to come.
2. you can reference people to your article during related post at forums and blog and that will make it viral as well.
Due to the fact that articles are not that tedious or expensive to create, I would say, do it.